Killah Priest

A key member of Sunz of Man and a close affiliate of the mighty Wu-Tang Clan, Killah Priest first appeared on the track "B.I.B.L.E." off GZA's classic Liquid Swords. On his solo album, the New York lyricist brings us a compelling combination of religious righteousness, streetwise observations and proud Black Nationalism. Guests include ODB and Inspectah Deck.

Every dynasty looks to perpetuate itself, and as these two debuts suggest, Wu-Tang Clan is
no different. Throughout the troubled middle of the hip-hop Nineties, as the Clan built its
international empire of New York uncommercial commerciality, guys like Killah Priest and
Cappadonna showed up at the studio on time, providing the odd group choruses and guest
raps for the Clan's off-kilter music. Now come their crooked close-ups. Creative,... More >

Shaolin mystagogy meets millenarian panic in music for the end time. And though the album may be paranoid, that doesn't mean nobody's out to get it--just like any other product of the projects. "Science projects," Priest calls them, amid biblical citations, images of crucifixion, 2001 fantasies, warp-speed verbal drive-bys, and this Inspirational Verse: "I roam the earth's surface/Snatching purses/Allergic/To Catholic churches/What's the purpose?/Religious worship/Is worthless." Preach, killah. (Grade - A-)