View from Masada
Studio album by
Killah Priest
ReleasedMay 9, 2000
Recorded1999-2000
GenreHip hop
LabelMCA[1]
ProducerJust Blaze, Arabian Knight, Daddy Rose, LZA, Wiz, Buddah & Shamello
Killah Priest chronology
Heavy Mental
(1998) 		View from Masada
(2000) 		Priesthood
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert Christgau(dud)[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
NME[5]
The San Diego Union-Tribune[6]
USA Today[7]

View from Masada is the second studio album by the rapper Killah Priest, released in 2000.[8][9] The Enhanced CD portion contains a video of "What Part of the Game?", with Ras Kass.

The album peaked at No. 73 on the Billboard 200.[10]

Production

Despite his affiliation with the Wu-Tang Clan, none of its members appear on the album.[11] View from Masada was produced principally by Wiz and Just Blaze.[12]

Critical reception

Exclaim! wrote: "Now trying to mesh his spiritual allusions with party-rocking lyrics, Killah Priest predictably fails to do either very well."[11] The Hartford Courant deemed the album "an eclectic reflection of the everyday battle between heaven and hell."[13] The Boston Herald thought that "Priest confuses matters on View From Masada, adopting a part-time gangsta persona that allows him to play both sides of the street in a way that seems cynical, given his previous street-tough idealism."[14]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro"LZA2:08
2."View from Masada"Just Blaze4:07
3."Hard Times"Just Blaze4:18
4."Maccabean Revolt (Interlude)" (featuring Goldie Mack)Daddy Rose1:21
5."Maccabean Revolt" (featuring Maccabeez)Daddy Rose3:53
6."Gotta Eat"Just Blaze4:54
7."What Part of the Game?" (featuring Ras Kass)Curt Gowdy4:18
8."I'm Wit That"Buddah and Shamello3:22
9."Bop Your Head (Priesthood)" (featuring Canibus)Q-Base3:58
10."Rap Legend"Wiz3:38
11."Places I've Been"Wiz3:46
12."When Will We Learn?"Wiz4:17
13."Food for Thought (Interlude)" (featuring Daddy Rose)LZA1:36
14."Live By the Gun" (featuring Kavalier and Black Rose Kartel)Daddy Rose3:37
15."If I Die" (featuring Salla`udiin Rose)Daddy Rose4:03
16."Outro"LZA1:54

Album singles

Single information
"Whut Part of the Game?" (featuring Ras Kass)
  • Released: 2000
  • B-Side: -
"I'm Wit That"
  • Released: 2000
  • B-Side: "Gotta Eat"

References

  1. ^ "Sounding Off". Ebony. Johnson Publishing Company. July 27, 2000 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "View From Masada - Killah Priest | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Killah Priest". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 821.
  5. ^ "View From Masada". September 12, 2005.
  6. ^ Nero, Mark (June 1, 2000). "ALBUM REVIEWS - SHORT TAKES". The San Diego Union-Tribune. ENTERTAINMENT. p. 19.
  7. ^ Jones, Steve (9 May 2000). "Cypress Hill and Killah Priest, all fired up". USA Today. p. 7D.
  8. ^ "Killah Priest | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  9. ^ Kulkarni, Neil (Jun 20, 2000). "View from Masada". Melody Maker. 77 (24): 62.
  10. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2001). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums, 1955-2001. Record Research. p. 454.
  11. ^ a b "Killah Priest View From Masada". Exclaim!. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  12. ^ "WU'S KILLAH PRIEST TALKS SOLO LP, FOUR HORSEMEN". MTV News. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  13. ^ Comer, Andrea (18 May 2000). "CD REVIEWS". Hartford Courant. Calendar. p. 6.
  14. ^ Convey, Kevin R. (June 11, 2000). "DISCS". Boston Herald. Arts & Lifestyle. p. 59.


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