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From August through September, Philadelphia hardcore vets Jedi Mind Tricks will lead the “Hell Awaits” tour. Beantown MC Esoteric and Reef the Lost Cause lend support.

This week, Jedi Mind Tricks kicks off a tour in support of its forthcoming album A History of Violence, which drops November 11 on Babygrande. Opening acts include Outerspace and Reef the Cause as well as random special appearances from … Continue reading →

If you visit Jedi Mind Tricks’ MySpace page, you’ll find essays such as "30 Facts about Islam" and "Jedi Mind Tricks vs. Christianity," the latter a response to negative comments such as this Pitchfork review. "When the average person thinks of conservative Christians, they automatically think of Jesus," writes rapper Vinnie Paz, who shares the group with Stoupe. "When I attack their ideas and politics, I use Jesus (Isa) as a metaphor for modern Christianity and it’s stronghold on Amerikkkan culture. I apologize if I’ve offended or confused anyone along the way."

Certainly a pair of white hip-hoppers who post chapters from the late Elijah Muhammad’s virulently anti-white Message to the Blackman in America embrace contradiction. Over five albums, they’ve mixed cosmology and religion with violent and weed-blurred battle rhymes promoting conspiracies, drug use and hardcore sex. Mainstream pubs dismissed the group for years, but they were forced to pay attention when Jedi Mind Tricks’ Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell topped the Billboard Heatseekers chart last September.

Jedi Mind Tricks are currently touring in Europe, but they’re coming back to America for a series of concerts in March. The dates are below.

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