Walter Reed (born August 16, 1970), better known as Killah Priest, is an American rapper and affiliate of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan. He is known for intensely spiritual lyrics loaded with metaphors and religious references. He is unofficially connected to the Black Hebrew Israelites (specifically the ICUPK) and the Five Percent Nation of Gods and Earths through his rhymes, and is known for controversial, highly Afrocentric subject matter. He recently released his new album, entitled The Offering on August 21, 2007. Biography Born and raised in the Bedford-Stuyvesant and Brownsville areas of Brooklyn, 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 Sonsee, who would often play local parties. He soon began working on his own rhyming and eventually earned a considerable reputation around Brooklyn. Priest fi

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