West Coast Connection Forum
DUBCC - Tha Connection => West Coast Classics => Topic started by: Jome on May 21, 2003, 01:11:35 PM
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While we will be posting an in-depth interview with Ras Kass in the next few weeks, now that Ras is very close to being granted his walking papers by Priority, word is that he maybe aligning himself with Russell Simmons' Def Jam imprint. We also hear G. Dep has been getting cozy with Def Jam reps as well?? Meanwhile, place your pre-order for Ras' "Catch Me If You Can" CD and DVD, exclusively at
HipHopSite.Com.
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great news for Kass, if he gets his release
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I ain't really a huge ras kass fan, but seems like every westcoast artist that signs to def jam gets fucked, and hasn't ras already been fucked pretty bad by priority?
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warren g did alrite on def jam but how many years ago was that. i can't see ras doing well over at def jam he'd be better off signing directly with universal or some place like that if u ask me
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Why would Def Jam sign Ras Kass? It doesn't make much sense to me. I would think that Priority would want a good amount of money to buy out the contract considering he owes them albums and they wasted money recording and expenses for Van Gogh/Goldyn Child. Plus he's going to jail soon anyways.
I wouldn't sign a drunk who might flip out on my company and steal from us like he did with his previous employer.
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I wouldn't sign a drunk who might flip out on my company and steal from us like he did with his previous employer.
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he only did all that cuz they fucked him so bad n he was pissed ^^^
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Thats Good news for Ras Kass!!!! he's already working with East coast producers (for those who thinks that WC artist cant fuck with def jam) anyway so this should be good for him they wont fuck him up since they know about his label trouble and DEF JAM is the best when it comes to promotion they will probably put him in alot of mixtape and make him do guest appearances on other people albums...And the reason that WC didnt do well was probably of the contents of the album, It was straight WestCoast and not everybody is down with That WestCoast gangsta sound.I doubt this will happen with Ras Kass since his music is listenable to everybody...anyway we'll see
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If he does sign with them hopefully he wont go Fabolous on us and do Rap/R&B crap.
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If he does sign with them hopefully he wont go Fabolous on us and do Rap/R&B crap.
He already did.. LoL
Fabolous feat. Ras Kass & Fresh - Give a fuck remix
I doubt this is the way to go for Ras..
I would rather see him signed to L.A. Confidential, or maybe Shady or Aftermath..
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If he does sign with them hopefully he wont go Fabolous on us and do Rap/R&B crap.
well....why not.... a good mix ....COULD be great cd.....
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If he does sign with them hopefully he wont go Fabolous on us and do Rap/R&B crap.
He already did.. LoL
Fabolous feat. Ras Kass & Fresh - Give a fuck remix
I doubt this is the way to go for Ras..
I would rather see him signed to L.A. Confidential, or maybe Shady or Aftermath..
L.A Confidential are down with Elektra and Elektra are only focussing on Commercial artist (Fabolous,Missy Elliot)
Shady/Aftermath is full of projects and you know just like me that his stuff would never drop outhere
and Def Jam will take care of His career they will boost him with great singles promotions like I already said on the other post...Just look at Joe Budden who was a nobody he was just a mixtape guy ,now look what Def Jam did ..."Pump It Up" is blowing up .
The other possibility would be that he Sign with Snoop's label since I heard Jimmy is now in charge he should do well and Snoop needs a rapper like him on his label.Thing I dont like about Jimmy though...if you're shit aint hot for him it will never drop
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Def Jam would treat him well. Anything would be better than his current situation, I think we can all agree on that.
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Def Jam is like an iron maiden for westcoast artists
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Ras is suppose to be close with Russel Simmons and Before Ras signed to priority he was made an offer by Def JAm and turned it down.
He's now getting a 2nd chance to get with Def Jam and me personaly i hope he goes for it. Ras Is just too good a rapper to carry on in this business and still go unnoticed, he dropped best lyrical work in hip hop and no one cared. IMO Ras deserves to go to Def Jam and get all the success and fame he can. Even if he goes all commercial i won't care coz theres nothing else he can do.
All westcoast labels will be shit for him coz he's never get an album out on aftermath and i'll have the production on Van Gogh than Eminem production any day.
Plus all the lyrical heavyweights are in the east so he can hook up with them and murder them on his own shit.
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Plus all the lyrical heavyweights are in the east so he can hook up with them and murder them on his own shit.
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Yeah, except Pharoahe.. 8)
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Ras is suppose to be close with Russel Simmons and Before Ras signed to priority he was made an offer by Def JAm and turned it down.
He's now getting a 2nd chance to get with Def Jam and me personaly i hope he goes for it. Ras Is just too good a rapper to carry on in this business and still go unnoticed, he dropped best lyrical work in hip hop and no one cared. IMO Ras deserves to go to Def Jam and get all the success and fame he can. Even if he goes all commercial i won't care coz theres nothing else he can do.
All westcoast labels will be shit for him coz he's never get an album out on aftermath and i'll have the production on Van Gogh than Eminem production any day.
Plus all the lyrical heavyweights are in the east so he can hook up with them and murder them on his own shit.
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this is great news!!! i agree thou, Def Jam don't know how 2 promote west coast artists... Warren G is the only west coast artist who did good on Def Jam but i don't know if it was there fault that WC didn't do we'll, i think Ras Kass would sell alot more and l@@k @ Joe Budden, like some1 else said, started on mixtapes ain't even got an album out yet and they put him in the Def Jam Vendetta game and WC aswell... i think he'll get promoted well hopefully n finally get the recognition he deserves as 1 of the dopest mc's from any coast...
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Domino was part of Def Jam wasn't he (He was on the Def Jam's 10th Anniversary album)? He went platinum. Warren G resurrected Def Jam but that was during a whole different time period when the West was the hottest shit out. I think if Ras does sign with Def Jam it would be better than where he's at right now. They'll give him a good budget to work with and he's respected nationwide for his skills instead of just being regional like WC or Jayo. It might work.
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First off, to anyone who wonders why def jam might sign Ras, i would say it is because his name is now out there due to his current situation; i mean, it is sad that it takes this for Ras to get some attention, but whatever it takes i guess....i think it is sad that Ras is so slept on- the man has never even sold more than 150,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Unbeleivable for someone so talented. While his voice and flow are not as good as some, his lyrics may be top 3 of all time.
Signing with Def Jam means at least 500,000 for Ras, which would be about 300,000 more than his forst two albums combined!! You may say it aint about sales, but if there is one rapper in the world who i wouldnt be mad at for selling out a little it is Ras Kass. How else are all these so called hiphop fans gonna notice one of the greratest talents hiphop has ever seen. I didnt think that the Van GOgh promo was Ras' best work, and part of the reason is becasue as he says himself he has to dumb down his lyrics to let everyone understand. TO me, in a perfect world, Ras would go back to fucking only with the people that made his first album, but that will never happen. So, with that in mind, i hope he does go to def jam and works ONLY with east coast producers, because the forced typical westcoast sound is not Ras' thing, as shown on some of the horrendous Van GOgh tracks. Besides, Ras is more of an East coast style mc so maybe they will support him unlike the majority of west coast fans who only support dre-related music.
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First off, to anyone who wonders why def jam might sign Ras, i would say it is because his name is now out there due to his current situation; i mean, it is sad that it takes this for Ras to get some attention, but whatever it takes i guess....i think it is sad that Ras is so slept on- the man has never even sold more than 150,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Unbeleivable for someone so talented. While his voice and flow are not as good as some, his lyrics may be top 3 of all time.
Signing with Def Jam means at least 500,000 for Ras, which would be about 300,000 more than his forst two albums combined!! You may say it aint about sales, but if there is one rapper in the world who i wouldnt be mad at for selling out a little it is Ras Kass. How else are all these so called hiphop fans gonna notice one of the greratest talents hiphop has ever seen. I didnt think that the Van GOgh promo was Ras' best work, and part of the reason is becasue as he says himself he has to dumb down his lyrics to let everyone understand. TO me, in a perfect world, Ras would go back to fucking only with the people that made his first album, but that will never happen. So, with that in mind, i hope he does go to def jam and works ONLY with east coast producers, because the forced typical westcoast sound is not Ras' thing, as shown on some of the horrendous Van GOgh tracks. Besides, Ras is more of an East coast style mc so maybe they will support him unlike the majority of west coast fans who only support dre-related music.
Good points and all.. but Ras Kass IS Dre-related music.. ;)