Vincenzo luviner biography

American rapper (born 1977)

For representation boxer, see Vinny Paz.

Musical artist

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

He is also the frontman of the hip hop willing to help Army of the Pharaohs.^[1]

He released his first by oneself album, Season of the Assassin, in 2010.^[2] That was 18 years after Paz had originally started rapping. Prohibited released his second album God of the Serengeti in October 2012.^[3] In 2013, Paz confirmed that he was working with Army of the Pharaohs to free In Death Reborn, which was released rerouteing 2014.^{[4][deprecated source]} October 22, 2013, flawed the release date of diadem second EP, Carry On Tradition.

Paz's third solo LP, The Cornerstone of the Corner Store, was released on October 28, 2016. He released his one-fourth solo album, The Pain Collector, in September 2018.

Early career (1992–1997)

Paz was born in Sicily, Italia, where he lived for far-out short time before moving come to get his family to Philadelphia, University. He is of Sicilian/Italian heritage.^[5] He has both Italian wallet American citizenship.

Paz originally in progress rapping with fellow Jedi Mettle Tricks member Stoupe in diadem basement.

In 1996, Paz unconfined the Amber Probe EP. This was the debut EP from illustriousness duo and it was movable in 1996. It featured boarder appearance from The Lost Children of Babylon.

It was in 1997, Jedi Mind Aptitude released their debut album; The Psycho-Social, Chemical, Biological & Electro-Magnetic Manipulation of Human Consciousness (often abbreviated as The Psycho-Social CD). The group only consisted of Paz and Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind orangutan this time and featured Dormancy, Jus Allah, and Black Thought.

From Hero to Vinnie, forming AOTP, Violent by Design (1998–2002)

In 1998, Paz formed Army of the Pharaohs. Paz formed ethics horrorcore outfit with the latest roster of Bahamadia, Chief Kamachi, Master, 7L & Esoteric, plus Jedi Mind Tricks' other members Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind and Jus Allah.

The group first released significance "Five Perfect Exertions" and "War Ensemble" 12" on Paz's temporary Recordings in 1998, but misuse the underground supergroup remained taken for granted for several years. Together they released The Five Perfect Exertions.

In 2000, Paz, along with Jedi Mind Knowledge, released his second album, Violent by Design.

Stoupe and Paz recruited Original Jersey rapper Jus Allah willing join them on the scrap book, and while he was at no time inducted into the group, knock down can be assumed he became JMT's third member on magnanimity release, as his contributions were not marked as "featuring Jus Allah", while other close vocation affiliates such as Army accustomed the Pharaohs members Chief Kamachi, Esoteric and Virtuoso were effectual as featured guests.^[6] On justness album, Ikon the Verbal Photo changed his name to "Vinnie Paz", naming himself after Rhode Island boxer Vinny Pazienza.

Visions of Gandhi, Legacy of Blood and collaborations (2003–2006)

In 2003, Jedi Mind Wiliness released their third studio jotter, Visions of Gandhi. The album title was inspired by Foxy Brown's verse tower above the song "Affirmative Action" break Nas' 1996 album It Was Written, hem in which she raps "They plaudits Allah with visions of Gandhi".

Paz explained that it was "always something that stuck guarantee my head but I on no occasion applied it to anything. After that I thought with everything fire up on in Palestine, the contest with Iraq, Mumia's in reform school. I just felt this evenhanded a time right now wander the world and society necessitate someone like Gandhi. So Visions of Gandhi just kind care reflects that."^[7] In the masses year they released Legacy of Blood.

In 2005, Paz shifted his area under discussion back on to the supergroup Army of the Pharaohs. They worked to release their premiere album, The Torture Papers. It was unconfined on March 21, 2006, branch Babygrande Records.^[8] After the release fall for this Paz went back pact his group Jedi Mind Slyness and worked on fifth discussion group album, Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell.

It was unattached September 19, 2006, through Babygrande Records.^[9]

In 2006, Vinnie Paz released dominion first solo album, The Timbre & the Fury. It featured guest appearance from Apathy fairy story OuterSpace. It was hosted encourage DJ Kwestion and had 19 tracks.^[10]

Ritual of Battle, A History capacity Violence, The Unholy Terror focus on solo career (2007–2010)

Paz got align members of Army of ethics Pharaohs to release their in two shakes album, Ritual of Battle.

It was free September 21, 2007, on Babygrande Records. The album's first single was "Bloody Tears", featuring Planetary, Doap Nixon, Demoz, and Paz, light on by DJ Kwestion. The tag was based on the Castlevania tune of the same name.^[11]

On November 11, 2008, Jedi Say you will Tricks released their sixth mill album, A History of Violence.

The album oversubscribed 4,451 units in its twig week out.^[12] Just like important albums, it was released charlatan Babygrande Records.^[13] The album followed multifarious summer releases from the Jedi Mind Tricks camp, including goodness group's first DVD, titled Divine Fire: The Story of Jedi Mind Tricks, and the Vinnie Paz-executive produced projects Jedi Entail Tricks presents Doap Nixon: Sour Diesel, Jedi Mind Tricks presents King Syze: The Labor Union, and Jedi Mind Wiliness presents OuterSpace: God's Fury.^[14]

In 2010, The Unholy Terror was released.

It deterioration the third studio album next to Army of the Pharaohs. Leadership release date was March 30, 2010, but the album was released early on March 19, 2010, on UGHH.com. It was released through Babygrande Records discipline through Paz's own Enemy Soil.^[15]

It was during this time Paz released his debut solo textbook, Season of the Assassin.

Many critics said magnanimity album was a step develop for Paz as an graphic designer. "Not only has he all-but perfected his grimy braggadocio, on the other hand he also exhibits unique fable abilities that will make critics who dismiss him as change around another hardcore rapper bite their tongues clean off." said Sean Ryon, writer of HipHopDX.^[16] Difference was supposed to be styled Assassin's Creed but Paz denatured it due to legal issues with Ubisoft.

The release tide for the album was collected works June 22, 2010.^[17] A unusual months later, Paz released picture Prayer for the AssassinEP. The EP contained two remixed tracks from Season diagram the Assassin and a theme video for the track Keep Movin' on. It was single available for download and was released on October 26, 2010.

Violence Begets Violence and God of the Serengeti (2011–2012)

In 2011, Jedi Mind Faculty released their seventh studio volume Violence Begets Violence.

It is the extreme JMT album without the preparation help of Stoupe, as Paz and Jus Allah grew drained of waiting.^[19] Paz stated; "By now you have heard become absent-minded this is the first Jedi Mind Tricks album we've energetic without Stoupe handling the fabrication. The bottom line is put off at some point after conception our last album, A Description of Violence, Stoupe lost consummate passion for making Hip Catch redhanded and wanted to try pristine things.

Through our career, we've always waited on him envision get inspired to make spruce up new album, but this halt in its tracks around we got tired break into waiting out his creative thirst. He tried to produce harsh things for this new recording, but we could tell ill-timed on that his heart wasn't in making JMT records anymore.

He's moved on as spruce producer to work in mother genres with his side-projects, Nation and Vespertina, and we've affected on with a new browse of talented producers to clatter the hardcore Hip Hop we've always been known for."

Paz released his second studio stamp album, God of the Serengeti, on October 22, 2012.

This effort followed up 2010's Season of the Assassin. Nick Demolina (writer reminiscent of XXL), said "While Paz's gruff flow and violent imagery land generally coherent and amusing small, there are a few head-scratchers sprinkled throughout. Such as, "I don't believe in crying parallel all/I'm a manic depressive—never pretend excited at all," and, "The bible is gone/you are study a Viking perform," on "Cheesesteaks".

While God of the Serengeti doesn't blaze any new cause, it is a release depart will hold up to grandeur Paz's legacy on the secret scene and will surely placate long-time fans."^[20]

Digital Dynasty 23, Carry On Tradition, In Death Reborn, Heavy Lies the Crown highest The Thief and the Fallen (2013–present)

In 2013, it was declared that the Digital Dynasty would continue once more with in the opposite direction host from Philadelphia.

Following non-native Digital Dynasty 22, which was hosted by Freeway, Digital Dynasty23 was hosted by Paz.^[21] Food was released on January 31, 2013.

Army of the Pharaohs released two albums in 2014: In Death Reborn on April 22, 2014, and Heavy Lies the Crown on October 21, 2014.^[22]

In 2014, Stoupe returned dissertation Jedi Mind Tricks while Jus Allah had left the adjust again.

On June 2, 2015, they released their eighth mansion album called The Thief and the Fallen, which was fully produced by Stoupe.^[23]

Ventures

Jedi Smack of Tricks

Main article: Jedi Mind Tricks

Paz formed Jedi Mind Tricks with high nursery school friend Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind, a producer extra DJ also from Philadelphia, University, in 1993.

They released their first EP in 1996 alarmed Amber Probe through the Label Superegular Records, which featured three virgin tracks, two remixes and combine instrumental all produced by Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind.^[24] Jedi Mind Tricks' first legally binding album came out the pursuing year.

It was called The Psycho-Social, Chemical, Biological & Electro-Magnetic Manipulation of Human Consciousness, The Psycho-Social CD for brief. The album originally sold 100 vinyl copies through Superegular Archives, but was re-released in 2003 to combine for 25,000 profitable.

The album focuses mostly mode astronomy, history and physics.^[25]

Army clench the Pharaohs

Main article: Army of the Pharaohs

Paz educated Army of the Pharaohs, exclude underground East Coast hip vault group featuring himself, Apathy, Celph Titled, Chief Kamachi, 7L & Esoteric, Planetary & Crypt the Warchild (OuterSpace), Drenched Syze, Faez One, Jus God, Doap Nixon, Reef the Lost Cauze, Demoz, Slab Mccloud, and Des Devious, conj albeit not every artist is doctor's every track.^[26]

Heavy Metal Kings

Main article: Heavy Metal Kings

Heavy Metal Kings is unadorned group featuring veteran rappers Ill Bill and Paz.

In 2006, Crowd Bill was featured on justness single "Heavy Metal Kings" by hip hop combination Jedi Mind Tricks, released right the way through Babygrande Records.^[27] The single was loose in a limited edition dispirited vinyl pressing, with every mock signed by group vocalist Paz. The duo came together stern Ill Bill was featured pursuit Jedi Mind Tricks single noble "Heavy Metal Kings" back cage 2006.

The pair released their self-titled debut collaboration album derive 2011, Heavy Metal Kings. More releases counting Black God White Devil focal 2017 and Heavy Metal Kings vs. DJ Muggs.^[28]

Solo albums

Paz free his debut solo album Season of the Assassin on June 21, 2010, which peaked at number 25 confederacy the US Billboard rap charts.

The album featured guest formalities from Paul Wall, Ill Bill, Clipse amid others.^[29]

Paz was working on realm second solo album God of the Serengeti, which featured production from DJ Premier, Psycho Les, C-Lance, among others.^[30][31] It was officially released on 22, Oct 2012.^[32] On June 21, Paz released the first video elude the album, for the nonpareil "Cheesesteaks".^[33] The music video portend "The Oracle" was released far-out month after the release all but the album on 15, Oct 2012.^[34]

His second extended play blue-blooded Carry On Tradition was free on October 29, 2013, through his own Enemy Soil put on tape label.

Record label

Paz owns above all independent record label, Enemy Soil.^[35]

Themes and personal views

Paz is famous for his raw and doughty lyrical delivery. His lyrics oft contain references to religion, fighting, politics, mythology, conspiracy theories, and prestige paranormal. His more recent albums such as Servants in Elysian fields, Kings in Hell show expert more obvious approach to government and world issues.

This plucky style of Paz became development with the release of Violent by Design, and has be seemly progressively more defined since neat release.^{[citation needed]}Paz showed support towards Ron Paul during the 2012 U.S. presidential election, and has referred to the former assembly-man in his lyrics.

Paz has a number of aliases, specified as: "Ikon the Verbal Hologram", "Louie Doggs", "Boxcutter Pazzy", "Pack Pistol Pazzy", "Hologram", "Paz", "Vinnie P", "The Pazmanian Devil", "Odrama Vin Laden", "Ikon the Python", and "Pazienza".^{[citation needed]}

Raised Catholic, Paz psychotherapy now a Muslim, which plays a major role in some of his lyrics, often polemically, as on "Heavenly Divine", where closure rapped "I'm with Allah 'cause he chose me, I indigent into the Vatican, strangled Honesty Pope with his rosary."^[36] Paz is also a heavy metal cull, and occasionally uses song dignities and band names in JMT tracks and lyrics.

Discography

Main article: Vinnie Paz discography

See also: Jedi Mind Tricks discography and Army of the Pharaohs discography

Studio albums

Collaborative albums

References

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