Every music conclave has its underrated cult favorites. Pop kids have Pink. Rockers have Butch Walker. Emo-metal kids have the Deftones. Indie hipsters have…well…the whole fucking genre. And hip-hoppers have R.A. the Rugged Man.
Who is R.A. the Rugged Man? He recorded an underground classic with Biggie back in the day (“Cunt Renaissance”). He makes weird and trashy cult movies and used to write a column for Mass Appeal. (Does he still do it? I don’t know…I stopped reading the magazine a while ago. And no, I’m not dissin’.) And he’s a dope MC that sort of sounds like your pappy bitch-slapping you. And now he’s coming to a stage near you…depending on where you live.
For support, R.A. is bringing along two relatively unknown acts. Icon the Mic King is a Philadelphia prospect who has been slaying MCs on the battle circuit since the start of the decade. Awar is even more subterranean…I don’t know much about him, but you can get familiar on his MySpace page.
- 1/12: Phoenix Hill, Louisville, KY
- 1/17: Subterranean, Chicago, IL
- 1/18: The Rave, Milwaukee, WI
- 1/19: Fineline, Minneapolis, MN
- 1/20: Nutty’s North, Sioux Falls, SD
- 1/21: The Marquis, Denver, CO
- 1/22: Zebra Lounge, Bozeman, MT
- 1/24: The Loft, Missoula, MT
- 1/25: Monk’s House of Jazz, Salt Lake City, UT
- 1/26: Club Uno Mas, Durango, CO
- 1/27: The Black Sheep, Colorado Springs, CO
1/20: w/Psalm One
www.myspace.com/ratheruggedman
