About Us

The Rukus consists of Rude and KeithElite on the mics with DJ Blenda on the decks. Rude and Keith have been crew since high school when we lived overseas in Okinawa, Japan. We linked up with Blenda and the rest of the Gwan Massive collective in Tampa a few years back. Rude is behind the production, the mic, and the mixing boards and KeithElite is the cat that's always down to freestyle . Overall, we'd like people to listen to our music and knod their heads to what they hear. We'd also like to network with other musicians who have the same vision and focus about their music as we do. We're glad to be a part of what is going on in Tampa and helping the scene grow. Besides rockin the stage with the Gwan Massive crew, we've also performed on bills with the likes of Surreal, Louis Logic, RADIx, LMNO of The Visionaries, !Mayday!, Hangar 18, The AB's (formerly Asamov), Blackalicious, J-Live, and the legendary De La Soul, as well as rockin the 2nd Stage of the Rock The Bells Festival in Miami, just to name a few... Be on the lookout for that official full length release in 2011. It's coming.