Product Description

A living legend with a cult-like core following, Ras Kass stormed the
scene with 1996's Soul On Ice, garnering massive critical acclaim for
his complex lyricism, sharp battle rhymes and witty punchlines.
1998's follow-up, Rasassination, featured guest appearances by Dr. Dre,
Xzibit, Twista & RZA (of Wu-Tang). In 2000, he formed the Four Horsemen,
consisting of Canibus, Killah Priest and Kurupt to massive critical
accolades and a fiery commercial reception. Currently serving time,
Ras Kass now unveils the highly anticipated Institutionalized
Vol. II, a testament to both Ras' resilience and the raw skill that
underlay his longevity within the ever changing hip-hop landscape.

Track Listing

1. Victory (We Shall Overcome)
2. Eyes Don't Lie
3. I'm All That
4. Capital
5. Behind the Musick
6. We Go In
7. Ironman Thug
8. The Call
9. John Is Real
10. B.I.B.L.E.
11. Ups & Downs Feat. Proof of D12
12. Elevate Feat. Crooked I & Odious
13. Try Me
14. What it Might Be Feat. Wais P
15. I Just Feat. Namebrand
16. M.V.P. Feat. Namebrand

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #97950 in Music
• Released on: 2008-08-05
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

Customer Reviews

4.5 stars for his 6th solo
Ras Kass returns after 2 years off and brings us his 6th solo, and another 4.5 star worthy album. This is the 7th album of his I own (6 solo's and 1 compilation), and probably his 2nd best (slightly behind "Institutionalized" and slightly about "Revenge of the Spit"). His other 4 albums ("Soul on Ice", "Rasassination", "Eat or Die", and his "Re-Up Compilation") all get 3.5 or low 4 star ratings. With 14 songs on here (2 he isn't on, they're Namebrand solo songs), you get 1 classic, 2 almost classics, 4 ok songs, and the other 7 are good, mostly real good songs. Guests aren't too heavy, on 4 of the 12 that Ras are on, and you get the 2 solo's from Namebrand. Production is nice as well, which is good cause that's where his albums usually slack off. Tony Roc does 4 songs, Sega does 3, Da Riffs do 2, and Ski, Frequency, Domingo, Blue Sky Black Death,a nd Mr. Lepht all do 1 song. A nice album to have form a great MC.

#1 - 8.5
#2 - 9.5 (tight beat)
#3 - 8.5
#5 - 10 (CLASSIC - tight beat - getiing on Capitol records and other Record Comp.)
#6 - 8
#7 - 9 (nice fight music type beat)
#9 - 9.5 (tight beat)
#10 - 7 (long intro before song)
#11 - 8 (f/ Proof of D12 -- R.I.P.)
#12 - 9 (f/ Crooked I & Odious - nice beat)
#13 - 6.5 (f/ ???)
#14 - 7.5 (f/ Wais of Da Ranjahz)
#15 - 7.5 (Namebrand solo)
#16 - 8 (Namebrand solo)

John Austin -- Watts, CA
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Another Consistently Quality Ras Disc
The beats are above average but Ras Kass provides insightful and fresh lyrics that make this a cd that you can listen to straight through over and over.

Another great album by the H2O mc
This album is almost a classic. The beats are tight. Ras always spit those hot lyrics. My personal favorite tracks are: Bible,Eyes don'lie,Victory,I'm all that,and Ironman Thug.