This is a video R.A. the Rugged Man made for his legendary verse, which is based on what his father experienced in Vietnam, on the Jedi Mind Tricks track "Uncommon Valor: A Vietnam Story." This is probably Jedi's most well-known song, mostly because of R.A.'s ridiculous, fast flow and poignant lyrics.
As I found out by reading a small info card that I picked up off the help desk while I was walking out of Moakley today, R.A. will be doing a show in Plymouth, MA, on December 10.
R.A. is the same rapper featured in the video I posted last week in my review of Celph Titled's new album, and I'm pumped that he's doing a local show next month. The show will feature local rap groups Outland Camp and Weird Die Young, and will take place at The Guru Room on Main Street, which I've never been to. I'm definitely trying to get myself to this show, but I still don't have my Wu Tang tickets, which is top priority.
Hailing from Long Island, New York, R.A. has been rapping since the early '90s. Although his rap is truely underground, calling himself well-known for being unknown in one of his tracks, R.A. has worked with rappers ranging from The Notorious B.I.G. to Mobb Deep, and has been on tracks done by producers such as Alchemist and Snowgoons.
Jive Records signed R.A. when he was 18, but in the early 2000s he went independent, eventually releasing two albums. Die, Rugged Man, Die was released in 2004, promoted with the single "Chains" featuring Killah Priest and Wu Tang member Masta Killa. Legendary Classics Vol. 1 is a collection of rare and unreleased tracks, as well as previous collaborations including "Uncommon Valor," that came out in 2009. It puts together all of the tracks that were the main body of R.A.'s career to that point, which gained him unending respect from his peers. "Who's Dat Guy" is a song where he describes himself, trading verses with Havoc of Mobb Deep.
A new album is expected from R..A. in 2011, yet to be named.
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