View from Masada

View from Masada
Studio album by Killah Priest
Released	May 9, 2000
Recorded	1999–2000
Genre	Hip hop
Label	MCA [1]
Producer	Just Blaze, Arabian Knight, Daddy Rose, LZA, Wiz, Buddah & Shamello
Killah Priest chronology
Heavy Mental (1998) View from Masada (2000) Priesthood (2001)

View from Masada is the second studio album by the rapper Killah Priest, released in 2000. ^{[2] [3]} The Enhanced CD portion contains a video of "What Part of the Game?", with Ras Kass.

The album peaked at No. 73 on the Billboard 200. ^[4]

Production

Despite his affiliation with the Wu-Tang Clan, none of its members appear on the album. ^[5] View from Masada was produced principally by Wiz and Just Blaze. ^[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
Robert Christgau	[8]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[9]
NME	5/10 [10]
The San Diego Union-Tribune	[11]
The Source	[12]
USA Today	[13]

Exclaim! wrote: "Now trying to mesh his spiritual allusions with party-rocking lyrics, Killah Priest predictably fails to do either very well." ^[5] The Hartford Courant deemed the album "an eclectic reflection of the everyday battle between heaven and hell." ^[14] The Boston Herald thought that "Priest confuses matters on View From Masada, adopting a part-time gangsta persona that allows him to play both sides of the street in a way that seems cynical, given his previous street-tough idealism." ^[15]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	LZA	2:08
2.	"View from Masada"	Just Blaze	4:07
3.	"Hard Times"	Just Blaze	4:18
4.	"Maccabean Revolt (Interlude)" (featuring Goldie Mack)	Daddy Rose	1:21
5.	"Maccabean Revolt" (featuring Maccabeez)	Daddy Rose	3:53
6.	"Gotta Eat"	Just Blaze	4:54
7.	"What Part of the Game?" (featuring Ras Kass)	Curt Gowdy	4:18
8.	"I'm Wit That"	Buddah and Shamello	3:22
9.	"Bop Your Head (Priesthood)" (featuring Canibus)	Q-Base	3:58
10.	"Rap Legend"	Wiz	3:38
11.	"Places I've Been"	Wiz	3:46
12.	"When Will We Learn?"	Wiz	4:17
13.	"Food for Thought (Interlude)" (featuring Daddy Rose)	LZA	1:36
14.	"Live By the Gun" (featuring Kavalier and Black Rose Kartel)	Daddy Rose	3:37
15.	"If I Die" (featuring Salla`udiin Rose)	Daddy Rose	4:03
16.	"Outro"	LZA	1:54

Album singles

Single information
"Whut Part of the Game?" (featuring Ras Kass) Released: 2000 B-Side: -
"I'm Wit That" Released: 2000 B-Side: "Gotta Eat"

References

1. "Sounding Off". Ebony. Johnson Publishing Company. July 27, 2000 – via Google Books.
2. "Killah Priest | Biography & History". AllMusic.
3. Kulkarni, Neil (Jun 20, 2000). "View from Masada". Melody Maker. 77 (24): 62.
4. Whitburn, Joel (2001). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums, 1955-2001. Record Research. p. 454.
5. "Killah Priest View From Masada". Exclaim!. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
6. "WU'S KILLAH PRIEST TALKS SOLO LP, FOUR HORSEMEN". MTV News. Archived from the original on August 31, 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
7. "View From Masada - Killah Priest | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
8. "Robert Christgau: CG: Killah Priest". www.robertchristgau.com.
9. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 821. ISBN   978-0-19-531373-4 – via Internet Archive.
10. "View From Masada". NME . September 12, 2005.
11. Nero, Mark (June 1, 2000). "ALBUM REVIEWS - SHORT TAKES". The San Diego Union-Tribune. ENTERTAINMENT. p. 19.
12. Davis, André LeRoy "A.L. Dre" (June 2000). "Killah Priest – View From Masada". Record Report. The Source . No. 129. New York. pp. 220, 222.
13. Jones, Steve (9 May 2000). "Cypress Hill and Killah Priest, all fired up". USA Today. p. 7D. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
14. Comer, Andrea (18 May 2000). "CD REVIEWS". Hartford Courant. Calendar. p. 6.
15. Convey, Kevin R. (June 11, 2000). "DISCS". Boston Herald. Arts & Lifestyle. p. 59.