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Ras Kass
Truth has a voice. And it sounds like Ras Kass. Born in Watts, raised in Carson, Ras Kass carved his legacy not with gimmicks, but with bars that cut deep and intellect that challenges the system. A scholar in the booth, he took his name from Ethiopian emperor Ras Kassa Mercha—signaling from day one that this was more than rap, it was a movement. He stormed the underground with a pen sharp enough to earn double Hip-Hop Quotables from The Source and Rhyme of the Month from Rap Pages—twice in just six months. By 1996, Soul on Ice dropped like a thesis, crowned by the iconic “Nature of the Threat”—a seven-minute history lesson that split speakers and sparked conversations. From the heights of Rasassination charting on the Billboard 200, to the chaos of label politics delaying Van Gogh and shelving Goldyn Chyld, Ras kept moving. Even incarceration couldn’t silence him. He formed HRSMN with Kurupt, Killah Priest, and Canibus, still writing, still building.

Songs

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Goldyn Chyld E
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Miami Life E
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Nature Of The Threat E
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Verses E
Wu-Tang Clan, Gza, La The Darkman, Ras Kass, and Scaramanga Shallah
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Ghetto Fabulous (feat. Dr. Dre) E
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Albums

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LEOPARD EATS FACE

2026
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ChristMESS

2019
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Freestyle Files

2018
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FAFO

2025
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Soul on Ice 2

2019
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Van Gogh

2018
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GUTTR

2024
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Soul on Ice 2: The Leaks

2018
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QUARTERLY

2022
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Line 4 Line presents… Soul On Ice… Revisited

2018

Singles & EPs

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HIT LIST

Single • 2026
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42

Single • 2025
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Swing First

Single • 2024
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MISS ME YET? (feat. Timothy Bloom)

Single • 2026
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Ancestorz

Single • 2025
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THE CIPHER (feat. Pryme Prolifik, North$ide Dro, Shyste Chronkyte & Taiyamo Denku)

EP • 2024
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Scar Tissue

Single • 2025
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Mapogo Lions (feat. Mopreme Shakur, Daylyt, Bishop Lamont & Monstroe)

Single • 2025
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So Savage

Single • 2025
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Walkabout Westside

EP • 2024

Videos

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Ghetto Fabulous (feat. Mack 10 & Dr. Dre)

Ras Kass • 543K views
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Ras Kass SCAR TISSUE ft. Treach (Naughty By Nature) x Wais P [Official Video]

Ras Kass • 36K views
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Ras Kass & DJ Premier - Bars in the Booth (Session 8)

Ras Kass • 23K views
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Soul on Ice (Remix)

Ras Kass • 29K views
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Ras Kass - 42 f Smif N Wessun (Official Video)

Ras Kass • 77K views
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MISS ME YET? (feat. Timothy Bloom)

Ras Kass • 18K views
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Ras Kass & RJ Payne f Method Man & Fame - Roll Call (Official Video)

Ras Kass • 43K views

Featured on

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Haunted Hip Hop

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Classic West Coast Hip Hop

Playlist • YouTube Music
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West Coast Rap Renaissance

Playlist • YouTube Music

Playlists by Ras Kass

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LEOPARD EATS FACE

Playlist • Ras Kass • 124 views
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Ras Kass - ADIDAS

Playlist • Ras Kass • 1.8K views
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Nerds Geeks SciFi & Comicon Cool Kids

Playlist • Ras Kass • 178 views
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Quarterly Music Videos

Playlist • Ras Kass • 1.5K views

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