Violent By Design
by Jedi Mind Tricks
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Jedi Mind Tricks bestography
Violent By Design is ranked as the best album by Jedi Mind Tricks.
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Violent By Design track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Violent By Design rankings
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | sweetness | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 65/100 | 7 |
| 2026 |  LedZep | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 84/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | LedZep | Hip Hop - ATLiens, Bulletproof Wallets & Labor Days | 46/100 | - |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 2000 | 90/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  ERadio | Top 85 Music Albums of 2000 | 73/85 | 1 |
| 2026 | ThaCrookedSpoke | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 99/100 | 2 |
| 2025 | dougcummings | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 64/100 | 7 |
| 2025 | dougcummings | Top 18 Music Albums of 2000 | 10/18 | 3 |
| 2025 | AlienCinema | Top 79 Music Albums of 2000 | 31/79 | 3 |
| 2025 |  Larcx13 | Top 57 Music Albums of 2000 | 20/57 | 3 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 48 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 122 | |||
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Violent By Design ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 11/04/2025 04:32 | Larcx13 | 2,863 | 74/100 |
| ! | 08/07/2025 10:22 | LedZep | 5,176 | 79/100 |
| ! | 06/17/2025 23:56 |  idiotican | 2,803 | 74/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 14% 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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Violent By Design forum mentions
BestEverAlbums 10/04/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5455): By ThaCrookedSpokeView latest topic →
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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.
Larcx13 06/22/2020 15:28 | #254142 | TOP COMMENT
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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.
one of the best rap albums ever
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