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

All My Heroes Are Dead is the third studio album by American rapper R.A. the Rugged Man. It was released on April 17, 2020 via Nature Sounds, a follow-up to 2013 Legends Never Die. Recording sessions took place at No Mystery Studio in New York City with additional recording at Wisseloord Studios. Production was handled by several record producers, including The Kickdrums, Mr. Green, Chris Conway, Classified, Michal Menert, Prince Paul and Psycho Les. It features guest appearances from Atmosphere, Brand Nubian, Chino XL, Chris Rivers, Chuck D, David Myles, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Eamon, Ghostface Killah, Ice-T, Immortal Technique, Inspectah Deck, Kool G Rap, Masta Killa, M.O.P., Novel, Onyx, Psalm One, Timbo King and Vinnie Paz among others.[2]

All My Heroes Are Dead
Studio album by
R.A. the Rugged Man
ReleasedApril 17, 2020
Recorded2017–20
StudioNo Mystery Studio (New York, NY)
GenreHip hop
Length1:16:02
LabelNature Sounds
Producer
R.A. the Rugged Man chronology
Legends Never Die
(2013)		 All My Heroes Are Dead
(2020)
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
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
RapReviews8.5/10[1]

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. HipHopGoldenAge 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. HipHopDX calls All My Heroes Are Dead one of the best albums of 2020.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."All My Heroes Are Dead (The Introduction)"R.A. Thorburn
  • Alex Fitts
  • Bastian Beiersdorf
  • Chioke Kendrick
  • Louis Flores
  • Marc McWilliams
 2:33
2."Legendary Loser"ThorburnLester FernandezPsycho Les4:21
3."Golden Oldies" (featuring Atmosphere and Eamon)
  • Fitts
  • Matt Penttila
The Kickdrums3:32
4."Wondering (How to Believe)" (featuring David Myles)
Classified4:01
5."Dragon Fire" (featuring Ghostface Killah, Masta Killa, Kool G Rap and Xx3eme)
Tim SchoegjeShroom4:35
6."All Systems Go"ThorburnMichal MenertMichal Menert3:22
7."Cancelled Skit" (performed by Psalm One and Angel Davanport)
  0:23
8."Angelic Boy"Thorburn
4:14
9."Gotta Be Dope" (featuring A-F-R-O and DJ Jazzy Jeff)
  • Thorburn
  • James Gutierrez
  • Craig Lanciani
  • Mathew Alan Crabtree
  • C-Lance
  • MTK
3:22
10."First Born" (featuring Novel)
4:32
11."E.K.N.Y. (Ed Koch New York)" (featuring Inspectah Deck and Timbo King)
  • Green
  • Radim Vychopen
  • Anthony Marotta
  • Mr. Green
  • Radim "Radimo" Vychopen
  • Anthony "Capital" Marotta
3:18
12."Hate Speech"ThorburnTheo Ross RosenthalTeddy Roxpin4:18
13."Living Through a Screen (Everything Is a Lie)" (featuring The Kickdrums)
  • Thorburn
  • Alex Fitts
  • Hugues Payen de la Garanderie
  • Schoegje
  • Paul-Marie Barbier
  • Thibault Perriard
  • Hugues Payen
  • Shroom
3:46
14."Contra-Dictionary"
GreenMr. Green3:25
15."The Slayers Club" (featuring M.O.P., Vinnie Paz, Chris Rivers, Onyx, Chino XL, Brand Nubian and Ice-T)
  • Fitts
  • Cenk Coker
  • Lanciani
  • The Kickdrums
  • Cenk Coker
  • C-Lance
4:26
16."Life of the Party"
  • Thorburn
  • Doyle
Paul E HustonPrince Paul4:21
17."The Big Snatch"ThorburnGreen
  • Mr. Green
  • Cenk Coker[a]
  • Mr. Fingaz[a]
  • Marc Niles[a]
4:06
18."John John Skit"ThorburnR.A. Thorburn 0:12
19."Who Do We Trust?" (featuring Immortal Technique)
Tone Spliff
  • Tone Spliff
  • Radim "Radimo" Vychopen[a]
3:55
20."Malice of Mammon" (featuring Chuck D)
Green
  • Mr. Green
  • Mr. Fingaz[a]
  • Cenk Coker[a]
  • Marc Niles[a]
3:52
21."Sean riP (Interlude)" (featuring Shaun P)Shaun Price  0:41
22."The After Life" (featuring Sarah Smith and Kelly Waters)
  • Thorburn
  • Jason Traub
  • Danielle Marie Nelson
  • Elizabeth Anne Nelson
  • Cundiff
  • Marotta
  • Taiwan Green
  • Jason Traub
  • Danielle Marie Nelson
  • Elizabeth Anne Nelson
  • The Jokerr
  • Anthony "Capital" Marotta
  • Mr. Fingaz
4:47
Total length:1:16:02

Notes

Charts
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Music Canada)[4] 9
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 17
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[6] 3

References
  1. Jones, Grant (May 19, 2020). "RA the Rugged Man :: All My Heroes Are Dead – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  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. "Top 20 Albums Charts for April 27, 2020". Music Canada. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  5. "Swisscharts.com – R.A. The Rugged Man – All My Heroes Are Dead". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  6. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
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