Die Rugged Man Die

R.a. The Rugged Man | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 16, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Nature Sounds
• ASIN: B00065GIKA
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #156,702 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Die Rugged Man Die, his long-awaited solo debut being released on Nature Sounds, is scheduled to hit shelves in November, and is loaded with solid production and R.A.'s unique lyricism. Upon the album's release, all rappers should be warned; R.A. The Rugged Man is coming out with guns blazing and opinions firing.

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars dirty ass long island lowlife, April 6, 2005

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deeekin "deeekin" (Worldwide) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Die Rugged Man Die (Audio CD)

this is the best cd i own period. ra speaks about real stuff that most people dont understand or want to hear. i myself am a dirt poor white guy from long island and been listening to ra since i heard stanley kubrick on the rawkus sound bombing 2. ra spits the truth about being a broke white long island weirdo, rapping about being a dirtbag who people are disgusted by and being in homeless shelters and being a beggar and girls dont wanna mess with you when every other rapper is talking about the streets like it is glitz and glamor. he is not trying to impress you like eminem or draw parallels between himself and black people constantly or say he is the buddy white guy like alchemist. finally a white rapper who does not make himself look like a clown and embarass white people everywhere. ra is the original ass kicking crusty german bastard and he does not care that everyone believes the bs every other rapper talks about. and the best thing about him is he knows all this, and knows what he could rap about or pretend to be like if he wanted to blow up, and why eminem and other rappers make it big and he has been broke rapping for 15 years, and he still keeps it real for the few people that get it. it is damn refreshing and i can't think of anyone i respect more. 2 or 3 beats sound a bit too much like carnival music but who care in the scheme of things.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars this is the RA album we'd been waiting for, July 12, 2006

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o.f.f. (new jerusalem) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Die Rugged Man Die (Audio CD)

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there'd been a buzz about the rugged man since the early/mid 90s,
but i didn't feel his whole s#!t 'til the TILL MY HEART STOPS verse
on the first soundbombing (97) compilation. he had another joint on there,
but till my heart stops w/8-off agallah was just diehard spittin'!
8-off's 1st verse was aiight, but ra just summed it up..
then the hook swept in, and it kept me hungry for more.

i got a hold of his 94 (non) release "night of the bloody apes"
as crustified dibbs.. and didn't really dig it too much,
mostly because of the production; and the so-called classic
C@#T RENNAISSANCE with biggie smalls was just ok.
ra had guest appearances and features on other albums
that were memorable, but DIE, RUGGED MAN, DIE is the one.

this album has the production that fits ra's style,
and i'm glad his crusty dibbs krazy syko inzane persona isn't here.
he's still clownin' but not as much. it's just ra in the flesh.
and at the risk of sounding wack, he's just keeping it real.
>haha i gotta laff at myself. what a dork!<
this is the ra the rugged man material i've been waiting for..
to me, this is the follow up to 'till my heart stops'.
i mean, eye know this is 2 years since this lp dropped,
and he still hasn't mapped as i'd like him, too..
but that's good (bittersweet, isn't it?) cuz he isn't overplayed.
imagine mos def or one of your underground idols getting spins
and g-unit-type rotations.. that might be sickening, no?
kanye west's jesus walks was great when it dropped,
but after months and months and months of hearing it everywhere, i had enough..
but i haven't had enuff of the rugged man.
this album keeps me satisfied for now.. it keeps me full,
and i'll be waiting patiently for the next serving.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice album from The Rugged Man, July 9, 2006

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G$ "Z-Wad" (B-More, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Die Rugged Man Die (Audio CD)

When I first heard R.A. in the late 90's I liked him and never saw any album of his and came across this one day and I had to get it. A very good album, maybe 4.5 stars from self proclaimed dirty, broke, and grimey white guy. With 13 songs, guests are only on 2 (they're Wu-Tang related artists so they're good), you get a good deal of the Rugged Man. 2 almost classics, 3 ok songs, and the other 8 are tight. His lyricsa re tight, and stright dirty, gutter and grimey, like he says, he cares less about the money and fame just lyrics (he states the fact he loved a lot of the rappers in the 80's), but he has got some talent himself. Production is nice as well, from cats I mostly never heard of. N!gga Nilez does 4 songs, Ayatollah does 2, Koran the LTD, Cologero, Jocko, R.A, DJ Luciano, Dev One, and J Zone all do 1 song. A must have album for fans of true hip-hop.

#1 - 9.5
#2 - 8.5
#3 - 8
#4 - 8 (f/ masta Killa & Killah Priest)
#5 - 7.5
#6 - 8 (about the golden days of hip-hop - mid/late 80's)
#7 - 9 (tight beat)
#9 - 9.5 (great beat)
#10 - 8 (f/ Timbo King)
#11 - 7.5
#12 - 8
#14 - 8
#15 - 7 (song starts 3 minutes into the track)

R. Thorburn -- b. 1975 -- Long Island, NY
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