''Legacy of Blood'' is the fourth studio album by American hip hop group

Jedi Mind Tricks Jedi Mind Tricks (JMT) are an American underground hip hop group from Philadelphia, founded in 1996 by two high school friends, rapper Vinnie Paz (Vincenzo Luvineri) and producer Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind (Kevin Baldwin). In 1999, rapper Jus ...

. It was released on August 24, 2004, via

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. Production was handled by member

Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind Kevin Baldwin, better known by his stage name Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind or simply Stoupe, is an American hip hop producer, DJ, and member of the underground hip hop group Jedi Mind Tricks. Stoupe has worked with only a limited number of artists ...

, with Chuck Wilson serving as executive producer. It features guest appearances from

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and

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Track listing

;Notes *"Intro" samples "Make It Easy On Yourself" by

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and a promo from WWE wrestler

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. *"Saviorself" samples Sonya & Kevin Stewart "I Love You". *"The Darkest Throne" samples dialogue from ''

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''. *"Farewell to the Flesh" samples comments from author

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and a monologue by

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from the 1989 ''

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'' motion picture. *"The Spirit of Hate" samples dialogue from ''

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''. *"Of the Spirit and the Sun" samples an interview with

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. *"Scars of The Crucifix" contains samples from the film ''

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''. *"And So It Burns" contains samples from

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's "Keep on Lying". *"The Philosophy of Horror" contains dialogue sample from 1970 film ''

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Personnel

*Vincenzo "

Vinnie Paz Vincenzo Luviner ( Luvineri born October 5, 1977), better known as Vinnie Paz (formerly known as Ikon the Verbal Hologram), is an Italian-born American rapper and producer behind the Philadelphia underground hip hop group Jedi Mind Tricks. He ...

" Luvineri – rap vocals (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 6, 8–12, 14, 15, 17, 19) *Walter "

" Reed – rap vocals (track 5) *Gary "

" Grice – rap vocals (tracks: 6, 15) *David "

" Edens – rap vocals (tracks: 9, 19) *

– rap vocals (track 10) *DJ Drew Dollars – scratches *Kevin "

" Baldwin – producer *Scott "Supe" Stallone – engineering, mixing *Chris Conway – recording (tracks: 5, 10) *J. Marty – recording (tracks: 6, 15) * Chuck Wilson – executive producer *Trevor "Karma" Gendron – design, layout *Mike McRath – photography *Chase Jones – management *Jesse Stone – management

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2004 albums Horrorcore albums Jedi Mind Tricks albums Babygrande Records albums