R.A. The Rugged Man - Definition of a Rap Flow - A Reaction

[@KaBeeM]

That was actually the first R.A. song I ever heard. I got the album immediately afterwards and it blew my mind. He's so overflowing with talent, honesty and comedy, there's a bunch of different styles on the album, lots of great features and just banger after banger. He has some great videos too and he's fun live. He's been touring europe quite extensively and I I'm always amazed when I find R.A. fans that tell me of concerts in Romania, France, Germany and all over the place.

[@ABoomerReacts]

He must be exhausted after a show. I was exhausted just listening to this one song. 😜

[@smokezilla13.]

He has been a monster for decades. Uncommon valor is insane

[@DutchWeazel]

It's a good meaningful song, but he has more of those.... aaand a bunch of crazy *ss tracks too 👍

[@effer3]

Nice! I suggested it I discovered Rugged Man with Till my heart stops and Stanley Kubrick back in 96 / 97 and he allready was an underground legend. What a career. His latest album All my Heroes are dead is a gem.

[@ABoomerReacts]

Who knew I'd like it so much? Besides you? 😜😜

[@brbs_Studio]

Love Mr Rugged Man his music is great. Also great reaction👍

[@ABoomerReacts]

Thanks!

[@auntoneyofuntease6704]

Hell yeah, I love this song. He brings back how dope rap used to be, from back in the late 80s and early 90s.

[@sikksotoo]

Happy 4th! Absolute classic. Another personal favorite is R.A.'s "The Dangerous Three" with Brother Ali and Masta Ace.

[@ABoomerReacts]

Thanks! I can confirm that your suggestion is on my list.

[@doomtho42]

There are so many adjectives that can be used to accurately describe the story of R.A.’s career that it’d probably be easier to just list those that can’t. For now though, I’ll simply say that his career has been… fascinating. On a similar note, it’s honestly amazing that R.A. has become the artist and person he is today - who’da thunk?

[@ABoomerReacts]

I still don't know what earned him that "wild child" image.

[@jayfanes1125]

Ryan went to school with my little brother in Hauppauge on Long Island. He used to wear a clock around his neck like Flavor Flav. We thought he was weird lol

[@DutchWeazel]

Niiice surprise to see you're reacting to RA 👍 I still have to watch the vid, but I already like it, and I assume you like his flow too, awsome track 😊

[@ABoomerReacts]

You assume correctly. 😁

[@DutchWeazel]

​@@ABoomerReacts Yes I did Just saw your reaction 😅👍

[@johnnybegood25]

The intro was fire 😂

[@KaBeeM]

Oh hell yeah! Love me some R.A.

[@ABoomerReacts]

So good!

[@JEStheUniversual]

R.A is a legend. Fun fact here. R.A and Biggie used to be boys, way before Biggie blew up, they did a song together basically wrecking record labels and execs. However years later after Biggie blew up he dissed R.A and said the only reason he did that song with him was for the money.

[@ABoomerReacts]

What did RA have to say about that?

[@uamini]

@@ABoomerReacts By the way that has never been confirmed. There is a legendary interview that Biggie is supposed to have given to an obscure Canadian hip hop magazine in which he shares his opinion about several rappers and gives a couple of very negative answers. However this has almost become an urban myth as no one has ever been able to provide an original copy of that issue. Ra has said that he doesn't believe it was said because they were friends, however Biggie once get into trouble because some of E-40's people almost got to him since he was one of the rappers getting dissed in that interview. So even it if wasn't real it definitely had real-life repercussions.

[@uamini]

@@ABoomerReacts I just remembered that Biggie had a run-in with KRS' brother Kenny Parker at the time (KRS was also on the receiving end of that interview). And apparently Biggie said that there had been an interview but that he didn't say all that stuff that the journalist wrote down and certainly not in those strong words. He also mentioned that he had been drunk at the time so who knows, maybe he did say more than he wanted to and the magazine just embellished his words. :)

[@ABoomerReacts]

@@uamini Thanks for the additional info, Fabian!

[@ABoomerReacts]

@@uamini And no one has actually read the interview?

[@K2daMFG]

Top 5 in the underground and I'd put him toe to toe with Busta Rhymes and Eminem on a song and I'll bet money he wont come out in 3rd place!

[@GABA-Gool]

I’m a huge RA fan. You should put “The People’s Champ” on your list.

[@ABoomerReacts]

Consider it done.

[@NunYaBiz404]

Gahdamnnnn!!😂😂

[@ABoomerReacts]

I know, right? It was #1 on my latest Top 5 list.

[@treeross]

I have heard that claiming to be the king of new york is an accursed claim, akin to saying macbeth on stage. It's basically considered a death sentence.

[@ABoomerReacts]

That's one way to retain that title unchallenged. 😉😉

[@danbadd]

Must be time for some new Rugged Man. May I suggest 'Montero' which is his response to conservative backlash to Lil Nas X's Montero.. It's Brilliant!

[@ABoomerReacts]

Thanks, Dan! I react to the "golden age of hip hop" songs and rarely react to newer stuff. But next month, I'm going to react to new songs once a month. I'll put this song on my "new" list.

[@laimont36]

My House Is The Albee Square Mall Is A Song From BIZ MARKIE.

[@ABoomerReacts]

Yes, I talked about it.

[@yesdex5996]

Do gotta be dope by Ra the rugged man

[@ABoomerReacts]

Thanks, Dex! That's def on my list.

[@yesdex5996]

It’s brag a dous ish. Not brag a dous see oh. Brag a dous ish is the saying and word

[@ABoomerReacts]

Braggadocio is a style of rap. If you use that style on a song, you're being braggadocious.

[@yesdex5996]

Eminem stole his style and flow and black balled him

[@ABoomerReacts]

That sounds like an interesting story.

[@MC_HorseChoker]

Not true. Eminem is a student of the game and has influences from near everyone. But, his Slim Shady persona is inspired by Cage Kennylz, who he claimed to not like.

[@yesdex5996]

That’s not his fastest Gotta be dope is