The Almighty RSO was an American hip hop group from Boston, Massachusetts . Members included MCs E-Devious (Marco Antonio Ennis, later known as Antonio Twice Thou), Ray Dog (Ray Scott, later known as Benzino ), Tony Rhome and DJ Deff Jeff.
5-501: One of their first breakthroughs was winning the ICA B-Town Rap Battle in 1986. In 1988 they released the single, "We're Notorious." Current Boston hip hop favorite Akrobatik said "Initially I would think of RSO Crew who were from here and making any type of noise. Locally, if I turned on the radio, those would be the guys that I would know who they were and follow their songs. I've definitely been checking them out from
10-1140: Is an American rapper from the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston , Massachusetts . He is also a part of the hip hop collective named The Perceptionists with Mr. Lif and DJ Fakts One , which released Black Dialogue in 2005. In 1998, Akrobatik released his first single, "Ruff Enough", on Boston's Detonator Records label. It was followed by "Internet MCs" and "Say Yes Say Word". His music has appeared on television series such as HBO's The Wire and ESPN's Playmakers , in films such as Date Movie and Wholetrain , and in video games such as NBA Live '06 , Amplitude , Frequency , EA Sports UFC , and Need for Speed: Most Wanted . In 2003, Akrobatik released an album, Balance , on Coup D'état. It ranked at number 4 on CMJ 's "Hip-Hop 2003" chart. In December 2005, Akrobatik signed to Fat Beats Records. The Brooklyn-based label released his second studio album, Absolute Value , in 2008. It received positive reviews from AllMusic , HipHopDX , Okayplayer , and PopMatters . In 2011, Akrobatik suffered
15-519: The Chamba," which was inspired by two killings of youths by Boston Police. The Boston Police Patrolmen's Association (BPPA) pressed charges against the group under a state law that prohibits inciting assaults against public figures. The Almighty RSO spent a short period being part of Queen Latifah 's Flavor Unit , appearing on the album Rollin' With The Flavor . In 1996, they produced their first full-length LP, Doomsday: Forever RSO , which included
20-621: The beginning." In 1991, 17-year-old Rodney "Rock" Pitts joined as a MC referred by his cousin Big Hurst who was member of the Legion of Doom, the groups answer to the S1Ws. Rock was stabbed to death by a bouncer at a night club shortly after the group signed a deal with Tommy Boy Records. In 1994 they released the EP Revenge of da Badd Boyz which created controversy with the single "One in
25-412: The singles " You Could Be My Boo " featuring Faith Evans , "The War's On" featuring Mobb Deep and "You'll Never Know. In 1998, Scott (now known as Benzino) and Ennis (now known as Twice Thou) formed the group Made Men with Cool Gsus and released an album entitled Classic Limited Edition . Akrobatik Jared K. Bridgeman , (born May 3, 1974) better known by his stage name Akrobatik ,
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