Heavy Mental

Heavy Mental
Studio album by Killah Priest
Released	March 10, 1998 [1]
Recorded	1997-98
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
Killah Priest chronology
Heavy Mental (1998) View from Masada (2000)

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Heavy Mental is the debut album by rapper Killah Priest, an associate of hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan and a member of the group Sunz of Man. It was released on March 10, 1998,^[2] 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

#	Title	Time	Producer(s)	Guests	Sample(s)
1	Intro	0:54
2	One Step	4:20	True Master	Tekitha Chorus: Hell Razah	Contains a sample from "I Forgot To Be Your Lover" as performed by William Bell Contains a sample from "It Ain't Long Enough" as performed by Judy Clay
3	Blessed Are Those	3:28	Y-Kim the Illfigure
4	From Then Till Now	3:45	Y-Kim the Illfigure		Contains a sample from "The Man in the Raincoat" as performed by Marion Marlowe
5	Cross My Heart	3:46	True Master	First verse: Killah Priest Second verse: Inspectah Deck Third verse: GZA
6	Fake MCs	3:36	4th Disciple		Contains a sample from "My Little Brown Book" as performed by John Coltrane
7	It's Over	3:29	4th Disciple
8	Crusaids	0:58	4th Disciple	Tekitha
9	Tai Chi	4:02	Father Lord	First verse: Hell Razah Second verse: 60 Second Assassin Third verse & chorus: Killah Priest Chorus: Father Lord	Contains a sample from "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Lee Dorsey
10	Heavy Mental	4:16	Killah Priest
11	If You Don't Know	5:15	True Master	Ol' Dirty Bastard	Contains a sample from "I'm For You" by Carla Thomas
12	Atoms to Adam	5:28	4th Disciple	Antonio Chance a.k.a. Shanghai the Messenger
13	High Explosives	3:05	Arabian Knight
14	Wisdom	2:03	4th Disciple		Contains a sample from "Someday" as performed by The Carpenters
15	B.I.B.L.E.	4:52	4th Disciple		Contains a sample from "Our Love Has Died" as performed by Ohio Players
16	Mystic City	4:11	Y-kim The Illfigure	Antonio Chance AKA Shanghai the Messenger
17	Information	4:42	4th Disciple		Contains a sample from "Love Song 1700" as performed by Grover Washington, Jr.
18	Science Project	4:19	4th Disciple	Hell Razah
19	Almost There	3:55	4th Disciple
20	The Professional	3:48	John the Baptist

Album singles

Single information
"Cross My Heart" (featuring GZA and Inspectah Deck) Released: 1997 B-Side:
"One Step" (featuring Tekitha & Hell Razah) Released: 1998 B-Side: "Moanin'" (feat. Killa Sin) / "Street Opera" (feat. Hell Razah)
"If You Don't Know" (featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard) Released: 1998 B-Side: "Blessed Are Those"

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