Editing Killah Priest (section)

==Biography==
===1990s===
Killah Priest made his debut on two songs on the [[Gravediggaz]] album ''[[6 Feet Deep]]'' (which are "[[Diary of a Madman (Gravediggaz song)|Diary of a Madman]]" and "Graveyard Chamber") in 1994, and followed this with two appearances on each of two Wu-Tang Clan solo albums, [[Ol' Dirty Bastard]]'s ''[[Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version]]'' and [[GZA]]'s ''[[Liquid Swords]]'', both from 1995 (see [[1995 in music]]). ''Liquid Swords'' in fact included a Killah Priest solo track titled "B.I.B.L.E. (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth)". Also in 1995, Priest's group [[Sunz Of Man]] with rappers [[Hell Razah]], [[60 Second Assassin (emcee)|60 Second Assassin]], [[Prodigal Sunn]], [[Shabazz the Disciple]] were signed to [[Wu-Tang Records]] and released three 12" singles through the label. Initially Sunz Of Man included [[Shabazz the Disciple]], who had previously been in a duo with Priest called The Disciples Of Armageddon.

Killah Priest's first solo album was ''[[Heavy Mental]]'', released on [[Geffen Records]] on February 24, 1998. It mostly expanded on the themes of "B.I.B.L.E.", featuring religious references and allegory woven into commentary on [[African American]] society and history. The album was mostly produced by the [[Wu-Elements]] producers, a group of in-house Wu-Tang producers mentored by Wu leader [[RZA]]. Sunz Of Man released their debut album ''[[The Last Shall Be First (Sunz of Man album)|The Last Shall Be First]]'' later in 1998, but by that time Priest's ties to the Wu were beginning to weaken, as he and long-time friend Shabazz clashed with RZA (their business ties with the Wu also began to weaken after the GZA Entertainment management agency, which they were both signed to, dissolved in 1996). After unsuccessful attempts by the pair to create new post-Wu Tang crews (Priest proposed a crew called the Maccabeez which would include himself, Shabazz and [[Timbo King]] among others, while Shabazz proposed a group including himself and Priest called the Sunz Of Thunder) they both effectively went their separate ways and cut their respective Wu-Tang ties.

===2000s===
After leaving the Wu stable, and consequently also effectively leaving Sunz Of Man, Priest helped form the hip hop [[supergroup (bands)|supergroup]] [[The HRSMN]] with [[Ras Kass]], [[Canibus]] and [[Kurupt]]. In October 2003, Killah Priest and [[Dreddy Kruger]] released a nine track album entitled [[The Horsemen Project]]. It was released independently through ''[[Think Differently Music]]''/''Proverbs Music Inc.'' and was only available to purchase off the internet.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thaformula.com/killah_priest_black_market_militia.htm |title=thaformula.com |website=Thaformula.com |access-date=2012-03-29}}</ref>  Each track featured at least two members of the group as well as an appearance by Pak Man. It is currently unknown who handled the majority of the production on the album, although it is known that Mark Sparks was responsible for two songs. On Killah Priest's HipHopGame.com journal, he mentions the Horsemen a few times. The talks about a new album were mentioned on the May 1, 2006 entry. He said "The Horsemen project is definitely going to come. Right now we just have to get Kurupt. He's been doing the Dogg Pound thing, but it's definitely going to come. We have songs recorded and we have more in store."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopgame.com/index2.php3?page=kpjournal|title=Exclusive Hip Hop News, Audio, Lyrics, Videos, Honeys, Wear, Sneakers, Download Mixtapes|website=Hiphopgame.com|access-date=2012-10-17|archive-date=2013-09-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130904021702/http://www.hiphopgame.com/index2.php3?page=kpjournal|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Ras Kass and Canibus were featured on Priest's second album, ''[[View From Masada]]'', which featured no Wu-Tang input whatsoever (though the album's liner notes included the note "Peace to Wu-Tang Clan"). The album had a decidedly more commercially minded style than ''Heavy Mental'', and introduced his new [[Maccabeez]] such as Daddy Rose, Salahudin Rose, Sant Rose and Najee Rose—part of a crew of then-unknown rappers who now go under the name Rose Cartell. The album was an important early stepping stone to stardom for producer Najee7thStar, [[Daddy Rose]], and [[Just Blaze]], who would later go on to produce countless mainstream hip hop hits for the likes of [[Cam'ron]], [[Erick Sermon]], [[Fabolous]] and [[Jay-Z]]. However, ''View From Masada'' received mixed reviews.

Priest had to leave the major labels behind after ''View From Masada'' sold poorly. His first independent release ''[[Priesthood (album)|Priesthood]]'' (2001), released on Proverbs Music, his own record label, was critically acclaimed though it suffered from very limited distribution. ''[[Black August (album)|Black August]]'' followed in 2003 on Recon Records, and was also well received. Priest also released an album on the Internet titled ''[[Black August Revisited]]'' a few months after the release of ''Black August'' which shared few similarities with the original, save its title. ''Black August Revisited'' also saw Priest rediscover his Wu-Tang ties, including collaborations with Hell Razah and [[Ol' Dirty Bastard]]. He also appeared in the music video for the single "[[Made You Look (Nas song)|Made You Look]]" by fellow New York rapper [[Nas]]. In 2009, Killah Priest launched the controversial music video "Redemption" directed by One_Over. The video promotes the beliefs of the Black Hebrew Israelites that believe in the 12 Tribes of Israel in the name of Jesus Christ (Yahawashi Ha Mashayach).

In 2004, Priest performed numerous times with other [[List of Wu-Tang Clan affiliates|Wu-Tang Killa Beez]] and also appeared on [[Masta Killa]]'s album ''[[No Said Date]]''. November 2005 saw the re-release of ''Priesthood'' on Mic Club Music, a label owned by Louis Lombard III (aka Luminati), who produced ''Priesthood'' as well as recent albums by Canibus. March 2007 saw the release of Killah Priest's mixtape album "End of the World".

On August 21, 2007, Killah Priest released [[The Offering (Killah Priest album)|The Offering]], which was sequenced by his former manager, Stacey Castro and featured appearances from [[Nas]], [[Immortal Technique]], his fellow HRSMN, & [[4th Disciple]] as well as [[Hell Razah]], who appears on the advance single title track that was released in October 2005.

Killah Priest next album titled ''[[Behind the Stained Glass]]'', was released on May 20, 2008 on the label Good Hands Records. It is reported that he's also in the midst of recording ''Behind the Stained Glass Part Two''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jasarevic |first=Mina |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/features/id.1150 |title=Underground Report: Killah Priest &#124; Rappers Talk Hip Hop Beef & Old School Hip Hop |website=HipHopdx.com|date=2008-06-21 |access-date=2012-10-17}}</ref> Killah Priest also released an album titled ''Elizabeth'' on October 20, 2009 on Proverbs Records, which Priest owns and he put out a movie/DVD ''A Day In the Life of Killah Priest'' feat Najee7thStar and Hot Flames. Killah Priest is also recording another double album called ''The Psychic World of Walter Reed'', produced by Dutch producers Godz Wrath, [[4th Disciple]], [[RZA]], and more. Killah Priest also mentioned in a YouTube interview for ''Pyramid West'' that he is also working on a sequel to ''Heavy Mental'' called ''Heavier Mental.''

===2010s and beyond===
In an August 2010 radio interview with Mista Montana, Killah Priest discussed the creation of his next album ''The Psychic World of Walter Reed'', stating that the RZA and many other key Wu-Tang Clan members will feature on there, including the Four Horsemen.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://conspiracyworldwide.podomatic.com/entry/index/2010-08-20T21_54_06-07_00 |title=PodOmatic &#124; Podcast - Conspiracy Worldwide Hip Hop Radio - [Part 2&#93; Live Guests - Slaughterhouse - Crooked I - Four Horsemen - Killah Priest - Cormega - Dame Grease - 2 Hungry Bros - Willo Wispa - Pakistan Disaster Appeal - world exclusives and more! Conspiracy Worldwide Radio UNCUT! |website=Conspiracyworldwide.podomatic.com |date=2010-08-20 |access-date=2012-10-17 |archive-date=2011-07-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717122758/http://conspiracyworldwide.podomatic.com/entry/index/2010-08-20T21_54_06-07_00 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

After several delays, ''[[The Psychic World of Walter Reed]]'' was released on February 25, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/KillahPriestOfficial/posts/540882465930301|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216002303/https://www.facebook.com/KillahPriestOfficial/posts/540882465930301|url-status=dead|title=Physical copies of...|website=[[Facebook]]|archive-date=2013-02-16|access-date=2013-01-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/KillahPriestOfficial/posts/436052066462856|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216004801/http://www.facebook.com/KillahPriestOfficial/posts/436052066462856|url-status=dead|title=Psychic World of...|website=[[Facebook]]|archive-date=2013-02-16|access-date=2013-01-18}}</ref> On March 11, 2013 Priest was hosting the Digital Dynasty 24,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ballerstatus.com/2013/03/11/download-digital-dynasty-24-hosted-killah-priest-mixtape/ |title=Download: Digital Dynasty 24 (Hosted By Killah Priest) (Mixtape) |website=BallerStatus.com |date=2013-03-11}}</ref> after already hosting Digital Dynasty 15.5.

Killah Priest has mentioned a number of projects he's been working on, including ''The Untold Story of Walter Reed Pt. 2'', ''Castle Hop'' (both produced by DJ Woool), ''Natural Born Killers'' with [[Ghostface Killah]] and ''Planet of the Gods'' (produced by Dutch producer team Godz Wrath, who worked with Priest several times already).  In April 2014, he said he had postponed ''The Untold Story of Walter Reed Pt. 2'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ballerstatus.com/2014/04/07/killah-priest-postpones-untold-story-walter-reed-2/ |title=Killah Priest Postpones "The Untold Story Of Walter Reed 2" |website=BallerStatus.com |date=2014-04-07}}</ref> and was finishing up ''Planet of the Gods'', which was released on June 4, 2015.<ref name="itunes.apple.com">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/planet-of-the-gods/992286365|title=Planet of the Gods by Killah Priest|website=Music.apple.com|date=4 June 2015}}</ref> He also appeared on four tracks on the critically acclaimed album, For The Future Of Hip-Hop featuring Killah Priest, Pugs Atomz and Awdazcate, produced by Bryan Ford and released May 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/for-the-future-of-hip-hop/1104511154|title=For the Future of Hip-Hop by Bryan Ford|website=Music.apple.com|date=6 May 2016|access-date=2019-12-13}}</ref> On February 27, 2017, exactly 8 years after the first part, he released The Untold Story of Walter Reed Pt. 2.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ballerstatus.com/2017/02/27/killah-priest-drops-long-awaited-untold-story-walter-reed-2-download/|title=Killah Priest Drops Long-Awaited "The Untold Story Of Walter Reed 2"|website=Ballerstatus.com|date=February 27, 2017}}</ref>


===Podcasting===

In 2021 Priest launched his podcast on his official YouTube Channel discussing such topics in depth as [[Islam]], [[Judaism]], [[Ifá]], [[Quimbanda]], [[Astrotheology]], [[Transhumanism]], [[Cymatics]], the [[Kabbalah]], [[Sacred Geometry]], [[Herbal Medicine]] and more . As well as interviewing a variety of guest . Some which have included [[Chris Taylor (music producer)|Chris Taylor]], [[9th Prince]], [[Shyheim]], Dr. Har Hari Khalsa, Jordan Maxwell,[[Sophia Stewart]], [[John Newsom]], [[David Icke]], Santos Bonacci, [[Scarub]], [[Zab Judah]], [[Flea (musician)]], [[Ras Kass]], [[Lord Jamar]] and many more.