NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of Ras G on 29 July 2020. Ras G has been played over 400 times on NTS, first on 26 October 2012. Ras G's music has been featured on 260 episodes.

Gregory Shorter Jr. (December 11, 1979 – July 29, 2019), better known by the name Ras G, was an American record producer and DJ from Los Angeles, California).

He was associated with the record label Brainfeeder established by fellow producer Flying Lotus, as well as Poo-Bah Records, a label Ras G co-founded with partners Ron Stivers, and multi-genre music producer Black Monk.

Ras G released Brotha from Anotha Planet in 2009. His solo album, Down 2 Earth, was released on Ramp Recordings in 2011. He released the free EP, Ainat, in 2012. He released Back on the Planet on Brainfeeder in 2013.

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