Ras Kass, the Glossary
John R. Austin II (born September 26, 1973), better known by his stage name Ras Kass, is an American rapper.[1]
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87 relations: AllMusic, American Recordings (record label), Apollo Brown, Babygrande Records, Battlecat (record producer), BET Awards, Bishop Lamont, Black Mafia Family, Blackhouse Records, California, Canibus, Capitol Records, Carson, California, Chino XL, Coast Contra, Contemporary R&B, Def Jam Recordings, DJ Kay Slay, DJ Premier, DJ Rhettmatic, Dotdash Meredith, Dr. Dre, Drunk driving in the United States, Easy Mo Bee, Eldridge Cleaver, Ethiopians, Freeway (rapper), G-Unit, G-Unit Records, Hi-Tek, Hip hop music, I Got the Hook-Up, Ice Cube, Ice-T, Institutionalized Vol. 2, Jack Splash, Jadakiss, Kendrick Lamar, Killah Priest, Krondon, KRS-One, Kurupt, KXNG Crooked, Lauryn Hill, Los Angeles, M. K. Asante, Mack 10, Maverick (company), Mello Music Group, Mistah F.A.B., ... Expand index (37 more) »
- Priority Records artists
- The Hrsmn members
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database.
American Recordings (record label)
American Recordings (formerly Def American Recordings) is an American record label headed by producer Rick Rubin.
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Apollo Brown
Erik Vincent Stephens (born June 20, 1980), better known professionally as Apollo Brown, is an American record producer from Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Babygrande Records
Babygrande Records is an American independent record label based in New York City, founded by Chuck Wilson.
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Battlecat (record producer)
Kevin Gilliam (born April 20, 1968), better known by his stage name Battlecat, is an American hip hop record producer and DJ from South Los Angeles, California.
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BET Awards
The BET Awards are an American award show that was established in 2001 by the Black Entertainment Television network to celebrate Black entertainers and other minorities in music, film, sports and philanthropy.
Bishop Lamont
Philip Brandon Martin (born October 31, 1978), better known as Bishop Lamont, is an American rapper from Carson, California. Ras Kass and Bishop Lamont are 20th-century African-American musicians, 21st-century African-American musicians, rappers from Los Angeles and West Coast hip hop musicians.
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Black Mafia Family
The Black Mafia Family (BMF) is a drug trafficking and money laundering organization in the United States.
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Blackhouse Records
Blackhouse Records is an American independent record label founded by Scott Rozell (drummer for Moral Crux and Scatterbox), and Tony Shields.
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California
California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.
Canibus
Germaine Williams (born December 9, 1974), better known by his stage name Canibus, is a Jamaican-American rapper. Ras Kass and Canibus are the Hrsmn members.
Capitol Records
Capitol Records, LLC (known legally as Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007), and simply known as Capitol, is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group through its Capitol Music Group imprint.
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Carson, California
Carson is a city in the South Bay and the Harbor regions of Los Angeles County, California, located south of downtown Los Angeles and approximately away from Los Angeles International Airport.
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Chino XL
Derek Keith Barbosa (April 8, 1974 – July 28, 2024), better known by his stage name Chino XL, was an American rapper and actor. Ras Kass and Chino XL are 21st-century African-American musicians and Five percenters.
Coast Contra
Coast Contra are an American hip hop group formed in 2015 by Rio Loz, Eric Jamal, and twin brothers Taj Austin and Ras Austin (twin sons of West Coast rapper Ras Kass and R&B singer Teedra Moses).
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B (or simply R&B) is a popular music genre that combines rhythm and blues with elements of pop, soul, funk, hip hop, and electronic music.
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Def Jam Recordings
Def Jam Recordings (also simply known as Def Jam) is an American multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group.
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DJ Kay Slay
Keith Grayson (August 14, 1966 – April 17, 2022), professionally known as DJ Kay Slay, was an American disc jockey (DJ) from New York City. Ras Kass and dJ Kay Slay are 20th-century African-American musicians and Five percenters.
DJ Premier
Christopher Edward Martin (born March 21, 1966), known professionally as DJ Premier (also known as Preemo), is an American record producer and DJ. Ras Kass and DJ Premier are Five percenters.
DJ Rhettmatic
DJ Rhettmatic (born Nazareth Nirza; May 10, 1969) is a producer, disc jockey and member and part creator of Southern California's first turntable band, the Beat Junkies.
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Dotdash Meredith
Dotdash Meredith (formerly The Mining Company, About.com and Dotdash) is an American digital media company based in New York City.
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Dr. Dre
Andre Romell Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Ras Kass and Dr. Dre are Priority Records artists, rappers from Los Angeles and West Coast hip hop musicians.
Drunk driving in the United States
Drunk driving is the act of operating a motor vehicle with the operator's ability to do so impaired as a result of alcohol consumption, or with a blood alcohol level in excess of the legal limit.
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Easy Mo Bee
Osten S. Harvey Jr. (born December 8, 1965), better known by his stage name Easy Mo Bee, is an American hip hop and R&B record producer and DJ, known for his production work for artists such as Big Daddy Kane and Miles Davis, as well as his affiliation with Bad Boy Records in its early years, and his production involvement in The Notorious B.I.G.'s debut album, Ready to Die. Ras Kass and Easy Mo Bee are 21st-century African-American musicians.
Eldridge Cleaver
Leroy Eldridge Cleaver (August 31, 1935 – May 1, 1998) was an American writer and political activist who became an early leader of the Black Panther Party.
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Ethiopians
Ethiopians are the native inhabitants of Ethiopia, as well as the global diaspora of Ethiopia.
Freeway (rapper)
Leslie Edward Pridgen (born August 6, 1978), better known by his stage name Freeway, is an American rapper.
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G-Unit
G-Unit (short for Guerilla Unit) was an American hip hop group formed by longtime friends and East Coast rappers 50 Cent, Tony Yayo, and Lloyd Banks.
G-Unit Records
G-Unit Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group.
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Hi-Tek
Tony Louis Cottrell (born May 5, 1976), better known as Hi-Tek, is an American rapper and music producer from Cincinnati, Ohio. Ras Kass and Hi-Tek are 20th-century African-American musicians and 21st-century African-American musicians.
Hip hop music
Hip hop or hip-hop, also known as rap and formerly as disco rap, is a genre of popular music that originated in the early 1970s from the African American community.
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I Got the Hook-Up
I Got the Hook-Up is a 1998 American crime comedy film, starring Anthony Johnson, Master P, Ice Cube, C-Murder and directed by Michael Martin.
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Ice Cube
O'Shea Jackson Sr. (born June 15, 1969), known professionally as Ice Cube, is an American rapper, songwriter, actor, and film producer. Ras Kass and Ice Cube are Priority Records artists, rappers from Los Angeles and West Coast hip hop musicians.
Ice-T
Tracy Lauren Marrow (born February 16, 1958), better known by his stage name Ice-T (or Ice T), is an American rapper and actor. Ras Kass and Ice-T are Priority Records artists, rappers from Los Angeles and West Coast hip hop musicians.
Institutionalized Vol. 2
Institutionalized Volume 2 is Ras Kass' mixtape, commercially released by Babygrande Records.
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Jack Splash
Jack Splash is an American recording artist, musician, songwriter, and record producer from Los Angeles, California.
Jadakiss
Jason Terrance Phillips (born May 27, 1975), better known by his stage name Jadakiss, is an American rapper from Yonkers, New York. Ras Kass and Jadakiss are Five percenters.
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper and songwriter. Ras Kass and Kendrick Lamar are West Coast hip hop musicians.
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Killah Priest
Walter Reed (born August 16, 1970), better known by his stage name Killah Priest, is an American rapper, member of Sunz of Man and Wu-Tang Clan affiliate who was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Ras Kass and Killah Priest are the Hrsmn members.
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Krondon
Marvin Jones III (born July 9, 1976), also known as Krondon, is an American rapper and actor from Los Angeles, California. Ras Kass and Krondon are 21st-century African-American musicians, rappers from Los Angeles and West Coast hip hop musicians.
KRS-One
Lawrence "Kris" Parker (born August 20, 1965), better known by his stage names KRS-One (an abbreviation of "Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone") and Teacha, is an American rapper from The Bronx. Ras Kass and KRS-One are 20th-century African-American musicians and 21st-century African-American musicians.
Kurupt
Ricardo Emmanuel Brown (born November 23, 1972), better known by his stage name Kurupt, is an American rapper and record producer. Ras Kass and Kurupt are rappers from Los Angeles, the Hrsmn members and West Coast hip hop musicians.
KXNG Crooked
Dominick Antron Wickliffe (born September 23, 1976), better known by his stage name Kxng Crooked, (stylised as KXNG Crooked and pronounced "King Crooked"; formerly Crooked I) is an American rapper from Long Beach, California. Ras Kass and KXNG Crooked are rappers from Los Angeles and West Coast hip hop musicians.
Lauryn Hill
Lauryn Noelle Hill (born May 26, 1975) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress.
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.
M. K. Asante
M. Ras Kass and M. K. Asante are 21st-century African-American musicians.
Mack 10
Dedrick D'Mon Rolison (born August 9, 1971), better known by his stage name Mack 10, is an American rapper. Ras Kass and Mack 10 are 20th-century African-American musicians, 21st-century African-American musicians, Priority Records artists, rappers from Los Angeles and West Coast hip hop musicians.
Maverick (company)
Maverick was an American entertainment company founded in 1992 by Warner Music Group and run by recording artist Madonna, as well as Frederick DeMann and Veronica "Ronnie" Dashev.
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Mello Music Group
Mello Music Group (MMG) is an American independent record label based in Tucson, Arizona.
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Mistah F.A.B.
Stanley Petey Cox (born January 23, 1982), better known by his stage name Mistah F.A.B. (backronym for Money Is Something To Always Have–Forever After Bread), is an American rapper, songwriter, entrepreneur, community organizer and activist. Ras Kass and Mistah F.A.B. are 20th-century African-American musicians, 21st-century African-American musicians and West Coast hip hop musicians.
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Mixtape
A mixtape (alternatively mix-tape, mix tape or mixed tape) is a compilation of music, typically from multiple sources, recorded onto a medium.
Mr. Ruggerio's Neighborhood
"Mr.
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MTV
MTV (originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television channel.
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Nas
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones (born September 14, 1973), known professionally as Nas, is an American rapper and entrepreneur.
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Organized Konfusion
Organized Konfusion (OK) is an alternative hip hop duo from Queens, New York, composed of Prince Po and Pharoahe Monch. Ras Kass and Organized Konfusion are Priority Records artists.
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PatchWerk Recording Studios
Patchwerk Recording Studios is a recording studio located at 1094 Hemphill Avenue, West Midtown in Atlanta, GA.
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Pete Rock
Peter O. Phillips (born June 21, 1970), better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American music producer, DJ and rapper. Ras Kass and Pete Rock are Five percenters.
Pitchfork (website)
Pitchfork (formerly Pitchfork Media) is an American online music publication founded in 1996 by Ryan Schreiber in Minneapolis.
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Priority Records
Priority Records is an American distribution company and record label known for artists including N.W.A, Ice Cube, MC Ren, Eazy-E, Master P, Snoop Dogg, Silkk the Shocker, Jay-Z, Paris, Mack 10, 504 Boyz, Brotha Lynch Hung, C-Murder, Mia X, Westside Connection, and Ice-T. It also distributed hip hop record labels including Death Row Records, Hoo-Bangin' Records, No Limit Records, Posthuman Records, Rap-A-Lot Records, Rawkus Records, Roc-A-Fella Records, Ruthless Records Duck Down Records, and Wu-Tang Records.
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Rakim
William Michael Griffin Jr. (born January 28, 1968), better known by his stage name Rakim, is an American rapper. Ras Kass and Rakim are 20th-century African-American musicians, 21st-century African-American musicians and Five percenters.
Rapping
Rapping (also rhyming, flowing, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is an artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular".
Ras Kass
John R. Austin II (born September 26, 1973), better known by his stage name Ras Kass, is an American rapper. Ras Kass and ras Kass are 20th-century African-American musicians, 21st-century African-American musicians, African-American Catholics, Five percenters, Priority Records artists, rappers from Los Angeles, the Hrsmn members and West Coast hip hop musicians.
Rasassination
Rasassination is the second studio album by American rapper Ras Kass.
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Rhyme & Reason (film)
Rhyme & Reason is a 1997 documentary film about rap and hip hop.
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Rockwilder
Dana Stinson a.k.a. Rockwilder is an American hip hop producer and songwriter best known for his work with Redman, Jay-Z, LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes, Xzibit, and Janet Jackson.
RZA
Robert Fitzgerald Diggs (born July 5, 1969), better known by his stage name RZA, is an American rapper, record producer, composer, actor, and filmmaker. Ras Kass and RZA are Five percenters.
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Saafir
Reggie Gibson (born August 23, 1970), better known as Saafir, is an American rapper, producer, and actor. Ras Kass and Saafir are 21st-century African-American musicians and West Coast hip hop musicians.
Scarface (rapper)
Brad Terrence Jordan (born November 9, 1970), better known by his stage name Scarface, is an American rapper and record producer best known as a member of the Geto Boys, a hip-hop group from Houston, Texas. Ras Kass and Scarface (rapper) are 20th-century African-American musicians and 21st-century African-American musicians.
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Soul music
Soul music is a popular music genre that originated in the African-American community throughout the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Soul on Ice (album)
Soul on Ice is the debut album by West Coast emcee Ras Kass, released on October 1, 1996, under Priority Records.
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Special edition
The terms special edition, limited edition, and variants such as deluxe edition, or collector's edition, are used as a marketing incentive for various kinds of products, originally published products related to the arts, such as books, prints, recorded music and films, and video games, but now including clothing, cars, fine wine, and whisky, among other products.
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Strong Arm Steady
Strong Arm Steady, often referred to as SAS, is a hip hop group in California's underground hip hop scene.
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Supergroup (music)
A supergroup is a musical group formed with members who are already successful as solo artists or as members of other successful groups.
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Talib Kweli
Talib Kweli Greene (born October 3, 1975) is an American rapper.
Teedra Moses
Teedra Shenita Moses (born December 17, 1976) is an American R&B and soul singer.
The Alchemist (musician)
Alan Daniel Maman (born October 25, 1977), professionally known as the Alchemist, is an American hip hop producer and DJ. Ras Kass and the Alchemist (musician) are rappers from Los Angeles and West Coast hip hop musicians.
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The Game (rapper)
Jayceon Terrell Taylor (born November 29, 1979), better known by his stage name the Game or simply Game, is an American rapper. Ras Kass and the Game (rapper) are 20th-century African-American musicians, 21st-century African-American musicians, rappers from Los Angeles and West Coast hip hop musicians.
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The Horsemen Project
The Horsemen Project is the first studio album released by the hip hop supergroup The HRSMN through Think Differently Music/Proverbs Music Inc.
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The Hrsmn
The Hrsmn (styled The HRSMN; pronounced "Horsemen") is an American hip hop supergroup consisting of the artists Canibus, Ras Kass, Killah Priest, and Kurupt.
Too Short
Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28, 1966), better known by his stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper. Ras Kass and Too Short are 20th-century African-American musicians, 21st-century African-American musicians and West Coast hip hop musicians.
Twista
Carl Terrell Mitchell (born November 27, 1973), better known by his stage name Twista (formerly Tung Twista), is an American rapper. Ras Kass and Twista are 20th-century African-American musicians and 21st-century African-American musicians.
Up Above Records
Up Above Records is an independent hip hop record label based in Long Beach, California, co-founded in 1995 by Doug "Papadoug" Kato and The Visionaries member KeyKool, along with DJ Rhettmatic and Beat Junkies.
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Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label owned by Universal Music Group.
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Visionaries (hip hop group)
Visionaries is an underground hip hop crew from Los Angeles, California.
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We Gonna Make It
"We Gonna Make It" is a song by American rapper Jadakiss.
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Xzibit
Alvin Nathaniel Joiner (born September 18, 1974), better known by his stage name Xzibit (pronounced "exhibit"), is an American rapper, actor, television presenter, and radio personality. Ras Kass and Xzibit are 21st-century African-American musicians, rappers from Los Angeles and West Coast hip hop musicians.
Yohannes IV
Yohannes IV (Tigrinya: ዮሓንስ ፬ይ Rabaiy Yōḥānnes; horse name Abba Bezbiz also known as Kahśsai; born Lij Kahssai Mercha; 11 July 1837 – 10 March 1889) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1871 to his death in 1889 at the Battle of Gallabat, and king of Tigray from 1869 to 1871.
See also
Priority Records artists
- 415 (group)
- Al Kapone
- Anotha Level
- Bad Azz (rapper)
- Big Moe
- Brotha Lynch Hung
- C-Murder
- CPO (group)
- CPO Boss Hogg
- Carole King
- Choclair
- Cutty Ranks
- Cypress Hill
- Da Lench Mob
- Daz Dillinger
- Dr. Dre
- Eazy-E
- Egyptian Lover
- Goldhouse
- Gorgon City
- Ice Cube
- Ice-T
- Jay-Z
- Killarmy
- Lil Tony (Georgia rapper)
- List of former Priority Records artists
- MC Eiht
- MC Ren
- Mack 10
- Magnapop
- Master P
- Mercedes (singer)
- N.W.A
- Organized Konfusion
- Paris (rapper)
- R.A. the Rugged Man
- Ras Kass
- Sarina Paris
- Silkk the Shocker
- Skull Duggery (rapper)
- Snoop Dogg
- Sons of Elvis
- Sugarhill Ddot
- The B.U.M.S. (Brothas Unda Madness)
- The California Raisins
- U-God
- WC (rapper)
- Westside Connection
The Hrsmn members
- Canibus
- Killah Priest
- Kurupt
- Ras Kass
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ras_Kass
Also known as A.D.I.D.A.S. (Ras Kass song), All Day I Dream About Spittin, All Day I Dream About Spittin', Fuck It, Lose it All, Institutionalized (album), Revenge of the Spit, Soul On Ice 2, Spit No Evil, The Quarterly (album), The Yellow Snow EP.
, Mixtape, Mr. Ruggerio's Neighborhood, MTV, Nas, Organized Konfusion, PatchWerk Recording Studios, Pete Rock, Pitchfork (website), Priority Records, Rakim, Rapping, Ras Kass, Rasassination, Rhyme & Reason (film), Rockwilder, RZA, Saafir, Scarface (rapper), Soul music, Soul on Ice (album), Special edition, Strong Arm Steady, Supergroup (music), Talib Kweli, Teedra Moses, The Alchemist (musician), The Game (rapper), The Horsemen Project, The Hrsmn, Too Short, Twista, Up Above Records, Virgin Records, Visionaries (hip hop group), We Gonna Make It, Xzibit, Yohannes IV.