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 Merchaâsignaling 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 Pagesâtwice in just six months. By 1996, Soul on Ice dropped like a thesis, crowned by the iconic âNature of the Threatââa seven-minute history lesson that split speakers and sparked conversations.
No industry filter. No compromise. Just bars, brilliance, and the real.