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All Fates Have Changed

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I really wasn't expecting the album to be this good. I am more a fan of Vinnie Paz but to me this album is better than "Legacy Of Blood". The production throughout the whole album is crazy and Jus Allah is on point the whole way through. If you like real hip hop and not all that mainstream crap then you have to cop this album...

I read a review that stated that Jus' flow was off and that his rhymes were lazy. Internet geeks are never satisfied.

i was expecting much more from jus allah, coming from jedi mind tricks and all, and i guess that may be one of the reasons why im so disappointed with this album. there are only about 2-3 songs i like to listen to, and a couple others i can stand, but most of this album is worthy of skipping over. i believe that jus allah simply cant hold down his own album without the talent of jmt around him. if you wanna see allah shine, buy jmt's violent by design or if youre looking for some solid hip hop, check out army of the pharoahs, a side project including vinnie paz, planetary, reef the lost cauze, esoteric and 7L, des devious, apathy, and other greats. do not spend money on this album.

Jus Allah is perhaps one of the most unique MC's to emerge in the last decade, coupling a *twist* on Islam ideology with a fantastic, (and rarely heard elsewhere), cynicism towards mankind.
I do not think his lyrics have degraded over the years, in fact, they may have gotten stronger.
("I have sublime comprehension-
Devine intervention-
My enzyme studied by the minds at Princeton-")-Chess King
("Life is a test-Islam is the strategy-
The father of reality-
Mom of the galaxy-
All y'all asking for a taste of immaculate grace-
have to wait-
the GOD doesn't practice in haste-")-G-O-D
The low points of the album are fairly obvious....the production for one. Agallah just doesn't have the heavy-heart pulsing beats that need to back up Jus Allah. Instead, they are flat, twangy, something you may hear from any lousy, independent MC scattered around the country. Molemen complement Jus Allah well, but in "All Fates Have Changed", are rarely heard.
Also, the guests are average to sub par-especially rhyming aside Jus Allah.
Overall,the album is still good...strong tracks include "Chess King", "G-O-D", and "Porno Flick Bitches". Highly recommended for the lyrical insight...nothing more.

YING -- insane lyrical content & delivery
YANG -- the occasional recycled verse

YING -- really dark 'omnipotent' production
YANG -- Agallah's inconsistent production, NO STOUPE

YING -- some golden obscure material
YANG -- that same material was released dating 4 years ago...

YING -- an above average album
YANG -- yet has some obvious problems

'Violent By Design' was like listening to 36 Chambers for the first time again. Jedi Mind Tricks introduced us to violent, menacing, atmospheric, islamic philosophy accompanied by probably one of the greatest producers ever, Stoupe.... Violent By Design also introduced us to New Jersey-born rapper, Jus Allah...

Jus Allah became infamous shortly after departing Jedi Mind Tricks by becoming the male-equivalent of Lauren Hill. His biased five-percenter influenced attitude hurt his career more than it helped. 'White Nightmare', 'Reign of the Lord', and 'Divide & Conquer' were released during the height of anti-Jus Allahism and as a WHITE person who loves hiphop, I enjoyed all three of those tracks. Musically his 5%er viewpoints are harmless, in fact playful at times... Later on it was revealed to be a little bit of a gimmick to help him sell, and Jus Allah apologized in an interview...

All Fates Have Changed is a clashing combination of new (BABYGRANDE) material with older & slightly doper (OMNIPOTENT) material. Jus Allah was with Omnipotent Records for 3 years and his album kept getting pushed back. All the non-Agallah tracks are from this era. Agallah's tracks range from being crazy hype to incredibly annoying repetative synthesized crap... Some of the newer tracks on this album seemed to look like Jus and Agallah rushed through them in order to finish on time...

Even the guest spots fluctuated from being great and refreshing to slightly annoying...

OVERALL --- i'm happy to see that Jus Allah finally got his material to be released, but he also had 4 YEARS to create 'mostly' BRAND NEW material... I'm looking forward towards his contributions on 'TORTURE PAPERS' and JMT's next album...

I didnt know quite what to expect from this album but I was not disappointed. Jus Allah is sick, lyrically and in his thoughts. There is some qood production here, keeping with the Jedi Mind sound. And his rhymes never cease to make me shake my head and say "daamn." It is a very dark sounding album. My favorite track, and probably the darkest as well is 'Reign of the Lord'. Other standouts are this is for yall, supreme (remix), G-O-D. My only problem with this album, along with past Jedi Mind Tricks stuff, is some of the extreme content. He constantly talks about hell and being an atheist, being satans spawn, the devils frankenstein, etc. I like hardcore hip-hop but some subject matter crosses the line. And is Jus Allah really that much into Islam or is it just a gimic? It always sounded like a gimic to me because he does not follow the ways of a real muslim. Unless he is one of these radical extremists. Jus Allah speaks the darkest most violent rhymes you've ever heard but he does is so cleverly you will be shaking your head and saying "daamnmmm" as well.

The only reason I gave the album 4 stars is because of the production. The beats and music are inconsistent and does not match Jus' style very well. He really needs to go back to JMT (and STOUPE) or he needs to find a producer that will do his lyrical genius justice because that is what his lyrics are...genius, and that is what I give 5 stars to. Never have I heard lyrical flows soo dark and beautiful. Not just from this album but also from JMT's Violent By Design. This kid is really good. For example (from the VBD album by JMT):

"Jus Allah preys on the minds of the young
Silencing the Devil that speaks with forked tongue.
Taste my blade's sharpness
Make you no-class like Marxist
The heartless - rise out of darkness.
I'm the last head you should ever try to f### with
Be the next member in the cast of my snuffed victs (victims).
Rough sh##, don't even attempt sleepin
At war with the demons that live in infernal regions
Spawned from eternal semen; bred fleshed predator
Wings of the arm on your heels like Pegasus
Grabbing your leg so you'd live with the heaven-less
Drop this prejudice and follow me to Exodus.
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OR from this album the track called "Important Shi#":

"Who the F### dranked my blood
I have to write my name on my jug
It's the only thing I crave when I wanna unplug
I'ma bout to fu##in bug hand me a Dutch
If I would've known I had to kill again today I would've skip lunch
We tossin' down blood like the shi#s punch
I'm pi$$ drunk
I wanna drink more
Take the car with the big trunk
Lord Jamal and Agathar: we sick fu##s
We eat until there's nothin left to scoop up
It aint a graveyard we can't spruce up
We need a fu##in bigger space in two months
Filled with muthafu##ers that you knew once
I wouldn't advise fu##in around
It wouldn't be wise
But how would you know
You never read the book in your lives
You fool, everyday it's like I have to destroy
It's cool I get paid doin what I enjoy
It's nothing; more that comes, the more that dies
I need more; good souls come in short supply
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On a side-note, if you look at the lyrics from several sites you will find that most of them (from what I have searched "all of them") do not know what Jus is saying. For example most of them say "Jus Allah 'prays' on the mind of the young". The word "PRAYS" is ridiculous and does not make sense. The word is "PREYS" like a predator.

Anyway, buy this album and if you are a person who loves lyrical genius you will not be dissapointed.

This is a real underground hh album with Jus Allah; very dark atmosphere !
The best album from Jus Allah is 'the Devil's Reject'album with Bomshot(The n°1 for me!); this is new underground Hip Hop style !!!!!!

At first I wasn't too fond of this album and let me tell you why. I, along with many people I'm sure, have not heard much of Jus Allah other than on Violent By Design where he really shined and left every JMT fan waiting for more. Unfortunately, he split with the group after that album and it was hard to find any tracks with him, even underground sh#t. So I was expecting to hear the same Jus Allah from VBD on this album, not considering the fact that most of this album was recorded over 5 years later and he would have obviously changed some in that time. However, after listening to this album several times, I really began to enjoy it and realized that Jus Allah had not changed anymore than anybody would over 5 years. His lyrics are still ill (and brutal at times), his flow is still smooth, and he keeps it very underground with this album. And the beats on this album are just straight grimey - again the way it should be. Some of the beats are sick like Hell Razors, which is one of my favorite tracks. There are actually very few songs I don't like on this album after repeated play. In fact, the only ones I don't like much are White Nightmare (the beat and lyrics just don't go together well, listen to the original mix for a better beat) and Reign of the Lord (I just don't like his flow in this song, even though the beat is nice). He also has some good guests on this album including Chief Kamachi, GZA, Shabazz the Disciple & Evil Dead. My favorite songs include Supreme (both mixes), Hell Razors, Chess King, and Pool of Blood. Trust me, if you like underground, raw sh#t, you'll love this album. I give it 4 stars now, but after a few more listens, I'll probably give it a 5.

jus allah broke every Jedi Mind Tricks fan's heart when he left them after "Violent By Design" he was a key part in the group, as a Jedi Mind fan one of my worst days was when he decided to leave, and one of my best days was when he decided to reunite with them. "All Fates Have Changed" is a great cd, there are some songs on there that are old solos that were never put out, so those are on there, and some great new ones trust me. Knew listeners will be blown away. Please pick this up, the songs that stand out to me are; "Porno Flick Bitches" "Supreme(black god's remix)" "Pool of Blood" "Supreme" "Eyes of a Disciple" all of the bonus tracks and many more, help allah out and buy this, you wont regret it.