Killah Priest and Chief Kamachi - Beautiful Minds

When authentic heads get together and talk about their favorite hardcore and socially aware Hip-Hop artist's, the names Chief Kamachi and Killah Priest usually would be a couple of no brainer's to include. Kamachi is one of the most highly touted members of The Army Of Pharoah's and Priest has for a long time been a very notable Wu-Tang affiliate. Both have released plenty of albums that have garnered huge critical acclaim and done pretty well for independent releases. Fresh off releasing "Behind The Stained Glass" and Kamachi's "The ritual Of Battle", these two special emcee's are poised for more underground success. In order to attain this ever so coveted success, they've decided to join forces and release their highly anticipated "Beautiful Minds" project on Good Hands records.

Combining their powerful, poetry infused lyricism and a combined 30+ years in the game, Priest and Kamachi aren't newcomers to making worthy releases. Both men boast resume's that display a huge commitment to making Hip-Hop that wholly and fully represents the underground culture in all it's outside-the-box thinking, truth exsposing and unapologetic grander. To those that have never experienced either one of these guys rhyming, smarten up. There's only a handful of emcee's out there that still put it all together the way they do.

Putting their collective ears in the proverbial pot, Kamachi and Priest collaborate well on "Beautiful Minds", trading precise and searing verse for precise and searing verse. The lyrical showmanship is on full display for this outing and tracks like "Reflections", "Blessing" and "Don't Waste Your Lungs" prove that Priest and Kamachi are tailor made to rhyme side by side with one another and that this project was ingenious. Their chemistry is quite complimentary and the whole album is a true collaboration as it only contains one guest feature in Fresno, CA rhyme veteran Planet Asia. No complaining from me on his inclusion at all. "Beautiful Minds" is a grasping project that takes you into a lyrical tour de force and never lets up.

The production on here is very, very impressive as well. Priest and Kamachi combine their connections to enlist beatmekers like Tekneek (Kurupt, Tha Dogg Pound), E. Dan (Reef The Lost Cauze, Kamachi, Wiz Khalifa), C Sik (Dilated Peoples, Strong Arm Steady), Dev Rocka, and Diamond Legit amongest others. Many of the names, while worked, will most likely still be new to most, but that's a surprising twist that works out well for the duo. The production is outstanding and diverse. Rich in drums and provocative sampling, the beats create a unique sound scape that is exactly what you wanna hear in a underground release like this.

At the end of the day the only major misgiving that this album has is it's entirely too short and only contains 12 tracks. I much rather would have waited longer for this and gotten at least 16 to 18 joints, but hey, at least we're getting something. Something that is gonna be in your rotation pretty heavy if your a fan of dense lyricism.

-BIG D O




01 beautiful minds 02:56
02 all hail 03:54
03 closest 03:28
04 reflections 02:58
05 illest feat. planet asia and dj rhettmatic 04:26
06 most high 03:54
07 time out revisited 01:28
08 don’t waste your lungs 02:49
09 all been buried 04:07
10 blessing 03:00
11 see clearly 04:55
12 scrolls feat. dj rhettmatic 03:07

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