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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	62/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
HipHopDX	3/5
laut.de
Pitchfork	5.2/10
Prefix	7.5/10
RapReviews	2.5/10
Slant
Under the Radar

Selling My Soul is the third solo studio album by American rapper Masta Killa. It was released on December 11, 2012 via Nature Sounds. Production was handled by Allah Mathematics, 9th Wonder, Blackinati, Dash, Inspectah Deck, Koolade, Mediate Souls, P.F. Cuttin', and Masta Killa himself, who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Kurupt and Ol' Dirty Bastard.

Background

When 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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Skit"	Jamel Irief		0:49
2.	"Intro"	Wu-Tang Clan	Allah 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	P.F. Cuttin'	3:19
6.	"Part 2"	Irief		1:25
7.	"Cali Sun" (featuring Kurupt)	Irief Ricardo Brown Dražen Kvočić	Dash	2:31
8.	"What U See"	Irief Matko Šašek	Koolade	2:17
9.	"Food"	Irief	9th Wonder	3:23
10.	"Skit"	Irief		0:58
11.	"All Natural"	Irief	Allah 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 (Ol' Dirty Bastard Tribute)" (featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard)	Irief Russell Jones	Blackinati	4:57
16.	"Wisdom"		Allah Mathematics	2:53
Total length:				39:08

Notes

Track 16 is omitted from clean and digital editions of the album.

Personnel

Elgin "Masta Killa" Turner – vocals, producer (tracks: 12, 13), arranger, mixing, executive producer
Ricardo "Kurupt" Brown – vocals (track 7)
Russell "Ol' Dirty Bastard" Jones – vocals (track 15)
Ronald "Mathematics" Bean – producer (tracks: 2, 11, 16)
Toni Falzetta – producer (track 3)
Christoph Wasser – producer (track 3)
Jason "Inspectah Deck" Hunter – producer (track 4)
Felix "P.F. Cuttin'" Rovira – producer (track 5), arranger, mixing
Dražen "Dash" Kvočić – producer (track 7)
Matko "Koolade" Šašek – producer (track 8)
Patrick "9th Wonder" Douthit – producer (track 9)
Blackinati – producer (track 15)
Devin Horwitz – executive producer
Matt Wyatt – design
Chad Griffith – photography

References

"Critic Reviews for Selling My Soul - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
Jeffries, David. "Selling My Soul - Masta Killa | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
Fairfax, Jesse (December 14, 2012). "Masta Killa - Selling My Soul". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
Fromm, Dani. "Eine Naturgewalt der leisen Sorte". laut.de (in German). Retrieved November 29, 2024.
Thompson, Paul (January 11, 2013). "Masta Killa: Selling My Soul". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
Fiander, Matthew (December 19, 2012). "Album Review: Masta Killa - Selling My Soul | Prefix". Prefix Magazine. Retrieved December 22, 2012 – via Wayback Machine.
Jones, Grant (March 19, 2013). "Masta Killa :: Selling My Soul – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
Quadrino, Peter (December 21, 2012). "Review: Masta Killa, Selling My Soul". Slant Magazine. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
Trunick, Austin (January 9, 2013). "Masta Killa: Selling My Soul (Nature Sounds)". Under The Radar. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
Horowitz, Steven (October 22, 2012). "Masta Killa Announces New Album "Selling My Soul," Due December 11th". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 29, 2024.

External links

Masta Killa – Selling My Soul at Discogs (list of releases)

v t e Masta Killa
Discography
Studio albums	No Said Date Made in Brooklyn Selling My Soul Loyalty Is Royalty
Live albums	Masta Killa Live
Songs	"Wu Tang Forever"
Related articles	Wu-Tang Clan

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