Killah Priest|Behind The Stained Glass (by King Jerm)
May 20, 2008 by nappyafro.com Staff
After he became a Wu-Tang affiliate, Killah Priest has had his own cult following. Since his debut Heavy Mental back in 1998, Killah Priest has been making music for his fans without compromising his style. That might be the reason why he isn’t as well known as fellow Wu affiliates. However, Killah Priest has another studio album titled Behind the Stained Glass; a follow up to last year’s The Offering.
I Believe
Killah comes out pretty hard on the first track, the production is nice, and the hook is on the sick side. GOOD START!
4 Tomorrow
Killah gets spiritual on this one, so deep that some won’t know what he’s talking about. The beat is nice, he’s coming with the flow, but what is he talking about? He explains at the end, but why couldn’t he say that in the song.
A Crying Heart
The production continues to be good on the album, and once again Killah is spitting, but what is he talking about? He is saying so much, that he isn’t saying anything!
Hood Nursery
He sounds like Cam’ron on this one. It seems like he dumbed it down on this one, and finally this song made sense to me. I can’t front, I like this one. He letting cats know that you getting to old to play in these streets.
Redemption
Featuring Jeni Fujita
He has a very spiritual vibe on this joint. The beat isn’t as good as the others, but that dog will hunt! The song is okay, I just can’t get into his style that well.
Profits of Man
Featuring 60 Second Assassin
The production on this song was boring and so were the rhymes. Nothing good to report here. SKIP!
The World
He bounces back with a good beat on this one, and once again he dumbs it down and the song is understandable. He has a lot of biblical references on the song. The song is nice. HOT!
Vintage (Things We Share)
Killah is all over the map on this one, it’s kind of confusing. He had a decent beat; he just didn’t deliver on the track. SKIP!
Looking Glass
Featuring Allah Sun
This is what they call “kicking knowledge”, but I call it RAMBLING! I like the hook, but his lyrics are too much. The song has little to no cohesion.
I Am
The hook on the song is nice, the beat is straight, but KP’s lyrics are all over the place. WHAT IS HE TALKING ABOUT?
The Beloved (The Messenger)
The production on the song is simple, but good. It’s getting hard to decipher what he saying, so I’m relying on the production.
Jeshurun
Featuring Victorious
The piano keys in the back are a gift and a curse. Sounds like a bad loop job. KP and Victorious put together some decent bars on the song.
God’s Time
The track sounds like something on video game, and once again KP makes it hard for the common man to understand him. SKIP!
Born 2 Die
Featuring Victorious
The beat sounds good in this one, but the piano is back! Victorious shines on KP on the track. I swear to you, it sounds like he is rapping another language on the song!
O Emmanuel
Featuring Jeni Fujita
This song is HORRIBLE!
The End is Coming (Bonus Track)
SKIP! SKIP! SKIP!
Bottom Line:
This album is going to make it hard for Killah Priest to win over new fans. His music is hard to understand to the average fan and he is not interesting at all. He uses the same monotone voice every time and it gets tiring. I don’t see this album getting good responses from the masses, which I don’t think this album was aimed. His hardcore fans might love it, but the regular Joe might want to avoid this. The production on the album was simple, but good at times. The album’s feel was very spiritual, but the lyrics are difficult to decipher.
nappyPicks: “Hood Nursery” & “The World”
Download: Killah Priest - “Hood Nursery”
Boooooorinnnnggg!!!!
Okay, this site just sold out…
Seriously, Killah Priest is one of those few real lyricists still out there. His lyrics are much more complicated than for the average hip-hop user.
The reviews on this site suck anyways, they spend about 10 minutes on the reviews.
Ha, ha! With a name like “Heavy Metal Rules!”, I’m sure you don’t know what the hell you talking about.
LOL @ the reviewer. You fucking asshole, Killah Priest is the best one out there today. He’s after Rakim the most consistent rapper of all time. But I’m sure you don’t have an idea who Rakim is, or if you had, you wouldn’t understand his ‘knowledge’. Fucking retard. What is your IQ? 55 or something so you couldn’t understand. I’m fucking 15 years old and I understand every song of it, and I flip on it every time I hear it. Bitch. This is a five star album. Go listen to 50 Cent and Ja Rule you fucking standshit.
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This site has disturbed me now.
How long was this review written, 15 minutes?
I hope all yall went out and bought it! What is he talking about? Honestly? Ya’ll really think that this shit is HOT! GTFOH!
…I don’t see this album getting good responses from the masses, which I don’t think this album was aimed.
OF COURSE NOT. THANK GOD IT ISNT.
Killah Priest is the best one out there today? Ha, take your 15 year old ass to sleep.
@ Shizzah…I was 15 when you was born youngin! You were 5 when then KP dropped his first album. How can you question my fanhood? EXCELLENCE!! (like Jada)
Hood Nursery
”He sounds like Cam’ron on this one. It seems like he dumbed it down on this one, and finally this song made sense to me. I can’t front, I like this one. He letting cats know that you getting to old to play in these streets.”
You honestly didn’t see the irony in this statement?
You realize this is definitive proof on your inability to appreciate Hip-Hop, and therefore definitive prrof that you are unfit to review any album as such?
Wait………..you must have been joking right?
It’s a lot of bullshit hatin goin on. I have given you all the open invite to do a review by emailing me. Only one person has taken the challenge. Putting Killah Priest up there with Rakim is some stan type bullshit, real talk. Killah is NOT revolutionizing rap like Rakim did. This muthafucka isn’t changing the game at all.
Heavy Metal Rules, again, I invite yo ass to review SOMETHING and send it in. Our review(s) sucks, but you keep coming back? Makes all the sense in the world.
Your review sucked donkey balls. Youse not ready for real hip-hop, better stick to the crunk junk you are used to hear. You didnt even understand half of the tracks in the album, shame such a shame. You concentrated too much on the beats, the beats are not the high point in this album, get that into yo head.
If that is the case, I guess I’m handing my resignation in now!
lyrically on point but this shit is boring. and btw, killah priest, how can you say somethings a classic album if it has shit beats?
however, definitely NOT a one star album…. this is the same nigga that gave flo ridas and huey’s bullshit album 3 stars. how can you possibly justify that?
king jerm i enjoyed your review. i am a killah priest fan and i don’t feel him unless he is in a wu track. seriously ya’ll, this album is not even worth a full star. killah needs to step his game up and give us lyrics that we can comprehend instead of rhymes that can only be deciphered by his small fan base.
King Jerm; you’re no King I’ll tell you that. I’d pray for you but you’re lost beyond reach. I stoped reading when you thought there was more than one MC on Profits of Man.
wow @ one star
fuck do you listen to?
EVERYTHING
Dude this album isnt good. I hope everybody in this room buy this dude album since people are so pissed. I hope it’ll be platnium tomorrow morning as soon as Best Buys, and Circuit city open up. The only album he had that was decent was Heavy Mental, even that album wasn’t all that but it had some songs on it. Dude can rap but he is kinda boring, the Wu was the only people I really liked out of the whole fam. R.I.P. Dirt Dog
Priest havent changed the game at all. Hes not a Ghostface, nor a Nas, not a Pac, not UGK, not Outkast, or none of that. Im not down talking dude because he can rap but he just don’t make good albums, thats the main thing.
Stop hating on the nappy crew
I don’t think it’s fair that this review got 1 star honestly. I mean, just because one doesn’t understand something doesn’t mean to toss it aside and not care. One star is reserved for bad beats, bad flow, bad content, everything bad overall. I mean, you complimented a few of the beats here, so honestly it should at least get higher than it did. He’s not for the mainstream masses at all, obviously, but for the fans of Wu and dark, spiritual joints, it pleases them. He’s not comparable to Rakim, but he isn’t as bad as the review made it out to be. Not to knock your review or anything Jerm, but it’s just my opinion, nothing more than that.
I can respect your opinion @ Style. We can agree to disagree. That is what I love about Hip-Hop!
Yeah, no disrespect intended whatsoever, people having their opinions makes the world so much more diverse and vibrant, so honestly it’s cool, each to their own. He does say pretty unworldly things though honestly, especially if you peep the track “The Color of Murder”, he talks about secrets that only the esoteric know and whatnot.
Anyways, I was interesting in writing reviews, do you have any information on that as far as that goes?
send us an email @ nappyafromail@gmail.com and we can chat!
eh i want to write some reviews to man, i got a good feel for rap and shit man.
seriously is KP that garbage?
Priest may not be Rakim, and he doesn’t try to be either, but he does make good albums. Heavy Mental, Priesthood and The Offering were classic albums. View from the Massida and Black August were good too. I remember when hip-hop was about break down ones lyrics and find jews. Now everyone just want to be feed baby food. ” I can’t understand it. It’s too deep. ” What is going on? Has hip-hop gotten that stupid. As for this album, it wasn’t the classic that the Offering was. (and album that he work on for 3 years) BUt it was good. It was deep and very biblical. I would have gave it 4. If you can’t understand the lyrics, then maybe someone else should had reviewed the album. And for shut up twinkie how can you be a Killah Priest fan when he hasn’t been down with the Wu since the Heavy Mental times in the late 90s?
eh i should check this out, it may not be my style but i should give it a listen first
well i listened….and so far its pretty damn good! better than that awful 8 diagrams, or some shit like that, i swear i listened to like 5 songs on it and it wasnt good in my opinion. i musta listened to all the shit songs on it. o well i usualy give songs more than 1 try. i gotta get the album now.
how can you not understand whut he sayin? iz yuz stup-ed?
No, but maybe he should try to cater to everyone. But Mugen, if you didn’t like the review, you can do your own, send it in, and we’ll post it. TAKE ME UP ON THE OFFER, PLEASE!
To be fair, this isn’t your best review. However, you should listen to different Killah Priest albums, this is his worst yet.
LIKE I SAID, IF ANYONE WANTS TO DO THE REVIEW, WE WILL POST IT!
(I said it louder, so people can hear me.)
Haha… Yall Murderin Jerm Opinion…. What Does It Matter To Anybody Anyway? You Like It Is All That Matters…. If You Feel Like You Gotta Convince Somebody The Album Is Good Or Better Than 1 Star, Write A Damn Revew Like He Keep Tellin Yall!
Hey jermaphobe, I might actually send you a review for it. Tomorrow or the day after.
This album has a theme throughout the album. Half of its best tracks, you said skip. Behind The Stained Glass is an album you need to LISTEN to more than once. Damn, Jerm quit being lazy with your reviews. I gave this a 3.5 / 5
@ fucka
LIKE I SAID, IF ANYONE WANTS TO DO THE REVIEW, WE WILL POST IT!
(I said it louder, so people can hear me.)
What Idiot is critiquing this album? Stupid ass. This is like asking trailer trash slack jawed yokels to critique Leonardo Da Vinci’s work. Fuck this site, I’m out!
All the guys complaining about this review, are you all like, Killah Priest’s cousins or some shit?
The album really grew off me listen after listen. I originally liked the production, but its now really dull and boring, and Killah’s lyrics get way to predictable.
The Offering owns this though.
wow…u r totally wrong on alot of levels. its obvious that you dont understand the direction KP is goin in his life. from heavy mental to behind the stained glass, he is drawing closer to god. this is all about his belief in god. the meaning behind his tracks are powerful. wise up, get sum knowledge, learn about god, then open ur mouth
So I have to be ordained minister to know his music is wack?
I haven’t read throught the reviews but I did read the article, and I can’t say I agree at all… KP is one of the best affiliations Wu has ever made… even if you didn’t like this album, I don’t really see how this deserves a 1 star rating… on the same level as Yung Berg? Really?
Like I said earlier, you need a Wu Dictionary to know what he is talking about. The beats were mediocre and the lyrics were OVER MY HEAD.
Lmao…really KP is WAK listen 2 IMMORTAL TECH
I keep kats SILENCE WITH VERBAL MUTE INPACTS frm KP
Immortal Technique is murdering the game… his two towers track with KRS and Chuck D was sick as hell… but immortal Tech is more of a mixtape rapper and Killah P is an album rapper.
@ King Jerm… I feel you and this album is boring and dull to listen to at times… but think about it like this.
Like SBK said in his “bullshit” rant, albums like Nelly’s or Jeezy’s or T.I.’s are a dime a dozen, but albums like Killah Priests (although they don’t sell well) have a much better chance of standing the course of history.
Look at it like art, at the time Van Gogh was painting, no one really understood his art, and he was labeled as a failure… because he painted diffrerently than other people.
Those same people who all painted the same way are forgotten, and Van Gogh who was then labeled a failure is now labeled as a genius.
It’s the same way with Killah Priest. I’m not calling Killah Priest a genius, but he has symbolism behind his rhymes, it’s not all there on the surface, you have to listen to a song multiple times to uncover a hidden meaning… and ultimately isn’t that the point of hip-hop? I believe the true measure of a good song is if you are willing to repeat it and listen to it again.
I’m not dissing or attacking your review, just stating my opinion.
Killah priest is ILL SICK his lyrically BLESSED…HE SLAMS THE AVERAGE Rappers that POLLUTE HIP HOP immortal tech,killah priest thats HIP HOP THEY ELEVATE THE WEAK