R.A. The Rugged Man Delivers Ether For Eminem Stans

In part 3 of Justin Hunte's conversation with R.A. The Rugged Man, the Long Island lyricist gets emotional discussing his family, earning Kool G Rap's respect and explains why it's silly to think it's a response to Eminem's "Godzilla." He also answers audience questions.
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Justin Hunte is Director Of Content & Strategic Marketing at EMPIRE Distribution. Formerly Editor-in-Chief of HipHopDX, Hunte is the architect behind DX's video platform and creator of popular series, #DXBreakdown. Along with championing Ambrosia For Head's video strategy, Hunte is also a weekly contributor to Shade45's All Out Show on SiriusXM and has been featured on Revolt TV’s “Revolt Live," Cheddar's "Cheddar Music," as well as in Billboard magazine. In 2017, he participated in a debate at the prestigious Oxford Union on whether Kanye West is more relevant than William Shakespeare. Hunte has been the centerpiece of digital campaigns for Lexus, Honda, Brisk, and Simple Mobile and has hosted concerts and panels nationwide. A graduate of Wofford College, Hunte spent 5 years working in investment banking at Banc Of America/Merrill Lynch and has covered music, politics, and culture for numerous publications. He is currently based in Los Angeles, California.
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[@jd5726]

I love Em he's my favorite rapper but Ems fan base is full of weird freaks, love RA too

[@emgo-at7398]

I don't even know why you scoop to their level. Lol

[@MuhammadSalman7236]

Every fan base is.

[@natedogg5708]

Ah eminem does have a lot of oddball fans because of his late albums.. i agree hes still the don dada tho

[@JoKiR90]

Lol hell yeah man do NOT criticize anything Eminem has done. The stans will swarm quick af. It's great to see that he has such a strong fan base. I like Eminem and his music for the most part but not every thing he does and has done is gold. His fans have a hard time accepting that. I commented on the song he did with Cashis (Pistol Poppin) back in 2006-7 a few months ago and said it was trash (cause it was) and you would think I shit on Eminem's entire discography the way they came at me.

[@TyTurner1996]

I agree

[@IdeaStudioBKK]

This is so dope, I love how much he opens up on the questions and gets really introspective. These have been super enjoyable so far.

[@TheCompanyMan]

dana blouin thanks Dana!

[@90s-is-the-golden-era]

R.A. has album of the year so far. All My Hereos Are Dead is a work of art. Instant Classic.

[@timburke266]

Press play and leave it on...whole album is good

[@timt8925]

RA is so unapologetically the epitome of old head hip hop elitist. It's dope.

[@Inverted_Slinger]

Agreed. "Elitist" in the best possible way.

[@Deadhammer218]

@@Inverted_Slinger I would say "elitist who's not ignorant", cause the word invokes negative connotations of listening only to X music or music from certain era, but RA is still listening to today's hip hop. In fact he scouts young mad talented MC's like A.F.R.O and even in this video he gave props to some young cats who did not even peak yet, and are already monstrous. He just hates this mumble shit, which should get it's own name, cause it doesn't have a lot in common with rap. I would call mumble rap a sub-genre, like in other genres of music. Let's take metal music - from Heavy Metal you got new genres branching out from bands that started putting a bit of punk into it, thus creating Thrash Metal; on the other hand you have bands like Venom, Hellhammer, Sarcofago etc. whom tried to create the most dark, evil music possible and from them you got genres like Black Metal and Death Metal.

[@Shaolinmike1994]

I’m a Stan but I sure ain’t delusional. I don’t take anything as a diss unless I hear something concrete. Stans also need to expand outside of Eminem. He’s great but you need to listen to the people who Eminem praises on all of these songs. Even Eminem looks up to other rappers and says he’s not the greatest. He’s a student of the game, and if you love the genre you need to study too.

[@starboyjackboy71]

I don't think there is a greatest of all time. It's all just based on people's opinions. My number one might not be yours and yours not mine. But I agree with you mate.

[@ironheadrondo5596]

Eminem was at the right time when enough listeners were open minded enough. RA was saying similar provakative stuff but way before his time. It actually worked out well for him, while most 90's legends are dead or depressed he is hitting a new prime. Eminem is the best wordsmith I've ever heard, rhymes in rhymes, speed, unexpected vocabulary. RA couldn't spend all his time refining his skills, he had kids, mental issues, and bills and too far ahead of his time to be paid enough for it. However, he is still superb , top 5 for sure and more substance than any of them. *Edit: the kid came at a good time though, later on.* It's RA or Watsky for my all time great, all things considered. I go back and forth, Watsky has more duds but has an artistic understanding beyond anybody. RA is always sick and is the Rawest. Vinnie and Wax are good, but not as good as RA and Watsky respectively.

[@suhailrefaye92]

The most level headed stan take I've ever seen. Props to you my guy.

[@jak3brap10]

You’re not a stan then.. a stan are the fans he’s talking about that just like Eminem and maybe a few other rappers that are affiliated or known mainstream but they listen to club music too or other genres or don’t really like music other than Eminem pretty much. People that can’t say a single negative or can’t say anything is bad about Eminem or his music. He has the worst fan base in the world filled with these people. I used to love Eminem and not a fan of his new shit really but every now and then I listen to his old shit and hate that fact that I’ve been put off listening to him and almost feel like I’ve gotta go against him to counter the level of dick riding and absurdity that these people come out with..

[@danielnelson3136]

Sure, but I haven't got all the time and energy to spare to many other rappers and artists, on a few. Eminem is my main rapper I study, maybe Nas, Jay-c, and a few battle rappers I listen for enjoyment. Far as I'm concerned Eminem IS hop hip.

[@imjustinfreeman]

I can’t believe I’m just now seeing this!! 🙌🏾 Thank you so much bro!! 🙏🏾😭

[@fernandoreyes680]

Real talk everything he said about Em. It's awesome that the greats respect him because he deserves it, but it's so annoying all the Em fans that know every song from every album of his but don't know who Rakim is. It's like when someone talks about their top 5 and they don't have Em on it, there's always a thousand people saying shit like: "Why is Em not in his top 5? Does he have something against him?". No idiot, he just didn't make the top 5 based on someone's opinion.

[@fabiz8602]

The crazy thing about this is that em seems to deeply respect these greats and that he probably wants his fans to know about them. He even gave shoutouts to some of them. That line where he disses lord jamar comes to mind for example: If it was anyone's house, G Rap and Rakim would be havin' you mop floors Run-DMC would be havin' you cleanin' sinks Or the references to the wu-tang-clan shortly before that.

[@ljunyreona9882]

What do you expect any fans of Jay,Nas,Em etc...would go mad for them.It's not rocket science.

[@fernandoreyes680]

Roger It’s not a bad thing if they’re only a fan of Em and not a fan of hip hop. It’s a bad thing when they try to tell everyone that Em is the best rapper of all time and that no one comes slightly close. That’s the problem

[@Revenant-BotsOfDeath]

U can’t say all the Eminem fans u don’t speak for us stans there’s lots of big stans out there that disagrees with u and I’m one of them

[@fernandoreyes680]

Andrew Alvarez I didn’t say all Em fans are the same idiot. I’m an Em fan myself. Plus I never said the word stan, and it’s stupid to call yourself a stan.

[@MikeyOMillaMane]

You can tell how passionate this man is about his music. All our heroes are NOT dead.

[@ununseptium7961]

Another 20+ minutes? Justin, thank you so much! You really hook up the heads.

[@TheCompanyMan]

Thanks Septium!

[@MarcusKhaos1]

Damn, a track with KAAN and RA bringing it would be incredible, I'd have that on repeat for weeks!

[@joonashannila8751]

Yeah KAAN is a BEAST. That song alone would make me buy a whole album.

[@Flash-pp3cr]

THAT WOULD BE TOO MUCH FIRE FIRE 🔥🔥🔥 LOL

[@bruceree1574]

Man I hate that there is so much garbage out there... makes me shy away from a lot of artists. Gonna have to check him out...

[@joonashannila8751]

@@bruceree1574 Definitely you should. Hiphop is VERY alive and well. Only thing different is that its more diverse. There is just as much real MCs in the world, if you just check out the music YOU like.

[@toma58uenaventur]

KAAN, RA & A-F-R-O would be insane

[@timt8925]

And I listens to shade 45 and I heard RAs new single on there before I heard it anywhere.

[@redcomic619]

Yo that kid Justin Freeman is a whole problem. Mad talented. I really hope he gets his chance to shine.

[@TheCompanyMan]

redcomic619 ima check him out

[@alili945]

Finally, One of the greatest of the new school

[@bazglsgw1208]

Ive saw him live R.A has mad crazy breath control its amazing. Best gig ive been to n ive saw all the greats.

[@sedaberry]

R.A. and Em on a track together. That would be incredible. You know they would try to out rap each other.

[@laverniogeffer403]

No men R A will murder em

[@sedaberry]

lavernio geffer oh it’s just me nobody else. But hell yea!

[@starboyjackboy71]

Agreed. And it can go both ways.

[@Novelist1029]

R.A would destroy Eminem. Eminem is really not as good as people say he is. R.A., Immortal Technique, Black Thought and even Royce da 5’9 are all better. And this is off the top of my head

[@sedaberry]

monkey53821 Hell yeah and Black thought for sure nobody can mess with black thought. And I wish pun was still alive he would’ve been dope on this album.

[@CoolHandLukeDuke]

Justin Freeman and Marlon Craft are my two favorites from this era. Unbelievable skills

[@onetrueceyton]

R,A. has been putting in the work, and giving a bunch of really honest, open interviews. It worried me to see him fight a cold during this interview. Stay healthy R.A., you need to be one of the long-living elders!

[@kazzykaioken8873]

If he doesnt go to hospital he will be fine.. once u go to hospital for covid and they put u on a respirator you are FINISHED

[@carlwilliams897]

" All My Heroes Are Dead " Hip hop Album Of The Year‼️

[@fernandoreyes680]

So far I agree

[@makajossos9431]

Of the decade

[@olgierdolo5510]

No doubt about that

[@lyrics2challenged]

Top 5 since 2000.

[@fernandoreyes680]

Turhan Henderson Lol no

[@fredericrodier9240]

Thanks you R.A. the album is incredible. Best of 2020 no doubt

[@hpensive]

Dragon Fire is dope af, Gotta be dope is another one of my favs.

[@WorldWidePatriots]

Gotta be dope 10 outta 10🔥

[@hpensive]

@@WorldWidePatriots 6 hours until the official music video drops...

[@WorldWidePatriots]

@@hpensive 💯

[@yousefreno2089]

Angelica boy is made fire too

[@eg5506]

Wow 2 out of the 24 minutes are about Eminem and the Stans and this guy puts it in the title

[@frikinfrogs]

Clicks hey

[@nikagogibedashvili6476]

I agree with R.A.'s points towards stans. He also never straight up dissed Em. But neither praised him. For example, in this interview, he says Em is respected by goats, no shit, everybody knows that Em is well-respected. That is a fact and not an opinion of R.A. Being a hard-core fan of both, it sucks that most likely R.A. does not like Em that much. He wouldn't diss him, but wouldn't collab with him either.

[@farhaddurrani1221]

I hope it somehow happens though, both of them are monsters

[@simbadraven5915]

SALUTE AND BIG RESPECT TO YOU, RA THE RUGGED MAN. YOUR VOICE IS NEEDED.

[@drustories9857]

RA is a good dude. I’d like to see him and Em work together. Just put the egos aside, have fun & go at it.

[@akaspon1]

akera Yeah because Em is afraid of elite lyricists which is why he never rapped on a track with Slaughterhouse or Black Thought or HOV or Busta Rhymes or anyone with actual bars!

[@akaspon1]

akera I know that and was being sarcastic.

[@kazzykaioken8873]

RA would wash eminem just on vocals and delivery alone. RAs fast flow is light years better than ems stop start garbage flow

[@streamvision145]

@@kazzykaioken8873 Em is known for his flow but in terms of lyricism em is better than RA. RA doesn't have em's kinda wordplay, metaphor or multi-syllabic rhyme scheme.

[@streamvision145]

@akera Black Thought is much better than RA. What's your point? He's done with JAY Z, Lil Wayne, Royce and RA isn't that much high class than them.

[@fernandoreyes680]

Bro I'm really loving this interview, I hope you have the chance to do more. And that live IG Breakdown you did with Murs was so entertaining. Keep up the great work Company Man!!

[@TheCompanyMan]

fernando reyes 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿 dropping the ig live with murs this week.

[@carlwilliams897]

Bro I sincerely hope you are ok! And make a speedy recovery! 🙌🏽✊🏽😷

[@flipgsp]

The anti Stan's are worse these days

[@GnosticChild]

Not possible

[@GnosticChild]

@@burdman1333 Guess that's how you see it. I see it the opposite way around

[@bruceree1574]

I love how so many people support and help drive ridiculous movements. I avoid thinking about them and never initiate a conversation in which I fill people in on there existence and or motives. But hey... nothing better to discredit a group of people than to chat about them 😂

[@farhaddurrani1221]

Any kind of extremity is toxic, be it love or hate.

[@musaka2022]

Never been an Em fan. But the way all of a sudden everybody jumped on the band wagon of hating on him ( around 6 years ago?), was laughable

[@gaiaartemis]

Justin content is best content 👌

[@bruceree1574]

I dunno... watched this other Justin and it was horrible 😔

[@jwood8769]

Ems fans are the same as Trump supporters. Em can’t do no wrong, he’s the best etc. etc. look Em has some classics, but there’s a lot more rappers then just Em.

[@mckevittmck]

You're an idiot. Bit of a stretch there.

[@jwood8769]

Mike McKevitt calling someone an idiot on a social network while not discrediting my comment only makes you the idiot🤷🏻‍♂️ I said no lies here. Stans are delusional.

[@HittokiriBattousai17]

Cloud chasing comment.

[@thefist2280]

I do think Eminem is the best, but he can do a lot wrong. He is just the best because he is a jack of al trades. He has a great flow, great wordplay, great rhymescheme and great storytelling. Other Jack of all trades are ra the rugged man and hopsin. They are just not as talented as emm in my opinion.

[@jwood8769]

Deminus I’m 32 years old what you little kids call “ clout” idc about. Clout don’t pay the bills. I just call it how I see it, n watch the stans get butt hurt over the truth

[@MMAGamblingTips]

I like RA, but the bitterness towards Em, just oozes out. This has been the case since “RA refused to diss Em” -so he says- and ever since there’s been like a Cold War between them.

[@mr.paulino9318]

Facts it's pretty lame honestly. All the bitterness is all in RA's side. Otherwise they would've collabed.

[@streetskollatv]

What cold War? Em doesn't even know this guy exists

[@streetskollatv]

@@mr.paulino9318 no they wouldn't. This guy is still a youtube rapper after 50 years

[@streetskollatv]

@Kasinova 95 yea ems going to remember every nobody he ever met.

[@guycast7899]

Its kuz em became what r.a was spose to be b4 he got blackballed due to his mental health and shit early in his career. Id be pissed, u would be pissed - we would all be mad asf. But I also think r.a is one of the most down to earth and humbled emcees who has inspired numerous ppl. Even the greats fuck with him and his capability to twist his words together. Seems like a stand up guy. How ever I am a fan of both. But I do lean more towards the underground for varied and obvious reasons. Edit/end note; I do believe myself that this is what I would've wanted. And now being older I think r.a would also agree that where hes at is better then becoming a slave to the industry. He has complete control over his life and his content which any artist wants and needs in order to create quality pieces for such a long time and to be successful at that as an independent.

[@santiagobracho5964]

SHOUT OUT TO K.A.A.N. just released an album!!

[@NW801]

Damn! I just listened to K.A.A.N for my first time. Thanks for the heads up, I can't believe I've been sleeping on him.

[@natedogg5708]

Why the fuck has ra the rugged man not been in thousands of interviews... hes one of the most interesting and talented mcs ever

[@etotheipi42]

I can only imagine how annoying it is for RA to have to deal with Stans. He was in his lane before Eminem and these mother fuckers think he is infringing on Eminem's territory. GTFO of here with that nonsense. The thing that annoys me most about Eminem Stans is that they don't even appreciate Eminem fully because they don't understand his historical context. I am like part of why he is great is his knowledge and understanding of hip hop history. He's always shouting out legends. My favourite artists tend to be hip hop aficionados like RA the Rugged Man is. I am convinced hip hop IQ is correlated with hip hop greatness. Seeing two knowledgeable people talking hip hop is always refreshing. Too many other hip hop media outlets I feel like I could ask better questions. Justin always holds it down better than I could ever hope to. He's up there with interviewers that are actual MCs like Crooked I or Talib Kweli.

[@TheCompanyMan]

etotheipi42 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@savagelychill2858]

Last couple of interviews I’ve heard from R.A. He’s been coughing. No bueno my dude. Take care of yourself my bro. We can’t afford to lose another legend. God forbid.

[@undergroundrapsubscribe2707]

Sounded pretty sick the other day on IG

[@simonjones8486]

Honey...

[@akeemthacrazed9403]

RA and Em track would be incredible, RA has only gotten better with time and Em still has the hunger of an underground MC, it would be 🔥

[@HonestStricklandFan]

Eminem isn't hungry at all anymore lmao

[@akeemthacrazed9403]

Omniscient Raps damn near 50 years old and still takes the time to get busy lyrically, AND he’s the most famous rapper on the planet on top of that, Em has every reason in the world to not care about taking rhymes seriously and he still puts an effort to go off on a verse. He never uses his fame as an excuse to be lazy, not saying he’s perfect, I’m just saying you gotta respect that he’s an MC at heart

[@llc8508]

@@akeemthacrazed9403 fame has nothing to do with skill... Eminem hasn't rapped about anything important in 20 years

[@akeemthacrazed9403]

Lesley Clervil I didn’t say his fame makes him skillful, I’m saying the fact that someone as famous as him even gives a fuck to try and be lyrical is something I respect. Most rappers at his level don’t care to spazz out on a beat for 5 minutes straight cuz they know they don’t have to, Em still tries to prove himself, he’s definitely still hungry

[@kagerjvi345]

@@llc8508 yes that's true, but only if u never listened to his music in the past 20 years

[@CoolHandLukeDuke]

Big Daddy Kane did an IG show and KILLED IT, so no excuses.

[@mf_dva]

Em and RA should just hop on a track together and let that be the end of it.

[@aboutnoise2023]

Never happen.. eminem is a big business corporation you gotta be a top10 pop artist to do a song with em😔

[@CoreyCrafty]

They will be a good fit

[@jonathonhanson7278]

@@aboutnoise2023 royce, joyner, dmx, black thought, white gold, crooked i, etc. Literally hundreds of non pop star features

[@aboutnoise2023]

@@jonathonhanson7278 haha you must be stupid

[@controversialmann5345]

@@aboutnoise2023 Nah u jus ignorant

[@charlesjefferson4372]

It's so refreshing to hear someone address Eminem STANS. Not Eminem himself. I honestly feel like if his stans would just CHILL the fuck out, accept that not everyone will love him as much they do, then Eminem's standing in the game would be easier to respect by those who don't fuck with him as much. I always say the way someone views an artist shouldn't be effected by their fans cause that's not the music, but Eminem stans make it really tough to make that distinction because they go so hard for dude. Metaphorically and probably literally in some cases

[@starboyjackboy71]

Agreed mate. Eminem stan are delusional or at least most of them. But Eminem haters are the worst tho. Their even more toxic than the stans.

[@paulramasco6769]

Watched Kane's IG concert, he killed it. 31 years later and warm it up kane live is fucking dope.

[@AnthonyfromtheD]

K.A.A.N and R.A would be dope to hear!!

[@Leftfield310]

As an Em fan, I agree 100% with what he said. Stans are out they mind. He's never dissed Em, he's never said a foul word toward him. In fact he just said he's respected by the goats.

[@gregtrust5599]

Hes never praised him either or called him dope. All he said was some of the GOATs have praised Em and respect his music. Well no shit they have, that's already a fact and not RA saying it, why? You can tell RA has bitterness towards Em and it's probably jealousy, I can't think of anything else

[@dylanhogan9353]

“All My Heroes Are Dead” ??? I’m watching TheCompanyMan interview my hero and he’s living 😴🌟☝🏼

[@goodgod5608]

I want em and RA on a track. both spit fire.

[@laverniogeffer403]

Nooo

[@valid3383]

Eminem protects his brand too much to do it. Cant have another white dude outshine him. R.A. has to have a nuclear verse in the tuck just in case.

[@goodgod5608]

Yes thats the point of a rap battle. Not for real fight but to show the lyrical stuff they have.

[@Leventeve]

@@valid3383 '99-04 Em would decapitate him imo, but he's fallen off HARD since then. Maybe his skills are more refined now, but as an artist, his stuff is barely listenable now with all the fucking melodramatic pop hooks, stacciatto flows and hypercorny punchlines. Being super lyrical is not enough without substance. I'd like to see him return his roots but that's unlikely to happen without some miracle. The yesmen around him make this seem impossible tho. Remember when Budden said that his album was trash? And ALL of Em's close friends jumped on him like he blasphemed or some shit, when he was clearly right. Em's being kept in a state of disillusion and thinks he's still untouchable. Sad.

[@gregtrust5599]

​@Leventeve I get revival was one of his weakest albums but people said it was whack without listening to it. Em took it personal because of how personal he was in the album talking about his family, daughter, and Proof. Most rappers are scared to reinvent themselves but Em does it over and over because he doesn't give a shit, he has poppy hooks and boring beats but people are tripping when they say he rhymes a bunch of words together without substance or not meaning anything. You better listen to the lyrics more becaus so much shit goes over people's head. That's a lie, no one has put their life in their music more than he did and no one even comes close to the versatility that Em has. He gets a lot of praise but gets way more hate than anybody, people can't be objective when talking about Em, the haters are way too biased and all up in their feelings. The stans are just as bad as his haters

[@lrob6971]

"You cant murder a show nobody's at"

[@dillon6320]

Every artist that has millions of fans is bound to have many stupid ones. You have to realize that Em is not only the biggest Hip Hop artist ever he’s one of the biggest artists ever period, of all genres.

[@nikkeipvck8529]

em has most idiot fans

[@dillon6320]

Nikkei Pvck How you going to say that when you haven’t witnessed comments etc from most Em fans.

[@yusufkhan6853]

@@nikkeipvck8529 okay lil pump fan, sit down

[@streetskollatv]

@@nikkeipvck8529 ra has no fans

[@HonestStricklandFan]

@@streetskollatv idiot he has REAL hip hop fans, he doesn't care about you mainstream idiots

[@mitchelllee7448]

This is such a good interview man!

[@mile3018]

Aaaaaaall morning I been on an R.A. binge, then he said Sam Cooke... This dude is the greatest. Talk about a legendary collaboration!

[@coreyrees840]

And before the clueless stans jump in, he’s not talking about ALL Em fans. I’d consider myself a Stan, I’m not thick enough to think he’s talking to me though and get all salty.

[@coreyrees840]

Ali Chaudhry where you getting that it’s a “blind fan and yes man”??

[@coreyrees840]

Ali Chaudhry well given that I’ve heard everything he’s ever released and know the lyrics to most tracks I’d consider myself a pretty heavy duty Em fan, hence Stan. Not exactly a guaranteed negative dude. Do t you have something better to worry about it?

[@coreyrees840]

Ali Chaudhry dude guck are you talking about the only creepy thing here is how ducking you worried you are over how big a fan of someone I am. Get a life

[@coreyrees840]

@Kyle Haefele no you guys are just taking it WAY too literal lol the Webster’s definition and examples alone disprove your point.

[@The-Endo-SymArmor]

@@coreyrees840 you're not a extreme fan I understand

[@Altjoni]

Yooooow that one night groupie love is hilarious and 100% real. Looool

[@dsword456]

NY still got top tier lyrical emcees putting it down & RA one of'em...Respect!

[@tvtrill3553]

Love hearin from RA just recently got into him glad I did

[@kazzykaioken8873]

Listen to 'die rugged man die'

[@Ronaldineo777]

I like before I even watch

[@Lalomalo_solidinca]

Ra will eat em up like skittles Ra is a legend

[@JVO343]

Nah it will be close

[@skittelzmusic]

The whole album is wild

[@TheCompanyMan]

skittelzmusic agreed

[@skittelzmusic]

@@TheCompanyMan yes indeed....contradictionary is my favorite song on the project

[@HonestStricklandFan]

@@skittelzmusic I like Malice Of Mammon the best

[@rogso6581]

Ra em feature coming soon. I was listening to his interview on shade 45. Ra down

[@lyricsanonymous9036]

Em dont like white rappers

[@ThaPerkyMan]

@@lyricsanonymous9036 but he collaborated with logi- oh wait..

[@farhaddurrani1221]

@@lyricsanonymous9036 he has worked with Yelawolf

[@lyricsanonymous9036]

@@farhaddurrani1221 I know, he worked with The High & Mighty in 1998, then didnt work with another white MC til Yelawolf in 2011...and he still hasn't worked with one from his era since the former

[@streamvision145]

Em fan here and have real respect for RA like his view on Hip Hop and makes content wise songs but his fans are annoying like why you always gotta compare. And you don't have to shit on other rapper to praise your idol. I mean em has never said anything wrong about RA yet they come here dissing him like he literally did something to them. And any 2 rappers can't hop on a song together, forget friendship, they are matters like connection and style. I know RA is legendary and whatever he says about em it's his opinion. But you (fans) gotta hold back. Just support your idol

[@hoodlegend27]

Man i grow up listening to R.A.he legend believe it or not

[@mistadobalina5268]

The world needs a song with R.A. the Rugged Man and Slick Rick. As soon as fucking possible.

[@shortbus1127]

Still waiting on wanting a vanilla Ice breakdown

[@loganleatherman7647]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@BlackKanoli]

That's funny cuz I've been on a Heavy D. binge lately & "Is It Good to You" is 1 of the main joints I bump amongst many others. Big up RA cuz Heavy D. is 1 I would bring back too.

[@hinglemccringleberry9138]

If RA does a track with KAAN I would loose my shit. It would be hectic! Can't wait for my hard copy of All of my Heroes are Dead, best album I've heard in years.

[@HonestStricklandFan]

2nd best this year imo behind Allegory

[@level_ken5231]

Aayyy Justin I seen you almost spit out your coffee when he said “yooo... I think I love that groupie...” lol!!! Layin there talking all low an shit lol

[@lnutt9617]

This is why I fucks wit R.A.

[@olgierdolo5510]

This guy's special, much love

[@alternativemedia7114]

i would love a Royce, Em, Tech 9 And Ra Collab...

[@joonashannila8751]

KAAN on a song with RA :O :O :O WOW that would be fire

[@The_Scouts_Code]

I, too, like Gucci Rap.

[@timmer1234567891011]

Justin Freeman though... if him and Afro collaborate its over

[@TheChrisLotus]

Is he referring to Southpawer.com?

[@AxeMan808]

I think G Rap was the only one who topped R.A. on any track on the album. And that like... Doesn't happen? Even on their own albums? So it was a little amazing, just in addition to it being G Rap. Damn AFRO came THAT close though. EDIT: Also "M.C. means 'Move the Crowd."

[@Psyborgasm]

Pretty sure mc means master of ceremonies

[@vincent_8817]

Mc means Minecraft

[@Psyborgasm]

@@vincent_8817 marvel comics

[@kazzykaioken8873]

Mic Controller

[@kazzykaioken8873]

Master of Ceremony

[@jonnyjuevos6249]

R.A. could trash Em 🗑

[@yousefreno2089]

Nah

[@ja4076]

Lol....

[@nickhawkins2938]

To me Ra in gotta be dope is his reply to Eminem's Godzilla..he's like nah that's good that's good but watch this

[@nickhawkins2938]

And I don't think it's a subliminal I'm just saying I think he's showing he can do it too

[@MistaMean]

Justin, RA and Rude Jude together would be epic lol

[@djkoenig]

RA the Rugged man featuring Slick Rick would be amazing!

[@loganleatherman7647]

When was the last time Slick Rick did anything? He's like a Big Daddy Kane, he's making his cheese off the shit he did back in the 80s-early 90s.

[@mikebizzleuk]

He had a double single last yearbut it didn't really do much. He said at the time he had and album coming this year but I wouldn't hold my breath. Would be amazing to have one more album

[@djkoenig]

@@mikebizzleuk Dont reward this lazy disrespectful ass. He couldve looked it up but he just wanna foulmouth these great pioneers from the outside looking in. He called what they did: shit... Nuff said, his opinion dont matter.

[@charlesdamico3557]

I think busta rhymes might be one of the best live performances!! Crazy energy!!

[@audibleintellect2450]

that shit with KOOL G RAP gave me goosebumps this dude is so fuckin ILL

[@2Thessalonians1_7]

....Roc Marciano is from Long Island....

[@AnthonyfromtheD]

im fans of both! i want a record between the two!

[@akhilchandrashekar1725]

Man I hope RA doesn't have Corona

[@jasonjay81]

Stab themselves! 🤣🤣🤣 love RA man!

[@NocturnalRS]

If RA was persistent he would of or could till be on an amazing track with Joyner and or Eminem but his new album was by far his best work ever and maybe even surpass his hit single "uncommon valor"

[@soultheinterrogator]

I swear, RA is BEGGING for Smoke from Em. He been throwing low key shade at Em for years. Just write the dis track already and get it over with RA

[@bruceree1574]

I agree, why would I believe his seemingly genuine opinion on the guy. Just make a song and outright insult him already.

[@edhowitz7170]

Eminem has been biting R.A. The Rugged Man's shit for a minute and releases it right before R.A. shit comes out. Don't believe me,try me....

[@edhowitz7170]

He is clearly giving props to Em. I am a HUGE Eminem fan, I got nothing of what you guys are speaking on. R.A. has been a lyrical genius for at least 20 years. He just says that Eminem has been a RA fan for hella. They were on Rukus together. Em knew who he was back then. And it is sad how everyone looks past EL-P! Who was also on Rukus together with both of them

[@LiquidDIO]

@@edhowitz7170 Most fans of Em aren't going to know shit about Rawkus, or El-P.

[@LegacyOokami]

21:29 there it is, listen to that change in tone, RA is MAD green at Eminem's success 😂

[@PhamousHipHop]

If you're a real Hip Hop fan, check out new single "Jamaica Queens Music" kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYrSXmmKnMecpJo 🔥

[@TallicaMan1986]

Jeez. Just hop on a track with Em already and have Royce be the mediator or something.

[@fljt6595]

He looks alot better with the full beard , that weird halo sword shit was classic but every time I looked at it I just wanted to smack him with a straight razor

[@aliraghimi5365]

he proud that Em was listening to his musics before him poor R.A.

[@mawandemdutywa2571]

Another GOAT piece justin, please! Maybe Jay-Z or Kanye West. Thanks.

[@loganleatherman7647]

Can you imagine if Rakim or Kool G Rap called/texted you and said he appreciates what you're doing for the culture...? Like, fuck, where do you go from there? There's nothing you can do after that but hang it up because you've achieved everything an MC can dream of with that. Fuck!!!!

[@fledykrueger6393]

Hope you’re healthy RA

[@NES_Wizard]

Love to see RA killing a verse as usual.

[@judgebruceschroeder3118]

lets be honest. R.A doesnt a better catalogue than Eminem. R.A had a real dope verse on uncommon valor but in terms of longevity and song writing Eminem is far superior. R.A been on the same Big pun flow for ages. Eminem switches it up and still goes platinum no problem. Eminem freestyles better. Go see R.A freestyle on Shade where he chokes and needs to use a paper. Eminem hasnt done that.

[@UltimateAPBTS]

🔺#EMINEM🐐🔺

[@jd5726]

Haha Eminem and RA were on the same album, they've met of course RAs on his radar

[@farhaddurrani1221]

Which album?

[@edwardpeak8481]

Eminem> rugged man, fight me!

[@topdog1848]

RA and Em are both all time greats. I think Em is more open to embracing the new guys and new styles, where as R.A. is strictly an old head. He kinda has every right to be because so much of the new stuff the kids are into is just embarrassing garbage.

[@stephen214]

Dragon Fire 🔥 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@DissentBars]

Meh. Every fandom has its good and bad apples. And on a side note - RA always struck me as very lyrically dope but almost like an alternate version of Em who's more stuck in the past/less progressive. lol

[@tp-nq1bh]

r.a the rugged living legend son

[@ARx0xoo]

I've never heard Em say anything bad about RA, but I feel the iffy vibes RA has towards Em a few times as if it's Ems fault he is the 🐐 that just happens to be white. Besides two different styles. One has a more mythical, old school approach.

[@AndreiBerezin]

Yo RA quit that coughing, it makes us nervous in these days & time

[@loganleatherman7647]

Everybody gonna get COVID-19, what matters is who weathers the storm.

[@kazzykaioken8873]

@@loganleatherman7647 Its a flu, if u want to die from it go to hospital they will finish u quick