Killah Priest
| Killah Priest | |
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Performing in Chicago, July 2007
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Walter Reed |
| Also known as | Priest, Iron Sheik from the Middle East |
| Born | August 16, 1970 |
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop, alternative hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, producer, actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Geffen Records, MCA Records, Legion of D.O.O.M. |
| Associated acts | Wu-Tang Clan, The HRSMN, Black Market Militia, Starkim, Sunz of Man, Felony Fights, Jedi Mind Tricks, Chief Kamachi, Canibus, Ras Kass, Kurupt |
Walter Reed (born August 16, 1970), better known by his stage name Killah Priest, is an American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan affiliate who was raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant and Brownsville, Brooklyn. He is known for his intensely spiritual lyrics, containing religious references and metaphors. He is connected to the Black Hebrew Israelites through his rhymes, and is known for his controversial and political subject matter. He is also a part of supergroup the HRSMN along with Canibus, Ras Kass, and Kurupt.
Killah Priest first made himself known to the hip hop world rapping on two songs on the Gravediggaz album 6 Feet Deep (which are "Diary of a Madman" and "Graveyard Chamber") in 1994, and followed this with two appearances on each of two Wu-Tang Clan solo albums, Ol' Dirty Bastard's Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version and GZA's Liquid Swords, both from 1995 (see 1995 in music). Liquid Swords in fact included a Killah Priest solo track titled "B.I.B.L.E. (Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth)". Also in 1995, Priest's group Sunz Of Man with rappers Hell Razah, 60 Second Assassin, Prodigal Sunn Shabazz the Disciple were signed to Wu-Tang Records and released three 12" singles through the label. Initially Sunz Of Man included Shabazz the Disciple, who had previously been in a duo with Priest called The Disciples Of Armageddon, .
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