Selling My Soul is the third solo studio album by Wu-Tang Clan member Masta Killa, it was released on December 11, 2012 on Nature Sounds Records and Royal Lion Music. Production was handled by 9th Wonder, Mathematics, PF Cuttin, as well as guest appearances from Kurupt and Ol' Dirty Bastard.
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| Released | December 11, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 36:15 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 62/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
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| Prefix Magazine | 7.5/10[2] |
| Allmusic |    [3] |
| Slant Magazine | [4] |
| HipHopDX | [5] |
Background
editWhen asked about the album's direction, he stated:
Loyalty Is Royalty' is more feature-oriented…it's the kind of material that my fans normally expect me to produce. The people will still get 'Loyalty Is Royalty.' I just felt the need to give them some soul first.[6]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Skit" | Samuel Eldred Greenlee, Jr. | Masta Killa | 0:49 |
| 2. | "Intro" | Jamel Irief | Mathematics | 1:41 |
| 3. | "Soul & Substance" | Irief | Mediate Souls | 2:47 |
| 4. | "R U Listening" | Irief | Inspectah Deck | 2:57 |
| 5. | "Things Just Ain't The Same" | Irief | PF Cuttin' | 3:19 |
| 6. | "Part 2" | Mathematics | 1:25 | |
| 7. | "Cali Sun" (featuring Kurupt) |
| Dash | 2:31 |
| 8. | "What U See" | Irief | Koolade | 2:17 |
| 9. | "Food" | 9th Wonder | 3:23 | |
| 10. | "Skit" | Irief | 0:58 | |
| 11. | "All Natural" | Irief | Mathematics | 2:38 |
| 12. | "Wise Words" | Irief | Masta Killa | 3:34 |
| 13. | "Divine Glory" | Irief | Masta Killa | 2:33 |
| 14. | "Skit" | Irief | 0:26 | |
| 15. | "Dirty Soul" | Irief | Blackinati | 4:57 |
| Total length: | 36:15 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Selling My Soul reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
- ^ Fiander, Michael (2012-12-19). "Album Review: Masta Killa - Selling My Soul". Prefix Magazine. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
- ^ Jeffries, David. "Selling My Soul - Masta Killa". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
- ^ Quadrino, Peter (2012-12-21). "Masta Killa: Selling My Soul". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
- ^ Fairfax, Jesse (2012-12-15). "Masta Killa - Selling My Soul". hiphopdx.com. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
- ^ Steven Horowitz (2012-10-22). "Masta Killa Announces New Album "Selling My Soul," Due December 11th". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2015-06-25.