Heavy Mental

Infobox Album | Name = Heavy Mental
Type = Album
Artist = Killah Priest


Released = May 10 1998
Recorded = 1995-1998
Genre = Hip hop
Length = 74:12
Label = Geffen/MCA Records
GEFD-24971
Producer = True Master
Y-Kim
4th Disciple
Killah Priest
The Arabian Knight
John the Baptist
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:2go7gjvr16iv link]
*NME rating-10|8 [http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1026803 link]
*RapReviews.com rating-10|8.5 [http://rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_heavymental.html link]
*Spin rating-10|8 [http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1026803 link]
|Last album =
This album = "Heavy Mental" (1998)
Next album = "View from Masada" (2000)

"Heavy Mental" is the debut album of American emcee Killah Priest, an associate of hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan and a member of the group Sunz of Man. It was released on 10 May 1998, on Geffen Records.

The album is resplendent with references to Judeo-Christian-Islamic mythology and theology, drawing parallels to the condition of Black people in the United States to that of the Jewish people during Exodus. A notable track on the CD is B.I.B.L.E. (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth), which had already appeared on GZA's 1995 "Liquid Swords" album in a slightly different form. Another is the title track, which features Killah Priest rhyming in a style reminiscent of slam poetry and prominently features a didgeridoo. “One Step,” with its refrain of “Your arms too short to box with God,” reached #84 on the "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip Hop singles chart. Priest released the album through Geffen/MCA Records, which already had a relationship with Wu-Tang Clan. The album peaked at 24 on the Billboard top-200 and at 4 in the Top R&B/Hip Hop charts.

Track listing

Album singles