Heavy Mental

Heavy Mental
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1998
Recorded1997–98, 1995 (B.I.B.L.E.)
GenreHip hop
Length74:12
LabelGeffen/MCA
GEFD-24971
ProducerTrue Master
Y-Kim
4th Disciple
Killah Priest
The Arabian Knight
John the Baptist
Killah Priest chronology
Heavy Mental
(1998)
View from Masada
(2000)

Heavy Mental is the debut studio album by the American rapper Killah Priest, released in March 1998. Killah Priest is an associate of hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan and a member of the group Sunz of Man.

The album contains 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 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 No. 84 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop singles chart. The album peaked at No. 24 on the Billboard 200 and No. 4 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop charts.