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Ras Kass

Ras Kass is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of KRS-One, Apollo Brown, Ice Cube, Rakim and Scarface. Those roots explain a lot about how Ras Kass arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Chino XL, Killah Priest, Termanology, O.C. and Planet Asia, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Royce da 5'9", Jarren Benton, Coast Contra, Joell Ortiz and Xzibit, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 41 connections around Ras Kass, reaching back through KRS-One and forward to Royce da 5'9". Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

John R. Austin II, better known by his stage name Ras Kass, is an American rapper. He is a member of the hip hop supergroup The Hrsmn, along with Canibus, Killah Priest, and Kurupt in 2014. He is also a member of the group Golden State Warriors with Xzibit and Saafir. About.com ranked him No. 30 on their list of the Top 50 MCs of Our Time (1987–2007), while Pitchfork Media called him "one of the best rappers of all time".

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Ras KassKRS-OneApollo BrownIce CubeRakimScarfaceMonie LoveKillah PriestSki BeatzRoyce da 5'9"Jarren BentonCoast ContraJoell OrtizXzibitChino XLKillah PriestTermanologyO.C.Planet AsiaSmif-n-WessunKool G RapJeru the Damaja

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Ras Kass connections

Ras Kass grew out of KRS-One, Apollo Brown, Ice Cube and Rakim, shares an orbit with Chino XL, Killah Priest, Termanology and O.C., went on to shape Royce da 5'9", Jarren Benton, Coast Contra and Joell Ortiz. 41 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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