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Title: Tougher Than Leather
Artist: Run‐D.M.C.
Genre: Hip-Hop
Released: 1988
Tracks:
1 - Run's House - 3:46 -
2 - Mary, Mary - 3:15 -
3 - They Call Us Run-D.M.C. - 2:57
4 - Beats to the Rhyme - 2:40
5 - Radio Station - 2:49
6 - Papa Crazy - 4:18
7 - Tougher Than Leather - 4:22
8 - I'm Not Going Out Like That - 4:55
9 - 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 (instrumental) - 2:44
14 - Crack (demo) - 1:43
15 - Christmas in Hollis - 2:58 -
16 - Penthouse Ad - 0:58
Overview:
Artist: Run‐D.M.C.
Genre: Hip-Hop
Released: 1988
Tracks:
1 - Run's House - 3:46 -
2 - Mary, Mary - 3:15 -
3 - They Call Us Run-D.M.C. - 2:57
4 - Beats to the Rhyme - 2:40
5 - Radio Station - 2:49
6 - Papa Crazy - 4:18
7 - Tougher Than Leather - 4:22
8 - I'm Not Going Out Like That - 4:55
9 - 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 (instrumental) - 2:44
14 - Crack (demo) - 1:43
15 - Christmas in Hollis - 2:58 -
16 - Penthouse Ad - 0:58
Overview:
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.