Violent by Design is the second album by
underground hip hop group
Jedi Mind Tricks. Despite never reaching any
Billboard album chart, the album sold 50,000 copies in its first week on shelves. The album was originally released on JMT's self-run Superegular Records on October 3, 2000. JMT's current label,
Babygrande Records, re-released the album on May 25, 2004. The original
vinyl release featured twenty tracks, while the original
CD release featured two extra tracks: the "Heavenly Divine Remix", originally released on the B-Side to JMT's "Heavenly Divine" single, and "War Ensemble", originally released as the B-Side of the
Army of the Pharaohs Five Perfect Exertions EP. Babygrande's
Deluxe Edition featured three more bonus tracks: "Untitled", "Retaliation Remix" and "Blood Runs Cold", the latter two originally featured on the "Retaliation" single. The
Deluxe Edition also included a bonus
DVD, featuring a video scrapbook from their
Visions of Gandhi tour, and the music video for the group's 1997 track "I Who Have Nothing".