Killah Priest

Killah Priest

Killah Priest is a tangential associate of the Wu-Tang Clan. The Brooklyn native made his first recorded appearances on records by such Wu side projects and solo albums as the Gravediggaz, Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s Return to the 36 Chambers, and, most importantly, Genius/GZA’s seminal Liquid Swords. His contributions became legendary and paved the way for the release of his acclaimed debut album, Heavy Mental, in the spring of 1998.
Born in Brooklyn and raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant and Brownsville, Killah Priest became infatuated with hip-hop as a child, listening to old-school and new school acts like Eric B. & Rakim alike. He also was influenced by local rappers, like Genius and Onyx’s Suave, who would often play local parties. Killah Priest began working on his rhyming and eventually earned a considerable reputation in Brooklyn, but instead of pursuing his musical career further, he took a sabbatical in order to educate himself, primarily about religion and history.

Killah Priest returned to rapping in 1994, appearing on several Wu projects. All of his cameos were noteworthy, but his role on Liquid Swords earned special attention. By the end of 1996, he formed his own side project, the Sunz of Man. In 1997, GZA suggested to Geffen that they sign Killah Priest, and the label took his advice.

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theillestboYee wrote:
November 2008

Watch Killah Priest's freestyle on 101Barz radio here: http://www.weyowzers.com/2008/11/killah-priest-freestyle-on-101barz.html

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DopeRican wrote:
November 2008

The offering > Priesthood > Heavy Mental > Behind the Staind Glass > Black August....never heard view from masada is it worth a listen?

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dgk3188 wrote:
November 2008

BTSG>The Offering>Heavy Mental>Priesthood>Black August>View From Masada

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TheAbbott wrote:
November 2008

Heavy Mental>Priesthood>Offering>Black August>View From Mascada>Behind The Stained Glass

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FionnDragon wrote:
October 2008

One of my fav. Awesome rapper :)

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yak-d wrote:
October 2008

evry soul gold a khillha hilla priest!!!!!!!!!

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k0narti5t wrote:
October 2008

behind the stained glass is on heavy rotation.

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Blue_Key wrote:
October 2008

my favorite rapper rite now.

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dgk3188 wrote:
October 2008

so poetic

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DopeRican wrote:
October 2008

Offering and Priesthood are my favorite albums by him...loving his mystique

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benthepirate wrote:
October 2008

yup dude is sick. Behind the Stained Glass is awesome, and beautiful minds collaboration with Chief Kamachi is even better.

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dgk3188 wrote:
September 2008

you talking about "beautiful minds" or "behind the stained glass" Sir Aardvarked?

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Aardvarked wrote:
September 2008

new album is incredibly good

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rymskindeep wrote:
September 2008

sick sick flo sup respect brotha pc and blessins

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SanPdro wrote:
September 2008

just saw him live with GZA. It was pretty sick

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robotpwnsyou wrote:
August 2008

YEAAAAAAAAH BOY

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skimasksoldier wrote:
August 2008

the truth

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KingHeff wrote:
August 2008

so legit

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k0narti5t wrote:
August 2008

the Killah P rippin it up

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July 2008

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