Episode 041: R.A. the Rugged Man

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This episode, we talk to R.A. the Rugged Man. The underground hip-hop legend has been making great music (and pissing off record labels!) since the 1990s. We talked to him about his brutally honest lyrics, his friendships with Biggie and Norah Jones, his biggest inspirations, and tons more.

Annotated excerpts on Genius.com:

1. Getting Biggie to record one of the nastiest rap records of all time
2. Having “Stanley Kubrick” remade by Alchemist
3. R.A.’s experience on Rawkus Records