R.A. The Rugged Man

Released: April 30, 2013

Songwriter: R.A. The Rugged Man

Producer: Buckwild

[Intro]
Life is a beautiful thing
You just gotta get through it
Yo, yo, it's me
Nah, Legends never die...

[Verse]
I'm back, the dip-dip-diver, warrior, industry fighter
Film producer, director, screenwriter, legendary rhymer
Congrats I bring you a classic for the fans that supported
I give you props if you ain't stole it and you actually bought it
If not, purchase it today and own it
A brand new R.A. the Rugged Man album, this is a historical moment
A hip-hop artist with a hundred percent creative freedom
Million dollar budgets and corporate endorsements, we don't need em!
Anyone dissing go listen to them industry puppet musicians
This for hip-hop heads, everyone else, fuck your opinions
This ain't generic pop novelty rap, I'm reigning supreme
You're 'bout to hear a level of skill you won't hear in the mainstream
This is writing rhymes in notebooks, venomous bars
Boom bap beats, murderous scratching, beatboxing and dope hooks
Analog, two inch reel, boom boxes and tape recorders
This ain't trippy emo hipster rapping or girly acting skateboarders
This ain't about Hollywood fame and chart positions
It's about credibility of being one of the great technicians
No internet nerds, trend following critics or dick-lickers
No fake image or gimmicks just vivid pictures and lyrics
I'm not the most known, but commercial rappers can't compete
I make records for the shepherds and not for the sheep
Not impressed, you'll be impressed soon
Lets get it started like Kool Herc did in that Sedgwick Avenue rec room

R.A. Thorburn better known by his stage name R.A. the Rugged Man, is an American rapper, screenwriter, film director and film producer. He began his music career at age 12, building a reputation locally for his lyrical skills. R.A. signed to major label Jive Records at age 18, but his debut album, Night of the Bloody Apes, was never released.

Since then, he has worked with the likes of Mobb Deep, Wu-Tang Clan, Kool G Rap, and Notorious B.I.G., as well as producers Erick Sermon, Trackmasters, DJ Quik, The Alchemist, J-Zone, and Ayatollah.[citation needed] He was featured on all three of Rawkus’s Soundbombing albums, as well as the platinum-selling WWF Aggression album. After a brief stint on Capitol Records (during which he recorded another unreleased album, American Lowlife), R.A. signed with independent label Nature Sounds and released his official debut, Die, Rugged Man, Die.[4] In 2013, R.A. released his second album, Legends Never Die on Nature Sounds

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