# Ruyonga

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| birth_place = [Uganda](/source/Uganda)
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| occupation =Rapper
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{{Infobox musical artist
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| genre           = {{flatlist|*[Hip hop](/source/Hip_hop_music)
*[Gospel](/source/Gospel_music)
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| label           = Kinetic Management
| years_active    = 2000{{ndash}}present
| associated_acts = [Undercover Brothers Ug](/source/Undercover_Brothers_Ug), [Jemimah Sanyu](/source/Jemimah_Sanyu)
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'''Edwin Ruyonga''', known by the [mononym](/source/mononym) '''Ruyonga''' is a [Uganda](/source/Uganda)n hip hop and spoken-word musical artist based in the [United States](/source/United_States).<ref name="monitor">{{cite web |last=Omongin |first=Emmy |date=2013-08-12 |title=Rapper Ruyonga in Victory concert |url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/artsculture/Reviews/Rapper-Ruyonga-in-Victory-concert/-/691232/1944400/-/8rt2htz/-/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215540/http://www.monitor.co.ug/artsculture/Reviews/Rapper-Ruyonga-in-Victory-concert/-/691232/1944400/-/8rt2htz/-/index.html |archive-date=2016-03-03 |accessdate=21 December 2014 |website=Daily Monitor}}</ref> Ruyonga was one of the pioneering hip-hop acts in [Uganda](/source/Uganda), with his first group winning a nationwide music competition in 2000. 

[Rawkus Records](/source/Rawkus_Records) selected Ruyonga as one of the top 50 artists on the internet, and Rawkus helped release his second solo album, AFRiCAN, in 2007.<ref name="ruyonga">{{cite web |title=ABOUT RUYONGA |url=http://ruyonga.com/ |accessdate=21 December 2014}}</ref> Ruyonga has recorded songs with many artists including [Brother Ali](/source/Brother_Ali) and [Slug](/source/Slug_(rapper)) of [Atmosphere](/source/Atmosphere_(music_group)), and has shared the stage with [Lupe Fiasco](/source/Lupe_Fiasco), [K’Naan](/source/K'naan), [Wu Tang Clan](/source/Wu-Tang_Clan), Grieves and Budo ([Rhymesayers](/source/Rhymesayers_Entertainment)) and [The Roots](/source/The_Roots). 

Ruyonga is married to Sheila Yvonne Agaba with whom he has a daughter.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaggwa |first=Andrew |date=2014-09-30 |title=Wedding: Rapper Ruyonga does the honourable thing for Agaba |url=https://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=34113:wedding-rapper-ruyonga-does-the-honourable-thing-for-agaba |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=The Observer - Uganda |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref name="observer">{{cite web |last=Kaggwa |first=Andrew |date=2014-09-30 |title=Wedding: Rapper Ruyonga does the honourable thing for Agaba |url=http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=34113:wedding-rapper-ruyonga-does-the-honourable-thing-for-agaba&catid=39:relationships&Itemid=72 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062140/http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=34113:wedding-rapper-ruyonga-does-the-honourable-thing-for-agaba&catid=39:relationships&Itemid=72 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |accessdate=21 December 2014 |website=The Observer}}</ref><ref name="chimpreports">{{cite web |last=Nabaasa |first=Monica |date=2014-09-29 |title=Rapper Ruyonga Weds |url=http://chimpreports.com/rapper-ruyonga-weds/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012130747/http://chimpreports.com/rapper-ruyonga-weds/ |archive-date=2017-10-12 |accessdate=21 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="redpepper">{{cite web |date=2014-09-29 |title=Edwin Ruyonga, Sheila Agaba In Private Wedding |url=http://www.redpepper.co.ug/edwin-ruyonga-sheila-agaba-in-private-wedding/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160215100752/http://www.redpepper.co.ug/edwin-ruyonga-sheila-agaba-in-private-wedding/ |archive-date=2016-02-15 |accessdate=21 December 2014}}</ref> In 2013, he was on [DSTV](/source/DStv)'s list ''African MC's: In a League of their own''.<ref name="dstv">{{cite web |title=African MC's: In a League of their own |url=http://www.dstv.com/News/African-MC-s-In-a-League-of-their-own/58574 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630015945/http://www.dstv.com/News/African-MC-s-In-a-League-of-their-own/58574 |archive-date=2013-06-30 |accessdate=1 January 2015}}</ref> He has collaborated with fellow Ugandan rappers like The mith, [Bigtril](/source/BigTril), and Zex Bilangilangi. He is also credited for delivering the finest verses in Ugandan cyphers, notably Vuqa cypher.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}} 

==Music==
Ruyonga is a gospel rapper who has been based in the [United States](/source/United_States) since 2002. He has worked with artists like [JGivens](/source/JGivens), Magg 44, [Enygma](/source/Enygma), Benezeri, [Big Tril](/source/BigTril), [Maurice Kirya](/source/Maurice_Kirya), Zex Bilangilangi, Rickman Manrick, Ykee Benda, and Don MC.<ref name="new-vision">{{cite web |title=God Moves - Ruyonga |url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/mobile/Detail.aspx?NewsID=632797&CatID=384 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518111805/http://www.newvision.co.ug/mobile/Detail.aspx?NewsID=632797&CatID=384 |archive-date=2015-05-18 |accessdate=21 December 2014}}</ref> Ruyonga was previously known as Krukid, member of the hip-hop trio A.R.M. (African Rebel Movement/Artists Representing the Motherland), which also included M.anifest ([Ghana](/source/Ghana)) and Budo. 

He was included in the 2007 Rawkus 50, a list compiled by Rawkus Records of 50 notable hip hop artists.<ref name="thisisafrica">{{cite web |title=Ruyonga lets the East African sound come through on "Tutuuse" |url=http://archived.thisisafrica.me/downloads/detail/19652/ruyonga-lets-the-east-african-sound-come-through-on-tutuuse |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063045/http://archived.thisisafrica.me/downloads/detail/19652/ruyonga-lets-the-east-african-sound-come-through-on-tutuuse |archive-date=2016-03-04 |accessdate=21 December 2014}}</ref><ref name="bayimbafestival">{{cite web |title=Runyonga |url=http://bayimbafestival.com/runyonga/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801092911/http://bayimbafestival.com/runyonga/ |archive-date=2021-08-01 |accessdate=21 December 2014}}</ref> He recorded the soundtrack for [Nana Kagga's](/source/Nana_Kagga) 2012 film, [The Life](/source/The_Life_(2012_film)). In 2022, he teamed up with rising Stars 1 Der Jr and Zex Bilangilangi and did a hip-hop banger Parte Yaani.

==Discography==

=== Albums ===

* ''Gloryfire'' (2015)
* ''Kabalega'' (2024)

=== Singles ===

* ''Remant Revolution'' (2018)
* ''Saala'', ft. Ykee Benda (2019)
* ''Jim'', ft. Zoe Star (2021)
* ''No Job!'' (2021)
* ''Muliro'', ft. [Coopy Bly](/source/Coopy_Bly) (2022)
* ''Parte Yani'', ft. Wonder Jr, ZEX BILANGILANGI (2022)
* ''Akamuli'', ft. [Ray G](/source/Ray_G) (2024)

== See also ==

* [Levixone](/source/Levixone)
* [Wilson Bugembe](/source/Wilson_Bugembe)
* [Betty Nakibuuka](/source/Betty_Nakibuuka)
* [Coopy Bly](/source/Coopy_Bly)

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[http://hiphopafrican.com/2012/11/28/krukid-ruyonga-sits-down-for-an-interview-with-guerrillacross/ "Krukid Ruyonga sits down for an interview with GuerrillaCross"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105904/http://hiphopafrican.com/2012/11/28/krukid-ruyonga-sits-down-for-an-interview-with-guerrillacross/ |date=2016-03-04 }}
*[http://www.accesskla.com/accesskla/ruyonga-takes-panamera-to-church/ "RUYONGA TAKES PANAMERA"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120182619/http://www.accesskla.com/accesskla/ruyonga-takes-panamera-to-church/ |date=2013-01-20 }}

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