Die, Rugged Man, Die

Die, Rugged Man, Die is the debut studio album by American rapper R.A. the Rugged Man. It was released on November 16, 2004, by Nature Sounds.

This debut was over a decade in the making. R.A. the Rugged Man recorded his first album, Night of the Bloody Apes, for Jive Records in 1992 and American Lowlife for Priority Records 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 Masta Killa, Killah Priest, Timbo King and Human Beatbox Bub. The song "Black And White" features on the THQ & Volition video game Saints Row.

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