While his delivery is fresh at times, in the end it can and does get repetitive. Drugs, thugs, and especially violence are present in almost every verse. Behind the sometimes clever lines, vivid imagery, and hunger found in Vinnie's verses are the same subjects most rappers talk about. Yet, Vinnie's subject matter is also his greatest weakness as an MC. There is no doubt that when he wants to, Vinnie Paz can be an effective lyricist and can manage to make even the most boring thugged out subject sound fresh. This last line especially caught my attention as it conveys a disturbing image of love and murder somehow intertwined and feeding off of each other. Never even felt the supreme love of a warm gat" If you serve God for money, you serve the devilĬlaim to be in a war, never heard the metal
You don't want no blood or no beef like you was vegan I could snatch a rapper's heart before he bleeds and dies On the second track of the CD, "The Age of Sacred Terror", Vinnie goes all out: While the unnecessary and often times disturbing homophobia and anti-Christian/Catholic imagery is ever present, he manages to add a bit more style and flair to his flow. Lyrically I can honestly say Vinnie Paz has stepped his game up this time around. Upon listening to "Legacy of Blood" I remember moments in my college career when, in discussing papers and assignments with professors, I would hear the words "This is good, but you've done better." This review is best understood when keeping that statement in mind. So as "Legacy of Blood" finds its way into my CD player I must ask myself, are my expectations unrealistic? Is it fair to compare the CD to "Visions of Gandhi"? I didn't expect a classic from the group, but expected them to continue the solid production and complimentary lyrics found on "Visions of Gandhi". I obviously had great expectations for "Legacy of Blood". While I have never found Vinnie Paz to be a great MC, his style, hunger, and raw energy are the perfect complement to Stoupe's production, no matter how homophobic, violent, and anti-Catholic his lyrics may be. I thought then, and I stand by my statement, that the CD contained some of the best production of the year and possibly some of the best production ever heard on a hip-hop album.
My first and only experience with the group is last year's "Visions of Gandhi" release. Matter of fact, I was only put on to the group after hearing Stoupe's amazing production on the "Rip The Jacker" CD released by Canibus last year.
I readily admit that I'm not a long-time Jedi Mind Tricks fan. Jedi Mind Tricks :: Legacy of Blood :: Babygrande RecordsĪs reviewed by Pedro 'DJ Complejo' Hernandez
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