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| Released | June 4, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2013-2015 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 70:01 | |||
| Label | Proverbs Records | |||
| Producer | Godz Wrath | |||
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Planet of the Gods is the eleventh studio album by American rapper Killah Priest. It was released on June 4, 2015 on Proverbs Records. [1] The album was entirely produced by Dutch production team Godz Wrath and has no guest appearances. [2]
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | Godz Wrath | 1:26 |
| 2. | "Citrin" | Black Marvel and Jordan River Banks | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Gods of E.din" | Ciph Barker | 3:13 |
| 4. | "Golden Pineapple of the Sun" | Jordan River Banks, Kombo (co-prod) | 3:22 |
| 5. | "Starship Planet (Shi'ur Qomah)" | Ciph Barker | 2:58 |
| 6. | "Creation of a Super God" | Black Marvel | 3:30 |
| 7. | "The Vast Bottomless Sleep (Cosmos)" | Jordan River Banks | 2:20 |
| 8. | "PWOWR Glove" | Ciph Barker | 3:51 |
| 9. | "L.Gigi (People of the Land of Nod)" | Jordan River Banks and Kombo | 3:34 |
| 10. | "Earth to Walter Reed, Come In Please" | Jordan River Banks | 2:43 |
| 11. | "Mul.Apin Tablets" | Ciph Barker | 3:33 |
| 12. | "Centrality of Our Mythic Imagination" | Jordan River Banks | 3:14 |
| 13. | "Rogue Godz" | Black Marvel | 2:32 |
| 14. | "Color of Ideas" | Jordan River Banks | 3:35 |
| 15. | "Quantum Spirit of Creation" | Jordan River Banks | 4:38 |
| 16. | "Alien Stars" | Ciph Barker | 4:19 |
| 17. | "I Destroyed You In Front Of Your Leaders" | Black Marvel | 3:48 |
| 18. | "Body of Light" | Jordan River Banks | 3:36 |
| 19. | "Gallery of the Gods" | Black Marvel | 5:00 |
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 20. | "Walt's Day Out" | Jordan River Banks, Def Buurmen, Kombo and Basrabas (co-prod) | 4:57 |
Album cover artwork done by:
Jason Cardona /Orign at Futprnts Workshop 2015
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