Violent By Design
by Jedi Mind Tricks

Violent By Design by Jedi Mind Tricks
Year: 2000
Release date: 2000-09-27
Overall rank: 9,764th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 47 votes)
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Award Top albums of 2000 (165th)
Award Top albums of of the 2000s (1,698th)
Award Best albums of all time (9,764th)

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Violent By Design is ranked as the best album by Jedi Mind Tricks.

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The Psycho-Social, Chemical, Biological & Electro-Magnetic Manipulation Of Human Consciousness

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Violent By Design rankings summary
Overall rank: 9,764th | 2000s rank: 1,698th | 2000 rank: 165th  Overall chart history
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2026 LedZepHip Hop - ATLiens, Bulletproof Wallets & Labor Days46/100 -
2026 zags7000Top 100 Music Albums of 200090/1001
2026ThaCrookedSpokeTop 100 Greatest Music Albums99/1002
2026 ERadioTop 85 Music Albums of 200073/851
2026sweetnessTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s65/1007
2026 LedZepTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s83/1004
2025AlienCinemaTop 79 Music Albums of 200031/793
2025 Larcx13Top 57 Music Albums of 200020/573
2025dougcummingsTop 100 Music Albums of the 2000s64/1007
2025dougcummingsTop 18 Music Albums of 200010/183
2024sonicdiscourse2000 To-Do List4/88 -
2024 NoisyBeastFavorite Hip-Hop Albums 286/100 -
2023dougcummingsAll-Time Hip Hop Albums62/100 -
2023 IgtonumamaTop 100 Music Albums of 200097/1000
2023CaptainGeech1039Top 20 Greatest Music Albums18/2010
2022 Larcx13Best Hip Hop Records 2000 Top 299/29 -
2022LosWochosTop 100 Music Albums of 200085/1001
2022 Larcx13Best of Vinnie P.2/21 -
2021 Larcx13Best Records of the 21st Century67/100 -
2021 Larcx13Best of Hip Hop in the 2000's36/100 -
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 48
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 125
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74/100 (from 47 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.2/100, a mean average of 73.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.7.


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A hip hop classic, not the best record of all time but an enjoyable play. Good to work out to and release some anger. Notable tracks: Heavenly Divine, Retaliation, I Against I.
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one of the best rap albums ever
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Violent By Design is to me, one of the greatest Hip-Hop releases of the 90's. It marks an interesting time for the group as it shows the transition period from abstract, obscure and almost unearthly lyrical content to grimy, hardcore death rap. Vinnie's voice gets a little more graveled and rough (especially noticeable on the track Genghis Khan) which was nonexistent on the group's debut album. Jus Allah also crafts some of the most gruesome and intelligent verses of his career, and Stoupe is at his prime, flipping samples that are not overpowering and bass filled, but still completely chilling and angry. You can tell this album was inspired by some heavy metal groups like Black Sabbath and Slayer (especially because of the borrowed song titles) and it works perfectly with the image of violence this album intends to display. Although not as mystical or psychedelic as The Psycho-Social LP, Jedi Mind Tricks still provide some interesting lyricism and obscure metaphors with a new angry and murderous delivery from beginning to end.
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