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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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Verses E
Wu-Tang Clan, Gza, La The Darkman, Ras Kass, and Scaramanga Shallah
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Goldyn Chyld E
Ras Kass
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Miami Life E
Ras Kass
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LOVE IS THE MESSAGE (feat. Louis King, Snoop Dogg, Sally Green & Kobe Honeycutt)
Rakim
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Nature Of The Threat E
Ras Kass

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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Digan Lo Que Digan

Single • 2026
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Scar Tissue

Single • 2025
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Walkabout Westside

EP • 2024
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Both OGs

Single • 2026
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So Savage

Single • 2025
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Swing First

Single • 2024
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HIT LIST

Single • 2026
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42

Single • 2025
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MISS ME YET? (feat. Timothy Bloom)

Single • 2026
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Mapogo Lions (feat. Mopreme Shakur, Daylyt, Bishop Lamont & Monstroe)

Single • 2025

Videos

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

Ras Kass • 554K views
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Ras Kass & Apollo Brown - How To Kill God (Official Video)

Ras Kass • 5.4K views
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Ras Kass & Apollo Brown - Drink Irish (Official Video)

Ras Kass • 12K views
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Soul on Ice (Remix)

Ras Kass • 34K views
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Ras Kass & RJ Payne f Method Man & Fame - Roll Call (Official Video)

Ras Kass • 45K views
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Ras Kass & HRSMN - Believer/False Prophets (Official Video)

Ras Kass • 5.7K views
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Ras Kass - 42 f Smif N Wessun (Official Video)

Ras Kass • 80K views
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Ras Kass & Apollo Brown - Humble Pi (Official Video)

Ras Kass • 16K views
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Ras Kass & DJ Premier - Bars in the Booth (Session 8)

Ras Kass • 24K 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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Ras Kass - ADIDAS

Playlist • Ras Kass • 1.8K views
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Quarterly Music Videos

Playlist • Ras Kass • 1.5K views
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Nerds Geeks SciFi & Comicon Cool Kids

Playlist • Ras Kass • 181 views
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LEOPARD EATS FACE

Playlist • Ras Kass • 128 views

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