| Heavy Mental | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Killah Priest |
| Cover: | Heavymental.jpg |
| Released: | March 1998 |
| Recorded: | 1997–98, 1995 (B.I.B.L.E.) |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Length: | 74:12 |
| Label: | Geffen/MCA GEFD-24971 |
| Producer: | True Master Y-Kim 4th Disciple Killah Priest The Arabian Knight John the Baptist |
| Next Title: | View from Masada |
| Next Year: | 2000 |
Heavy Mental is the debut studio album by the American rapper Killah Priest, released in March 1998.[1] [2] Killah Priest is an associate of hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan and a member of the group Sunz of Man.[3]
The album contains references to Judeo-Christian-Islamic mythology and theology, drawing parallels to the condition of Black people in the United States to that of the Jewish people during Exodus. A notable track on the CD is "B.I.B.L.E. (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth)", which had appeared on GZA's 1995 Liquid Swords album in a slightly different form. Another is the title track, which features Killah Priest rhyming in a style reminiscent of slam poetry and prominently features a didgeridoo. "One Step", with its refrain of "Your arms too short to box with God", reached No. 84 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop singles chart. The album peaked at No. 24 on the Billboard 200[4] and No. 4 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop charts.
Spin noted that Killah Priest's rapping is "more consistently metaphysical than Ghostface's blunt confessions but still in line with the Wu belief that black soul is more interesting than black violence." Robert Christgau deemed the album "Shaolin mystagogy meets millenarian panic in music for the end time."
Track listing information is taken from the official liner notes.[5]
Notes
Samples
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"Cross My Heart" (featuring GZA and Inspectah Deck)
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"One Step" (featuring Tekitha & Hell Razah)
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"If You Don't Know" (featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard)
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