Soul On Ice is the critically acclaimed debut album by West Coast

West Coast hip hop

West Coast hip hop is a hip hop music subgenre that encompasses any artists or music that originates in the westernmost region of the United States, as opposed to East Coast hip hop, based originally in New York alone...

 rapper

Rapping

Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...

 Ras Kass

Ras Kass

John Austin IV, better known by his stage name Ras Kass, is an American rapper. He is also a part of hip hop supergroup The HRSMN along with Canibus, Killah Priest, and Kurupt...

. It was released on October 1, 1996, by Priority Records

Priority Records

Priority Records is an American record label, owned and operated by EMI, which has made a name for itself dealing primarily in hip hop, pop and world...

 and was produced by Ras Kass, as well as DJ Battlecat

Battlecat (producer)

Kevin Gilliam, better know by his stage name Battlecat, is an American hip hop producer from Long Beach, California.-Biography:He is well known for producing artists such as Snoop Dogg, The Game, Xzibit and Tha Eastsidaz along with a number of other West Coast rappers...

, Vooodu, Bird, Michael Barber, Michael Schlesinger, and Reno Delajuan. Fellow West Coast rapper Coolio

Coolio

Artis Leon Ivey Jr. , better known by the stage name Coolio, is an American musician, rapper, actor and record producer.-Late 80s:He recorded two singles in the late 80s, titled "Watcha Gonna Do" and "You're Gonna Miss Me"...

 makes the only guest appearance on the album on "Drama." The album's title is a reference to Black Panther

Black Panther Party

The Black Panther Party wasan African-American revolutionary leftist organization. It was active in the United States from 1966 until 1982....

 member Eldridge Cleaver

Eldridge Cleaver

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's 1968 book Soul on Ice

Soul on Ice

Soul On Ice is the critically acclaimed debut album by West Coast rapper Ras Kass. It was released on October 1, 1996, by Priority Records and was produced by Ras Kass, as well as DJ Battlecat, Vooodu, Bird, Michael Barber, Michael Schlesinger, and Reno Delajuan...

.

Two charting singles were released from the album, "Anything Goes

Anything Goes (Ras Kass song)

"Anthing Goes" was the first single released from Ras Kass' debut album, Soul on Ice. Produced and written by Ras Kass himself, "Anything Goes" peaked at 85 on the U.S...

" and "Soul on Ice

Soul on Ice (song)

"Soul on Ice" was the second single released from Ras Kass' debut album, Soul on Ice. Produced by Bird, "Soul on Ice" became Ras Kass' most successful single chartwise, gaining the most success on the Hot Rap Singles, where it peaked at 22. Diamond D of D.I.T.C...

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Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Performer (s)
1	"On Earth As It Is..."	Bird, Ras Kass	Ras Kass
2	"Anything Goes"	Bird, Ras Kass	Ras Kass
3	"Marinatin'"	DJ Battlecat	Ras Kass
4	"Reelishymn"	Bird, Ras Kass	Ras Kass
5	"Nature of the Threat Nature of the Threat Nature of the Threat is a song by Hip-Hop artist Ras Kass, which appeared as the fifth track on his debut album Soul on Ice.Despite not being released as a single, the song gained attention because it expressed controversial views on issues such as religion, homosexuality, and the history of... "	Vooodu	Ras Kass
6	"Etc."	Bird, Ras Kass	Ras Kass
7	"Sonset"	Michael Barber, Michael Schlesinger, Ras Kass, Reno Delajuan	Ras Kass
8	"Drama"	Bird, Ras Kass	Ras Kass, Coolio Coolio Artis Leon Ivey Jr. , better known by the stage name Coolio, is an American musician, rapper, actor and record producer.-Late 80s:He recorded two singles in the late 80s, titled "Watcha Gonna Do" and "You're Gonna Miss Me"...
9	"The Evil That Men Do"	Vooodu	Ras Kass
10	"If/Then"	Michael Barber, Ras Kass	Ras Kass
11	"Miami Life"	Michael Barber, Ras Kass	Ras Kass
12	"Soul on Ice"	Bird	Ras Kass
13	"Ordo Abchao (Order Out of Chaos)"	Vooodu, Ras Kass (co-leader)	Ras Kass

Singles chart positions

Year	Song	Chart positions
		R&B/ Hip-Hop	Rap Hot Rap Tracks Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single...	Dance Sales
1996	"Anything Goes"	#85	#20	-
1996	"Soul on Ice"	#82	#22	#39