Ras Kass-It Is What It Is-Promo-CDS-FLAC-1998-THEVOiD

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 Info   
     Artist  | Ras Kass
     Title   | It Is What It Is
     Genre   | Hip-Hop                              Format  | Promo
     Source  | CDS                                  Time    | 8:52
     Label   | Priority Records                     Store   | 1998
     Catalog | DPRO 81135                           Rip     | 2020
     Bitrate | 868 kbps                             Size    | 57.66 MB
     Freq    | 44.1 kHz                             Encoder | FLAC 1.3.1
 Tracks 
     01. It Is What It Is (Feat. Jazze Pha) (Clean) (Prod. Klev &    4:07
         Ras Kass)
     02. It Is What It Is (Instrumental) (Prod. Klev & Ras Kass)     4:45
 Notes  
     Rapper Ras Kass was born John Austin IV in Watts, California in 1973. A
     voracious reader throughout his youth, he adopted his stage name in honor
     of Ethiopian emperor Ras Kassa Mercha. After releasing a pair of
     independent singles, Ras Kass emerged as one of the most highly regarded
     new rappers at the time, winning particular acclaim for his skills as a
     lyricist (in the space of six months, he twice earned Rap Pages magazine's
     Rhyme of the Month award as well as The Source's Hip Hop Quotable honor).
     His long-awaited debut LP, Soul on Ice, arrived on Priority Records in
     1996. The album included the singles "Ordo Abchao (Order Out of Chaos)" and
     seven-minute history lesson "Nature of the Threat," as well as a guest spot
     from Coolio. His sophomore effort, Rasassination (PatchWerk/Priority),
     followed in 1998, landing in the Top 100 on the Billboard 200 and peaking
     just outside the Top Ten of the R&B/Hip-Hop chart. The album produced one
     single, "Ghetto Fabulous," with guests Dr. Dre and Mack 10, as well as the
     fan favorite "Interview with the Vampire." In addition, Ras was joined by
     Kurupt, Saafir, Jazze Pha, Xzibit, Twista, RZA, and more. The release of
     his follow-up, Van Gogh, was delayed by label mergers and bootlegging, and
     Ras was forced to shelve the project. Another project, Goldyn Chyld, also
     failed to materialize.
     Ras shifted focus to the HRSMN, a rap supergroup formed with Kurupt, Killah
     Priest, and Canibus. The foursome issued their debut, The Horsemen Project,
     in 2003. Still embroiled in label disagreements, Ras released the mixtapes
     Institutionalized (2005); Revenge of the Spit and Eat or Die (2006); and
     Institutionalized, Vol. 2 (2008). A mixtape project titled The Quarterly
     was self-issued in 2009 on Ras' website and featured spots by Killah
     Priest, Mistah F.A.B., and producer Pete Rock. A crowdfunded project,
     A.D.I.D.A.S. (All Day I Dream About Spittin), was released in 2011.
     Barmageddon followed in 2013 and featured guests like Too $hort, Ice-T,
     Monie Love, Yukmouth, Kendrick Lamar, and more. Blasphemy, a collaborative
     album with producer Apollo Brown, was issued in 2014 and recruited Royce da
     5'9", Pharoahe Monch, Xzibit, and others. That same year, Ras released
     Barmageddon 2.0. In 2016, a flurry of activity resulted in the release of
     two additional mixtapes and Intellectual Property: SO12, which featured
     KRS-One, RZA, Bun B, Onyx, and more on a sprawling 26 tracks. In 2019, Ras
     released the full-length Soul on Ice 2, the long-awaited sequel to his 1996
     debut.

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