Legends Never Die (R.A. the Rugged Man album)
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| Studio album by R.A. the Rugged Man | ||||||||||
| Released | April 30, 2013 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2009-2013 | |||||||||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||||||||
| Length | 57:05 | |||||||||
| Label | Nature Sounds | |||||||||
| Producer | Apathy, Buckwild, C-Lance, Dev-1, Jussi Jaakola, Marc Niles, Mr. Green, Shuko, Vherbal, Will Tell | |||||||||
| R.A. the Rugged Man chronology | ||||||||||
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| Metacritic | 84/100 |
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| AllMusic |   |
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| RapReviews | 8/10 |
| The Source | (positive) |
| XXL |
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Legends Never Die is the second studio album from New York City hip hop artist R.A. the Rugged Man. The album was released on April 30, 2013, by Nature Sounds. It is the follow up to 2004's Die, Rugged Man, Die. The album features guest appearances from Talib Kweli, Krizz Kaliko, Masta Ace, Brother Ali, Tech N9ne, Hopsin, Vinnie Paz, Eamon, Sadat X among others. The albums production was handled by Buckwild, Ayatollah, Apathy and Marco Polo among others.
The first single from the album, "The People's Champ", produced by Apathy, was released on February 20, 2013. On April 9, 2013, the music video was released for "The People's Champ". On April 29, 2013, the music video was released for "Learn Truth" featuring Talib Kweli. On June 18, 2013, the music video was released for "Holla-Loo-Yuh" featuring Tech N9ne and Krizz Kaliko. In July 2013 Nature Sounds announced that a limited edition cassette version of the album would be released.
Legends Never Die was met with rave reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 84, which indicates "universal acclaim", based on 4 reviews. David Jeffries of AllMusic gave the album four out of five stars, saying "If he mentioned an exciting mixing of Twista's speed, De La Soul's D.A.I.S.Y. Age attitude, and the modern swagger of the Tech N9ne-driven underground, that would be the headline review of this sophomore release, Legends Never Die, which follows his debut, Die, Rugged Man, Die, by eight-plus years. That's criminal, because when producers like Mr. Green, Apathy, and Buckwild come up with fresh, funky ideas, R.A. responds with excellence, and sometimes a J-Zone-sized sense of humor (check "Luv to Fuck" for Talib Kweli and Redd Foxx's genetics being spliced together, right before your ears)." Khari Nixon of The Source gave the album a positive review, saying "There’s something to be said about an individual that is enjoying his 3rd decade as a member of this cutthroat industry, and can still make relevant music rivaling the most prevalent material that’s currently out. And for those that don’t think Legends Never Die rivals today’s prevalent material, simply press play on track 3, the tightly-run lyrical battleship better known as “Definition Of A Rap Flow”, and we dare you to imagine a verse out today that can compete with that on just about any level."
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