Released October 1, 1996 Length 63:05 Artist Ras Kass Label Priority Records | Recorded 1995-1996 Soul On Ice
(1996) Rasassination
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Producer Bird
Ras Kass
Battlecat
Vooodu
Michael "Flip" Barber
Michael Schlesinger
Reno Delajuan Genres Hip hop music, West Coast hip hop, Underground hip hop, Hardcore hip hop, Political hip hop Similar Ras Kass albums, Hip hop music albums | ||
Soul On Ice is the critically acclaimed debut album by West Coast emcee Ras Kass, released on October 1, 1996, under Priority Records. The album was produced by Ras Kass, as well as DJ Battlecat, Vooodu, Bird, Michael Barber, Michael Schlesinger, and Reno Delajuan. Fellow West Coast rapper Coolio makes the only guest appearance on the album on the song "Drama." The album's title is a reference to Black Panther member Eldridge Cleaver's 1968 book Soul On Ice.
Contents
Two charting singles were released from the album, "Anything Goes" and "Soul on Ice."
It has been praised for its complex lyricism and lush production.
The Source magazine noted in 1996, that Ras Kass was "the West Coast's answer to Nas".
On earth as it is ras kass
Samples
Anything Goes
Reelishymn
Drama
Etc.
If/Then
Marinatin'
On Earth as It Is...
Sonset
Soul on Ice
The Evil That Men Do
Songs
1On Earth as It Is4:48
2Anything Goes5:49
3Marinatin'4:06