Killah Priest

You seem up on Priest's catalog. Post a list of his mistakes and unofficial albums for me, if you don't mind. A little synopsis or rating for each would be helpful, too.

Thanks

Top 5 rapper of all time to me, dude gets mad slept on. Criminally as a matter of fact.

I'll do chronological order somewhat, from what I remember, but I will likely skip around.


Heavy Mental - 5/5 no explanation needed, his most "Wu" sounding album, and probably his best.

View From Masada, Priesthood, Black August, Black August Revisited - 3-4 stars for each, depending on your tastes. Save these for last, or if you've heard the others already come back to them. KP says Black August killed his career due to label BS, he coulda been a star but they wouldn't let him do his thing.

Some side work - You can find Macabeez mixtapes out there, which is him, Hell Razah and Timbo King. Dope shit, but very mixtape-ish. I.e. short songs, skits, poor sound quality, etc. If you don't mind that you can find some lyrical gems in there.

Black Market Militia - INSANE album. Hell Razah, KP, Timbo King and Tragedy Khadafi. If that doesn't sell you I don't know what will. I have it at 4.5/5 due to some weak beats, but god damn if this album isn't 4 dudes tearing up the mic.

Sunz of Man - Prod. Sun, 60 Second, Shabazz, Hell Razah and KP. A few mixtapes floating out there, and they have a couple of unreleased albums, The First Testament and Nothing New under the Sun. Both can be found for DL and are around 3.5 or so. The Last Shall Be First is ESSENTIAL. Not much KP cuz he was doin' Heavy Mental, but this is a great album. 4.5-5 stars, production is done by RZA & 4th & True Master with a couple other cameos. Saviorz Day is their only other official album, it's aight weak production 3.5 stars.

Almighty - O.R.I.G.I.N.A.L. S.I.N. - If you haven't heard this, you need to. Great production, group consisting of M-80 (faggot), Son One, KP, C-rayz Walz, Bronze Nazareth and 5-star. Five star album without a doubt, great great album.

Beautiful Minds w/ Chief Kamachi - I love both rappers, and this is a short but dope tape. 4.5 stars, the second half is a little weaker but still good.

The HRSMN - KP, Canibus, Ras, & Kurupt. They have an unofficial poor sound quality release out, but these 4 together is a dream. 4 stars for weak beats and sound issues, but it's only 9 tracks if I recall right. Ras Kass confirmed via Twitter these dudes are getting together for an official album, but I dunno if that will happen.

Some recent mixtapes includes a Prelude to the Offering, Exorcism, I Killed the Devil Last Night, The Eternal Thought of Killah Priest, and some others. Def. get Eternal Thought, it's a mellow ass tape, great KP. I love listening to it and chillin', 4.5 effort. The others are hit and miss, come to them absolutely last if you need a KP fix.

Then we have his last 4 LPs:

The Offering - 5 stars. Great features from Nas, Immortal Technique, HRSMN and many more. First time in a long time production has been worthy of his rhymes.

Behind the Stained Glass Theory - 4.5 stars, but I love KP. A lot of people don't like the production on this album, and it is lesser quality than Offering but I like it. KP is very cerebral and spaced out on this album.

Elizabeth - Only die-hard fans such as myself like it, and it's more like a mixtape. 3.5

3 Day Theory - 4.5 stars, great beats, and some re-worked songs from Eternal Thought (some exactly the same). Best album since Offering objectively and to the outsider.


Okay, that's a lot. I probably forgot some, but there is a good start. Hit me up if you have any more questions.

Thanks man, that's helpful.

I've heard 7 albums from that list. Not a single fail, or even remotely close. Beautiful Minds, HRSMN, and Black Market Militia will be next.

If you liked writing all that out, you could do the same thing for Kamachi's catalog. His sidework seems a little all over the place, too. Don't sweat it, though, if it's a pain in the ass. I'm sure I can figure it out with a little effort.

Kamachi is not very good IMO.

He was weak on Ritual Of Battle and that's enough to make me not want to check any album by him (including solos and ish)

Shaun wrote:

Kamachi is not very good IMO.

He was weak on Ritual Of Battle and that's enough to make me not want to check any album by him (including solos and ish)

Kamachi is the best member of AOTP by 80,000,000 football fields

Apathy

Shaun wrote:

Kamachi is not very good IMO.

He was weak on Ritual Of Battle and that's enough to make me not want to check any album by him (including solos and ish)

We're no longer BFFs.

Well, I don't agree that Kamachi is the best lyricist in AOTP. Not even close, actually. I do think Concrete Gospel is a great album, though. And I'm pretty sure he's released albums with a couple other collectives.

Kid Joe wrote:

Well, I don't agree that Kamachi is the best lyricist in AOTP. Not even close, actually. I do think Concrete Gospel is a great album, though. And I'm pretty sure he's released albums with a couple other collectives.

Kamachi-Cult Status 4.5

Kamachi-Concrete Gospel-3.75

JuJu Mobb-Black Candles-4.5

Kamachi-Clock Of Destiny-4.25

Kamachi-Before The Cult (ep of unreleased stuff)-3

There's a mixtape I checked out and I can't remember then name, but it was pretty dope but a lot of the material was on Before The Cult too.

Alright, I was really drunk when I said that. Kamachi wasn't too good on ROB, but he tore BM apart. Haven't heard anything else.

"View From Masada, Priesthood, Black August, Black August Revisited - 3-4 stars for each, depending on your tastes. Save these for last, or if you've heard the others already come back to them. KP says Black August killed his career due to label BS, he coulda been a star but they wouldn't let him do his thing"

All are dope except Priesthood. Hater.

Shaun wrote:

Alright, I was really drunk when I said that. Kamachi wasn't too good on ROB, but he tore BM apart. Haven't heard anything else.

BM? You mean TP?

And, that is the most ironic initialization of words...ever.

No, he meant Beautiful Minds.

Well, he's heard Torture Papers, so I don't understand why he's saying he hasn't heard anything else...

Kamachi >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Apathy

Slang Editorial wrote:

Kamachi >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Apathy

I don't understand how anybody could reasonably think so.

I concur wholeheartedly with Slang.

I like Kamachi more too.

Kid Joe wrote:

Slang Editorial wrote:

Kamachi >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Apathy

I don't understand how anybody could reasonably think so.

well he sounds cooler for one and to me has better lyrics, flow, voice, etc...

smh. I forgot Torture Papers. Shut up.

And, Kamachi is not better than Ap, Celph, or Reef. I like Planetary more, too.

LOL @ Planetary being better. Just shut the fuck up right here and now. LOL!

No, you shut the fuck up. Please quote where I said that Planetary is better? Bitttttttttttttttttch

LOL!

Kamachi's verse on the Deerhunter alone is >>> Apathy

Celph is close to Kamach though

then probably Reef, Apathy, and Vinnie when hes on

Do you know anything about Apathy's solo shit? His verse on Gorillas rules the entire Torture Papers.

Eastern Philosophy is dope, havent heard any other solo from him, and yes the verse on Gorillas is sick. He's still not fucking with Kamachi as an MC to me.

I'm not really trying to change your mind. Kamachi is dope, I like Ap better.

If you liked Eastern Philosophy you should check out Aoathy's back catalog of mixtapes and the Demigodz album.Again, I'm not saying it will convert you, I just think those are excellent recordings and you'd appreciate.

Apathy is BOOOORING

Hey Slang put me up on Kamachi man....I'm interested in hearing more!

Concrete Gospel Powell. Then Beautiful Minds if you haven't already. Go from there...

thanks man...I'll order both of those this week

smh. You just heard about this dude, and you're gonna get his ish. Yet you haven't gotten a Statik Selektah album yet

i dont know steve, i think Cult Status is better than Concrete Gospel...Powell get Cult Status then Concrete Gospel

Steve, I deleted your new topic and brought this one in. I hope that's alright :*

I would edit the title for easy reference.

Will do. I was thinking of doing that, but I forgot lol

Shaun wrote:

Kamachi is not very good IMO.

He was weak on Ritual Of Battle and that's enough to make me not want to check any album by him (including solos and ish)

As a solo artist Kamachi is weak as hell, I couldn't just listen t him all by himself. Hes better with other people. His flow is just lackluster

People will hate on Apathy cause hes White. Hes one of my favorite rappers out now. Hes mad diversityle with the ability to do hooks,write complete songs, and battle rhymes. Hes a rapper thats hard not to like. Dude never spit a wack verse. He has a distinct voice.

Eastern Philosophy-5
Its the bootleg Muthaucka-4
Hellz Lost N Found-5 (my favorite)
Wanna Snuggle--4

Dang! Trotter wrote:

People will hate on Apathy cause hes White. Hes one of my favorite rappers out now. Hes mad diversityle with the ability to do hooks,write complete songs, and battle rhymes. Hes a rapper thats hard not to like. Dude never spit a wack verse. He has a distinct voice.

Eastern Philosophy-5
Its the bootleg Muthaucka-4
Hellz Lost N Found-5 (my favorite)
Wanna Snuggle--4

You should get Baptism By Fire then. I think that shit's dope too.