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| View from Masada | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 9, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999–2000 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Label | MCA[1] | |||
| Producers | Just Blaze, Arabian Knight, Daddy Rose, LZA, Wiz, Buddah & Shamello | |||
| Killah Priest chronology | ||||
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View from Masada is the second studio album by the rapper Killah Priest, released in 2000.[2][3] 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.[4]
Production
[edit]Despite his affiliation with the Wu-Tang Clan, none of its members appear on the album.[5] View from Masada was produced principally by Wiz and Just Blaze.[6]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [7] |
| Robert Christgau |  [8] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [9] |
| NME | 5/10[10] |
| The San Diego Union-Tribune | [11] |
| The Source | [12] |
| USA Today | [13] |
Exclaim! wrote: "Now trying to mesh his spiritual allusions with party-rocking lyrics, Killah Priest predictably fails to do either very well."[5] The Hartford Courant deemed the album "an eclectic reflection of the everyday battle between heaven and hell."[14] 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."[15]
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 |
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"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.
- ↑ "Killah Priest | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ↑ Kulkarni, Neil (June 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.
- 1 2 "Killah Priest View From Masada". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ↑ "WU'S KILLAH PRIEST TALKS SOLO LP, FOUR HORSEMEN". MTV News. Archived from the original on August 31, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
- ↑ "View From Masada - Killah Priest | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ↑ "Robert Christgau: CG: Killah Priest". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 821. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ "View From Masada". NME. September 12, 2005.
- ↑ Nero, Mark (June 1, 2000). "ALBUM REVIEWS - SHORT TAKES". The San Diego Union-Tribune. ENTERTAINMENT. p. 19.
- ↑ Davis, André LeRoy "A.L. Dre" (June 2000). "Killah Priest – View From Masada". Record Report. The Source. No. 129. New York. pp. 220, 222.
- ↑ Jones, Steve (May 9, 2000). "Cypress Hill and Killah Priest, all fired up". USA Today. p. 7D. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
- ↑ Comer, Andrea (May 18, 2000). "CD REVIEWS". Hartford Courant. Calendar. p. 6.
- ↑ Convey, Kevin R. (June 11, 2000). "DISCS". Boston Herald. Arts & Lifestyle. p. 59.
