Ras Kass – Intellectual Property: SOI 2 Album Discussion Thread
Haven't listen yet but im sure it would be fire.
Poetical Poltergeist
Precise and cold hearted
2nd listen, liking this more. Good project from Ras, his flow gets too choppy sometimes which imo is his main weakness, just slow down and let it flow naturally Ras.
Grand_Verbalizer
All Star
Ok this album is INSANE,I didn't wanna go too far off 1st listen but now I'm on my 5th spin (could be more)
First of all no one is spitting this type of content on this level AT ALL right now (especially the topic of Industry bullshyt), it's rare nowadays that it takes me this much time to get to the next track cause I keep rewinding the shyt and though Rassy has always been witty it's mostly the content and rawness of the lyrics that get me.
The first track Ras tell his story and is talking that PAID DUES shyt, referencing legends/ peers in the game who he came up with, this is a reoccurring theme on the LP (some stories are expanded on later on the LP, big pun for instance)
The stories and guests on this are like a stamp (from KRS, RZA, Pun, Sean P, OC, Bun B etc etc) on Rassys Hip hop passport, Still not sure who produced what yet.
All the guests here brought their A game ,
dropped one of his best verses in years imo but still ras is killing everything in sight here, he's not gonna get murdered on his own shyt on this album at all
The few tracks that threw me off at first actually make perfect sense in the album, shyt like Kanye moment or the hook to "hood on ice" (nigsneyland) which is dope as fukk. there's over 20 DOPE tracks here, I was shocked that an album this long was so consistent, shyt is full of quotables and nothing here is flat out wack to me.
What I haven't really seen addressed is that even on Blasphemy he actually improved in certain aspects of emceeing, to make it short he basically learned to edit his lyrics make shyt more concise and (arguably) flow better, this LP is no different and even better is how he's now also putting the feeling/emotion behind the lyrics, a good example is the 2nd verse of "Trade Places" especially The last few lines.
Really respect the homage to Sean P R.I.P throughout this album too
Fav tracks: Too many to name, will see as time goes by
First of all no one is spitting this type of content on this level AT ALL right now (especially the topic of Industry bullshyt), it's rare nowadays that it takes me this much time to get to the next track cause I keep rewinding the shyt and though Rassy has always been witty it's mostly the content and rawness of the lyrics that get me.
The first track Ras tell his story and is talking that PAID DUES shyt, referencing legends/ peers in the game who he came up with, this is a reoccurring theme on the LP (some stories are expanded on later on the LP, big pun for instance)
The stories and guests on this are like a stamp (from KRS, RZA, Pun, Sean P, OC, Bun B etc etc) on Rassys Hip hop passport, Still not sure who produced what yet.
All the guests here brought their A game ,
dropped one of his best verses in years imo but still ras is killing everything in sight here, he's not gonna get murdered on his own shyt on this album at allThe few tracks that threw me off at first actually make perfect sense in the album, shyt like Kanye moment or the hook to "hood on ice" (nigsneyland) which is dope as fukk. there's over 20 DOPE tracks here, I was shocked that an album this long was so consistent, shyt is full of quotables and nothing here is flat out wack to me.
What I haven't really seen addressed is that even on Blasphemy he actually improved in certain aspects of emceeing, to make it short he basically learned to edit his lyrics make shyt more concise and (arguably) flow better, this LP is no different and even better is how he's now also putting the feeling/emotion behind the lyrics, a good example is the 2nd verse of "Trade Places" especially The last few lines.
Really respect the homage to Sean P R.I.P throughout this album too
Fav tracks: Too many to name, will see as time goes by
Playaz Eyez
Veteran
Only up to the track with Bun B so far, but man this album is some fire
this is possibly top contender for one of the best albums this year..might be top 5
but we still ain't even get SOI2...that gonna be crazy...if Ras hits us with double hitters in one year
but we still ain't even get SOI2...that gonna be crazy...if Ras hits us with double hitters in one year
shyt was fire...period, even with some fillers, it was fire.
newworldafro
DeeperThanRapBiggerThanHH
That Killah Priest song has me prepped for another HRSMN album. It has what I call that "Wu Tang guitar" or "Wu Rock sound" 
Although producer below is not a Wu Tang affiliate, I don't believe, it's that sound
Although producer below is not a Wu Tang affiliate, I don't believe, it's that sound
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$cam-U-Well_Jack$on
Superstar
SOI = A personal classic
Spit like Nerds at the Apple Store
Einstein at the Tavern that's a Genius Bar The GOAT, Bishop, and Sean P.
interludes
Never wrote a Will cuz that's a Dead Giveaway
90s Kids MCs
still Go HAM Too Big to Fail even if the Banks has Alzheimer's
BARZ
on a hundred, thousand, trillion
Kill a Mic like Conrad Murray
Born in the USA tell that to Yasin Bey
Took 2 Decades
for Ras Kass
to make Soul On Ice predecessor
Einstein at the Tavern that's a Genius Bar The GOAT, Bishop, and Sean P. interludes Never wrote a Will cuz that's a Dead Giveaway 90s Kids MCs still Go HAM Too Big to Fail even if the Banks has Alzheimer's BARZ on a hundred, thousand, trillion Kill a Mic like Conrad Murray Born in the USA tell that to Yasin Bey Took 2 Decades for Ras Kass to make Soul On Ice predecessor
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Album of the year
sending link just seeing this breh
agreed
Come on y'all...don't download. Support an artist like Ras Kass.
Playaz Eyez
Veteran
This album gonna make me add his album with Apollo Brown to the Amazon cart