ARTIST: Run-D.M.C.
TITLE: Tougher Than Leather
LABEL: Arista / Profile
GENRE: Rap
BITRATE: 199kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 48min total
RELEASE DATE: 2005-09-06
RIP DATE: 2005-09-13
Track List
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01. Run's House 3:46
02. Mary, Mary 3:15
03. They Call Us Run-DMC 2:57
04. Beats To The Rhyme 2:40
05. Radio Station 2:50
06. Papa Crazy 4:18
07. Tougher Than Leather 4:22
08. I'm Not Going Out Like That 4:55
09. How'd Ya Do It Dee 3:24
10. Miss Elaine 3:05
11. Soul To Rock And Roll 2:18
12. Ragtime 2:46
13. Beats To The Rhyme 2:44
(Previously Unreleased
Instrumental)
14. Crack (Previously Unreleased) 1:43
15. Christmas In Hollis 2:58
16. Penthouse Ad (Previously 0:58
Unreleased)
Release Notes:
At the end of 1986, Raising Hell was rap's best-selling album up to that point,
though it would soon be outsold by the Beastie Boys' Licensed to Ill. Profile
Records hoped that Run-D.M.C.'s fourth album, Tougher Than Leather, would exceed
the Beastie Boys' quintuple-platinum status, but unfortunately, the group's
popularity had decreased by 1988. One of Run-D.M.C.'s strong points -- its love
of rock & roll -- was also its undoing in hip-hop circles. Any type of crossover
success tends to be viewed suspiciously in the hood, and hardcore hip-hoppers
weren't overly receptive to "Miss Elaine," "Papa Crazy," "Mary, Mary," and other
rap-rock delights found on the album. Thanks largely to rock fans, this album
did go platinum for sales exceeding one million copies -- which ironically,
Profile considered a disappointment. But the fact is that while Tougher Than
Leather isn't quite as strong as Run-D.M.C.'s first three albums, it was one of
1988's best rap releases.
This new edition of the remastered 1988 album contains previously unreleased
bonus tracks.
R.I.P Jason Mizell aka "Jam Master Jay"