View from Masada

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View from Masada
Studio album by
Killah Priest
ReleasedMay 9, 2000
Recorded1999–2000
GenreHip hop
LabelMCA[1]
ProducerJust Blaze, Arabian Knight, Daddy Rose, LZA, Wiz, Buddah & Shamello
Killah Priest chronology
Heavy Mental
(1998)		 View from Masada
(2000)		 Priesthood
(2001)

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

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarHalf star[7]
Robert Christgau(dud)[8]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar[9]
NME5/10[10]
The San Diego Union-TribuneStarStarHalf star[11]
The SourceStarStarStar[12]
USA TodayStarStarStar[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

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro"LZA2:08
2."View from Masada"Just Blaze4:07
3."Hard Times"Just Blaze4:18
4."Maccabean Revolt (Interlude)" (featuring Goldie Mack)Daddy Rose1:21
5."Maccabean Revolt" (featuring Maccabeez)Daddy Rose3:53
6."Gotta Eat"Just Blaze4:54
7."What Part of the Game?" (featuring Ras Kass)Curt Gowdy4:18
8."I'm Wit That"Buddah and Shamello3:22
9."Bop Your Head (Priesthood)" (featuring Canibus)Q-Base3:58
10."Rap Legend"Wiz3:38
11."Places I've Been"Wiz3:46
12."When Will We Learn?"Wiz4:17
13."Food for Thought (Interlude)" (featuring Daddy Rose)LZA1:36
14."Live By the Gun" (featuring Kavalier and Black Rose Kartel)Daddy Rose3:37
15."If I Die" (featuring Salla`udiin Rose)Daddy Rose4:03
16."Outro"LZA1:54

Album singles

Single information
"Whut Part of the Game?" (featuring Ras Kass)
  • Released: 2000
  • B-Side: -
"I'm Wit That"
  • Released: 2000
  • B-Side: "Gotta Eat"

References

  1. "Sounding Off". Ebony. Johnson Publishing Company. July 27, 2000 – via Google Books.
  2. "Killah Priest | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. Kulkarni, Neil (June 20, 2000). "View from Masada". Melody Maker. 77 (24): 62.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2001). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums, 1955-2001. Record Research. p. 454.
  5. "Killah Priest View From Masada". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  6. "WU'S KILLAH PRIEST TALKS SOLO LP, FOUR HORSEMEN". MTV News. Archived from the original on August 31, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  7. "View From Masada - Killah Priest | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  8. "Robert Christgau: CG: Killah Priest". www.robertchristgau.com.
  9. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 821. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4 – via Internet Archive.
  10. "View From Masada". NME. September 12, 2005.
  11. Nero, Mark (June 1, 2000). "ALBUM REVIEWS - SHORT TAKES". The San Diego Union-Tribune. ENTERTAINMENT. p. 19.
  12. Davis, André LeRoy "A.L. Dre" (June 2000). "Killah Priest – View From Masada". Record Report. The Source. No. 129. New York. pp. 220, 222.
  13. 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.
  14. Comer, Andrea (May 18, 2000). "CD REVIEWS". Hartford Courant. Calendar. p. 6.
  15. Convey, Kevin R. (June 11, 2000). "DISCS". Boston Herald. Arts & Lifestyle. p. 59.