News & Updates
Because The Best Fan Is A Well Informed One
Hey hey hey!! Hope everyone is doin good and dealing with this cloudy, rainy weather. RNR Awareness Month is still very much in full swing. We are a little past the halfway point, but that's no reason to stop spreading the word! I do have some updates. In the past e-mail, I stated that I would be a part of Make Music New York on Sunday, June 21st. Unfortunately, that's been canceled. However, I am still performing during that day in the Bronx. The info for that as well as the rest of the shows for the week are listed below!
June 21st - LaRue Album Release Party @ 192nd Bet. Kingsbridge & Grand Concourse in the Bronx All Day Event
June 23rd - Shrine 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. bet. 133rd & 134th Sts. 7:30PM
I got a 30 Minute Set which starts at 8PM Sharp. Make sure you say you are there for Rugged N Raw at the door. Hasan Salaam is gonna make an appearance and rock with me!
June 26th - St. Mary’s Gym -- TEENS AGAINST VIOLENCE 180 South Street Newburgh, New York 12550
Both RNR & Hasan Salaam will have a solo set. Show starts at 7PM.
June 27th - GENRE CLASH @ The Nutty Irishman in Long Island. Show starts at 8PM.
Also, the Mohammad Dangerfield album with Hasan Salaam is starting to shape up. In due time, there will be some new music for everyone. Until then, make sure you get Truth Serum if you don't have it already. If you do, then you are already en route to a fulfilling life. I also got "I'm Broke & Proud" T-Shirts available at www.ruggednraw.com/store As always, thanks for the continued support. Much respect to everybody.
Peace party people. Hope all is well. Rugged N Raw Awareness Month has been very productive thus far, and is actually picking up in a major way. I have two shows booked for this week, and for both of them, I am the only hip hop act performing. This will definitely be great, since people from all walks of life love RNR music. Here we go!
June 16th - RISE @ Nuyorican Poetry Cafe 7:30PM $10 Admission
I also help work sound for this show. The 1st two months have been great. There is a a wonderful variety of performers and this month will be no exception. This gets the personal RNR stamp of approval. Also, there is free pizza after the show! Can't beat that.
Nuyorican is located at 236 E 3rd Street Between Avenues B & C. Take the F Train to 2nd Avenue or take the M14 bus to 3rd Street.
June 17th - 92YTribeca 7-9 PM $5 Admission
monologist Katie Northlich
songstress Aurora Barnes
hip hop artist Rugged N Raw
theater troupe Impulse Initiative
hosted by Daniel Gallant
92YTribeca is located at 200 Hudson, at the corner of Canal and just across the street from the Canal station of the 1 train.
For tickets and info, visit 92YTribeca.org or call 212-601-1000.
Also, I have been featured On Crazy Al Cayne's Television Program on NYC Long Island public access TV. If you want to see my segment, go to http://www.cac-tv.com/2009/06/rugged-n-raw-spittin-in-da-wip/ Feel free to check that out as well as the many other entertaining segments on there from Al Cayne himself as well as other artists. I will be sending out another email Thursday night to update you all on more upcoming shows, including the two which I have booked on Sunday June 21st, which is Father's Day. This will be the 1st time I'm performing on this day. Admittedly, it might be a little tough, but the show must go on!
I would like to give a major shoutout to the legendary DJ Disco Wiz & congratulate him on the release of his book. It is a great read so far & am looking forward to finishing it in a couple of weeks.
As always, I would like to thank you for your continuous support. It definitely drives me to keep doin what I do. Much respect to everyone and I shall see you all this week at one of the shows.
Peace everybody. Hope all is well as the weather warms up and the sun goes down a little bit later. June 1st marks the 2nd Annual RNR Awareness Month, meaning you gotta tell someone who may not know about Rugged N Raw all about what they are missing in their lives, either by showing them a YouTube video of either "Broke & Proud" or "The Ultimate" or letting them hear some music. While things are picking up, there is still much to be done. To promote, I have booked some shows and am awaiting confirmation on a few things, so let's get to it. Here are the confirmed performance dates (more on the way).
June 7th @ Club Remix in Lower Manhattan- This will be a shorter set, but a set nonetheless.
June 23rd @ Shrine in Harlem - Rugged N Raw will have a half hour set. Most of the night will be rock & soul, but since dope music is dope music no matter what, I'll be doin the damn thing!
June 26th @ St. Mary's Gym in Newburgh, NY - This is a benefit show for Teens Against Violence. Definitely gonna be a great night. Hasan Salaam will be rockin as well! We will each have our own set.
June 27th @ The Nutty Irishman in Long Island - I will have a full set at Genre Clash. Will be high energy as always.
I am still confirming other dates to add on. Also, I have been writing feverishly for the upcoming album with Hasan Salaam called "Mohammad Dangerfield." The title says it all. We shall start recording soon. A majority of the music is written already. A fall release is imminent.
Also, in spite of a big push by myself as well as fans to get a spot on the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival, the fans' requests have fallen on deaf ears to this point thus far. If you have a Facebook page, copy & paste the following to the Brooklyn Bodega wall : "I DEMAND RUGGED N RAW GETS ADDED TO THE BROOKLYN HIP HOP FESTIVAL. IT WOULD BE A TRAVESTY NOT TO INCLUDE AN UPPER ECHELON MC AND PERFORMER WITH ACCOLADES AS IMPRESSIVE AS HIS." Thank you to all in advance for doing this.
Lastly, the "I'm Broke And Proud" T-Shirts have been moving so far. I just received my new order. I have Blue & Black in men's tees, Pink & Black for ladies. So if you don't have one yet, go to ruggednraw.com/store and get yourself one. I also sell them at my shows. If you buy a shirt & a Truth Serum album, it's only $20 altogether. In these tough times, that's a great deal. The shirts are 100% Pre-shrunk cotton, and comfortable.
Thank you to everyone for your continuous support. It never goes unappreciated or taken for granted. Much respect and I hope the summer is prosperous for everybody.
Peace party people! Hope everyone is chillin. A lot has happened in the span of a couple of short days, so here we go!!
1)RNR is goin back on the road with Hasan Salaam. We are opening a few shows for Immortal Technique & Poison Pen in New Haven CT, Northampton MA, Burlington VT & Portland ME. Should be a lot of fun.
2) Check out the dope album review of "Truth Serum" by the good folk @ HipHopLinguistics. The link is http://www.hiphoplinguistics.com/reviews/albums/2009/05/rugged-n-raw-truth-serum If you don't have this masterpiece already, make sure to pick it up.
3) One fan has taken matters into her own hands to promote dope music. She is so committed that she is willing to endure a month long hunger strike and is planning on updating the public with updates to bring attention to myself, as well as URL & Josephus III. URL is featured on the Truth Serum album and are dope artists. To follow the hunger strike, go here http://starvingartfan.blogspot.com/
4)RNR is featured on the kool new website www.undergroundunseen.com Check out the video interview! Definitely great stuff. Major shoutout to Cassandra & Donald for putting the interview together.
More updates soon! Until then.. take care of yourselves.. and get a funky fly fresh 100% preshrunk cotton "I'm Broke & Proud" T-shirt from www.ruggednraw.com/store. Peace!!
Peace everybody. Hope everything is going well for you. Your assistance is greatly needed. This year's Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival will not be complete without Rugged N Raw, and a wonderful event such as this should not be incomplete. Kindly send a short email to the good people at Brooklyn Bodega who put the show together. The email address is showandprove@brooklynbodega.com Tell them you are demanding to see Rugged N Raw at the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival, and feel free to add any compliments you want! It only will take a few seconds to do, but it will go a long way! Thank you all in advance for your assistance. The people truly have the power!! If you can, shoot me an email to tell me you got to do this. My email address is ruggednraw@gmail.com Much respect to everyone and stay strong during these tough times!
Also, check out thegasfaceshow.com and check out the new interview. They are definitely doin their thing and have interviewed many interesting figures in the industry. Definitely support them!
