Rasassination

Rasassination
Rasassination
Studio album by Ras Kass
Released	September 22, 1998
Recorded	1997−98
Studio	Stu's Kennel; Audio X Recording Studios (Burbank, CA); Enterprise Recordings (Burbank, CA); PatchWerk Recording Studios (Atlanta, GA); Henchmen Recording Studio (New York, NY); Echo Sound (Los Angeles, CA); Creator's Way Recording Studio (Chicago, IL); Unique Recording Studios (New York, NY);
Length	1:12:20
Label	Priority
Producer	Big Jaz; Easy Mo Bee; Flip; Klev; Ras Kass; Stu-B-Doo; Toxic; Twelve;
Ras Kass chronology
Singles from Rasassination
	"Ghetto Fabulous"; Released: February 27, 1998;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
RapReviews	5.5/10^[2]
The Source	^[3]

Rasassination is the second studio album by American rapper Ras Kass. It was released on September 22, 1998 via Priority Records. Recording sessions took place at Stu's Kennel, at Audio X Recording Studios and Enterprise Recordings in Burbank, at PatchWerk Recording Studios in Atlanta, at Henchmen Recording Studio and Unique Recording Studios in New York, at Echo Sound in Los Angeles, and at Creator's Way Recording Studio in Chicago. Production was handled by Stu-B-Doo, Klev, Easy Mo Bee, Flip, Jaz-O, Toxic, Twelve, and Ras Kass himself. It features guest appearances from Bad Azz, Dr. Dre, El Drex, Jah-Skillz, Jazze Pha, Kurupt, Mack 10, Phil Da Agony, RZA, Saafir, Twista and Xzibit. The album peaked at number 63 on Billboard 200 and number 11 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. Its only single, "Ghetto Fabulous", made it to number 56 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Endtro"	John Austin	Stu-B-Doo Ras Kass	1:47
2.	"Rasassination"	Austin Stuart Bullard	Stu-B-Doo	4:33
3.	"Ghetto Fabulous" (featuring Dr. Dre and Mack 10)	Austin Andre Young Dedrick Rolison Bullard Joseph Francis Kuhn	Stu-B-Doo	4:30
4.	"Lapdance" (featuring R.C.)	Austin Ruben Cruz Bullard Philip Johnson David Wolinski	Stu-B-Doo	4:34
5.	"Skit #1"			0:47
6.	"Conceited Bastard"	Austin Jimmy Juarez	Klev Ras Kass	4:14
7.	"Ice Age" (featuring Kurupt and El Drex)	Austin Ricardo Brown G. Eldridge L. Mallory	Twelve	4:39
8.	"...In a Coogi Sweatsuit" (Skit)			1:57
9.	"H2O Proof" (featuring Saafir)	Austin Jonathan Burks	Big Jaz	4:21
10.	"It Is What It Is" (featuring Jazze Pha)	Austin Juarez Monte Moir	Klev Ras Kass	4:57
11.	"Interview with a Vampire" (featuring God and Satan)	Austin Juarez	Klev Ras Kass	6:56
12.	"Wild Pitch" (featuring Xzibit, Jah Skillz and Phil da Agony)	Austin Alvin Joiner Jamali Carthorn Jason Smith Bullard	Stu-B-Doo	4:18
13.	"OohWee!"	Austin Juarez Rolison Delmar Arnaud Brown Priest Brooks Kevin McCord	Klev	4:01
14.	"All or Nuthin'" (featuring Twista)	Austin Carl Mitchell Frederick Taylor	Toxic	3:57
15.	"Grindin'" (featuring Bad Azz)	Austin Osten Harvey	Easy Mo Bee	3:46
16.	"I Ain't Fuckin' With You"	Austin Michael Winfree	Flip	4:40
17.	"Get at Me"	Austin Winfree	Flip	4:08
18.	"The End" (featuring RZA)	Austin Robert Diggs Harvey	Easy Mo Bee	4:16
Total length:				1:12:20

Sample credits

Track 3 contains a sample from "Kiev Evening" written and performed by Joseph Francis Kuhn.
Track 4 contains re-played elements from "Do You Love What You Feel?" written by David Wolinski.
Track 10 contains elements and excerpts from "If You Were Here Tonight" written by Monte Moir and performed by Alexander O'Neal.
Track 13 contains a sample and excerpts from "Nothin' But the Cavi Hit" written by Dedrick Rolison, Delmar Arnaud, Ricardo Brown and Priest Brooks, and a sample from "Mr. Groove" written by Kevin McCord and performed by One Way.

Personnel

John "Ras Kass" Austin – vocals, producer (tracks: 1, 6, 10, 11), associate producer
Richard Vick – additional vocals (track 2)
Andre "Dr. Dre" Young – vocals (track 3)
Dedrick "Mack 10" Rolison – vocals (track 3)
Rueben "RC" Cruz – vocals (track 4)
Barima "Bleu Davinci" McKnight – additional vocals (track 6)
Ricardo "Kurupt" Brown – vocals (track 7)
G. "El-Drex" Eldridge – vocals (track 7)
Reggie "Saafir" Gibson – vocals (track 9)
Phalon "Jazze Pha" Alexander – vocals (track 10)
Alvin "Xzibit" Joiner – vocals (track 12)
Jamali "Jah-Skillz" Carthorn – vocals (track 12)
Jason "Phil Da Agony" Smith – additional vocals (track 12)
Curtis Daniels – additional vocals (track 13)
Carl "Twista" Mitchell – vocals (track 14)
Jamarr "Bad Azz" Stamps – vocals (track 15)
Da Nation – additional vocals (track 15)
Karida Johnson – additional vocals (track 17)
Robert "RZA" Diggs – vocals (track 18)
Carl "Butch" Small – percussion (tracks: 2, 17)
Nazareth "DJ Rhettmatic" Nirza – scratches (track 2)
L. "Twelve" Mallory – scratches (track 9), producer (track 7)
Stewart "Stu-B-Doo" Bullard – keyboards (tracks: 10, 11), producer (tracks: 1-4, 12), recording (tracks: 2-4, 12), mixing (tracks: 2-4, 6, 7, 9, 11-13, 16, 17)
Jimmy "Klev" Juarez – producer (tracks: 6, 10, 11, 13), mixing (tracks: 6, 10)
Jonathan "Big Jaz" Burks – producer & arranger (track 9)
Frederick "Toxic" Taylor – producer & recording (track 14)
Osten "Easy Mo Bee" Harvey, Jr. – producer & mixing (tracks: 15, 18)
Michael "Flip" Winfree – producer (tracks: 16, 17), recording (track 16)
Sean Freehill – recording (tracks: 2-4, 7, 9, 12, 13, 17), mixing (tracks: 6, 9, 12, 13)
Michael "Mykill" Calderon – recording (tracks: 3, 11, 18)
Richard "Segal" Huredia – recording (track 3)
Jen Monnar – recording (track 4), mixing (tracks: 2-4, 11)
Mike Wilson – recording (tracks: 6, 10, 11, 13)
Brian Stanley – recording (track 9)
Eric Lynch – recording & mixing (tracks: 15, 18)
Jay Gonzalez – recording (track 15)
Josh Butler – mixing (tracks: 6, 7, 10, 16, 17)
Samuel "The Legendary Traxster" Lindley – mixing (track 14)
Josh Chervokas – mixing (track 18)
Kevin Kim – recording assistant (track 4)
Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering
BJ Kerr – executive producer, A&R
Bob Whitfield – executive producer
Manuel J. Donayre – art direction, design
Art Shoji – art direction
Michael S. Miller – photography
Laura Giles – project coordinator
Nancie Stern – sample clearance
Mark Brown – A&R
Terry Corbett – stylist

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[4]	63
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	11

References

^ Rabin, Nathan. "Ras Kass - Rasassination Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on August 29, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
^ "Ras Kass :: Rasassination :: Priority". www.rapreviews.com. September 1998. Archived from the original on August 29, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
^ D., Spence (October 1998). "Record Report: Ras Kass – Rasassination (The End)". The Source. No. 109. New York. p. 220.
^ "Ras Kass Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
^ "Ras Kass Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2016.

External links

Rasassination at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Rabin, Nathan. "Ras Kass - Rasassination Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on August 29, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2023.

[2] "Ras Kass :: Rasassination :: Priority". www.rapreviews.com. September 1998. Archived from the original on August 29, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2023.

[3] D., Spence (October 1998). "Record Report: Ras Kass – Rasassination (The End)". The Source. No. 109. New York. p. 220.

[ac_Billboard200_Ras_Kass-4] "Ras Kass Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2016.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Ras_Kass-5] "Ras Kass Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 11, 2016.

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v t e Ras Kass
Studio albums	Soul on Ice (1996) Rasassination (1998)
Mixtapes	Institutionalized (2005) Institutionalized Vol. 2 (2008)
Collaborations	The Horsemen Project (with The HRSMN)
Singles	"Anything Goes" "Soul on Ice Remix" "Ghetto Fabulous"
Related	Discography