I Against I
2000 · Superegular SUPR 109 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Artist
- Jedi Mind Tricks
- Title
- I Against I
- Release
- Violent by Design
- Year
- 2000
- Label
- Superegular # SUPR 109
- Format
- Album
- Language
- English
- Country
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Genre
- Hip Hop · East Coast Hip Hop · Hardcore Hip Hop
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation — Rap / Hip Hop Songs
East Coast Hip Hop / Hardcore Hip Hop group, formed in 1993 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Membership included Vinnie Paz, Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind (Kevin Baldwin) (1993-2011, 2014-present), DJ Kwestion (1997-present), and Jus Allah (1999-2001, 2006-13). The group released multiple Vietnam War-related songs: "I Against I" (2000), "The Wolf" (2003), "And So It Burns" (2004), and "Uncommon Valor: A Vietnam Story" (2006) (with R.A. the Rugged Man). Vinnie Paz also referenced the war in his solo material: "And Your Blood Will Blot Out the Sun" (2012), "You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train" (2012), "God Bless" (2013), "Writings on Disobedience and Democracy" (2016), "Ninety Three" (2016), and "Pray for Sleep"(2018).The song "I Against I" (Superegular Recordings # SUPR 109) used both Vietnam and the Iraq War as metaphors for violence: "with Ominous, detonate the bomb, heads dread hallucinogenics since Vietnam, I spit a psalm, create bombs like an Iraqi".
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
East Coast Hip Hop / Hardcore Hip Hop group, formed in 1993 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Membership included Vinnie Paz, Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind (Kevin Baldwin) (1993-2011, 2014-present), DJ Kwestion (1997-present), and Jus Allah (1999-2001, 2006-13). The group released multiple Vietnam War-related songs: "I Against I" (2000), "The Wolf" (2003), "And So It Burns" (2004), and "Uncommon.