Article: Free at Last - West Coast MC Ras Kass and Capitol Records Officially Part Company.

Rapper Free to Pursue New Label Deals

NEW YORK, Oct. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- After several years of litigation, West Coast MC John Austin aka Ras Kass and recording label Capitol Records/EMI have entered into a settlement agreement, the exact terms of which have not been disclosed. While details of the agreement are not known, Ras Kass is now legally able to seek out new recording agreements and can seek out new deals with new labels.

Ras Kass originally signed with Priority Records through a deal with Patchwerk Records where he released 1996's critically acclaimed Soul on Ice and 1998's Rasassination. Ras Kass then re-signed directly with Priority and was set to drop Van ...

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