[NEW] Ras Kass - "B.I.B.L.E."

A new track from Ras Kass and his upcoming album Institutionalized Vol. 2. Maaaaan, Ras Kass is one of the those cats who I'm always wondering, "What If?" His career is one of the great hip-hop Unsolved Mysteries. Why didn't he blow up? Why couldn't he make better albums? What happened?

Lyrically, he's top notch. Delivery, it's top notch. But somehow, someway, he missed the mark. I don't know if he was too intelligent for the masses. I don't know if he couldn't write songs or make solid albums, but I remember thinking Soul On Ice was a solid album, and "Nature of the Threat" is one of the craziest songs ever written. But it might have been too deep. Maybe he was too much of a lyricist, and needed to dumb it down like Hov said. Maybe it was his production. I bought Rassassination and was disappointed. I remember thinking what if this cat had Primo, Pete Rock, or Quik or Dre producing his whole album. Primo finally laced "Goldyn Chyld" for him, and that song was a certified banger, but itremains unreleased due to label woes and legal problems. Maybe his problem is bad luck? Imagine is Ras was signed to Death Row in the mid 90's, would he have blown up? We'll never know. But one thing's for sure, he will always be an emcee's emcee. You can't front on his lyrical prowess.

DOWNLOAD: Ras Kass - "B.I.B.L.E."