''Rasassination'' is the second album by rapper
Ras Kass. It was released on September 22, 1998 by
PatchWerk. It peaked at #63 on
''Billboard'' 200 and #11 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
[ Rasassination - Charts & Awards allmusic] One charting single was released "
Ghetto Fabulous" featuring
Dr. Dre and
Mack 10. The album is no longer in print. "Interview with a Vampire" is considered an underground classic and one of his best songs.
Track listing
Samples
Conceited Bastard
*"
La Di Da Di" by
Doug E. Fresh &
Slick Rick
*"The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World" by
Keith Murray
Ghetto Fabulous
*"Kiev Evening" by
101 Strings
101 Strings Orchestra was a brand for a highly successful easy listening symphonic music organization, with a discography exceeding 150 albums and a creative lifetime of around 30 years beginning in 1957. 101 Strings had a trademark sound, focusin ...
*"
Trans-Europe Express" by
Kraftwerk
Kraftwerk (, "power station") is a German band formed in Düsseldorf in 1970 by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider. Widely considered innovators and pioneers of electronic music, Kraftwerk were among the first successful acts to popularize the ...
*"Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" by
Lord Tariq
Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz were an American hip hop duo, composed of rappers Sean "Lord Tariq" Hamilton and Peter "Peter Gunz" Pankey, from The Bronx, New York. They are best known for their 1997 single "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)", which reached th ...
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Peter Gunz
Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz were an American hip hop duo, composed of rappers Sean "Lord Tariq" Hamilton and Peter "Peter Gunz" Pankey, from The Bronx, New York. They are best known for their 1997 single "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)", which reached th ...
I Ain't Fuckin' With You
*"Fat Albert Creativity" by John Bradley and
Bill Cosby
*"Slam" by
Onyx
Ice Age
*"
Hail Mary" by
2Pac
Tupac Amaru Shakur ( ; born Lesane Parish Crooks, June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known as 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper. He is widely considered one of the most influential rappers of all time. Shakur is among the b ...
It Is What It Is
*"If You Were Here Tonight" by
Alexander O'Neal
Lapdance
*"Do You Love What You Feel" by
Rufus & Chaka Khan
Rufus is an American funk band from Chicago, Illinois, best known for launching the career of lead singer Chaka Khan. They had several hits throughout their career, including "Tell Me Something Good", " Sweet Thing", "Do You Love What You Feel" ...
OohWee!
*"Mr. Groove" by
One Way
Rassassination
*"Shaft in Africa" by
Johnny Pate
The End
*"Nighttime" by
Oliver Sain
Wild Pitch
*"Books and Basketball (Montage)" by
Billy Preston
William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American keyboardist, singer and songwriter whose work encompassed R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel. Preston was a top session keyboardist in the 1960s, during which he ba ...
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Syreeta
H2O Proof
*"
Also sprach Zarathustra" by
Richard Strauss
Richard Georg Strauss (; 11 June 1864 – 8 September 1949) was a German composer, conductor, pianist, and violinist. Considered a leading composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras, he has been described as a successor of Richard Wag ...
*"
Soul on Ice Remix" by
Ras Kass
*"You Make Me Wanna" by
Usher
Usher may refer to:
Several jobs which originally involved directing people and ensuring people are in the correct place:
* Usher (occupation)
** Church usher
** Wedding usher, one of the male attendants to the groom in a wedding ceremony
** Fiel ...
Charts
References
1998 albums
Ras Kass albums
Albums produced by Easy Mo Bee
Priority Records albums
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