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1. Snowgoons - The 90's Are Back (feat. O.C., DoItAll, UG, Sticky Fingaz, Dres, Nine, Sonny Seeza, Ras Kass & Psycho Les) 0:00
2. Science Green, Mic bles, Ras Kass - Pay Homage (feat. Ras Kass) 4:22
3. Immortal Technique - Payback (feat. Diabolic & Ras Kass) 8:45
4. Onyx, Ill Bill & Ras Kass - Mad Energy 13:08
5. Apollo Brown & Ras Kass - 48 Laws Pt. 1 16:56
6. Marley Marl, Kool G Rap, Nutso, Ras Kass, Action Bronson & Necro - Men At Work 2020 21:49
7. Ras Kass - Goldyn Chyld (DJ Premier Remix) 25:21
8. Rock, Raekwon, Ras Kass, The Last American B-Boy - Declaration 28:33
9. DJ Battlecat - On Top Of The World (feat. Hot B, Ras Kass & Skitso G) 32:04
10. Ghostface Killah - Cold Crush (feat. La the Darkman, Chris Rivers, Ras Kass & Harley) 36:42
11. DJ JS-1 - Interference (feat. Esoteric & Ras Kass) 41:45
12. Ras Kass - Machine Gun 44:42
13. Slaine, Termanology, Ras Kass - Blink Of An Eye (feat. Ras Kass) 48:41
14. Ras Kass - Go Wit Us (feat. Big Twins & Wais P) 52:22
15. Apollo Brown & Ras Kass - Deliver Us From Evil 55:23
16. Beneficence & Confidence - Mind Over Matter (feat. Ras Kass) 58:39
17. Ras Kass & Apollo Brown (feat. Slaine, Sick Jacken & Sean Price) - Drink Irish 1:01:59
18. Ras Kass - Arch Angels 1:06:37
19. Termanology - Scandalous Remix (feat. Chris Rivers & Ras Kass) 1:10:29
20. Lauryn Hill, Nas, Pharoahe Monch, Prince Poetry, Ras Kass, Chino Xl, Foxy Brown, Shyheim and Saafir - Wake Up Show Anthem '94 1:14:02
21. Apollo Brown & Ras Kass - Humble Pi 1:18:25

John Austin IV (born September 25, 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. Ras is a member of the group Golden State Warriors with Xzibit and Saafir. Editors of About.com ranked him No. 30 on their list of the Top 50 MCs of Our Time (1987–2007). Pitchfork Media called him "one of the best rappers of all time."

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 through the hip-hop world with his debut independent single release "Remain Anonymous," earning him a Hip-Hop Quotable in The Source Magazine. Before his signing with Priority/EMI Records, Ras Kass began making guest appearances on several records and freestyles on numerous radio shows, further solidified the emerging lyricist's notoriety. Recorded guest appearances include Sway & King Tech's "Come Widdit" (feat. Ras Kass, Ahamad and Saafir) (Priority Records) and their "Wake Up Show Anthem '94" (feat. Ras Kass, Nas, Lauryn Hill, Chino XL, Organized Konfusion and Saafir), as well as Chino XL's "Riiiot" (American Recordings), and KeyKool and Rhettmatic's "E=MC5" (feat. Ras Kass, LMNO, and Meen Green) Up Above Records.

From a young age, Austin was influenced by hip hop music and inspired by a variety of emcees including Ice Cube, Rakim, Scarface, and KRS-One. His first album, Soul on Ice, was released in 1996. Taking its name from a book by Eldridge Cleaver, Ras addressed racial relations in the same manner, most notably with "Ordo Abchao" and "Nature of the Threat." The album was released on Priority Records, as was the follow-up, Rasassination, which featured beats from Easy Mo Bee and guest appearances by RZA, Twista, Xzibit, Mack 10 and Dr. Dre. Lead single "Ghetto Fabulous" featured Dre and Mack 10 and was pushed by a lavish video shoot. The album received generally positive reviews, and shortly afterward the MC announced his third album, Van Gogh.

During the recording of Ras's intended third album, Van Gogh, Priority Records merged with Capitol Records, which acquired the emcee's contract and his material. Initially near completion, the album was heavily bootlegged before any single or promotion could be prepared. In fact, the would-be single "Van Gogh" was even played on an episode of The Sopranos. Ras went back to work overhauling the project, procuring tracks from DJ Premier, Hi-Tek, and Dr. Dre and retaining songs from Rockwilder and Battlecat.