Rasassination [Explicit Lyrics]

Editorial Reviews
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...Ras hasn't abandoned his trademark philosophical dissertations. [His] lyrics are forced to carry the entire weight of his album While beasts by Stu-B-Doo (Dr. Dre's understudy) are consistent (at best), they still fail to match Ras's verbal intensity.

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Rasassination [Explicit Lyrics]

Rasassination [Explicit Lyrics]

Average customer rating:

Instant classic, if u ask me!

Not as good as ice

Is he still nice?

Failure To Launch {3 Stars}

Still Solid

Rasassination
Ras Kass
Manufacturer: Priority Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00000AGMC
Release Date: 1998-09-22

Tracks:

Endtro
Rasassination
Ghetto Fabulous
Lapdance
Skit #1
Conceited Bastard
Ice Age
...In A Coogi Sweatsuit (Skit)
H2O Proof
It Is What It Is
Interveiw With A Vampire
Wild Pitch
OohWee!
All or Nuthin'
Grindin'
I Ain't Fuckin' With You
Get At Me
The End

Customer Reviews:

Instant classic, if u ask me!.......2007-08-05

Everything has been said - this is a classic westcoast album, Ras brought out the classic he, it's 100% solid.. i dont know what to say... go cop this?

5/5

Not as good as ice.......2007-06-03

First let me say that Ras kass's "rasassination" is tight but some songs like ghetto fabolous and grindin and lapdance are little commericial and i wasn feelin it at all...But his other songs mosdef make up for it. Specialy rasassination. Still recomended.

Is he still nice?.......2006-09-19

Yes. I am giving this 5 stars because for being more of a commercial release it still lyrical. It surely has its moments that remind you on how good his first is. My only complaint is some of the production drops the ball, but were that lacks his lyrics are enough to save this record at the end of the day. PEACE!

Failure To Launch {3 Stars}.......2006-09-18

I'm not sure how many people remember when this album dropped, but this was the album that was supposed to launch Ras Kass' career into the same stratosphere as the likes of Jay Z, Big, Pac, and Snoop as far as record sales and spins are concerned. It's pretty much evident with the big name guests (Twista, Dr. Dre, Mack 10, RZA, etc..), big name producers (Dre, Jazzy Pha, etc..), and unnecessary/awful skits. In other words, this album was supposed to make Ras a star. What hurts a lot of the album is the amount of filler and crossover tracks. Joints like "Lapdance", "All Or Nuthin", and the Jazzy Pha produced "It Is What It Is" only serve to alienate the heads that ran out and bought Soul On Ice without hesitation. As if that wasn't bad enough, joints like "Oohwee", "Grindin", and "Conceited B*stard" should've never seen the light of day. We all know Ras Kass can spit with the best, which he does on this LP, but a lot of the production is limp, hollow, and lazy.

There are some dope cuts sprinkled throughout the album though. The title track (Rasassination), "Wild Pitch" (which the underrated Xzibit absolutely kills), and "H2O Proof" are perfect examples of what Ras Kass can do when his mind is right, the versatile "The End" features The RZA, and I still like "Ghetto Fabulous" eight years after its release. Another good, yet strange, track is "Interview With A Vampire" which revisits his earlier classic "Nature Of The Threat" and has some strange credits on it (God & Satan?).

Rasassination isn't necessarily a bad album, but hold on to your money if you're expecting Soul On Ice II. You won't find that here. In 1998 Ras Kass aimed for the stars, missed his mark, and alienated his fan base with this album. To be honest, with label and legal issues, I don't think his career has recovered from this album yet. There are some gems, but nothing that would justify buying this brand new. I can only recommend buying this if you can find it used.

Standout Tracks: The End feat. The RZA, Interview With A Vampire feat. God & Satan, Rasassanation, H2O Proof feat. Saafir, Wild Pitch feat. Xzibit & Jah Skillz (My Favorite), and Ghetto Fabulous feat. Dr. Dre & Mack 10

Still Solid.......2006-08-12

Even thou this isn't as good as SOUL ON ICE, it still blows away most of the music out there, even today! It has some dope tracks, GHETTO FABULOUS, H20 PROOF, INTERVIEW WITH A VAMPIRE which is a crazy song similar to NATURE OF THE THREAT on SOUL ON ICE. He also has a colab with TWISTA, which I thought was interesting. The production on this is good, not real great, but good. Lyrics are on point, of course. If you have to chance to get this, grab it, it's out of print and rare. So you might have to pay a good price for it, but you also might find a deal on it. Either way, cop it, get some of the real hip hop going again.

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