All My Heroes Are Dead (R.A. the Rugged Man album)

All My Heroes Are Dead is the third studio album from New York City hip hop artist R.A. the Rugged Man. The album was released on April 17, 2020 by Nature Sounds. It is the follow up to 2013's Legends Never Die. The album features guest appearances from Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Kool G Rap, Ice-T, Chuck D, Timbo King, Atmosphere, Vinnie Paz, Eamon, Onyx, M.O.P., and Brand Nubian, among others.[2] The album's production was handled by Prince Paul, Psycho Les, Mr. Green and Classified among others.

All My Heroes Are Dead
Studio album by
R.A. the Rugged Man
ReleasedApril 17, 2020
Recorded2017–2020
StudioNo Mystery Studio, New York City
GenreHip hop
Length75:51
LabelNature Sounds
ProducerPrince Paul, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Psycho Les, Mr. Green, Classified, Teddy Roxspin, C-Lance, Shroom[1] The Jokerr
R.A. the Rugged Man chronology
Legends Never Die
(2013)		 All My Heroes Are Dead
(2020)		 Unknown
(Unknown)
Singles from All My Heroes Are Dead
  1. "Legendary Loser"
    Released: January 15, 2020
  2. "Wondering (How to Believe)"
    Released: March 11, 2020
  3. "Golden Oldies"
    Released: March 23, 2020

Background

Following the success of Legends Never Die, R.A. the Rugged Man announced he would begin working on a follow up project. The first single from the album, "Legendary Loser", produced by Psycho Les of The Beatnuts, was released on January 15, 2020 alongside visuals and confirmation of the project title.[3] On April 13, 2020 an official trailer was released for the album. The visual promotion, produced by Thorburn, was created as a homage to various B-Movie action films of the 1980s, as well as Thorburn's own Bad Biology. HipHop Golden Age called All My Heroes Are Dead the best album of the year so far and called “Slayer Club” off the album the best posse cut of the year. HipHop Dx calls All My Heroes Are Dead one of the best albums of 2020.

Track listing
All My Heroes Are Dead track listing
No.TitleProducer(s)[4][5]Length
1."All My Heroes Are Dead (The Introduction)"Breakbeat Lou, Super Brown Bum, Vecz, The Kickdrums, Falling Down2:33
2."Legendary Loser"Psycho Les4:21
3."Golden Oldies" (featuring Atmosphere and Eamon)The Kickdrums3:32
4."Wondering (How to Believe)" (featuring David Myles)Classified4:01
5."Dragon Fire" (featuring Ghostface Killah, Kool G Rap, Masta Killa and XX3EME)Shroom4:36
6."All Systems Go"Michal Menert3:22
7."Cancelled Skit" (Performed by Psalm One and Angel Davanport) 0:23
8."Angelic Boy"The Kickdrums, Chris Conway4:15
9."Gotta Be Dope" (featuring A-F-R-O and DJ Jazzy Jeff)C-Lance, MTK3:22
10."First Born" (featuring Novel)Mr. Green, The Jokerr4:32
11."E.K.N.Y. (Ed Koch New York)" (featuring Inspectah Deck and Timbo King)Mr. Green, Radim "Radimo" Vychopen, Anthony "Capital" Marotta3:18
12."Hate Speech"Teddy Roxpin4:18
13."Living Through a Screen (Everything Is a Lie)" (featuring The Kickdrums)Hughes Payen, Shroom3:46
14."Contra-Dictionary"Mr. Green3:25
15."The Slayers Club" (featuring Ice-T, Vinnie Paz, Brand Nubian, Chris Rivers, Chino XL, M.O.P. and Onyx)The Kickdrums, Cenk Coker, C-Lance4:26
16."Life of the Party"Prince Paul4:21
17."The Big Snatch"Mr. Green4:06
18."John John Skit" 0:12
19."Who Do We Trust?" (featuring Immortal Technique)Tone Spliff3:55
20."Malice of Mammon" (featuring Chuck D of Public Enemy)Mr. Green3:52
21."Sean riP (Interlude)" (featuring Shaun P)Carnage The Executioner0:41
22."The After Life" (featuring Sarah Smith and Kelly Waters)The Jokerr, Anthony "Capital" Marotta, Mr. Fingaz4:47
Total length:75:51

Commercial Performance

The album debuted at number 7 on the US Billboard Heatseekers Albums and at number 10 on the Billboard Emerging Artists Chart,[6] ranking at number 22 on the Billboard Top Current Album Sales chart and number 9 on the Billboard Top Canadian Album Sales chart.[7] The album was a surprising commercial success in the United Kingdom, debuting at number 3 on the U.K. R&B chart.[8] The album was among the top albums on the iTunes Hip-Hop/Rap charts the week it was released, hitting #1 in Australia,[9] #2 in Germany,[10] #1 in the United Kingdom,[11] #1 in Canada, and #4 in the United States.[12]

Charts
Chart (2020) Peak
position
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[13] 3
US Billboard Heatseekers Albums[14] 7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 17
US Billboard Top Current Album Sales[16] 22
CA Billboard Top Canadian Album Sales 9
US Billboard Emerging Artists Chart[17] 10

References
  1. "R.A. The Rugged Man All My Heroes Are Dead Deluxe Edition". R.A. Thorburn. 2020-04-04. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  2. Julian, Can (2013-08-13). "R.A. the Rugged Man – Legends Never Die (Artwork & Tracklist)". Rap-n-blues.com. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  3. "R.A. The Rugged Man Is A Hip-Hop Showman Who Rapped His Way From Loser To Legend". Ambrosia4Heads. 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  4. "R.A. The Rugged Man Unveils 'All My Heroes Are Dead' Tracklist & Drops 'Golden Oldies' With Slug". HipHopDX.com. 2020-03-26. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
  5. https://twitter.com/RAtheRuggedMan/status/1249719024340078593
  6. https://mobile.twitter.com/billboardcharts/status/1255494030999400450
  7. https://www.billboard.com/charts/search?artistname=&charttitle=all+my+heroes+are+dead&label=&chartcode=&chart_date=
  8. https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/r-and-b-albums-chart/20200424/115/
  9. http://www.itunescharts.net/aus/charts/albums/2020/04/17
  10. http://www.itunescharts.net/ger/charts/albums/2020/04/17
  11. http://www.itunescharts.net/uk/charts/albums/2020/04/18
  12. http://www.itunescharts.net/us/charts/albums/2020/04/18
  13. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  14. "Heatseekers Albums Charts - Week Of April 24, 2020". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  15. "Swisscharts.com – R.A. The Rugged Man – All My Heroes Are Dead". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  16. "Top Current Album Sales Chart - Week Of April 24, 2020". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  17. "Emerging Artists Chart - Week Of April 24, 2020". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
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