Jedi mind tricks
If there's one thing you must understand, it's the rhymes of Vinnie Paz and the music of Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind.
The duo, known as Jedi Mind Tricks, came together in 1991, around the same time that other Philly cats like the Fresh Prince were holding rap down in the City of Brotherly Love. The Jedi Mind Tricks were able to stay together and keep creating music as Stoupe worked as a janitor and Vinnie Paz sold cars.
Now, after 12 years, the Paz and Stoupe were able to find their niche in Hip Hop on "Visions of Ghandi," where they fit somewhere between M.O.P., Gangstarr and Canibus. It's hard to really classify their sound, because they sound like no one else out there.
Stoupe, who handles all of the production, uses a variety of Latin influences in his beats. He recently produced Canibus's new album, "Rip the Jacker," which also came out on Babygrande this year. While Canibus is still spitting the complex rhymes that he's always been known for, Stoupe's production pushed this album past mediocre and made it a must-have for the Hip Hop heads. At the rate Stoupe is moving now, he will soon be regarded as one of the best producers in Hip Hop.
The duo, known as Jedi Mind Tricks, came together in 1991, around the same time that other Philly cats like the Fresh Prince were holding rap down in the City of Brotherly Love. The Jedi Mind Tricks were able to stay together and keep creating music as Stoupe worked as a janitor and Vinnie Paz sold cars.
Now, after 12 years, the Paz and Stoupe were able to find their niche in Hip Hop on "Visions of Ghandi," where they fit somewhere between M.O.P., Gangstarr and Canibus. It's hard to really classify their sound, because they sound like no one else out there.
Stoupe, who handles all of the production, uses a variety of Latin influences in his beats. He recently produced Canibus's new album, "Rip the Jacker," which also came out on Babygrande this year. While Canibus is still spitting the complex rhymes that he's always been known for, Stoupe's production pushed this album past mediocre and made it a must-have for the Hip Hop heads. At the rate Stoupe is moving now, he will soon be regarded as one of the best producers in Hip Hop.