Killah Priest

Killah Priest (born Walter Reed in Brooklyn, New York City) is an American rapper and affiliate of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan. He is known for intensely spiritual lyrics loaded with metaphor and religious references.

Killah Priest (born Walter Reed in Brooklyn, New York City) is an American rapper and affiliate of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan. He is known for intensely spiritual lyrics loaded with metaphor and religious references.

Raised in the Bedford-Stuyvesant and Brownsville areas of Brooklyn in New York, Killah Priest became infatuated with hip hop music as a child. He was influenced by local rappers such as GZA (then known as the Genius) and Onyx's Suave, who would often play local parties. He soon began working on his own rhyming and eventually earned a considerable reputation around Brooklyn.