Ras Kass article from "Allhiphop.com"

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Ras Kass Is Still On The Run, And Selling T-Shirts?:

By Paul W. Arnold
Date: 4/10/2003 10:40 AM


While Priority Records' recording artist Ras Kass remains a fugitive from justice, that hasn't slowed him down any in his campaign to procure a release from his recording contract.

Aside from recent freestyle releases, such as "R.A.S.," a boisterous declaration of his freedom from Priority Records set to the beat from Noreaga's "N.O.R.E.," Ras Kass has expanded his attack against his former label to include an online petition demanding his release.

The petition, which was initiated by, and can be located at, www.raskass-central.com has already received an enormous amount of support, to the tune of over 1,500 signatures in less than just three weeks. "For people to take the time out to do that, it motivates me to keep fighting, so I really appreciate it" Ras Kass told Allhiphop.com. Representatives from raskass-central.com estimate that with additional media coverage of the petition, it should easily exceed 10,000 signatures within the coming month.

And taking a cue from The LOX "Let The LOX Go" campaign to disengage themselves from Bad Boy back in '99, Ras Kass has decided to take his "Free Ras Kass" campaign to t-shirts. Within the next week, said t-shirts will be made available for sale at raskass-central.com. "I love what The LOX did," says Ras of this method of leveraging one's label, "Public opinion makes m*th*f*ckas wanna act."

Action is what Ras is hoping to elicit from Priority Records so that he may pursue his solo career elsewhere. However, erroneous reports have stated that Ras will be relocating to Daz' DPG label. "I ain't even hollered at Daz," clarifies Ras. Additional reports have placed Ras Kass at Tha Row and even Def Jam, but nothing has been confirmed at this time.

Until Ras Kass can obtain his much sought after release from Priority Records, the waterproof MC plans to hit the mixtape circuit with his own creation, which will either be titled "Catch Me If You Can" or "Alive From Nowhere."
While Ras didn't authorize the recent DJ Lt. Dan "On The Run" mixtape featuring hard-to-find Ras Kass white label songs and freestyles, he does however see the album as another useful tool in drawing attention to his cause to motivate his label to release him.

And for anyone who is already growing weary of the "Free Ras Kass" campaign blitz; be prepared to be inundated with it for some months to come. In addition to an online petition, t-shirts, and mixtapes, Ras is gearing up for his first official independent release this summer entitled Ras Kass Presents…The Re-Up, which will feature Ras alongside his protégé Scipio, and features never before heard Ras collabos with Memphis Bleek, Twista, and The LOX.