Die, Rugged Man, Die

Die, Rugged Man, Die
Studio album by
R.A. the Rugged Man
ReleasedNovember 16, 2004
GenreHip hop
Length52:02
LabelNature Sounds/ EMPIRE
ProducerMarc "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
American Lowlife
(1998) 		Die, Rugged Man, Die
(2004) 		Legendary Classics Volume 1
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX(7.5/10)[1]
RapReviews(7.5/10)[2]
Pitchfork Media(7.5/10)[3]
Prefix Mag(8/10)[4]

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.

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.

  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.