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The Thief and the Fallen is the eighth studio album by American Philadelphia-based underground hip hop duo Jedi Mind Tricks. It was released on June 2, 2015 through Enemy Soil Entertainment. Production was handled entirely by member Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind, who had left the band before their 2011 album Violence Begets Violence (highest charting album by JMT to date), which was produced by fellow associates of Army of the Pharaohs. It features guest appearances from Yes Alexander, Eamon, A-F-R-O, Dilated Peoples, Lawrence Arnell, R.A. the Rugged Man and Thea Alana. The album peaked at number 105 on the Billboard 200, at number 11 on both Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Independent Albums charts, at number 10 on both Top Rap Albums and Tastemakers charts, and at number one on the Heatseekers Albums chart in the United States.

The Thief and the Fallen
Studio album by Jedi Mind Tricks
Released	June 2, 2015 (2015-06-02)
Recorded	2014–15
Studio	Badtape Music
Genre	Conscious hip hop underground hip hop
Length	42:46
Label	Enemy Soil
Producer	Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind
Jedi Mind Tricks chronology
Violence Begets Violence (2011) The Thief and the Fallen (2015) The Bridge and the Abyss (2018)
Singles from The Thief and the Fallen
"Deathless Light" Released: May 6, 2015 "Fraudulent Cloth" Released: 2015

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
RapReviews	7.5/10[2]

Background

In March 2015, it's been confirmed that Jedi Mind Tricks founders Vinnie Paz and Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind have reunited to make their first album together since 2008's A History of Violence. Former member Jus Allah (who rejoined the group in 2006) left again in 2013 without citing his reasons, making this the first Jedi Mind Tricks album without him since their critically acclaimed 2006 album Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell.[3] On May 6, 2015, along with release date and cover art, the duo released a single and music video for "Deathless Light". Vinnie Paz's lyrics on the album were partly inspired by the written works of British author Clive Barker.[4] The album cover was designed by Andrew Haines, intended to be unlike other hip hop albums.

Track listing

Sample credits

• Track 7 contains a sample of "Io Di Notte" written by Albano Carrisi and Alessandro Colombini
• Track 11 contains a sample of "Aphasia" written and performed by The Budos Band

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[5]	105
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6]	11
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[7]	10
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8]	11
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9]	1
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[10]	10

References

External links

• The Thief And The Fallen at Discogs (list of releases)

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