With his 1998 debut, Heavy Mental, Killah Priest dropped so much knowledge that it literally seemed as if this metaphysical brother from the planet of Brooklyn was on another mental plan. Yet, even though his spacy production and spiritually enlightening wordplay went over the heads of many, at the very least it made for an interesting listening session. After a two-year hiatus the street preacher re-emerges, but in a distinctly less profound fashion, as his sophomore effort, View From Masada is neither a natural nor cohesive progression. While KP's narrative abilities are evident on the title track, his frequent and disorienting shifts between scholar ("Hard Times") and thug ("Gotta Eat") are ripe with contrast and hard to swallow. If Masada proves anything, it simply reiterates just how prevalent commercialism has become in the hip-hop culture, as no one is safe from its lure -- not even a Priest. (AllMusic/Review)
Album fallido de el sacerdote asesino despues de su gran primer album debut. Alejarse de la producion de la familia wu fue completamente una mala idea porque lo que falla y hace aburrido este album es justamente la produción mas que la lirica. El lp esta producido por gente desconocida y que finalmente no hizo carrera en el juego del hip hop a excepcion de Just Blaze. Sin duda lo mejor del LP es la cancion que factura Ras Kass que sirvio de gancho para la venta del LP.
TRACKLIST
Intro 2:08
View From Masada 4:07
Hard Times 4:18
Maccabean Revolt (Interlude) 1:21
Maccabean Revolt 3:53
Gotta Eat 4:54
Whut Part Of The Game? 4:18
Bop Your Head 3:58
Rap Legend 3:38
Places I've Been 3:46
When Will We Learn 4:17
Food For Thought (Interlude) 1:36
Live By The Gun 3:37
If I Die 4:03
Outro 1:54
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