Given the question: Facts: - website: -lsb- http://jmthiphop.com jmthiphop.com -rsb- - years active: 1993 -- present - past members: jus 2013 -rrb- allah -lrb- 1998 -- 2001 , 2006 -- - origin: philadelphia , pennsylvania , usa - genre: hip hop hop , underground hip hop , conscious hip - alias: jmt - name: jedi mind tricks - background: group_or_band - label: enemy soil - current members: vinnie enemy of mankind -lrb- 1993 -- 2011 , 2014-present -rrb- paz dj kwestion -lrb- 1997 -- present -rrb- -lrb- 1993 -- present -rrb- stoupe the - associated acts: army , r.a. the rugged man , apathy _ -lrb- rapper of -rrb- , lost children of babylon , eamon the pharaohs , outerspace , ill bill Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jedi mind tricks .
The answer is:
jedi mind tricks -lrb- jmt -rrb- is an underground hip hop duo consisting of vinnie paz and stoupe the enemy of mankind from philadelphia , pennsylvania .the group was founded by the two high school friends , rapper vinnie paz -lrb- vincenzo luvineri -rrb- and producer stoupe the enemy of mankind -lrb- kevin baldwin -rrb- .in 1999 second rapper jus allah joined the group to record their second studio album , '' violent by design '' .allah left the group shortly after , but returned in 2008 for the sixth studio album , '' a history of violence '' .in 2011 stoupe left the group because '' his heart was n't in making jmt records anymore '' .in 2013 , allah left again , and stoupe returned in 2015 .dj kwestion mainly scratches choruses on the turntable .kwestion is also a part of the group skratch makaniks .kwestion , who is the tour dj , was a replacement for jmt 's previous dj , drew dollars , who is no longer affiliated with the group .jmt has collaborations with both regional mcs and rap veterans , including gza , kool g rap , 7l & esoteric , sean price , ras kass , canibus , percee p , killah priest , immortal technique , virtuoso , louis logic , r.a. the rugged man , tragedy khadafi , chief kamachi and ill bill .the group has sold over 250,000 albums in the united states and 450,000 albums worldwide , all of which were released independently .