{"id":93750,"date":"2015-08-31T21:43:13","date_gmt":"2015-08-31T19:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=93750"},"modified":"2015-08-31T21:43:13","modified_gmt":"2015-08-31T19:43:13","slug":"video-r-a-the-rugged-man-tom-thum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/video-r-a-the-rugged-man-tom-thum\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: R.A. The Rugged Man – Tom Thum"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Since delivering his now-classic album Legends Never Die<\/em>, legendary lyricist R.A. The Rugged Man<\/strong> has been supplying fans with a steady stream of visuals off the project. Now, he’s back with another music video, this time for the throwback opus Tom Thum<\/em>, featuring world-renowned beat boxer Tom Thum<\/strong> (whoseTED talk has over 40 million views), the video was filmed in the streets of Berlin, Germany during a recent tour stop. <\/p>\n

“For the video, I wanted to bring in graffiti, beatboxing, scratch vocals and just create a crazy weird animated hip-hop world,” says the Rugged Man<\/strong>. “Kind’a like Mary Poppins in the 80’s crack era.” While the track may sound like it was blessed by a turntablist, R.A.<\/strong> reveals that no DJ was involved. “There are no scratches in the song,” he explains. “That’s Tom Thum<\/strong>, he’s doing all the scratches with his mouth.”<\/p>\n

Check it out.<\/p>\n