From his outrageous live shows to his undeniable ability to out rap anybody alive, R.A. the Rugged Man has become one of the most exciting artists in recent hip-hop history. He was the subject of an 8 label bidding war early in his career and more recently has been awarded the coveted Hip-Hop Quotable Award from The Source Magazine.

 Although R.A.'s only released one album on his 18-year career, he has recorded hundreds of songs with some of the biggest names in the game. Since many of these songs were never commercially available, R.A. decided to compile them for his fans in Legendary Classics. This album features Notorious B.I.G., Mobb Deep, Kool G Rap, Bucwild, Ayatollah, Jedi Mind Tricks, Sadat X, Akinyele, Tragedy, J-Live, Hell Razah and more.

The limited edition collections comes with track by track commentary by R.A. and a bonus DVD full of live performances, interviews and music videos. In order to make it even more interesting for the die hard fans, R.A. has also included several new and unreleased tracks that have never been heard anywhere (not even on bootlegs, leaks, etc) prior to this collection.

As fans eagerly await the arrival of R.A.'s new studio album (due out spring 2010) this collection is sure to satisfy their hunger, while serving as a good introduction for those who have been living under a rock for the last several years.

Legendary Classics Volume One hits stores Oct 27th.