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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.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Skit"Jamel Irief0:49
2."Intro"Wu-Tang ClanAllah Mathematics1:41
3."Soul & Substance"IriefMediate Souls2:47
4."R U Listening"IriefInspectah Deck2:57
5."Things Just Ain't the Same"IriefP.F. Cuttin'3:19
6."Part 2"Irief1:25
7."Cali Sun" (featuring Kurupt)IriefRicardo BrownDražen KvočićDash2:31
8."What U See"IriefMatko ŠašekKoolade2:17
9."Food"Irief9th Wonder3:23
10."Skit"Irief0:58
11."All Natural"IriefAllah Mathematics2:38
12."Wise Words"IriefMasta Killa3:34
13."Divine Glory"IriefMasta Killa2:33
14."Skit"Irief0:26
15."Dirty Soul (Ol' Dirty Bastard Tribute)" (featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard)IriefRussell JonesBlackinati4:57
16."Wisdom"Allah Mathematics2:53
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

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