On this episode of People’s Party, Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh converse with long time friend and collaborator Ras Kass. They discuss his legacy as a lyrical heavyweight on the west coast. He reflects on how he feels about his song “Nature Of A Threat” almost 25 years later. They talk about his latest album “Soul On Ice 2” and how the original Soul on Ice album is more relevant today than ever. Ras talks about working with Dr. Dre, at the same time dealing with shady A&Rs. He details serving 21 months on a D.U.I. charge and what it was like for him being locked up. He goes into his experiences working on hood movie classics like “I Got The Hook Up.” He also outlines the emcees that had the most impact on his own rhyme style, and talks about Royce da 5’9″‘s album “Book of Ryan” being one of the best albums he has heard in years.
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