Kassa Overall

Kassa Purush Overall (born 9 October 1982) is an American jazz drummer, producer, rapper and bandleader.

History He was born and raised in Seattle, and attended Garfield High School, where several notable musicians have also attended including Jimi Hendrix and Quincy Jones. He started playing drums as a toddler after his parents gave his older brother a drum set.

Overall went on to study percussion at the Oberlin Conservatory. As an undergraduate at Oberlin, Overall once confronted faculty that endorsed his jazz studies but disapproved of his passion for hip-hop beat making. Also while in college, he experienced manic episodes that required brief hospitalization and led to him being put on medication. His lyrics often document his own mental health struggles, as well as the realities of living as a Black man within the American criminal-justice system. For a brief stint he played in Jon Batiste's band on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

He has also contributed drums to songs for Yoko Ono and dabbled as a rapper and producer, including collaborations with Francis and the Lights and Das Racist.

Discography Studio albums Title Details Go Get Ice Cream and Listen to Jazz Released: January 11, 2019 Label: Self-released Formats: LP, digital download I Think I'm Good Released: February 28, 2020 Label: Brownswood Formats: CD, LP, digital download Animals Released: May 26, 2023 Label: Warp Formats: CD, LP, digital download Cream Released: September 12, 2025 Label: Warp Formats: CD, LP, digital download

Mixtapes Title Details Shades of Flu Released: May 20, 2020 Label: Self-released Formats: Streaming Shades of Flu 2 Released: April 2, 2021 Label: Self-released Formats: Streaming Shades 3 Released: February 3, 2023 Label: Self-released Formats: Streaming