Masta Killa

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Masta Killa (2006)

Masta Killa , real name Elgin Turner (born August 18, 1969 in Brooklyn , New York City ) is an American rapper and member of the Wu-Tang clan . Other names under which he appears are High Chief , Jamal Irief or Noodles . He got his stage name from the kung fu film The Master Killer Little .

Life

On the clan's first album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993), he was only featured on the hit Da Mystery Of Chessboxin ' , as he was in prison at the time and therefore had no opportunity to perform on other songs. After his release, Masta Killa has appeared on every Wu-Tang album and many of the clan's solo projects. Outside of the Wu-Tang environment, he had features with Afu-Ra , Bounty Killer and Public Enemy .

The most inconspicuous Wu-Tang member speaks very little in and with the public, and little else is known about him. He likes to stay in the background and let the others in the spotlight. Masta Killa in particular is interested in bringing the old style back to the Wu-Tang fans: "I'm bringing back that original Wu-tang sound. I'm bringing the family and fans back together like how everyone remembers… the whole Wu -tang movement. I know what they've been waiting for all these years and they won't be disappointed. " Above all, he doesn't want to disappoint the people who once made him and the clan famous.

On June 1, 2004, he released his first debut album as a solo artist. No Said Date appeared on Nature Sound. The entire album was produced exclusively by the Wu-Tang environment ( RZA , Allah Mathematics and True Master ). In addition, the entire Wu-Tang Clan is represented on the album. There are features from RZA, GZA , Method Man , Ghostface , Inspectah Deck , U-God , Ol 'Dirty Bastard and Raekwon .

In 2006 he released his 2nd solo album called Made in Brooklyn . As on his first album, there are features of the members of the clan, among others MF Doom , PF Cuttin, Bronze Nazareth and Pete Rock appear as producers . Masta Killa said in an interview about the album: Its basically the same formula as No Said Date, but with more of a Brooklyn swagger .

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
No said date
  US 136 06/19/2004 (1 week)
Made in Brooklyn
  US 176 08/26/2006 (1 week)

Albums

solo

  • 2004: No Said Date
  • 2006: Made in Brooklyn
  • 2010: Masta Killa "Live"
  • 2012: Selling My Soul
  • 2017: Loyalty Is Royalty

live

  • 2010: Masta Killa Live

With the Wu-Tang Clan

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chart sources: US


personal data
SURNAME Masta Killa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Turner, Elgin (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American rapper and member of the Wu-Tang clan
DATE OF BIRTH 18th August 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Brooklyn , New York City