Heavy Mental by Killah Priest

Pros: Unmatched Masterful Genius Lyricism, Superb Production, Intelligent and Complex Subject Matter, Excellent Guest Appearances

Cons: Two Weaker Filler Tracks, Some Weaker Production Moments

The Bottom Line: Heavy Mental is classic in every sense of the word...

Review: Since the Wu-Tang Clan's onset in hip-hop music in 1993, they have branched off to support other ...

Pros: Introspective, intelligent lyricism mixed with atmospheric production

Cons: Some average production

The Bottom Line: Read On...

Review: Heavy Mental Killah Priest The Year was 1994: Michael Jordan shocked the world with his retirement while Huston Rocket and the Rangers took the championships. New styles have been created and the 80's styles were obsolete. This was a time before ...

Pros: re-defines intelligent Hip Hop, great production, excellent subject matter, just about everything

Cons: trying to find cons is like trying to pierce the iron skin of Leviathan

The Bottom Line: If you have lost your belief in Hip Hop, Heavy Mental will resurrect it.

Review: If I asked you which member of the extended Wu family dropped the best solo album, you would say...well, you'd probably say Gza or Raekwon. Whether Liquid Swords is better than Heavy Mental can be argued, but to me it has always been slightly blasphemous ...

Pros: KPriest is the strangest MC I've ever heard, and the title track is stunningly original.

Cons: It's almost solely intellectual rap - don't attempt to rock parties with this one.

Review: As a member of the Sunz Of Man (one of the Wu-Tang Clan's side projects), I was confident that "Heavy Mental" was going to be a worthy purchase. And yet it still flat-out amazed me. No album 20 songs in length (well, 19 songs and 1 track that...

Pros: Haunting, unfeigned Wulike beats. Intensely conscious, eloquent poetry of Killah Priest. Overall epic feel.

Cons: Distorted facts in lyrics can mislead the naïve. Loses pace as sombre atmosphere gets overwhelming.

The Bottom Line: You can’t handle the whole weight of Heavy Mental.

Review: "No monument will mark my resting place, I will leave only this, the story of my life. I have lived fully and deeply. I have tasted passion, crime… and even murder…it is for you to judge me: You must weigh the good against the evil, the passion ...