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2Rude

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2rude, birth name Richard Coombs also known as Richard Rude or Richard Rudimental, is a Canadian hip hop and rhythm and blues record producer. He is perhaps most known as a producer of the songs "Thinkin' About You", a collaboration with Snow, rapper Smoothe tha Hustler and singers Miranda and Latoya Walsh, which won Juno Award for R&B/Soul Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2000, and "Bout Your Love", a collaboration with Glenn Lewis which was nominated in the same category at the Juno Awards of 1999. Both songs were featured on 2rude's album Rudimental 2K. The album also included the single "Dissin' Us", a collaboration with Grimmi Grimmi and Jully Black which won the MuchMusic Video Award for Best R&B/Soul Video in 2000...

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