Killah Priest

Killah Priest is a tangential associate of The Wu-tang Clan. The Brooklyn native made his first recorded appearances on records by such Wu side projects and solo albums as The Gravediggaz, Ol' Dirty Bastard's Return To The 36 Chambers, and, most importantly, Genius/gza's seminal Liquid Swords. His contributions became legendary and paved the way for the release of his acclaimed debut album, Heavy Mental, in the spring of 1998.



Born in Brooklyn and raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant and Brownsville, Killah Priest became infatuated with hip-hop as a child, listening to old-school and new school acts like Eric B. & Rakim alike. He also was influenced by local rappers like Genius and Onyx's Suave, who would often play local parties. Killah Priest began working on his rhyming and eventually earned a considerable reputation in Brooklyn, but instead of pursuing his musical career further, he took a sabbatical in order to educate himself, primarily about religion and history.

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