From Greensboro, North Carolina comes the best recipe for a spectacular, fresh yet familiar emcee, who has easily been coined as “The New Breed Of Hip Hop.” Ed E. Ruger has been showcasing his energetic and vivid rhyming talents with an unmatched grind and work ethic.
Starting out as a battle rapper his in your face freestyles blended in with his crowd hyping ability took over the North Carolina underground by storm. With his never ending hunger for his music the storm has yet to be silenced, in fact it just gets bigger. Ruger claimed the top spot at the 2002 Rhyme Warz as their champion and with that he knew he was born to be on stage with a microphone in his hand.
Averaging two live performances each week, Ruger is a definite crowd pleaser, which has earned him vast recognition as a Carolina household name.
His freshman album, “Shots From The Ruger” (Suga Hill Entertainment) received immediate acclaim with his single “Old Man” in which Ruger reflects on his life and the struggles he has had to face.
The New York City based Wonder Twinz placed Ruger on the “Who Got Next?” section of their nationwide publication reviewing the album claiming, “…this is a great collection of diverse styles and a must have for all true heads.” The album boasts main production by the only undefeated “Reign Supreme beat battle” super producer, Double J The Jenius (Iconoclast, Boondocks, Adult Swim, Sony, Shady/Aftermath, Cartoon Network Etc.) These groundbreaking beats compliment Ruger’s vivid flow with perfection. Since the release of “Shots From The Ruger” Ed E Ruger has opened up for the biggest names in hip hop, from underground kings, to founding fathers of the game. Sharing the stage with the likes of KRS-One, Public Enemy, The Wu Tang Clan, The Clipse, Project Pat, The Ying Yang Twinz,Mac Lethal(Rhyme Sayers),Cassidy,Coolio,Black Sheep,Project Born and the rap/rock group Rehab just to name a few.
Ed E. Ruger has also recorded tracks with Stat Quo, Bun B of UGK, Haystack, Krumbsnatcha (Training Day Soundtrack and Gangstar Foundation), Bekay( Rawkus), Pistol (Ruthless Records) and some of North Carolinas finest emcees, the late Trey Stylez, Meta4 The Great, Celinski, Illpo, ethemadassassin, Kotix, Stitchy C, Ty Bru and L.I.V.E. which are included in his most recent released project, “Reloaded” or off of his upcoming albums,"Lights Out" “The Token.”
DJ ‘s that reach as far away as France keep Ruger in regular rotation and he has been a featured artist on Sirius Radio channel 40, Hip Hop Nation and he was also on the first track of DJ Modesty’s monumental 100th show in late 2007.
Ruger has been featured over 500 mix CD's,120 radio stations & 325 websites worldwide, as well as in numerous publications such as Down Magazine, Go Triad, The Connex List, and Yes! Weekly.
In his newest project, “Brown Bag Special” (Early 2008) he teams up with another talented North Carolina rapper, Ty Bru for an exclusive album molded around just the two.
This is not the first time they have worked together; Ed E. Ruger was featured on two tracks on Bru’s 2007 album, “On The Brink”(Mightier Than The Sword Records) which was a top 5 finalist for best hip hop/rap album in the 7th annual worldwide Independent Music Awards.
As the latest reward for all the work Ed E. Ruger has put in, he was nominated for the 2009 Grind Hard Award at the North Carolina Underground Music Awards.So,as you can see,this is only the beginning of a long & prosperous career for Ed E. Ruger who many have labeled "The Voice Of Carolina" Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.