R.A. the Rugged Man - Cunt Renaissance

Released on the "Legendary Classics" album on 27 Oct 2009. 'RA Thorburn better known as RA the Rugged Man, is an emcee from Suffolk County, New York on Long Island. At 18, RA signed with Jive Records and then in the mid 90's signed with Priority Records/EMI, his contract was later absorbed by Capitol records before going independent in the early 2000s. Throughout his career he's worked with various artists including the Notorious BIG, Mobb Deep, Sadat X, Akinyele, Chuck D of Public Enemy, Jedi Mind Tricks, Kool G Rap, Wu-Tang Clan, Masta Killa, Killah Priest, and producers Trackmasters, Erick Sermon, DJ Quik, Buckwild, Snowgoons, Alchemist, and Ayatollah. He was featured on all three of Rawkuss Soundbombing albums, as well as the platinum-selling WWF Aggression album, performing the theme song for Chris Jericho. In Ego Trip (magazine) Vol. 1, Issue 3, the Notorious BIG was quoted as saying, "I thought I was the illest," when referring to RA In 2004 he released the album "Die, Rugged Man, Die" on Brooklyn based label Nature Sounds. RA has cameos in several music videos including Havoc from Mobb Deep's "I'm the boss," and Sadat X's "Throw the Ball" and "Old Man" featuring Wu-Tang Clan's RZA, Masta Killa and Ol' Dirty Bastard in one of ODB's final video appearances" I AM NOT THE OWNER OF THIS TRACK. IT IS COPYRIGHTED BY THEIR OWN PRODUCTION COMPANY.