Winterville, NC USA
Joined March 2002
Born and raised in a small town of Winterville, North Carolina Ronnie Run is a well-known rapper with a lot of streets credits. I want to put North Carolina on the map and show people that there is talent around the state.
Growing up around the Pitt County area was just plain and real for Ronnie. Where Im from was nothing different from your New York or LA. Living in the South; the pace is slow and the hard work is there. Starting out as a DJ; Ronnie knew or thought this was something he wanted to do. After the Djing thing fell through; I had a back up plan and it was rapping.
Ronnies influences are God, my daughter Jocelyn, my family, The Sugar Hill Gang, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, 2Pac, Notorious BIG, Rakim, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, KRS-One , LL Cool J, Run DMC, Beastie Boys, Jay-Z and the list goes on and on. I remember the first time I heard Rappers Delight by the Sugar Hill Gang and I knew from that point; rapping was something I wanted to do.
It was during a school test when Ronnie wrote his 1st rap song. After that he kept writing until one day he pick up a mix tape and called the producer (VC) off the CD and the rest is history. I called VC from Sick Man Productions and we talked and within 2 weeks I was recording my 1st EP Back 4 Tha Third Time. The title track 4 tha Club debut on the radio and quickly caught buzz around town as well as in other states outside of North Carolina. After the song appeared on the radio; Ronnie thought it would be a good