''Die, Rugged Man, Die'' is the debut

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by American rapper R.A. the Rugged Man. It was released on November 16, 2004, by

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. This debut was over a decade in the making. R.A. the Rugged Man recorded his first album, ''Night of the Bloody Apes'', for

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in 1992 and ''American Lowlife'' for

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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

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and Human Beatbox Bub. The song "Black And White" features on the

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& Volition video game ''

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''.

Track listing

Personnel

*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

External links

* {{Authority control 2004 debut albums R.A. the Rugged Man albums Nature Sounds albums Albums produced by Ayatollah Albums produced by J-Zone