Tag Archives: Ras Kass

Okay, we’re a little slow here at Plug One. I’ve got a full-time job (as a real journalist, mind you), and so does most of my crew. So we don’t always post the latest bloggerati crazes when they pop off. But that doesn’t mean we don’t know about them, seen?

So as I learn to post things in a timely fashion (i.e. not take over a week to write up newsy items), I look for inspiration from around the Web. Today I noticed via hiphopdx.com that Ras Kass is circulating a petition requesting his release from Priority/Capitol Records/EMI.

Who cares about Ras Kass anymore? Back in 1996 he was one of leading voices in hip-hop, banging out classics like "Nature of the Threat" and Soul on Ice. But after 1998’s Rassassination he hasn’t been able to release any material on Priority besides a few promo singles (including "Home Sweet Home," which touched off beef when producer Alchemist subsequently re-sold the beat to Jadakiss for the hit single "We Gonna Make It"). Two slightly different promo versions of his third album, Van Gogh and Goldyn Child, circulated in 2001. Neither saw proper release.

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