West Coast Connection Forum
DUBCC - Tha Connection => West Coast Classics => Topic started by: LAZY on February 19, 2010, 09:45:50 AM
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West Coast Hip Hop veteran Ras Kass has announced that he is the final stages of recording his still untitled upcoming LP.
Ras will be looking for help from his fans to put the album out. The studio time for the album has already been paid for from proceeds from his previous release The Quarterly. Kass will look to the fans for financial support to help produce the physical CDs of the album as well as 500 vinyl records.
With the help from fans of his music, the West Coast MC hopes to raise $3,800 in the next 2 months. Depending on the amount of money donated by each person, Ras Kass will give an incentive for the donation. Fans who donate $15 or more will receive a hard copy of the album, as well as their name published on Rass Kass’ website Savetheraskass.com.
Individuals who donate $1,000 or more will receive a limited edition set of lyrics to Nature of the Threat, handwritten by the rapper, a signed copy of the CD, a vinyl press of the new album, limited edition t-shirts, a phone call from Kass, a special producer credit on the album, as well as a shout out, and to top it off, for the fans who pledge a $1000 plus will get free entrance to any Ras Kass show this year.
As of this time, there is no official release date for the untitled project, but Ras is hoping for a spring release.
http://www.defsounds.com/articles/Ras_kass_looking_for_donations_from_fans_to_release_his_upcoming_album
dam ::)
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wow, epic Elanure
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And to think, he was Almost Famous too!
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LMAO...ahh i feel kinda bad laughing at him...its like kickin a dog while its down :-\
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wow, the west has become this pathetic now?
remember this kass?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEZFTE53TJc
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I think that alot of people are getting this twisted.. this isnt an mixtape thats going to be available in stores... theres only going to be 1000 of these CDs.. people in other places seem to think that hes asking for money to record an album.. nope - the project is basically finished... - this basically is a way to preorder the album and to get your hands on some limited edition products... besides these limited edition CDs and Vinyls this project is only going to be available digitally.... this is a way to interact with the real fans
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he is broke...... damn 3800 measley dollars..Rass Kass holler at me homie..I Will finance you.. shoot me 5,000 for the 3800
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i honestly dont know ras' money situation.. but i dont see why people are hating on what is basically a way to preorder a mixtape and the ability to get some limited edition signed merch
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;D RASS IS THE ONE OF THE BEST MC EVER MUTHA PHUKAZZ! I respect everything he do........ive always been a fan, he is tryin new things to make his shit shine. on his own with a select few mutha phukazz. I respect him for that.
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nigga better go to "Check into Cash"
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I think that alot of people are getting this twisted.. this isnt an mixtape thats going to be available in stores... theres only going to be 1000 of these CDs.. people in other places seem to think that hes asking for money to record an album.. nope - the project is basically finished... - this basically is a way to preorder the album and to get your hands on some limited edition products... besides these limited edition CDs and Vinyls this project is only going to be available digitally.... this is a way to interact with the real fans
BULL-LONEY!
nigga better go to "Check into Cash"
LMAO!
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I suppose it takes a lot of guts and humility for someone like a rapper to try to reach out to his fans, but it is a little pathetic. I don't think anyone really gives a shit about their name being published on some site that very few people will actually check (why not publish it on the album itself?). And what if he doesn't collect enough money to press the album? Is he going to mail people their money back? Doubtful.
Maybe he should just put his shit on iTunes to cut back on the costs of the physical production of the CDs and vinyls themselves.
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I suppose it takes a lot of guts and humility for someone like a rapper to try to reach out to his fans, but it is a little pathetic. I don't think anyone really gives a shit about their name being published on some site that very few people will actually check (why not publish it on the album itself?). And what if he doesn't collect enough money to press the album? Is he going to mail people their money back? Doubtful.
Maybe he should just put his shit on iTunes to cut back on the costs of the physical production of the CDs and vinyls themselves.
First off, if the project doesnt go through everyone keeps there money, thats part of how the kickstarter/amazon site works... the mixtape will be a paid download and will probably be on itunes.. also if a person pledges enough they will have their name listed under special thanks on the album
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I actually think every artist will do this in the future.
Sales are getting lower (especially for underground artist) so the only way to get a budget is to let fans pay before release.
see it as stocks
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I love people pretending this is an entrepreneurial move from Ras.
You done fucked up the wrong people and its coming back on you muthaphuka.
I aint even gonna speak on all the personal shit but Ras deserves to have the breath taken o
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Rappers bitchin about no one buying their CDs & here comes Ras Kass asking us for financial help to put out his album lmao. I feel sorry for the dude, he used to be one of my favorites.
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lol guys, im glad that you're worried about Ras haha... seriously tho, are you guys interested in actually physical albums from any artist? I personally like to collect that stuff - we could have released this mixtape purely digitally like the quarterly and sell it on bandcamp and itunes like we did before... but we wanted to try something new with this project... just like how we did the "choose you price" concept for the quarterly
This project is doing well so far.. everyones talking about it (even if its 75 percent negative haha), and over 1500 dollars has been raised in 2 days... The industry has changed and people need to try some new ideas... the choose your price format worked well for the Quarterly
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looks like he'll need to give up that hiphop shit and get a 9 to 5 like everyone else
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I don't think anyone really gives a shit about their name being published on some site that very few people will actually check (why not publish it on the album itself?).
Maybe he should just put his shit on iTunes to cut back on the costs of the physical production of the CDs and vinyls themselves.
First idea is actually an excellent one, and one that I think his fans would love. Second idea is common sense seeing as to how a lot of artist do itunes only albums. Is Ras just not that bright? Or are we correct in assuming he's broke.
I love people pretending this is an entrepreneurial move from Ras.
You done fucked up the wrong people and its coming back on you muthaphuka.
I aint even gonna speak on all the personal shit but Ras deserves to have the breath taken o
Please do. Show light...
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Is Ras just not that bright? Or are we correct in assuming he's broke.
Maybe. No disrespect to anyone, but seriously, if you want to put out something independent, fund it yourself (if you're an established rapper) or find someone with cake to invest in your project, which I don't doubt he had to have tried, though perhaps people who he reached out to aren't expecting big returns on their investment, so he had to reach out to the fans. I think it's cool that they have already raised that much (if it is indeed true), but still. Asking the fans for money to release a project is the last thing to do.
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Fans who donate $15 or more will receive a hard copy of the album, as well as their name published on Rass Kass’ website Savetheraskass.com.
Individuals who donate $1,000 or more will receive a limited edition set of lyrics to Nature of the Threat, handwritten by the rapper, a signed copy of the CD, a vinyl press of the new album, limited edition t-shirts, a phone call from Kass, a special producer credit on the album, as well as a shout out, and to top it off, for the fans who pledge a $1000 plus will get free entrance to any Ras Kass show this year.
ahahahahahahaha
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man, I'm a fan of Ras Kass and RasKassCentral ... BUT
Ras' marketing team need to work their press releases ALOT better than this.
It makes him look desperate and like he is relying on the fans cash to put out his music.
Read the article "Kass will look to the fans for financial support to help produce the physical CDs" & "With the help from fans of his music, the West Coast MC hopes to raise $3,800 in the next 2 months". Words like "support" "raise" and "donate" don't give this a good look.
so again, if i was working with Ras' team, I'd boot my publicist in the ass and get them to set things straight. The article should read something like "Veteran West Coast MC Ras Kass is trying something new to revive the industries slumping physical CD sales by offering fans etc etc"
No diss, just how i see it.
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perhaps a viable business model for smaller artists in the future, but as a prerequisite for the album actually coming out in the first place, a little lame.
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over 1500 dollars has been raised in 2 days...
Seriously? money from the fans?
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I am actually a huge Ras Kass fan and I might have jumped on something like this in the past but I learned my lesson about 5 years ago when he was pre-selling that first mixtape on E-Bay and I ordered it but never got a thing.
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This nigga needs help from his fans to put his album out....LOL....wow...how the mighty have fallen... ;D
I wish him luck with that.....hopefully it works out for him.
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this isnt an album.. Ras describes it as a mixtape/project... This project is going to be released regardless of the amount of pledges received on the kickstarter site... The Kickstarter site is not to give Donations to Ras Kass... the kickstarter site is a way for people to get a limited edition CD or Vinyl of the Ras Kass x DJ Rhettmatic ADIDAS mixtape - this is going to be a classic west coast real hip hop mixtape
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here's a decent article a blogger wrote about this project: http://www.thisisbooksmusic.com/2010/02/18/some-stuffs-record-crack-ras-kass-uses-kickstarter-for-new-album/ (http://www.thisisbooksmusic.com/2010/02/18/some-stuffs-record-crack-ras-kass-uses-kickstarter-for-new-album/)
...Ras is using Kickstarter as a way to release the album to fans who want it... The goal is to raise $3800 by mid-April, and various donations come with different package deals, consider it like making an advance order....
....Some may think “WTF, this sounds fishy” but Ras Kass is not the first artist to do this. A lot of artists, including Monday Michiru, have often created similar projects where you become an “executive producer of sorts, so that if you support them and want the music, you make a donation towards it. When it’s done, you get a copy of it, plain and simple. With this Ras Kass/Kickstarter, you make a donation which sits in escrow with Amazon.com. You will not be charged until the last day of the donation period, and only if he has received the donation amount requested. If the amount isn’t reached, you do not get charged, simple as that.
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Whoa some of yall are just straight up on Games nuts.. this is homo like..and then you are acting hard.. homo plus acting hard is even more homo..
I personally know Ras and I wouldnt say hes broke. He makes income off of shows and features and its a decent living.. he pays his rent and is able to do his part for everything.. No he doesnt have millions of dollars because hes not at that level. But hes trying to use innovative ideas and the power of the internet to gain more money or create his buzz again. Its working also.. If there is even a forum thread about it then its working. Source..Dubcnn..Allhiphop..hiphopdx..everywhere hip hop heads are paying attention to the story.. This is just one of the new ways to do things in the music biz. Get on or get out..
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I am actually a huge Ras Kass fan and I might have jumped on something like this in the past but I learned my lesson about 5 years ago when he was pre-selling that first mixtape on E-Bay and I ordered it but never got a thing.
The whole batch of CDs were stolen in Brooklyn. Later Ras had more printed up and I personally contacted everyone who had bought CDs from Ebay and sent them a SIGNED Copy.
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Oh yeah a great lyricist is a terrible thing to waste... Save The Ras Kass.. (http://www.raskass-central.com/images/Please%20Help%20Save%20The%20Ras%20Kass%20Art.jpg)
www.Savetheraskass.com
(http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/2852/xzibitsavestheraskass.jpg)
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Thanks for the clarification, but I don't think any rapper should be reaching out to the fans for donations, pledges or whatever it is that you want to call it. I'll donate money to cancer research, poor people, Haiti, etc., but I'm not going to give money to a rapper unless it's over the counter for the actual retail CD. Why not ask a fellow rapper to put in on the project, like Xzibit, since he's for the cause of "saving" Ras? Some of my friends hung out with him a few weeks back, and he drove them home in his Phantom. I'd say he probably has some money to spare.