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1998 studio album by Ras Kass
Rasassination is the second studio album by American rapper
Ras Kass. It was released on September 22, 1998 via
Priority Records. Recording sessions took place at Stu's Kennel, at Audio X Recording Studios and Enterprise Recordings in
Burbank, at
PatchWerk Recording Studios in
Atlanta, at Henchmen Recording Studio and
Unique Recording Studios in
New York, at Echo Sound in
Los Angeles, and at Creator's Way Recording Studio in
Chicago.
Production was handled by Stu-B-Doo, Klev,
Easy Mo Bee, Flip,
Jaz-O, Toxic, Twelve, and Ras Kass himself. It features
guest appearances from
Bad Azz,
Dr. Dre, El Drex, Jah-Skillz,
Jazze Pha,
Kurupt,
Mack 10, Phil Da Agony,
RZA,
Saafir,
Twista and
Xzibit. The album peaked at number 63 on
Billboard 200 and number 11 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. Its only single, "
Ghetto Fabulous", made it to number 56 on the US Billboard
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
Track listing
Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
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1. | "Endtro" |
John Austin | | 1:47 |
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2. | "Rasassination" | | Stu-B-Doo | 4:33 |
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3. | "
Ghetto Fabulous" (featuring
Dr. Dre and
Mack 10) | | Stu-B-Doo | 4:30 |
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4. | "Lapdance" (featuring R.C.) | | Stu-B-Doo | 4:34 |
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5. | "Skit #1" | | | 0:47 |
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6. | "Conceited Bastard" | | | 4:14 |
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7. | "Ice Age" (featuring
Kurupt and El Drex) | | Twelve | 4:39 |
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8. | "...In a Coogi Sweatsuit" (Skit) | | | 1:57 |
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9. | "H2O Proof" (featuring
Saafir) | |
Big Jaz | 4:21 |
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10. | "It Is What It Is" (featuring
Jazze Pha) | | | 4:57 |
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11. | "Interview with a Vampire" (featuring God and Satan) | | | 6:56 |
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12. | "Wild Pitch" (featuring
Xzibit, Jah Skillz and
Phil da Agony) | | Stu-B-Doo | 4:18 |
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13. | "OohWee!" | | Klev | 4:01 |
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14. | "All or Nuthin'" (featuring
Twista) | | Toxic | 3:57 |
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15. | "Grindin'" (featuring
Bad Azz) | |
Easy Mo Bee | 3:46 |
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16. | "I Ain't Fuckin' With You" | | Flip | 4:40 |
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17. | "Get at Me" | | Flip | 4:08 |
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18. | "The End" (featuring
RZA) | | Easy Mo Bee | 4:16 |
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Total length: | 1:12:20 |
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- Sample credits
Personnel
- John "
Ras Kass" Austin – vocals, producer (tracks: 1, 6, 10, 11), associate producer
- Richard Vick – additional vocals (track 2)
- Andre "
Dr. Dre" Young – vocals (track 3)
- Dedrick "
Mack 10" Rolison – vocals (track 3)
- Rueben "RC" Cruz – vocals (track 4)
- Barima "Bleu Davinci" McKnight – additional vocals (track 6)
- Ricardo "
Kurupt" Brown – vocals (track 7)
- G. "El-Drex" Eldridge – vocals (track 7)
- Reggie "
Saafir" Gibson – vocals (track 9)
- Phalon "
Jazze Pha" Alexander – vocals (track 10)
- Alvin "
Xzibit" Joiner – vocals (track 12)
- Jamali "Jah-Skillz" Carthorn – vocals (track 12)
- Jason "
Phil Da Agony" Smith – additional vocals (track 12)
- Curtis Daniels – additional vocals (track 13)
- Carl "
Twista" Mitchell – vocals (track 14)
- Jamarr "
Bad Azz" Stamps – vocals (track 15)
- Da Nation – additional vocals (track 15)
- Karida Johnson – additional vocals (track 17)
- Robert "
RZA" Diggs – vocals (track 18)
- Carl "Butch" Small – percussion (tracks: 2, 17)
- Nazareth "
DJ Rhettmatic" Nirza – scratches (track 2)
- L. "Twelve" Mallory – scratches (track 9), producer (track 7)
- Stewart "Stu-B-Doo" Bullard – keyboards (tracks: 10, 11), producer (tracks: 1-4, 12), recording (tracks: 2-4, 12), mixing (tracks: 2-4, 6, 7, 9, 11-13, 16, 17)
- Jimmy "Klev" Juarez – producer (tracks: 6, 10, 11, 13), mixing (tracks: 6, 10)
- Jonathan "
Big Jaz" Burks – producer & arranger (track 9)
- Frederick "Toxic" Taylor – producer & recording (track 14)
- Osten "
Easy Mo Bee" Harvey, Jr. – producer & mixing (tracks: 15, 18)
- Michael "Flip" Winfree – producer (tracks: 16, 17), recording (track 16)
- Sean Freehill – recording (tracks: 2-4, 7, 9, 12, 13, 17), mixing (tracks: 6, 9, 12, 13)
- Michael "Mykill" Calderon – recording (tracks: 3, 11, 18)
- Richard "
Segal" Huredia – recording (track 3)
- Jen Monnar – recording (track 4), mixing (tracks: 2-4, 11)
- Mike Wilson – recording (tracks: 6, 10, 11, 13)
- Brian Stanley – recording (track 9)
- Eric Lynch – recording & mixing (tracks: 15, 18)
- Jay Gonzalez – recording (track 15)
- Josh Butler – mixing (tracks: 6, 7, 10, 16, 17)
- Samuel "
The Legendary Traxster" Lindley – mixing (track 14)
- Josh Chervokas – mixing (track 18)
- Kevin Kim – recording assistant (track 4)
- Brian "
Big Bass" Gardner – mastering
- BJ Kerr – executive producer, A&R
- Bob Whitfield – executive producer
- Manuel J. Donayre – art direction, design
- Art Shoji – art direction
- Michael S. Miller – photography
- Laura Giles – project coordinator
- Nancie Stern – sample clearance
- Mark Brown – A&R
- Terry Corbett – stylist
Charts
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