I felt that, being as big of a fan as I am, I didn't give Ras enough justice when mentioning his release from Capitol the other day. This is huge for him because the label has literally been blocking him from putting anything official out for almost ten years. His albums that have come out in the last few years (Chinese Graffiti, Eat Or Die, Institutionalized, Revenge of the Spit) have all came through weird online retailers and have been pretty much unavailable to the masses. His last "official" album came out in 1998 and there probably hasn't been a Ras Kass album in a CD store this decade. Hopefully Ras' new deal can be with a label that has the will and means to back and distribute him.
Anyway, if you have never heard Ras, go get Soul on Ice now-it is easily one of the greatest albums of all time. Most hip-hop nerds have heard Soul on Ice but abandoned him after, so I have decided to up a few post-Soul on Ice tracks for you guys to enjoy.
H20 Proof (from Rassassination)
Write Where I Left Off (f/ E-40) (from Institutionalized)
Van Gogh (from Van Gogh)
The End (f/ RZA) (from Rassassination)
Future and Past (f/ Royce da 5'9") (from Revenge of the Spit)
Understandable Smooth (mid-90's track...no idea where this is from actually)
So...enjoy.
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