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R.A. The Rugged Man

R.A. The Rugged Man

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R. A. Thorburn, better known as R.A. the Rugged Man, is an emcee from Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.

He began his music career at age 12, and, at 18, was subject to a 9 label bidding war including Def Jam, Mercury, Tommyboy, Warner Bros., eventually signing with Jive Records as part of the group Crustified Dibbs, a vehicle for R.A. and producer Marc Niles (Nigga Niles). His contract was later absorbed by Capitol Records but he began recording independently in the early 2000s.

He has worked with various artists including the Notorious B.I.G., Mobb Deep, Chuck D of Public Enemy, Jedi Mind Tricks, Kool G Rap, Wu-Tang Clan, and producers Erick Sermon, Havoc, Alchemist, and Ayatollah. He was featured on all three of Rawkus’s Soundbombing albums, as well as the platinum-selling WWF Aggression album, performing the theme song for Chris Jericho.

In Ego Trip Vol. 1, Issue 3, the Notorious B.I.G. was quoted as saying, "I thought I was the illest," when referring to R.A.

The October 2006 issue of The Source featured the R.A. The Rugged Man verse on Uncommon Valor: A Vietnam Story as its "Hip-Hop Quotable" of the month and HipHopDX named it as the "Verse of the Year." AllHipHop.com states that "This record will be remembered most for R.A.'s robotic flow recounting his own father's story of war while absolutely murdering the beat."

Discography:

Night Of The Bloody Apes (1994)

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Track Listing:
01. Toolbox Murderer
02. You Ain't Never Been Down
03. Walking Down The Street With My Nuts In My Hand
04. Every Record Label Sucks Dick
05. R.A. Meets A.R. (Skit)
06. Hookin' With The Hookers
07. Bloody Axe
08. R.A. Classroom (Skit)
09. R.A. Be Down
10. Cunt Rennaissance (F/ The Notorious B.I.G.)
11. Back To The Rubber Room
12. Bloodshed Hua Hoo
13. Interlude
14. Statchy
15. Bloody Body Parts In Da Fruit Punch
16. Bloodshed Hua Hoo (Nigga Niles Crusty Remix)

American Low Life (1999)

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Track Listing:
01. 4 Days In Cali
02. Even Dwarfs Started Small
03. Stretch Armstrong Freestyle
04. Tha Hardway (F/ Godfather & Prince Po)
05. German Pussy Freestyle
06. Smithhaven Mall
07. Break The Walls Down
08. Grizzly
09. Poor People
10. Kill It (F/ Channel Live, Agallah & Craig G)
11. American Low Life
12. Flipside
13. Homecoming Queen (F/ Mr. Eon)
14. Bottom Feeders (F/ Smut Peddlers)
15. 50,000 Heads (F/ Sadat X)
16. Stanley Kubrick
17. On The Block (F/ L. Dionne)
18. Betcha Life (F/ Mr. Eon)
19. Till My Heart Stops (F/ 8-Off The Assassin)
20. Don't Wanna (F/ Havoc & Mr. Eon)
21. What The Fuck (F/ Akineyle)

Die, Rugged Man, Die (2004)

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Track Listing:
01. Lessons
02. Casanova (Fly Guy)
03. Star Is Born
04. Chains (F/ Killah Priest & Masta Killa)
05. Dumb
06. On the Block
07. How Low?
08. Mitch Blood Green (Interlude)
09. Midnight Thud
10. Black And White (F/ Timbo King)
11. Brawl
12. Die, Rugged Man, Die!
13. Pick My Gun Up (Skit)
14. Da' Girlz, They Luv Me
15. Make Luv Outro

Legendary Classics: Volume 1 (2009)

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Track Listing:
01. Give It Up (F/ J-Live)
02. Supa
03. Renaissance 2.0 (F/ Hell Razah, Tragedy Khadafi & Timbo King)
04. Windows Of The World (F/ Ayatollah & Dynasty The Emp)
05. Uncommon Valor (F/ Jedi Mind Tricks)
06. Who's Dat Guy (F/ Havoc of Mobb Deep)
07. L.I.'s Finest
08. Stanley Kubrick
09. Cunt Renaissance (F/ The Notorious B.I.G.)
10. 3 Kingz (F/ Kool G. Rap & Big John)
11. Smithhaven Mall
12. Posse Cut (F/ Hell Razah, Jojo Pellegrino, Remedy & Blaq Poet)
13. What The Fuck (F/ Akinyele)
14. Poor People
15. 50,000 Heads (F/ Sadat X)
16. Effin' Yo' Bitch
17. Every Record Label Sucks Dick

Artist Pages:

Official Website
MySpace
Facebook
Twitter

Uncommon Valor

Chains

Lessons

3 Kingz

Dumb

On The Block

Give It Up

Stanley Kubrick

Every Record Label Sucks Dick

Definitely one of my favorite rappers. He's one of those dudes like MC Juice who is famous for never being famous, despite being incredibly talented.

If you can't find them online, I've got pretty much his entire library if anyone wants to give it a listen.

I loves me some R.A. My friend played "Uncommon Valor" for me a couple yers ago (holy **** it's been that long!) and it just immediately blew me away. He's amazing.

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Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 1084230)

I loves me some R.A. My friend played "Uncommon Valor" for me a couple yers ago (holy **** it's been that long!) and it just immediately blew me away. He's amazing.

Yeah, his verse on that track has to be one of the sickest verses to leave the lips of a rapper in years. Couple that with the fact that it's a true story about his father, and it's all the better.

I like the dichotomy of how he raps. He can rap straight like in "Uncommon Valor," or he can rap with a lisp, thick NY accent, and sound like he has mental problems, like on "Toolbox Murderer."

I absolutely cannot wait for Legends Never Die to come out later this year.

oojay i really recommend checking out kdotodot thread if you like this guy

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Originally Posted by A$AP Sparky (Post 1220322)

oojay i really recommend checking out kdotodot thread if you like this guy

Good lookin' out homie :dj:

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Originally Posted by [DONNIE -X- DUKES] (Post 1219548)

I absolutely cannot wait for Legends Never Die to come out later this year.

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Originally Posted by [DONNIE -X- DUKES] (Post 1082617)

Definitely one of my favorite rappers. He's one of those dudes like MC Juice who is famous for never being famous, despite being incredibly talented.

Yeah R.A.'s fµcking insane, the man has some serious skill.
His "Uncommon Valor" verse still leaves me speechless every time...

R.A. the Rugged Man is an experience.

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Originally Posted by Sarcastic (Post 1232346)

Yeah R.A.'s fµcking insane, the man has some serious skill.
His "Uncommon Valor" verse still leaves me speechless every time...

R.A. the Rugged Man is an experience.

I'll put "Uncommon Valor" on loop for hours sometimes man, I've got his entire verse memorized at this point. Also love "Black And White" (featuring Timbo King) off of Die, Rugged Man, Die and "Smithhaven Mall" and "50,000 Heads" (featuring Sadat X) off of Legendary Classics: Volume I.

On a side note, I really wish that I still had the motivation to create threads like this lol (well organized, download links, videos, sources, etc).

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Originally Posted by [DONNIE -X- DUKES] (Post 1232454)

R.A. has an INSANE way of painting very vivid images in peoples minds.
Arguably the most underrated musician of all time.

Yeah, I've had that verse memorized for a while myself, it's a dope track.
A verse that'll haunt you until it manifests as a memory, giving you Vietnam flashbacks.

I can't wait for 'Legends Never Die.' It's slated for April 30th.

R A is real good, I really like that vietnam song he did with Jedi Mind Trix. His verse is insane

this dude is from my home area!!

His new album is amazing. 5 stars in my book. WELL worth the wait.

I posted Definition of a Rap Flow on another forum and the only ****er who responded had the nerve to say he was barely understandable and sounds like Sloth from the Goonies.. people these days.

I am not a huge fan but he has some songs I can really get into. All of which you already have video links for :D

Skip to the 1:27 mark for R.A.'s verse.

Nice to see others like R.A.! Great lyricist and generally cool dude.

Skip to 1:44 for R.A.'s verse.

Guys, don't sleep on R.A. He is one of the GOAT. Let's get some praise and adulation going for this dude!

I replied awhile back and I got ignored so I bounced.

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Originally Posted by windsock (Post 2036234)

I replied awhile back and I got ignored so I bounced.

If you want something done right, then do it your self! :beer:

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Originally Posted by [MERIT] (Post 2036214)

Guys, don't sleep on R.A. He is one of the GOAT. Let's get some praise and adulation going for this dude!

Convince me (me personally or the general MB listener) to. Hype trains are for Death Grips fans.

Well, for starters, there's this:

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Originally Posted by [MERIT] (Post 2036237)

If you want something done right, then do it your self! :beer:

So you want me to talk with myself?

I can't listen to music atm (damned Bluetooth ear buds died on me). What's good about that track?

Ah, so it's self promotion. I of all people can't knock that.

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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 2036246)

I can't listen to music atm (damned Bluetooth ear buds died on me). What's good about that track?

The second verse (RA's) is fire about his father's crazy Vietnam experiences.

Cool, I'll scope it. Will report back in a bit.

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Originally Posted by Lucem Ferre (Post 2036249)

https://twitter.com/RAtheRuggedMan/s...31106885107713

https://twitter.com/RAtheRuggedMan/s...82274889850882

This response to the second Tweet is a pretty amazing example of Poe's Law.

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Originally Posted by Dharma & Greg (Post 2036251)

The second verse (RA's) is fire about his father's crazy Vietnam experiences.

:beer:

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Originally Posted by Lucem Ferre (Post 2036249)

https://twitter.com/RAtheRuggedMan/s...31106885107713

https://twitter.com/RAtheRuggedMan/s...82274889850882

...so?

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Originally Posted by windsock (Post 2036264)

...so?

Am I supposed to have a reason for posting stuff now? Get off my back, Hitler.

Sorry. Go back to running down the street screeching and flailing your arms about or whatever else it is you do without reason.

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Originally Posted by windsock (Post 2036367)

Sorry. Go back to running down the street screeching and flailing your arms about or whatever else it is you do without reason.

I live.

Dude's breath control is LEGIT.