As a lyricist Ras Kass was on a different level with his earlier work. He could've had one of the best careers for a lyricist, he just needed a little more maturity and being ready when that one opportunity came about. Still Dope, forgotten artist.
As dope as Rass is being super lyrical w/ conceptual songs was never going to take him to the top he made a name for himself as an Emcee and he never tried to change up that's why he is still highly regarded as an West Coast legend
I was waiting for him to mention that and maybe show a little snippet of them. If no one has ever heard of them,google them I promise you won’t be disappointed if your a hip hop head
Yes Ras kass isa dope lyrical MC. That soul on Ice album is a hip hop classic in my opinion. The 2nd album was 🔥🔥🔥🔥. He was not a company man and miss oppuntities but still one of my favs from back then
He was a raw ass West coast rapper! Those Wake Up Show freestyles he did back in the day was LETHAL! Thank you Stunted Growth Music for this feature! Thanks again for my request for this dope, underrated, raw, lyrical MC!
He didnt sell. Because he was marketed as this Anti-Gangsta West Coast rapper with East Coast skills who was the opposite of the status quo of West Coast rap. West Coast fans didnt support him. Because he didnt look or sound like us. East Coast fans didnt support him. Because they didnt f&&& with the West. That bs flopped. Then he tried to come back with Dre and Mack 10 on the song with Ice T in the video on his lead first single off his 2nd album. I guess he had them on the first single to capitalize off that West Coast gangsta rap s&^^. But Pac was dead for 2 years. West Coast gangsta rap was dead. Dre denounced Gangsta rap two years before the release of the song. Ice T was irrelevant af. It was a good song. But two years too late. Plus it went against Ras Kass whole sound and image. Even with Aftermath Entertainment producer, Stu, producing the majority of the 2nd Rass album. No one cared. That bs went wood. He f&&& up his own career for being inconsistent and aliening the West Coast from the jump.
This is nonsense! He was never marketed as a non-west coast artist, especially with his crew being called “Western Hemisphere” and his many rhymes about being from “C-arson.” All the artists from the Good Life, Pharcyde, Hiero, The Likwit Crew, Anotha Level, Freestyle Fellowship, etc. is an indictment of the west coast fanbase, not these artists. Smh!
Great episode but a few stunts missed. 1. Dr Dre actually appeared on the Rassassination album on the first single. Wasn't promoted as nowhere near as well as it should have been. 2. Before Goldyn Child was shelves, his Van Gogh album was shelved. 3. Alchemist selling the beat for his single twice and it became "We Gon Make It$ by jadakiss
The nature of the threat song was a real 💭 provoking song about religion and how he views it. After he was released from prison he put out albums "Institutionalized" pts one and 2. Both were pretty good 👍! He has a few mixtapes as well. The last album I have of his is "A.D.I.D.A.S(All, day, I, dream, about, spittin')". But "Soul on 🍦 (96)" is a CLASSIC album! Shout to homie that requested this LEGEND, SALUTE!! Ras Kass is one of the 🐐 s!!
Ras is a stellar wordsmith. His beat selection has been terrible for the majority of his career. His collabo album 'Blasphemy' with Apollo Brown is super dope though.
He was my 2nd favorite lyricist in the 90's. 2nd to only Canibus. What impressed me about Ras Kass though was more his content/subject matter than lyricism. He always had something interesting to rap about.
He had quotables for days. One of my favorites was "Make radio sh-t/Heads criticize it/Underground classic/Nobody buys it/So now rap is f---ed/And everything blowing up sounds redundant."
I remember an interview where Ras said he had the opportunity to sign with Def Jam but didn't due to him thinking he was keeping real with the West by signing to priority. He runs into Russell Simmons and Russell told him he should've come to Def Jam he could've at least got him a gold album.
Don’t feel too bad about not being up on Ras, my brother had his ‘Soul On Ice’ and ‘Rassassination’ albums in the 90s and he still didn’t make me want to listen(I did like Ghetto Fabulous track ft. Mack 10 and Dr. Dre though)until I heard him over an Alchemist track that they had a dispute over. I feel that LOUD records would have been a better fit for him instead of Priority records especially since their focus was more on Cube and letting No Limit sneak in(as to why Jay-Z would not have lasted with them with RD album).
The song Miami Life was my introduction to Ras Kass & i've been a fan of his every since. Please do the following artists: Richie Rich, Jayo Felony, Warren G, Tha Luniz & Tha Alkoholics.
Well "Rass Kass" still recording....his debut album "Soul On Ice" was a certified classic banger. Songs like."Miami Life fea.Coolio" is a romantic classical harp sample over a lofi - Ish vibe...Next come "Nature Of The Threat". His more conscious storytelling about the evil story of How America became America...Then his more braggadocios songs like "Soul On Ice", "Anything Goes", "Come Wid It fea Saafir & Ahmad". Then his second album hit..."Rassasination". That album is his more mature album. "Ghetto Fabulous" a hypnotic Dr Dre produced track guarantee to get any head to bop at it. Fast forward...he did joints with the "RZA". He colab with "Apollo Brown" whole album together....He was featured along with Canibus on a "Health Skeltah" joint for the rhyme or reason soundtrack....I mean "Rass" one of the best not just for West Coast but Hip Hop period ! You got to give it up ! 🎤🎧🎤🎧🎤🎧🎤🎧
You and I think alike 👍😉! I was going to say the same exact thing! An album that is pretty good imo is "A.D.I.D.A.S(All, day, I, dream, about, spittin')" which came out on 2010.
@@anthonymcmillan8273 My sentiments exactly.....! You brought up some great new Rass Kass albums. He never seems to disappoints....yes...you & I we say in the East Coast. We "A-alikes" 2 minds think alike .....
Ras never told me that he was going to get with Jay when I u=interviewed him anyway Ras Kass has nothing to prove he still got his core fan base that is what all an artist need
Met him out here in Dallas...hella cool OG. Taking in at a live band spot with my homie. F****** with people in the club, I talk to these chics , trying to set something up... Get back to my brother... Explaining to him about the two chicks... He inquires "where", and my response was "next to this Rass Kass looking mf." and lo behold who it was.😂😂😂😂 Hella down to earth....and still a goat. Him and my homey chopped hip hop the rest of that evening. 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐
I remember the promo video for his 1st album where he rapped acapella and the one line that stood out was "I'm thuggish-ruggish to the bone/And I'ma diss everybody."
Stupid thing is, he's probably still getting Stupid drunk, not learning from the opportunity he had back in 97 Doesn't matter if you're a dope rapper if no one hears you or buys your stiff commercially
Ras is dope bc he's lyrical but he had asshole humor that kept him grounded for me. Soul on Ice is incredible, and he's dropped some nice late career albums.
john austin ( ras kass) is top 5 mc westcoast lyrically all time, if he was white he would be a better eminem lyrically glad you explained you are to young and not educated on the history of hip hop to actually do quality features on artist before your time , thanks for the explanation
As a lyricist Ras Kass was on a different level with his earlier work. He could've had one of the best careers for a lyricist, he just needed a little more maturity and being ready when that one opportunity came about. Still Dope, forgotten artist.
Tha Alkaholiks were apart of this wave #Wrstcoast #StuntedGrowth
Nature of threat is hard af never heard it until my 40 recently history lesson like never before
Miami Life is still my favorite track by Ras.
Soul on Ice remix
West Coast Mentality.
As dope as Rass is being super lyrical w/ conceptual songs was never going to take him to the top he made a name for himself as an Emcee and he never tried to change up that's why he is still highly regarded as an West Coast legend
One thing is certain, Rass raised a set of twins that's one half of the group 'Coast Contra' and they are keeping his legacy alive.
I was waiting for him to mention that and maybe show a little snippet of them. If no one has ever heard of them,google them I promise you won’t be disappointed if your a hip hop head
I thought Teedra raised them after she split with Ras.
Rass kass pave the way for kendrick lamar big push. Underground legend from thecwest coast one of the greatest a time great emcees of all times.
Yes Ras kass isa dope lyrical MC. That soul on Ice album is a hip hop classic in my opinion. The 2nd album was 🔥🔥🔥🔥. He was not a company man and miss oppuntities but still one of my favs from back then
He was a raw ass West coast rapper! Those Wake Up Show freestyles he did back in the day was LETHAL! Thank you Stunted Growth Music for this feature! Thanks again for my request for this dope, underrated, raw, lyrical MC!
Walk these streets with more heat than Alonzo Mourning - Ras Kass
He didnt sell. Because he was marketed as this Anti-Gangsta West Coast rapper with East Coast skills who was the opposite of the status quo of West Coast rap. West Coast fans didnt support him. Because he didnt look or sound like us. East Coast fans didnt support him. Because they didnt f&&& with the West. That bs flopped. Then he tried to come back with Dre and Mack 10 on the song with Ice T in the video on his lead first single off his 2nd album. I guess he had them on the first single to capitalize off that West Coast gangsta rap s&^^. But Pac was dead for 2 years. West Coast gangsta rap was dead. Dre denounced Gangsta rap two years before the release of the song. Ice T was irrelevant af. It was a good song. But two years too late. Plus it went against Ras Kass whole sound and image. Even with Aftermath Entertainment producer, Stu, producing the majority of the 2nd Rass album. No one cared. That bs went wood. He f&&& up his own career for being inconsistent and aliening the West Coast from the jump.
This is nonsense! He was never marketed as a non-west coast artist, especially with his crew being called “Western Hemisphere” and his many rhymes about being from “C-arson.” All the artists from the Good Life, Pharcyde, Hiero, The Likwit Crew, Anotha Level, Freestyle Fellowship, etc. is an indictment of the west coast fanbase, not these artists. Smh!
So underrated Kass is fire
FACTS!
🔝 5 in my 📓
@@alfredjones9548same💯
Ras Kass is the best lyrical rapper out the West, period
I mess with Xzibit to
Living Legends
Kurupt too
Great episode but a few stunts missed.
1. Dr Dre actually appeared on the Rassassination album on the first single. Wasn't promoted as nowhere near as well as it should have been.
2. Before Goldyn Child was shelves, his Van Gogh album was shelved.
3. Alchemist selling the beat for his single twice and it became "We Gon Make It$ by jadakiss
💯
Damn autocorrect got my Grammer looking crazy
Ras used that Alchemist beat for Home Sweet Home.
@@saj8 alchemist sold the best twice. Ras was ready to release it as his single then found out Jada had the same beat
The nature of the threat song was a real 💭 provoking song about religion and how he views it. After he was released from prison he put out albums "Institutionalized" pts one and 2. Both were pretty good 👍! He has a few mixtapes as well. The last album I have of his is "A.D.I.D.A.S(All, day, I, dream, about, spittin')". But "Soul on 🍦 (96)" is a CLASSIC album! Shout to homie that requested this LEGEND, SALUTE!! Ras Kass is one of the 🐐 s!!
Ras is a stellar wordsmith. His beat selection has been terrible for the majority of his career. His collabo album 'Blasphemy' with Apollo Brown is super dope though.
That is a very hot album.
Rass was lyrically crazy. Wasn't he in Four Horseman?
Yes, with Killah Priest, Kurupt, Cannibus and Ras.
Yup
Yup yup...2nd to only Kurupts lyrics...
@@xtabolx2425bar for bar ras rap better
@@polite80sbaby33 I say kurupt because he switched up styles to abstract from gangsta..
He was my 2nd favorite lyricist in the 90's. 2nd to only Canibus. What impressed me about Ras Kass though was more his content/subject matter than lyricism. He always had something interesting to rap about.
He had BARS! And you' stunted growth' I appreciate for putting the spotlight on artists from my' time.. Good Work' 💯
He had quotables for days. One of my favorites was "Make radio sh-t/Heads criticize it/Underground classic/Nobody buys it/So now rap is f---ed/And everything blowing up sounds redundant."
I remember an interview where Ras said he had the opportunity to sign with Def Jam but didn't due to him thinking he was keeping real with the West by signing to priority. He runs into Russell Simmons and Russell told him he should've come to Def Jam he could've at least got him a gold album.
Rass was ALWAYS dope. What a Shame he never blew
Kendrick Lamar before Kendrick Lamar lol 😂👑🎯🔥💯
Yeah soul on ice was ahead of it's time. He's one of them that was just ahead of the game to me
Bro, you bringing more light to some 🔥 azz emcees, focusing on barz, we need a stunted growth on Chino XL asap!!!
PLEASE do a video on the rapper Nine! Also, my first time hearing Ras Kass was on the track Miami Life from The Substitute soundtrack.
Damn. That jay z story is like a movie.
The way Dre did him after Ghetto Fabulous was cold🥶
You run a hip hop channel but had never heard of Ras Kass, that's wild.
Rass is respected by the goat's bc he is the a GOAT. C-ARSON
Nature Of The Threat is my favorite Ras Kass joint
Bro been a beast. I brought soul on ice the first day it came out back in 96.
About time you did Ras! Been asking you for months for this. Salute
I remember him being called the west coast nas
His sons are next up. Extremely talented.
Rap careers are like running back careers. Here today gone tomorrow.
Don’t feel too bad about not being up on Ras, my brother had his ‘Soul On Ice’ and ‘Rassassination’ albums in the 90s and he still didn’t make me want to listen(I did like Ghetto Fabulous track ft. Mack 10 and Dr. Dre though)until I heard him over an Alchemist track that they had a dispute over. I feel that LOUD records would have been a better fit for him instead of Priority records especially since their focus was more on Cube and letting No Limit sneak in(as to why Jay-Z would not have lasted with them with RD album).
Ras Kass is very underrated and speaking of west coast, how about doing Whoridas
2:59 this how I felt the first I heard Big L …. Only to feel soooooooo sad after realizing he was gone for at least 10 years already!
Not forgotten, saw him live in 2019 in the Netherlands with X to Z , James Savage and Demrick. It was 🔥🔥🔥
Miami life still🔥💯💪🏾‼️
YES!! Thank u for this
Hey at least his son is keeping the legacy going... Via coast contra
The song Miami Life was my introduction to Ras Kass & i've been a fan of his every since. Please do the following artists: Richie Rich, Jayo Felony, Warren G, Tha Luniz & Tha Alkoholics.
His twin sons are fire
one reason I quit rapping, too many people and too many flows sound the same. Soul on ice is still my shit.
Well "Rass Kass" still recording....his debut album "Soul On Ice" was a certified classic banger. Songs like."Miami Life fea.Coolio" is a romantic classical harp sample over a lofi - Ish vibe...Next come "Nature Of The Threat". His more conscious storytelling about the evil story of How America became America...Then his more braggadocios songs like "Soul On Ice", "Anything Goes", "Come Wid It fea Saafir & Ahmad". Then his second album hit..."Rassasination". That album is his more mature album. "Ghetto Fabulous" a hypnotic Dr Dre produced track guarantee to get any head to bop at it. Fast forward...he did joints with the "RZA". He colab with "Apollo Brown" whole album together....He was featured along with Canibus on a "Health Skeltah" joint for the rhyme or reason soundtrack....I mean "Rass" one of the best not just for West Coast but Hip Hop period ! You got to give it up !
🎤🎧🎤🎧🎤🎧🎤🎧
You and I think alike 👍😉! I was going to say the same exact thing! An album that is pretty good imo is "A.D.I.D.A.S(All, day, I, dream, about, spittin')" which came out on 2010.
@@anthonymcmillan8273 My sentiments exactly.....! You brought up some great new Rass Kass albums. He never seems to disappoints....yes...you & I we say in the East Coast. We "A-alikes" 2 minds think alike .....
Stu-B-Doo produced "Ghetto Fabulous" fam.
@@ThaMizphit74 Yeah Dr Dre did the video mix version.....
Dre was focus on his cash cow Em, had Dre work on Rass & Xzibit careers more no doubt they both woulda had commercial success.
Ras never told me that he was going to get with Jay when I u=interviewed him anyway Ras Kass has nothing to prove he still got his core fan base that is what all an artist need
Soul On Ice album top 10
Definitely been Rocking with Ras Kass since way back when he first stepped up on the seen back in 95 ,96 💯💯💯
When u gonna do (nonchalant) 5 o’clock in da morning where u gonna be✌🏾
Van Gogh was supposed to be the one, if he was able to go to Aftermath
You should definitely do a "Stunted Growth" vid, on 40glocc, that'd be interesting
First heard Kass on the Street Fighter soundtrack along with Ahmad & Saafir "Comwiditt".
Met him out here in Dallas...hella cool OG.
Taking in at a live band spot with my homie.
F****** with people in the club, I talk to these chics , trying to set something up... Get back to my brother... Explaining to him about the two chicks... He inquires "where", and my response was "next to this Rass Kass looking mf." and lo behold who it was.😂😂😂😂 Hella down to earth....and still a goat. Him and my homey chopped hip hop the rest of that evening.
🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐
NATURE OF THE THREAT
IS IN MY TOP 10 GREATEST RAP SONGS OF ALL TIME
Do the Chicago group "Do Or Die" next.
That was my suggestion
He had Dr Dre all on his songs and he still ain't blow up.
I met ras kass not just a dope mc but a dope person
I Still Rock his album soul on Ice to this day. My boy was speaking mad truth
Listened to it yesterday twice. Dude is in my top 10 for that album alone.
Stop sleeping ras Kass is mad nice
Thank you.
C-Arson City’s Own Golden Chyld Rass Kass 🤴🏽!!!
He is a beast
This is good. Love Ras. Where's the stunted for Camp Lo?
I never heard of Rass Kass until today. I am going to go listen RN
Damn Ras!
His sons are just dope ras and Taj Austin
The whole group coast contra
I remember first hearing about him on Chino XL's debut album.
I remember the promo video for his 1st album where he rapped acapella and the one line that stood out was "I'm thuggish-ruggish to the bone/And I'ma diss everybody."
Here To Save You All had some bangers on it
@@mackvelly8899 yes it did
@@mackvelly8899💯
I ride with Ras(his sons are DOPE too)Prince Kass....Golden State Worriors Van Ghoh Soul on Ice DOPE catalog Nature of the threat is ILL and true😂😂😂
funny how ure referencing " the label " as if they did right by anybody.
thats why cost constra is giving him payback.
You can't be from Carson, Watts to be exact. Those are two completely different cities. Watts isn't in Carson.
Stupid thing is,
he's probably still getting Stupid drunk, not learning from the opportunity he had back in 97
Doesn't matter if you're a dope rapper if no one hears you or buys your stiff commercially
Lowkey I didn't even know he was from the West Coast. Never looked into him that much back then. He was nice though.
I first heard him through Revenge of the Spit, then went back to Soul On Ice.
Dre became eligible for billionaire staus after trashing an artist that spoke badly on whites.
Ras is dope bc he's lyrical but he had asshole humor that kept him grounded for me. Soul on Ice is incredible, and he's dropped some nice late career albums.
Devin the Dude should be next.
U didn’t mention his situation with game, when game knocked him out in the club. That is what really hurt his career
In 2008 I use to write this guy in jail and he was really dope to talk to....I kept all of his letter responses to me.
That's wild you can do a Britney spears but not a Flatbush Zombies or underachievers episode 😂
Those guys didn’t wanna go mainstream anyway
@George_bonnaire What that got to do with the price of tea in China?
@@Leafhurr1cane I don’t get it haha
Love your channel but that's pretty bad if you didn't know who Rass was. Step your game up, bro!
He aint have the whole package. Plenty of other fly rappers was eating at that time. He aint have pop or crossover appeal.
john austin ( ras kass) is top 5 mc westcoast lyrically all time, if he was white he would be a better eminem lyrically
glad you explained you are to young and not educated on the history of hip hop to actually do quality features on artist before your time , thanks for the explanation
You are using the word wrong. “Shelved” means the album was never released.
His son's (Coast Contra) are ILL! 🔥🔥
Hello
Can you do one on Three Times Dope
Thanks
Do Special Ed or Little Shawn
Hey stunted growth! Will you do a "Tyga" video next?
Heyy, caan you please do The Beatnuts next?? Plzzz
Fun fact: Some people are happy with where they are and not what you expect from them
His joint SUSHI is DOPE!!! 💯💯💯💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
If/Then was the freestyle he was rapping in the beginning.
This might be the most important one of these you ever did...
How do you do somethin' on Ras Kass and not mention The Four Horsemen?
Why didn't you bring up his song Ghetto Fabulous with Dr. Dre and Mack 10?
Son is nice I met him downtown bk werid cause he from the west coast
Ja rule has a twin brother 😮....😂 jk.
C Arson!! Been there lived in LA 6 months!!
I got heads dividing faster than nerds at a calculus convention
"I got niccas looking for Webster's like George Popadopolous..." 😜
Reality bites like bad blow jobs/The b---- is a lesbian/How she married to the mob?
Definitely got to do Bankroll Freddie