Visions of Gandhi
2003 studio album by Jedi Mind Tricks
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Visions of Gandhi is the third studio album by American hip-hop group Jedi Mind Tricks. It was released on August 26, 2003 via Babygrande Records. Production was handled by member Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind, who expands his dark sounds, including beats with grand orchestral samples and Latin-tinged production. Member Vinnie Paz lessens his lyrical topics to focus on his thug persona and member Jus Allah split from the group after the release of their 2000 album Violent by Design. It features guest appearances from Canibus, Crypt the Warchild, Goretex, Ill Bill, Kool G Rap, Percee P, Planetary, Ras Kass, Rocky Raez, Sabac Red and Tragedy Khadafi.
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| Released | August 26, 2003 | |||
| Genre | Hip-hop | |||
| Length | 1:03:25 | |||
| Label | Babygrande | |||
| Producer | Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind | |||
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The album peaked at number 61 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, number 11 on the Independent Albums and number 14 on the Heatseekers Albums charts in the United States.
Title significance
The album title was inspired by Foxy Brown's verse on the song "Affirmative Action" from Nas' 1996 album It Was Written, in which she raps "They praise Allah with visions of Gandhi". Vinnie Paz explained that it was "always something that stuck in my head but I never applied it to anything. Then I thought with everything going on in Palestine, the war with Iraq, Mumia's in jail. I just felt this is a time right now that the world and society need someone like Gandhi. So Visions of Gandhi just kind of reflects that".[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" | 1:06 | |
| 2. | "Tibetan Black Magicians" (featuring Canibus) | 4:50 | |
| 3. | "Blood in Blood Out" |
| 4:06 |
| 4. | "The Rage of Angels" (featuring Crypt the Warchild) |
| 3:22 |
| 5. | "Demonwomb Interlude" | 0:37 | |
| 6. | "Animal Rap" (featuring Kool G Rap) |
| 3:39 |
| 7. | "Nada Cambia" |
| 4:58 |
| 8. | "A Storm of Swords" (featuring Planetary) |
| 4:00 |
| 9. | "Boondock Saints Interlude" | 0:37 | |
| 10. | "The Wolf" (featuring Ill Bill and Sabac Red) |
| 3:45 |
| 11. | "Walk With Me" (featuring Percee P) |
| 3:26 |
| 12. | "Rise of the Machines" (featuring Ras Kass) |
| 2:50 |
| 13. | "Pity of War Interlude" | 1:14 | |
| 14. | "Kublai Khan" (featuring Tragedy Khadafi and Goretex) |
| 3:37 |
| 15. | "What's Really Good" (featuring Rocky Raez) |
| 3:32 |
| 16. | "The Heart of Darkness (Interlude)" | 0:52 | |
| 17. | "Raw Is War 2003" |
| 17:04 |
| Total length: | 1:03:25 | ||
Charts
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] | 61 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[9] | 11 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[10] | 14 |