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RAS KASS is LEGEND.... Probly the most under rated Mc on the Planet

Dope MC and a real cool guy. I saw him once in LAX and on my way back in the airport in Denver. I wanted to take a pic with him, but my battery was dead. He let me charge my phone with his charger. We took the pics after. Again a real genuine guy. Im a fan for life.

Ras Kass’ metaphors is meta-fives

Respect to Rass Kass, funny how everything Pans out. I wrote to Rass Kass when he did his bid, Sun actually wrote back. Real Dude, wish him nothing but the Best!

kendrick is cool but kendrick lamar never wrote no "nature of the threat" or a "interview with a vampire." ras is an underground legend.

Ras is one of those legends who has maintained his skill and respect.

I want him to mention the 4 horsemen, ras, kurupt, canibus, and Killa priest.

Ras kass has two classic albums. Soul on ice and rassasssination

He's like underrated underground rapper. Superb lyrics.

Your favorite MC is a Ras Kass fan...lol

I can see Ras Kass influence on Cyhi too.

Runs back and listens to the ras kass verse on the Bobby Digital Album.

I'm not familiar with rass kass music, but i love how nothing but his core fans are showing him love in the comments. No disrespectful shit

This is a fact. Just wish Dr Dre put a prime Ras Kass under his wing! So much missed potential. Rassy was a West Coast Nas as far as knowledge, wordplay, and lyrical content. Only thing, that held fam back was not persevering pass the Priority sooner. & the production didn’t match up too his talent. Still LEGENDARY in every sense of the word though 💯

On “Infinite” EP, Em was actually rapping like AZ. He def later had a sort of Ras Kass / Chino XL a-hole flow / madd celebrity punchlines though.

Ras kass and Kdot my favorite west coast lyricists. Salute the kingz

Ras is dope. Him and Kendrick needs to do something.

Ab-soul is more like ras kass than Kendrick to me

Kendrick is awesome..... But Ras Kass has wrote things that Kendrick wouldn't venture too ..... " Nature of the threat " was the biggest blackballed song in hip hop! Kendrick doesn't have the balls too write something that crazy!

More Hip-Hop history from a West coast legend! Gotta love it, soaking this all up!

Ras is far superior than kendrick, Lyrically

Rap City Did Ras kass dirty...they use to always play his song at the end of the show with credits rolling. I thought he was from Miami...

Never really knew this dude until someone showed me Nature of the Threat. Now I can't stop looking at his interviews. This dude is VERY intelligent and he knows his stuff. He shows different points to things and it all makes sense. I'm here for it

shout out to rass kass with the dope stories .. i was def a fan back in the day !!

Soul on Ice made him a legend. Soul on Ice 2 is hard AF

Much respect to Rass Kass! Always been himself since day 1. Glad I finally saw him perform with KRS-One this past year in L.A.

Stories for days!! Kanye & Dre? Woow!! Didn't know that!! I wanna hear about the game beef

8:24 Now i get why RBX said "Loco is the Motion, we comin through" on Remember Me from the MMLP

Another living legend. I'm so glad vinnie Paz put me on to Rass soul on ice is a classic. Definitely one of the best to ever do it.

Ras kass nature of the threat is the the top 5 most important song in hip hop KRS you must learn/Beef/ Fucc the police & fight the power but rassy don't get that respect he should

Eminem should be honored to be mention in the same sentence, of a hiphop genius.

This is a dope interview and Rass is one of the most underrated. Had no idea of most of what he said. That's hip hop history he's speaking of.

You know what...I agree with what he's saying. He was Em before Em...Royce before Royce...Kendrick before Kendrick. I never thought about that. I wholeheartedly agree wit Rass

What’s crazy is I’ve said this and I can see Em’s influence on Kendrick. So this all makes sense.

Hands down one the best to ever do it very intelligent and witty and always had bars

Been listening to Ras Kass since "Won't Catch Me Running" back in 93-94.

Bout Time We Speak On This. I've Sayin This For Years...Salute To Rass Kass #SoulOnIce Classic✔

Rass was obviously blackballed by the industry....this dude is fundamentally one of the best rappers ever!!...

Fire interview Vlad

This dude is a legend. And always had the tightest sharpest fade outline...haha

Basketball analogy was on point (as it relates to knowing other emcees). Ras is one of the best to ever do it.

One of my all time favorites

Shout out to Vlad again. Listening to this part of the interview I like his hip hop to basketball comparison. Your talent will shine through.

Big L was Eminem before Eminem.

After all these interviews I check out these old school rappers work

Can't get enough of Ras Kass interviews. Damn, didn't know Kanye was with Dre at early Aftermath. Didn't know Rakim was working with Dre at that time too. God MC signed to math little later so I always thought that's where the relationship started.

I love how he dropped so much knowledge on his own career and Dre. I have a Po Broke N Lonely track called Funky Vibe that Dre did. Glove worked on The Chronic with Dre and also flexed production styles on Doggystyle. Sounds like Ras Kass recorded a ton of heat with Dr. Dre when he left Death Row. We need that vault to drop.

One the best of all times 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿💯💯💯

Big up to Rass Kass one of the best and underrated mcs of all time!!!

Rass is definitely 1 of My Favorite Mainstays of West Coast Lyricism.And HIP-HOP in General.Also seems like Ole Dr.Dre is a regular Quincy Jones of HIP-HOP and Shit.

This man is sleptttttt on.

Necro and Ill bill also loves ras kass

It makes since that Kanye was there seeing that he said he loved the drums from Xxplosive, and the he mimicked them several times on This Can't Be Life, Guess Who's Back, and Down and Out

nature of the threat was one of the most thought provoking song in the 94..

Funny enough, “Blacker the Berry” kind of reminds me of the old school Ras Kass. Just updated

End even when I'm maggots I'll still be fly!!!!......RasKass🔫

2:51 LOOL Ras on some Tsu Surf Shit =))

Soul on Ice is my favourite West Coast album. Soul on Ice is is iconic - Marinatin & Nature of the Threat 🔥

Why didnt I see this interview when it came out

Ras to me is like a mix of Kool Keith, Prince Po and Kane.

Damn Ras has some Dope Hip-Hop stories...

College dropout was getting around l.a i still have a burnt copy of that album un mastered I had for about a year be for it dropped

Ras Kass is in my top 5

Yo it’s so good to see Rass got big love here in the comment section. I be tellin folks around my way about the classics and folks turn they nose up so I just put it on...now cats fuck wit him like he new lol

How many times does Vlad have to mention that he listened to the Slim Shady EP??

Facts on facts on facts. No lies detected.

Well, that was a lot of information.

Bruh was hard, we was o. Ras back in 99

Facts

I can hear where Em took Rass's flow on the track "plastic surgery" on xzibit's first album "at the speed of life."

Vlad u should put up @RasKass vids like u do @LordJamar vids.Ras is 1 of da most talented MCs & also most humble but with an honest opinion.We also need som @ChinoXL,@Killah Priest,@KoolKeith & @Haystak interviews.Thanks 4 sharing da knowledge!!!

Ras kass so underrated

That's just like when Kendrick said the "I'm the king of New York " line quoted from Kurupt on Control. That nigga Kurupt created a bomb for K.Dot to drop on the game lol

I like how he doesnt use a lot of 'know what Im sayin', 'na mean' fillers

Phone tap was crazy in 97.

Ras Kass is almost a legend. I say that to say arguably besides Ice Cube, Kurupt or Kendrick nobody in the long and storied history of West Coast rap which dates back to the early 80's with artists like Too Short and Ice-T nobody is fucking with him lyrically. I only put Cube on his level because of Cube's bars on songs like Natural Born Killer, or Kurupt's bars on New York, New York or K.Dot's bars on Rigamortis. But NOBODY on the West Coast took rap more seriously from a craft perspective than Rass Kass. In his prime he was on the same level as Nas, Big Pun, Raekwon, Canibus, Eminem, Jeru, Redman or whomever you wanna rank. But it's like after the 90's he just stopped grinding. He could've kept coming with mixtapes and did shows and kept his name out there but he only releases a few projects here and there. But this guy was a force. Ras Kass basically singlehandedly forever solidified West Coast lyricism in the late 90's. Then he just fell off a cliff. Major props to DJ Vlad for resurrecting this lost treasure. I went a revisited his catalog this past weekend and knowledge I feel like I gained a certain knowledge of self I lost back before ht digital awakening when everything was analog. Ras Kass needs to drop two more dope albums and we gotta give him legendary status. There's no way he and K.Dot don't record together. Kendrick is the voice of his generation but yes for us in our 30's or 40's Ras Kass was K.Dot back in 96.

Ras Kass and The Game beef was lit

I am a big fan of Ras, but I have never heard of this Kanye track before. Anybody know? Was it on that Van Gogh album?

That's true.

in my top 5 easily

I know ras, west coast great

Rass Kass influenced the fuck outta me. I use to subconsciously sound like Rass Kass cuz i listened to him so much. In a way he helped me find my style. He's fuckin dope as fuck!

Ras is The Golden Chyld of the west. Dont ever mention Kendrick in the same sentence with Ras. There is No Comparison!

“ wise the dome, know the ledge, do the data. “

Rass got some stories

Shout out Fab

How bout saying it like this. Kendrick is the new rass kass. Seeing that this man was before kendrick

Big up to Ras for mentioning Mel-Man .... first dude from Pittsburgh #412 to get put on in the mainstream.

Ras could have done some stuff with Em in 2013 that would have been good full

Eminem is always in the conversation. ALWAYS!

No doubt all real heads know that Ras Kass was spitting them kinda bars before Emenim or Kendrick. That's not even a discussion

Chris Jackson/Mahmoud Abdul Rauf was Stephen Curry before Steph Curry was Steph Curry

Noway!

Ras Kass Dope!!! I like that Blasphemy album!

I definitely believe that he was Kendrick Lamar before Kendrick was Kendrick Lamar. I think that the more famous Kendrick Lamar has become, the more Kendrick Lamar has steered away from some social issues

Soul On Ice has topics that Kendrick couldn't touch, but yes Kendrick is a mix of him and Andre 3000.

Ras Kass was called the Nas of the West. He's correct.

@8:08 Too bad the Golden State Warriors project never really got cracking with Saafir and Xzibit.

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