Biography
From a young age, Austin was influenced by hip-hop, inspired by a variety of old-school rappers including Ice Cube, Rakim, Scarface and KRS-One. His first album, Soul on Ice, was released in 1996. Taking its name from a book by Eldridge Cleaver, Ras addressed racial relations in the same manner, most notably with "Ordo Abchao" and "Nature of the Threat," songs dealing in militantAfrocentricity. The album was released on Priority Records, as was his followup, Rasassination, with beats from Easy Mo Bee and appearances by RZA, Twista, Xzibit, Mack 10 and Dr. Dre. Its lead single, "Ghetto Fabulous," featured Dre and Mack 10 and was pushed by a lavish video shoot; the album received generally positive reviews, and shortly the MC announced his third album, Van Gogh.
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Studio albums
Singles and EPs
- 1995 "High IQ"
- 1995 "Won't Catch Me Runnin"
- 1995 "Jack Frost"
- 1996 "Anything Goes"
- 1996 "Miami Life"
- 1997 "Soul On Ice (Remix)"
- 1998 "Ghetto Fabulous"
- 1998 "Understandable Smooth"
- 1999 "Oral Sex"
- 2001 "Back It Up"
- 2002 "Goldyn Child (DJ Premier Remix)"
- 2005 "Bars up"
- 2009 "Pop Life"
