Ras Kass - Miami Life

Appears on the album “Soul On Ice“ (1996), as well as the soundtrack to “The Substitute“. John Austin IV (born September 26, 1973), better known by his stage name Ras Kass, is an American rapper. He returned as a member of the hip hop supergroup The HRSMN along with Canibus, Killah Priest, and Kurupt in 2014.[1] Ras is a member of the group Golden State Warriors with Xzibit and Saafir. Editors of ranked him #30 on their list of the Top 50 MCs of Our Time (1987–2007).[2] Pitchfork Media called him “one of the best rappers of all time.“[3] Austin was born on September 26, 1973[4] and grew up in Carson,Ca. In 1996 he had twin sons (Ras and Taj) with R&B and soul singer-songwriter Teedra Moses.[5][6] BMF Entertainment artist Barima “Bleu DaVinci“ McKnight is his cousin.[7] Ras Kass took his stage name from the legendary Ethiopian Emperor Yohannes IV whose name was Ras Kassa Mircha before he was crowned as an emperor. Ras Kass sent waves th