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| John Austin (born September 26, 1973), better known by his stage name Ras Kass, is an American rapper.Free Ras Kass
1.Early Career
Ras Kass released his debut album Soul on Ice in 1996.Soul on Ice saw little commercial success but was adored by the hip hop underground, who appreciated both his sharp battle raps and his militant Afrocentricity.Ras Kass made a big push to make sure his second album Rasassination was commercially successful.The album in fact contained some of his most intellectual material to date ("Interview With A Vampire", a theological and spiritual exploration that featured Ras rapping from the perspectives of God, himself and the Devil) and occasionally addressed very personal subject matter ("It Is What It Is", concerning his relationship with his mother).Despite the single, his album still didn't sell as expected.Ras Kass' third album Van Gogh was originally intended for release in 2001.This further worsened the relationship between the label and Ras Kass, which was already strained due to disputes over several things, including the level of promotion Ras was being given, and the supposed block of the Columbia release of his supergroup Golden State Warriors' debut album.The bootleg Van Gogh album even featured the lyrics "Fuck Priority Records, like Prince I'm writing SLAVE on my cheek" (this was later fulfilled as Ras Kass appeared in popular hip hop magazine XXL with SLAVE written on his face).The relationship between Ras and Priority reached breaking point when the label also shelved the intended Van Gogh replacement Goldyn Chyld, an album which featured tracks from Van Gogh as well as new material.Free Ras Kass
In 2002, Ras Kass went on the run from the authorities after a warrant was issued following an arrest for drunk driving.Up, which featured himself and other artists.Priority Records unsuccessfully attempted to block this release.In May 2004, Ras filed a lawsuit against Priority Records, Capitol Records and EMI in protest to his treatment by the label and claimed breach of contract in an attempt to have the mixtape nullified.Ras was denied his release from his recording contract with Capitol Records in January 2007.Jedi Mind Tricks says the words "Free Ras Kass".The HRSMN
The Horsemen is a collaboration between 4 rappers; Canibus, Ras Kass, Kurupt and Killah Priest.Since that release, fans are waiting for another album.Present
After his release from prison in December 2004, Ras was met with nationwide support.Ras losing his case against Capitol Records recently.The title of this disc will probably be "H.G", rumored to stand for "How to Kill God".Eat or die was release recently and some say it's the best mixtape of the year.Ras has a song on the new movie soundtrack "Paroled" with stars Cedric Thomas and Master P.Recently Ras has announced that he and the newly revamped Capitol Records are working on rebuilding their relationship.In new interviews that can be seen on Youtube he has mentioned that he is working on a new album to be titled The Autobiography Of John Austin and released on Capitol Records.On October 29th 2007 Ras Kass was arrested in Palmdale for unknown reasons.Ras is currently incarcerated in the Pitchess Detention Center North Facility located in Castaic California.Feuds
The Alchemist
Ras Kass' first industry "beef" was with The Alchemist, a popular producer for such artists as Dilated Peoples, Mobb Deep and Nas.The Alchemist has blamed Priority, stating that he had had no communication with the label for months before he sold the track to Jadakiss, and thus assumed that Ras Kass had declined to use it.However, in 2006, The Alchemist was featured on a skit in the Revenge of the Spit mixtape.Furthermore, in an interview with www.Ras admits that he was being stubborn, and refused to listen to what the Alchemist was trying to tell him.The Game
A confrontation between Ras Kass and fellow west coast rapper The Game took place on September 14, 2006 at Club Element in Los Angeles.The Game approached Ras Kass about a song in which he and his son were allegedly disrespected.The Game punched Ras Kass in the face, Ras Kass was also rumoured to have been hit from behind with a Moet bottle, and punched by one of Game's entourage.Three days later, Ras Kass dropped a diss record called "Hush Little Baby (Produced by Krohme)" which hinges on supposed, apparent 'details' from The Game's past.Ras Kass later went on to release the diss record "Gayme Over," which further attacks the Game's credibility.Ras Kass also released a video clip about the incident confirming his black eye.It shows him in a dark room with a group of friends hurling threats and insults at The Game, while Ras Kass gives his version of the incident in which he claims he was actually attacked thirty men to two.Necro
Ras Kass and Necro and Mr.During the freestyle Mr.Hyde, who is closely affiliated with Necro, said "fuck racists in general and Ras Kass specifically" and "Fuck Ras Kass, he's a bitch, a little midget with a wart for a head and it's going to get popped".Ras Kass later dissed Necro (most likely because Mr.Hyde is not considered a worthy target and Necro did nothing to deny Mr.Rasassination
Released: September 22, 1998
Chart positions: 63 U.Unofficial mixtapes and albums
1994 Soul on Ice Demo
2003 The HRSMN album entitled The Horsemen Project
2003 Run Away Slave
2003 Ras Kass Presents...Rosco) "Goin Head Up")
2003 "Horsemen Enforcements" (from Canibus album (with Kurupt) The Brainstream)
2003 "Harder" (from the Xzibit album Man vs.Man album "Chow Time")
2005 "Destruction of A Guard (DJ Khalil remix)" (from the Soul Assassins mixtape Take Aim..."Introducin" (from the Vakill album Worst Fears Confirmed)
2007 "The Business" (from the Westside Bugg album (with 40 Glocc) "The Roach Motel")
2007 "Next Dose" (from the Domingo album (with Rugged Intellect) "The Most Underrated")
2007 "125 Pt.This page was last modified 16:55, 11 January 2008.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.See Copyrights for details.Ras Kass Released from Capitol Records."Are you sure you want to delete this comment?"Fuck Ras KassFuck Ras KassFuck Ras KassFuck Ras KassFuck Ras KassFuck Ras KassFuck Ras KassFuck Ras KassFuck Ras KassFuck Ras KassFuck Ras KassFuck Ras KassFuck Ras KassFuck Ras KassFuck Ras KassFuck Ras KassKing of the west my ass......Ras Kass , I got 2 new joints up come through and check em out !!Peace 2 Ras Kass....He started it and you just about ended it.....To all those on the west side wantingLuxury cars check out my website.LOOKIN TO SEE YOU GO HARD IN OWE EIGHT ON THESE NIGGAZ!!YOU KNOW WHAT IM TALKIN BOUT!!!KEEP YA HEAD UP RAS KASS.ALWAYS LOVE FROM THE CHI.Yall Know wut it is, its ya boi Flow dropn by to show some love !Checc my music out and drop a true comment fam !PEEP THE TRACK GAME FAMILY!ITS CRAZIER THAN ANY EX YOU EVER HAD!!WUT UP RAS,FUCK THE GAYME!!!!!Ras Kass THE KING OF THE WEST !!Yo rass you one of the nicest real talk.Yo Ras Kass,thanks for accepting friendship!ONE LOVE REAL HIP HOP THE STREETS IS TALKING!!If you love discussion boards this is what you wanna see.If you love discussion boards this is what you wanna see."Urgent Security Alert","Warning: You are submitting information to an outside site.This could be an attempt to steal your username and password.This is not a MySpace login page, please do not enter your MySpace login information (email address or password).Do you wish to continue your form submission?"This user has either cancelled their membership, or their account has been deleted.Ras Kass at Amazon.Rapper Ras Kass was born John Austin in Watts, CA; a voracious reader throughout his youth, he adopted his stage name in honor of the African king Ras Rass.Get Dobson Ringtones Now.Ras Kass at Amazon.Buy MusicWant to see your products in Yahoo!View RSS FeedMake money with Yahoo!Shopping APIs, now powering Yahoo!Learn more about our paid syndication program.Information about prices, products, services and merchants is provided by third parties and is for informational purposes only.Key Tracks
Most Popular Songs on Rhapsody.Jackin 4 The Derrty feat.More Ras Kass on Rhapsody.Unauthorized use is prohibited.This product and other products of OpinionLab, Inc.US 6606581, 6421724, 6785717 B1 and other patents pending.Sign in to get personalized recommendations.After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session.Hop Chapter 1 (2006) (V) ....Hop Music Awards (1999) (TV) ....You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers.They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update.Internet Movie Database Inc.Terms and Privacy Policy under which this service is provided to you.Grant Ras Kass a release from the Capitol Records label.Honor your contract with Ras Kass and release new Ras Kass albums, videos and promotion.We the undersigned acknowledge the fact that Ras Kass is one of the most prolific artist of our time.He is respected in the hip hop community and is listed as one of the top 10 hip hop lyricists of all time.It is a travesty that we the music buying public have not had the chance to enjoy the music of such a great artist who has been plagued with ongoing label situations.Now is the time for closure of that chapter.We are sure that the shelving of 2 Ras Kass records and the 4 year legal battle have exhausted money for your company that is not recoverable.All this time, money and effort has been spent by Capitol Records just to uphold your contract with Ras Kass in which you have not or do not plan on releasing future projects.Surely this cannot be good business procedure.We the undersigned support Ras Kass and would like Capitol to further review their options with Ras Kass and repair this rift between both parties and move forward releasing more albums or granting a release from your label.Ras Kass is an artist with high work ethic and is willing to mend his relationship with Capitol Records and proceed with making quality music for the people.We the undersigned support Ras Kass to the point of a Capitol Records boycott if a suitable decision has not been made.This petition is hosted here at www.There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc.For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form.Central The Official Ras Kass website. |
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