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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 GZA 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 1995, 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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  • Dscpl

    can't wait for it

    last month
  • wyjebanenall

    not yet

    last month
  • Escobar97

    Did his newest album drop?

    last month
  • wyjebanenall

    gonna be a fire.

    last month
  • dgk3188

    yea priest posted on his Facebook that he will be releasing it "soon". whatever the fuck that means lol

    March 2012
  • TheLukieBoi1

    Why hasn't he released this new album already? It was meant to be released like 2 weeks ago.

    March 2012
  • iZiplok

    Priest is a Zip Marketing project. Killah Priest has a new video up on worldstarhiphop

    March 2012
  • ShinobiNoRyuu

    True indeed VVVVV

    February 2012
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