tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post5176066596583898220..comments2024-03-16T11:14:24.111-05:00Comments on hip hop isn't dead.: Ras Kass - Soul On Ice (October 1, 1996)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-22984129766928846182014-08-27T23:50:19.451-05:002014-08-27T23:50:19.451-05:00Anon is being awfully anonymousAnon is being awfully anonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-44180802442299125982013-12-17T08:13:40.427-06:002013-12-17T08:13:40.427-06:00Awful review on an awesome blog about an awful alb...Awful review on an awesome blog about an awful album by an awesome rapperAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-3841368793294721532013-11-26T22:06:22.127-06:002013-11-26T22:06:22.127-06:00You guys should review the Diamond D remix of the ...You guys should review the Diamond D remix of the title track! Both the lyrics and beat are different and MUCH BETTER! Still don't get why the remix isn't on the album?<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1rEAra6_B0Zacharyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01311166655258780252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-35610448763371440162012-10-15T20:29:07.741-05:002012-10-15T20:29:07.741-05:00The beats are INTENTIONALLY minimalistic in nature...The beats are INTENTIONALLY minimalistic in nature.. they fit the theme of the songs perfectly. Someone probably spit that "the beats are kinda ehh" shit at the reviewer before he listened, so that's whatever.<br /><br />Only track I can say was kinda iffy was Miami Life.. other than that, UNQUESTIONABLE CLASSIC MATERIAL.KCUFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-10135473962635799042012-04-04T05:12:14.768-05:002012-04-04T05:12:14.768-05:00"Soul on Ice" is amazing, one of my favo..."Soul on Ice" is amazing, one of my favorites hip-hop albums of all-time...Rodone Dimbashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06398994685179716423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-52795522865685456682011-02-06T12:17:11.502-06:002011-02-06T12:17:11.502-06:00I think this entire album was incredible and the b...I think this entire album was incredible and the beats really really really aren't that bad at allRickhttp://www.poopylickles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-63989057054990933122010-04-08T19:50:02.856-05:002010-04-08T19:50:02.856-05:00Why is it that amazing albums seem to often go out...Why is it that amazing albums seem to often go out of print.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730247264157889133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-91371484979788389602009-10-02T19:54:00.769-05:002009-10-02T19:54:00.769-05:00the beats are good but not as good as other underg...the beats are good but not as good as other underground artist beats, but even if the beats still sounds a little boring, ras still kills every track with his sharp deliveryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-32727425799716181992009-08-24T23:11:14.062-05:002009-08-24T23:11:14.062-05:00another reviewer who is still asleep to conspiracy...another reviewer who is still asleep to conspiracy theories, dude is all true, i knowim being off point here but u got to wake up, why do you think every hip hop artist talk about it, u gotta remember thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-5086880411131244822009-06-02T21:28:50.027-05:002009-06-02T21:28:50.027-05:00Max,
True story...A couple months after reading y...Max,<br /><br />True story...A couple months after reading your review on this album I walked into a Pawn America to do my normal check of the used CD rack (I'm a serious collector, I'd love to compare are collections) and brand spankin new still in the plastic sat this CD starring at me. AND IT WAS ONLY 99 CENTS!!! I thought I was on Candid Camera or somethin! It gets better. A couple Deedub77https://www.blogger.com/profile/11533970931141939153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-87971341252889594392008-12-13T17:23:00.000-06:002008-12-13T17:23:00.000-06:00'Soul on Ice' is an amazing album; both lyrically ...'Soul on Ice' is an amazing album; both lyrically and instrumentally. Bird's production is always unfairly blamed. How often do you hear a song on which the beat compliments the lyrics? never!<BR/><BR/>The production on 'Soul on Ice' was amazing, and i do believe the beats can stand on thier own. whoever criticizes this album's production is either DEAF or completely IGNORANT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-46000865405371376912008-11-22T22:07:00.000-06:002008-11-22T22:07:00.000-06:00your if/then comments made me laugh....good review...your if/then comments made me laugh....good review overall thoughAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-64380118990154992032008-10-12T15:51:00.000-05:002008-10-12T15:51:00.000-05:00I know I'm late here, but this album is a west coa...I know I'm late here, but this album is a west coast classic... Julio G spun this album all the time... that's quite the achievement for Ras.<BR/>And like everyone who also commented I loved the instrumentals on this album... thought they were top-notch.Guy Fawkeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15188947421727982730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-82884926646203221472008-07-31T16:27:00.000-05:002008-07-31T16:27:00.000-05:00Nothing Ras has made since then has sounded this d...Nothing Ras has made since then has sounded this decent. The music itself made it rap music, not just the jay dee hiphop. Most instrumentals in this genre aren't good enough to listen to alone. If it complements a rap, and it certainly does that with this album, the instrumentals are appropriate. <BR/><BR/>RK's history lesson was contradictory in the first three bars, though. Any racial Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-71589976695200354942008-07-11T14:06:00.000-05:002008-07-11T14:06:00.000-05:00ok, that review was old, but you don;t make any se...ok, that review was old, but you don;t make any sense. how are you going to complain about the beats??<BR/> you seem like you wanna just hear the same albums over and over. this album is classicAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-32389915904372000312007-08-01T10:46:00.000-05:002007-08-01T10:46:00.000-05:00any chance you have the url for that open letter? ...any chance you have the url for that open letter? I can't seem to find it.What It Ishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06447171840013927224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-3605604093714637982007-07-10T14:30:00.000-05:002007-07-10T14:30:00.000-05:00Oh I missed something in my little rant:)Ras tried...Oh I missed something in my little rant:)<BR/>Ras tried the hit Dre formula on his next album and it just didn't work. It sounded real generic and it didnĀ“t help that he also pursued the gangsta persona. On another note calling The Evil That Men Do not bad is just insulting. At least be fair when reviewing. The track is one of the deepest tracks you will ever hear and in my world the beats is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-3637630060353226602007-07-10T14:16:00.000-05:002007-07-10T14:16:00.000-05:00Hmm I feel like the poster above me. So you're not...Hmm I feel like the poster above me. So you're not the only one in the world who likes the beats. Actually I don't just like the beats, I love them. Why? Because they sound so outlandish and not like anything in that era of rap or anything else for that matter. ON EARTH AS IT IS... is one of my favourite tracks ever. The production really makes it sound like some old testament wrath of god like Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-81826870515379804982007-03-23T21:07:00.000-05:002007-03-23T21:07:00.000-05:00I may be alone in thinking that every single beat ...I may be alone in thinking that every single beat on this album is a work of genius. every time I see this album dissed re:the beats, I scratch my head in confusion. they're excellent. nice review overall though, I lol'ed in a couple of places.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-46328226362875904332007-03-20T18:44:00.000-05:002007-03-20T18:44:00.000-05:00Thanks for your comments, I appreciate any readers...Thanks for your comments, I appreciate any readers that I get. I stand by my initial review, especially since I was listening to the album at the time I was writing. I don't decry Ras Kass for his supposed racism, since everyone is entitled to his or her own beliefs. I do decry the beats, because even though I appreciate that he has never been one to make the requisite club banger, the beats (Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02647652457368243630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-34193852957069686012007-03-20T17:20:00.000-05:002007-03-20T17:20:00.000-05:00Man, I feel like your review is way off here. Gra...Man, I feel like your review is way off here. Granted, I am beyond diehard about this guy (as H20Proof was the first song I ever downloaded from the internet in 1997) but there are some things in this review that either have been addressed by RK multiple times, are old news, or are just plain wrong.<BR/><BR/>First and foremost, RK won his case against Priority Records. They agreed to pay him a Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04016164726092249730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433223770288671156.post-75359766572748348132007-03-10T14:58:00.000-06:002007-03-10T14:58:00.000-06:00Yeah that's hot!!Just played it not too long agao ...Yeah that's hot!!Just played it not too long agao and Rassy was unleashed on some of these tracks.This jarn is still live man even today!Plus Rass Kass is one of my favorite spitters.Olskool4realhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17662790628087630736noreply@blogger.com