Mixtape Of The Month: Killah Priest - The Untold Story Of Walter Reed

Although he's known primarily for being a member of Sunz Of Man and one of the better Wu affiliates overall by the masses, I grew up bumpin' Killah Priest for his undeniable skills as a solo emcee. His razor sharp knowledge of history was what consistently drew me back to his albums and his non-stop work ethic made his music something that was readily accessible. For a cat like me, who made a habit of checkin for his stuff it didn't take long to understand that this guy was easily one of the most intelligent and well-informed rappers out there who commanded the mic in a special way. Priest was always releasing a new solo album, doing a guest spot or dropping a mixtape with his Black Market crew, thus I became very familiar with his musical stylings and views on the world. It was through his early (and best) LP's like "Heavy Mental", "View From Masada" and "Priesthood" that I would quietly join the hoards of fans that already knew he was one of the nicest ever. His extraordinary knack for illuminating the real truths and lies of both the past and present are indeed the main fuel for a career that continues to move forward into the twenty tens.

Now with his solo career in full swing and a modest, yet rabid fan base, Priest, who now also goes by the moniker of Walter Reed (his government name), has once again stepped out on the scene and delivered a magnificent and thought provoking new project for his fans. Oh yeah and it's free on his website people....

"The Untold Story Of Walter Reed" is a more than admirable gift for all the real Priest heads. This joint will send you back to his early glory days...I mean I'm flabbergasted at how dope this is. Giving you his usual lethal dose of engaging and introspective social commentary as well as just some straight up raw, you never knew that shit type of stuff, Priest is sure to generate some good underground buzz with this offering....Although labeled a "mixtape" this rides like an album, complete with insanely good production and excellently crafted songs that pull in your attention like gravitational force....I had to come back after bumping it and give it the official Purehip-hop blog Mixtape Of The Month Honor...I'm amazed at how unselfish and dedicated Priest is being by releasing this free of charge for his fans to OD off of.....I've already been by Priest's Web page and peeped some comments about this and some of his biggest fans are throwing around phrases like "best release ever" and "classic" like hot potatoes....Do yourself a favor and grab this, it's definitely a 4 1/2 outta 5 effort. Songs to Check for are "Never Existed", "Gabriel’s Palace The Dybbuk", "The Perfect Emcee", "Recognize" and "Sanskrit".


you can download and hear the whole tape here: http://www.killahpriest.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=86&Itemid=98

-BIG D O




1. The Intro
2. The Covenant
3. The Killer
4. The Perfect MC
5. Growing pains (ghetto)
6. Gabriel’s palace the dybbuk
7. Never Existed
8. ME
9. G/Ciples feat. G/Ciples
10. My World
11. Sanskrit
12. Among Gangsters
13. Just some shit off the top
14. Numbers
15. Recognize
16. Live (for the moment)
17. Starkim freestyle feat. Starkim
18. Killah Man
19. 840 Babylon
20. Taking it back
21. Slaughter House freestyle

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