Die, Rugged Man, Die

Die, Rugged Man, Die
Die, Rugged Man, Die
Studio album by R.A. the Rugged Man
Released	November 16, 2004
Genre	Hip hop
Length	52:02
Label	Nature Sounds/ EMPIRE
Producer	Marc "Nigga" Nilez, Ayatollah, Koran the L.T.D., "You can ask" Giz, Cologero, Jocko, White Mandingos, Vapor World, DJ Luciano of The Beatills, Dev One, J-Zone
R.A. the Rugged Man chronology

Die, Rugged Man, Die is the debut studio album by American rapper R.A. the Rugged Man. It was released on November 16, 2004, by Nature Sounds.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
HipHopDX	(7.5/10)^[1]
RapReviews	(7.5/10)^[2]
Pitchfork Media	(7.5/10)^[3]
Prefix Mag	(8/10)^[4]

This debut was over a decade in the making. R.A. the Rugged Man recorded his first album, Night of the Bloody Apes, for Jive Records in 1992 and American Lowlife for Priority Records in 1998. Although it is the Rugged Man's third album Die, Rugged Man, Die became the first album he released commercially. Guest appearances include Masta Killa, Killah Priest, Timbo King and Human Beatbox Bub. The song "Black And White" features on the THQ & Volition video game Saints Row.

Track listing edit

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Lessons"	Koran the L.T.D.	3:52
2.	"Casanova (Fly Guy)"	"You can ask" Giz and Cologero	3:47
3.	"A Star Is Born"	Marc "Nigga" Nilez	4:25
4.	"Chains" (featuring Masta Killa & Killah Priest)	Ayatollah	2:49
5.	"Dumb"	Marc "Nigga" Nilez	3:31
6.	"On the Block" (featuring Human Beatbox Bub)	Jocko	4:47
7.	"How Low"	Bad Brains	3:31
8.	"Mitch "Blood" Green (Interlude)"	Vapor World	0:32
9.	"Midnight Thud"	DJ Luciano of The Beatills & Marc "Nigga" Nilez	3:40
10.	"Black and White" (featuring Timbo King)	Dev One	3:42
11.	"Brawl"	J-Zone	3:49
12.	"Die, Rugged Man, Die!"	Marc "Nigga" Nilez	4:01
13.	"Pick My Gun Up (Skit)"	Marc "Nigga" Nilez	1:13
14.	"Da Girlz, They Luv Me" (featuring Human Beatbox Bub)	Marc "Nigga" Nilez & Human Beatbox Bub	3:22
15.	"Make Luv Outro/I Shoulda Never" (Hidden Track)	Ayatollah/Additional production by DJ Luciano of The Beatills	4:56

Personnel edit

Human Beatbox Bub - Beat Boxer/ vocals
Ayatollah – producer
Juhi Baig – stylist
Big Earth The Midget Face – vocals
Chris Bittner – engineer
Calogero – producer
Phil Cassese – vocals
Chris Conway – mixing
Eugine "Mean Gene" Crocket – executive
Dan the Man – engineer
Dev One – producer, engineer
Sumner Dilworth – cover photo
L. Dionne – vocals
DJ Luciano – producer, engineer
DJ U-vex – scratching
Darryl Jenifer – vocals (background), producer
Sacha Jenkins – producer
Jocko – producer
Marc 'Nigga' Nilez – producer
Michael Sarsfield – mastering

References edit

^ J-23 (2004-11-15). "RA The Rugged Man – Die Rugged Man, Die". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2013-03-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Feature for December 21, 2004 – RA the Rugged Man's "Die, Rugged Man, Die"". Rapreviews.com. 2004-12-21. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
^ "R.A. the Rugged Man: Die Rugged Man Die". Pitchfork. 2004-12-15. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
^ Rafael Martinez (2008-04-22). "Album Review: R.A. the Rugged Man – Die, Rugged Man, Die". Prefixmag.com. Retrieved 2013-03-24.

External links edit

Die, Rugged Man, Die at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] J-23 (2004-11-15). "RA The Rugged Man – Die Rugged Man, Die". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2013-03-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[2] "Feature for December 21, 2004 – RA the Rugged Man's "Die, Rugged Man, Die"". Rapreviews.com. 2004-12-21. Retrieved 2013-03-24.

[3] "R.A. the Rugged Man: Die Rugged Man Die". Pitchfork. 2004-12-15. Retrieved 2013-03-24.

[4] Rafael Martinez (2008-04-22). "Album Review: R.A. the Rugged Man – Die, Rugged Man, Die". Prefixmag.com. Retrieved 2013-03-24.

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