Ras Kass on Losing First Deal While in Jail, Coolio Helping with Second Deal (Part 2)

Watch Part 2: goo.gl/ARb2dP
Part 1: goo.gl/2KrTHf
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Ras Kass explained his life growing up in Watts, as he explained that he had an average upbringing and didn't get into a lot of trouble. He went on to explain how he started getting interested in hip-hop and writing his first rhymes.
During the conversation, Ras Kass detailed how he lost his first record deal while in jail and how Coolio helped him get his second deal. To hear more, hit the above clip.

[@vladtv]

Watch Part 1: goo.gl/2KrTHf

[@Mic_Flex]

djvlad you stingy with the interviews vlad...#lol there great. Thanks

[@malcolmbenjamin28]

djvlad I already watched........now post the rest lol

[@ErectPen]

Ras Kass - Your favorite rappers favorite rapper.

[@chancex8694]

*Styles P

[@falayonknight7904]

Chance X on the real real

[@draines9237]

Kendrick lamar

[@fredrickjohnson9473]

Erect Pen that's Andre 3000 bro

[@itsallonbaby.6087]

The Jacka.

[@PlatForumRadio]

Westcoast OG right here. OG Raisin! Dude was also a house dancer along with Bird, Lavell and a few other folks back in '88-'91 and they would always show up to the house parties and school dances back then with the flyest moves! Bro has definitely been one of the most influential persons in west coast hip hop!! Real talk!! So much history!

[@MISCDesigns]

DJ Battlecat is another person you gotta interview. His production catalog is up there with Dre and Quik

[@BeachChairz]

Glad someone else pointed this out. Very underrated producer.

[@marchveris]

MISCDesigns Mel man would be dope too.

[@arcadesfromthe90s47]

MISCDesigns Battlecat is nice I put him just below Quik and ahead of Dre

[@Guytalayhne]

MISCDesigns Exactly!

[@MISCDesigns]

Arcades From The 90's regardless, he's still up there

[@BakedBeanieSigel]

"First we gotta truly understand the nature of the threat. " - Rass Kass

[@arkhitektz3150]

first...we gotta learn to spell "Ras Kass" correctly....second,we'll go ahead and learn to quote his lyrics properly..."first we NEED to truly understand the nature of the threat",not "gotta".THIRD (and final) we gonna stop being pedantic and punctilious assholes (last ones on ME)

[@KTHREE31]

Ooooh!!!! 😳😲😬😵😀😆😄😅😂

[@DannyTheBarGod]

This is the man that was my mentor and he didnt even know it

[@prosperousone2970]

Danny Myers hell yeah foreal he’s one of the reasons i picked up the pen

[@randumbguyisaac]

Danny Myers Bar God!

[@247mrb]

So true and made me open up books and read up

[@KTHREE31]

ABSOLUTELY!!!! 💯👌👍✌

[@LOSIANO99999998]

Another thing we have in common. Interview with the Vampire is the Dopest song I ever heard

[@Rapper1046]

Get Killah Priest or Chino XL next!

[@omarhendricks9756]

TheMC1046 word !!

[@davidcampbell215]

We need Chino asap, ppl prob dont know about Riot!

[@omarhendricks9756]

''Riot'' is in my top 3 lyrical songs ever

[@tariqalfudi1]

Chino XL would be a dope interview

[@simonlynch3479]

Man if vlad gets chino xl....

[@jayfarris4564]

Ras Kass lyricism is phenomenal

[@WhiteSauceher]

You got Ras Kass before drink champs

[@omarhendricks9756]

Just righteous need Ras on there man he has been my most requested guest on drink champs

[@cardibeatzz7653]

Peace to Rass Kass...Miami Life was one of my favorite joints..dat loop was ill

[@Gemini3K]

The production on that album was dope as hell. Ras and Bird had a dope style

[@AlonSOAMAZING]

Jayo felony always underrated and he flies under the radar in hip hop and he’s rapped with a lot of people . That take a ride album is a West coast classic . He should get interviewed by vladtv

[@Sneakerveli]

AlonSOAMAZING facts!!

[@aa9655]

Jayo you not a felon you a misdemeanor

[@thefatalveli1]

Jayo interview should be great

[@upclosenpersonal100]

Didn't Jayo get ran outta his hood??

[@KatalistProductionsKozzySasha]

One of the best ever as far as lyrics go imo

[@pjg179]

A "dude" named DJ Battlecat?.....one of the legendary DJ and producer of the West Coast sound!!!!!

[@papaduneberrie9512]

"........so shake the spot like Luke and them girls wearin them daisy dukes, cuz life's a beach and I forever be wearing my bathing suit.".....-Miami Life

[@richardrude9087]

You got ras kas, you gotta get xzibit. Safir too(probably spelled it wrong)

[@terrencethomas5956]

Richard Salazar cant forget defari

[@mhc12k]

Golden State Warriors!

[@richardrude9087]

Trevor Thomas True

[@marchveris]

Get Bishop Lamont, Hittman, DJ Quik and DJ Pooh.

[@richardrude9087]

marchveris Definitely Hitman, just to see what the fuck happened. He was on almost every song on chronic 2001and then poof💨NOTHING

[@ihategoogle6066]

Ras Kass is so vivid when he mentioned Grape Street it made me go straight to my fridge and reach for the Welches

[@travisjacobs9365]

One of da most under rated lyricist.... straight legend!

[@bluespartaninc]

This is probably vlad's "crip homie" he talks about 24/7 lmao

[@dchavezseven1nina399]

Important na that's daylyt

[@quadjaysport]

This is all starting to make sense, I always was trynna figure out why Coolio and Ras Kass was so close (Coolio was in the "Miami Life" video and he was the only artist featured on "Soul On Ice") I wonder if "Evil That Men Do" song is true since Ras Kass always was getting arrested on DUI charges

[@ayeoner]

Johnny X yup its true. He had vehicular manslaughter and went to jail. He actually went to jail a few more times afterwards, and it really derailed his career. His album "Van Gogh" was shelved due to a jail stint and some other album shit like sample clearances. He would have blew up from that album. He had a song using the same beat as "We gonna make it" by Jadakiss/styles p that was dope, another dope track called "TV guide"...

[@quadjaysport]

I remember that and he went on the run with his masters

[@ayeoner]

Johnny X yup he sure did. He had a cosign and production from Dr Dre and had a great album to put out so I can't blame him lol

[@cbere57]

Marinate one of my favs!

[@loekee1450]

cbere57 same!!!

[@justflowin2708]

Yak!!

[@posajnejkwahb]

Please let this interview never end

[@enydreaddy6622]

Rass always got bizzy but slowed his career up always getn locked

[@aer0724]

i still go back to "nature of the beast" to get motivation... Love this track even after all these years..

[@lenardbarzey2788]

Nature of the threat and Interview with a Vampire... God up, Jah lives...

[@ericmancia8180]

Ras always kept it 100 chilled with him a few times when Jay 211 was chillin with the GOODFELLAS💯

[@Triboro_Gigolo]

Great lyricist. But I get the feeling that ras did a lot of rebelling when he was younger to get back at his dad for being a cop.

[@nkosistrainbullies5806]

HandSome_AssWhole I can see that. Like my dad's a cop in a gang riddled community I have to be more outlandish than all of my counterparts to prove I'm not 50 too.

[@MrOvadose101]

Good looking out Vlad. Answered my question on the Coolio relationship. I always remember buying the OST for "Substitute" for Hoo-bangin' by WSC, but Kass song was the one I always jumped ahead to bump.

[@mosaicblue121]

One of the best lyricist from C-ARSON

[@sydneyhiphophead5407]

Yeah Ras Kass! Keep the good interviews coming Vlad

[@anthoniotafolla8293]

We need Canibus on a intreview! That would be great!!

[@Rosebuddz_Revenge]

My artist!!!!

[@Art_Travel_and_Hobbys]

Wow... Who knew that Ras Kass had all those connections. The Pharcyde was my favorite rap group of early 90's. N of course being a rapper myself at that time I was a Ras Kass fan as well via hearing the Ahmad single, "come widdit" with him, Ahmad, n Saafir, if memory serves me correctly.

[@MiguelPerfecto]

Seminar in the bay was the Gavin Convention. All the indie & underground artists used to show up and perform. So many dope artists, it was hella tough to choose who to see! Cool thing was they'd leave one show and go perform at another, so a show billed for 4 artists might turn into 10 by the end of the night. Had like a 3 yr run or so..

[@yikes7298]

"they're all spiders"

[@theblackboard2691]

Hopefully Officer Vlad asks Ras Kass about Nature Of The Threat or How To Kill God or Ordo Ab Chaos.

[@Horvat04]

big up coolio

[@trippdocta28]

West Coast rapper with a East Coast style

[@jordanbryant5035]

tripp hell no

[@garvinjoseph5131]

Facts they used to call him the west coast nas

[@KatalistProductionsKozzySasha]

No, just no... he is 100% westcoast. I can understand people saying the westcoast Nas, but saying he has a eastcoast style? Fuck no.

[@KTHREE31]

Yup,he got east style with west flava!!!!💯👌

[@jt______]

2:25 Sean Price first person that came to mind, RIP!

[@Shadowbannddiscourse]

dj bird and dj battlecat 2 west coast legends

[@SoulBrotha91]

Makes sense that he knew the pharcyde bein that they were also on delicious vinyl. LA sure is a small world for it to be so widespread

[@That_KidShady]

Bruh. He gotta Interview canibus now

[@nathancifuentes2448]

That_ KidShady INDEED , CANIBUS IS LYRICIST OF LYRICIST

[@That_KidShady]

Nathan Cifuentes there's so much to talk about if he interviews canibus, that's why I wanna see an interview with him and Vlad

[@nathancifuentes2448]

That_ KidShady CANIBUS IS BETTER THAN ALOT OF NIGGAS , I CANT BELIEVE HE PULLES OUT A RHYME SHEET WITH DISAZTERS BATTLE RAP BUT I AINT TAKIN AWAY NOTHIN FROM HIM , CANIBUA IS KRAZY ASF , ONLY BUS COULD GO TOE TO TOE WITH BIG PUM IN HIS PRIME , & ALSO MAYB AGAINST BIG L

[@That_KidShady]

Nathan Cifuentes I love Canibus bro. But that disaster battle doesn't even bother me cuz canibus has laid out soooo many dope verses it's crazy he is easily the goat lyricist

[@nathancifuentes2448]

That_ KidShady YEAH , FUCK LL COOL J & FEMINEM , CANIBUS IS THE MAN

[@Brian00007]

Yo vlad get jayo felony next!

[@younghannibal7434]

Miami life classic

[@tonyshore3074]

+Shabazz 7:77 facts

[@elboogie4847]

Young Hannibal soul on ice a classic

[@younghannibal7434]

Shabazz 7:77 no shit sherlock

[@marchveris]

You gotta get Bishop Lamont Vlad

[@amsterdamG2G]

marchveris agree

[@iPhilledBanks]

his metaphors are meta fives

[@TheCause]

Thanks Vlad

[@SurgeonVault]

Lamont "Bird" Holdby was a really dope, underrated producer. Almost like a west coast Buckwild (DITC).

[@commentbeast3985]

Him and T-Pain has the same interview personality

[@TroySanchez]

Only 800 views people don’t know ras

[@amsterdamG2G]

Troy Sanchez it's try. I have been sleeping on rass kass in the 90s too.

[@TroySanchez]

R.G. Stentje better get woke

[@Luethesunking]

Interview canibus Vlad

[@mrarther82]

Ras Kali 💪

[@elijawaealshabazz1796]

Rasy is a BEAST!

[@EsoTownBizz6500]

Ras Kass The Re-Up Mixtape was nice.

[@phrumdubbs]

Str8 truth,true ES sh*t my nigga Kass

[@pjg179]

Institutionalized was his best album

[@KatalistProductionsKozzySasha]

dope album but nowhere close to Soul On Ice

[@Ahkumuzik]

Wino and coolio are with 2pac in his yomtv rap interview in the studio with ThugLife

[@uchihaclan77]

Thought this was Michael Jordan

[@tlig]

On Vladtv????

[@rodneyroyce7]

dope !! Mr. Evans dropping soon !!!

[@calebrodriguez1218]

The h2o proof mc himself stating facts not just as a lyricists but as a person 2:20 yeah thats basically the neighborhood i grew up in lmfao 😂😂😂

[@Ironman79]

No mention of Western Hemisfear at all

[@posajnejkwahb]

I think he's gettin to 'em, I think he started messin' with them just prior to the Soul On Ice demo.

[@YouCanChangeYourWorldToday]

16 years old and he got a dui???

[@tlig]

He's lying.

[@RoninAli1]

Listen to his song THE EVIL THAT MEN DO

[@tlig]

He used to lie about his age back in the day (probably still does). The story likely is false.

[@CMWGang]

His story sound similar to Tha Chill of CMW always going to jail during the recoding of an album.....

[@shawnjackson4868]

Shits crazy. Baby John was my cousins homie in Watts. 2 houses down from his grandmamas house. Exclusive fact: Rad could walk on his hands for miles lol. Real shit.

[@shawnjackson4868]

Ras not Rad

[@malcolmbenjamin28]

Just drop the full inner view already Vladtv!!!! You talking to a Big Dog and the people want to hear and know!!!! Ras been overlooked for TOO damn long for you or anybody else to piece it out. Give me what I want! (Fuck what tha next think, because Ras 1 of my fave rappers!!!)

[@twocents6951]

#SoulOnIce #NatureOfTheThreat

[@Infinite0396]

So where’s Coolio now?

[@Boogiesince]

Correction: No Bloods in Jordan Downs bruh. You’re thinking of the Nickersons.

[@leoaugust2239]

larry conley he didn't say that..

[@sirleroyale4412]

00:37 😭💀

[@Maximum1OK]

You can tell Ras lifted, nigga said Jay Rock and nem from the JDs, he from the Nicks lol

[@khalilahshakur1209]

Shout out to my nigga L.O. 👌💯

[@himreddy1553]

*The END* 😎

[@theanswer7569]

Some of the dopest lyricist from the West Coast came outta CARSON CA Aka DELAMO Area for those who don’t know where that’s located it’s a city Between Compton N Long Beach but Rappers like ,,Ras Kass Bishop Lamont AB Soul Blu DaVinci from BMF just to name a few

[@ronron461]

The Answer : Roccett

[@theanswer7569]

yessir Roccett as well

[@booskicollins805]

Jay Rocc from Bounty Hunter Watts Niccerson Garden Projects. I know thos cuz my homie King Harris from Oxnard is his cousin. #805Chit

[@ronron461]

Desreta Collins : You listening all wrong

[@jahsunfire]

ras kass looks like he's eatinn

[@jallowgayle984]

this nigga use to be so amazing on the mic but he just fell off, but its ok he was so dope that it dont matter

[@goonn337]

he still dope

[@bigworm4475]

How do u go to jail with a Police Father cause that is some stupid ass shit too go to jail for I was always Drinking in driving when I was young I'm 2 yrs older then him I ain't never been arrested for drinking &a driving I been driving since 14 and was drinking to I don't drink no more but comin up that was a way of life and we was Ballin I was living Grown at 15

[@SoundbombSoldier]

kool kat

What happened to that nigga vooodu who put him on from the west coast avengers?

[@alexrodriguez351]

Soul On Ice

[@uncledub]

Officer Vladimir

[@charlessmallins7926]

Did he just say J Rock is from JOrdan Downs???????? J Rock isn't from Jordan Downs he's from Nickerson Gardens....Bounty Hunters. Jordan Downs is a Crip project Grape St..... and Nickerson is bloods. Don't know what the was saying when he said that.

[@mindovermatter1615]

No. He said he's by Jordan Downs and he said Jay Rock and the Bloods were close by. He was saying they all lived in Watts.

[@charlessmallins7926]

Oh ok I thought he was saying Jay Rock was from Jordan Downs

[@WhiteSauceher]

Does it matter

[@jordanbryant5035]

I caught that too. He jus misspoke that's all, everybody know who the bloods are next door in the nicks

[@ronron461]

Charles Smallins : He said Rock is from the nickersonS

[@joemosely9383]

I thought Dude was from Carson

[@killahjoker]

Ask Rass Kass if he knows of the Boo Yaa T.R.I.B.E.

[@HieiDaHellSpawn94]

vlad you better bring up nature of the threat

[@KTHREE31]

😳😲😳😲😳😲😳😲😳😲😳😲😳😲

[@cdrake5853]

I gave him a dollar a few weeks ago

[@718BIGDRE]

Respect to the OG he is one of the best lyricist ever but I’m curious is he gay?? Bc he moves a lil flamboyant....just a question! No negative!

[@pistolajay1]

I never liked Ras... good interview tho

[@coteyfondren3779]

Tiny hands

[@Illyrian_Adventures]

SUSHI

[@MusicIsAWayOfLife123]

.

[@369pendulum]

Damn Ja Rule put on weight 🤔

[@lightofgod-christfamily8357]

The video number outside of viewing shows "666" Views!!!!!

[@yikes7298]

Someone called him the "Walmart Nas"