View from Masada
| View from Masada | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | May 9, 2000 |
| Recorded | 1999–2000 |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Label | MCA [1] |
| Producer | Just Blaze, Arabian Knight, Daddy Rose, LZA, Wiz, Buddah & Shamello |
| Killah Priest chronology | |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| 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
[edit ]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
[edit ]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
[edit ]| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | LZA | 2:08 |
| 2. | "View from Masada" | Just Blaze | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Hard Times" | Just Blaze | 4:18 |
| 4. | "Maccabean Revolt (Interlude)" (featuring Goldie Mack) | Daddy Rose | 1:21 |
| 5. | "Maccabean Revolt" (featuring Maccabeez) | Daddy Rose | 3:53 |
| 6. | "Gotta Eat" | Just Blaze | 4:54 |
| 7. | "What Part of the Game?" (featuring Ras Kass) | Curt Gowdy | 4:18 |
| 8. | "I'm Wit That" | Buddah and Shamello | 3:22 |
| 9. | "Bop Your Head (Priesthood)" (featuring Canibus) | Q-Base | 3:58 |
| 10. | "Rap Legend" | Wiz | 3:38 |
| 11. | "Places I've Been" | Wiz | 3:46 |
| 12. | "When Will We Learn?" | Wiz | 4:17 |
| 13. | "Food for Thought (Interlude)" (featuring Daddy Rose) | LZA | 1:36 |
| 14. | "Live By the Gun" (featuring Kavalier and Black Rose Kartel) | Daddy Rose | 3:37 |
| 15. | "If I Die" (featuring Salla`udiin Rose) | Daddy Rose | 4:03 |
| 16. | "Outro" | LZA | 1:54 |
Album singles
[edit ]| Single information |
|---|
"Whut Part of the Game?" (featuring Ras Kass)
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"I'm Wit That"
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References
[edit ]- ^ "Sounding Off". Ebony. Johnson Publishing Company. July 27, 2000 – via Google Books.
- ^ "View From Masada - Killah Priest | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Killah Priest". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 821.
- ^ "View From Masada". September 12, 2005.
- ^ Nero, Mark (June 1, 2000). "ALBUM REVIEWS - SHORT TAKES". The San Diego Union-Tribune. ENTERTAINMENT. p. 19.
- ^ Jones, Steve (9 May 2000). "Cypress Hill and Killah Priest, all fired up". USA Today. p. 7D.
- ^ "Killah Priest | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Kulkarni, Neil (Jun 20, 2000). "View from Masada". Melody Maker. 77 (24): 62.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2001). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums, 1955-2001. Record Research. p. 454.
- ^ a b "Killah Priest View From Masada". Exclaim!. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "WU'S KILLAH PRIEST TALKS SOLO LP, FOUR HORSEMEN". MTV News. Archived from the original on August 31, 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ Comer, Andrea (18 May 2000). "CD REVIEWS". Hartford Courant. Calendar. p. 6.
- ^ Convey, Kevin R. (June 11, 2000). "DISCS". Boston Herald. Arts & Lifestyle. p. 59.