2001 was the cornerstone year for Nigerian born MC/Producer RAS, born Teddy Kiala, as he gravitated into the music industry, with the only craft he comprehends best, Hip Hop. Envisaging himself with a mic in hand and many heads bobbing to his music, he started himself off, armed with just a basic pc, microphone and a couple of music programs. Much to his surprise, destiny had much greater plans for him.
It didnt take long for this Pretoria based Lyricist to put together a self produced 18 track demo, The Alfa, with track after track revealing endurance, hard work, and a flawless quality that has resonated and remains to date. Through this project he was able to meet and link with fellow emcees Blaklez and Stas. Collectively they decided to form a group called 'Pressure Point'. The three became a formidable force, arguably gaining monoply in the hip hop scenes of Pretoria, with word play and insatiable stage presence.
Fast track to 2005, Ras together with his dream team Pressure Point momentum, increasing their industry acumen, and furthering their geographical presence with an untarnished skill. But with all things, there comes a time when a break out from a collective has to happen, for personal growth, and with this amicable break away from Pressure Point, he continued to fastidiously push on. It was at this point that he caught attention of a major label that wasted no time signing this talented individual up. The short lived relationship was soon after severed due to the record label experiencing financial difficulties pushing it to shut its doors. leaving Ras back to the self hustle, but certainly not distraught as he continued to work even harder. Fast track again to 2008 where Ras can profess to putting out 3 mix tapes. He also shot 3 music videos of outstanding quality, shot with a minium budget. These videos have made it on internationally reowned music shows, MTV Base, Channel O, SABC 1s music lounge. He's also had the opportunity to be a studio guest on Hip Hop television shows Shiz Niz and Channel O Head Rush, and boasts two apperances on SA's 1st hip hop magazine: Hype Magazine, for both Editorial feature and Hype's compilation Cd. His music has not taken a back seat on the radio scene, as he can also boast rotations on Metro FM's Rhyme and Reason and The Bridge on Yfm, along with numerous campus radio stations acroos the country.
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