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Producer

R.A. Thorburn

Bio

A legend in the hip-hop underground whose rhymes have influenced rappers from Eminem to Busta Rhymes, R.A. (The Rugged Man) Thorburn was the target of a nine label bidding war when just a teenager, and signed to Jive Records in 1992 and Priority/Capital Records in 1998 before going independent in 2002.

R.A.'s musical resume not only speaks for itself, but has resulted in his teaming with some of the greatest artists in rap history -- from Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb Deep, and the late great Notorious B.I.G. -- as well as with multi platinum producers Erick Sermon, Trackmasters, DJ Quick, Alchemist, Havoc, Buckwild, and Ayatolah. He was featured on all of Rawkus' SOUNDBOMBING albums alongside Redman, Eminem, and Mos Def; the platinum selling WWF AGGRESSION album which featured Snoop Dogg and Method Man; and can even be heard in the blockbuster video game TONY HAWKS UNDERGROUND.

The Rugged Man's current album DIE, RUGGED MAN, DIE! is already a worldwide success, appearing on Rolling Stone magazine's Top 10, with its new single LESSONS going #1 at U.S. college radio.

In addition to his hip-hop notoriety, R.A. writes a monthly movie column for Mass Appeal magazine, is a major contributor to The Ego Trip Book of Rap Lists (St. Martin's Press) and Ego Trip's Big Book of Racism (Harper Collins), and has written numerous articles for other magazines including Vibe, King, and Source. Mr. Rugged has also recently signed a book deal that will explore his maniacal love of boxing to be co-authored with Showtime's Doug Fischer and scheduled for publication in spring '06 from Testify / Powerhouse Books.

A rabid horror-film fan, R.A. has written three screenplays with cult-film director Frank Henenlotter the first of which is the newly completed and much awaited BAD BIOLOGY, which R.A produced.

IMDb profile

Producer- Job Description

The chief of a movie production in all matters save the creative efforts of the director. A producer is responsible for raising funding, hiring key personnel, and arranging for distributors.