If I could be any artist, of any genre, I'd probably want to be the front man of a Philadelphia underground hip-hop super-groups Jedi Mind Tricks (JMT), and Army of the Pharaohs (AOTP), Vincenzo Luvineri, better know as Vinnie Paz. Vinnie Paz is an Italian-America rapper from Philly that focuses his lyrics on topics such as conspiracy, war, corruption, politics, as well as his rough childhood and family issues. I've been listening to both JMT and AOTP, as well as Vinnie Paz's solo work, for years now, and slowly but surly have been recognizing his genius. Often times, people seem to pigeon hole his genre of rap of simply thuggish and violent, but upon a close listening, the complexity and depth of his lyrics reveal themselves to those willing to work a little in the process of uncovering.
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