# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ras-kass
# Generated: 2026-08-13T01:11:05.964Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ras-kass"
name: "Ras Kass"
slug: "ras-kass"
description: "John R. Austin II, better known by his stage name Ras Kass, is an American rapper. He is a member of the hip hop supergroup The Hrsmn, along with Canibus, Killah Priest, and Kurupt in 2014. He is also a member of the group Golden State Warriors with Xzibit and Saafir. About.com ranked him No. 30 on their list of the Top 50 MCs of Our Time (1987–2007), while Pitchfork Media called him \"one of the best rappers of all time\"."
tagline: "American rapper"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ras_Kass-ADIDAS_tour.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1973-09-26"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           68.18
  momentum:             4.4
  historical:           12.58615066666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     85
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 43800
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/RasKass"
    handle:    "RasKass"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/RasKassCentral"
    handle:    "RasKassCentral"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0440794/"
    handle:    "nm0440794"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.raskass-central.com/"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzNg8d6sRmXiWPhyze5MdSw"
    handle:    "@raskasscentral"
    followers: 43800
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/66417"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B3"
    title: "راس كاس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%95%D8%A7%D8%B3_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B3"
    title: "ڕاس کاس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ras_Kass"
    title: "Ras Kass"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ras_Kass"
    title: "Ras Kass"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ras_Kass"
    title: "Ras Kass"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ras_Kass"
    title: "Ras Kass"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ras_Kass"
    title: "Ras Kass"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ras_Kass"
    title: "Ras Kass"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ras_Kass"
    title: "Ras Kass"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ras_Kass"
    title: "Ras Kass"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ras_Kass"
    title: "Ras Kass"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ras_Kass"
    title: "Ras Kass"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ccceb435-efd5-426a-bcdc-024262712525"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1386793"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1568713"
    title: "Ras Kass"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump