A pioneer of the Rural Rap movement of the late 1980's and early 1990's.  Deemed too controversial for traditional country music and too working class for the developing urban rap scene RR's music was unprecedentedly banned from broadcast air play by the FCC in cooperation with Department of Agriculture.  As a result FFA and 4H clubs soon instituted policies prohibiting members from listening to RR.  Virtually shut out from any distribution avenue at the time, RR was forced to return to farm work where, tragically, his voice was cut short as a result of a liquid manure pit mishap, which resulted in implementation of new liquid manure workplace safety regulations.   Sadly, few recordings exist from his short lived career.  These recently rediscovered tracks are actually from a advertising campaign RR created early in his career which was pulled after just one airing due to parental concerns and complaints to the school.  The goal was, at the request of the school, to create something "the kids would listen to."   However fears over corruptibility of young minds quickly became evident to the advertiser.  As an unknown fan scratched into his headstone at a small country cemetery overlooking at alternating corn/soybean field..."His moment was no more than that of a lighting strike yet it burned just as hot, and left a scorching scar on our musical landscape."

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