Tougher Than Leather
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Run-D.M.C.
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studio album
First released:
1988

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Tougher Than Leather is a 1988 studio album for American rap group Run–D.M.C. and a follow-up to their hit Raising Hell. While the new record did not maintain the same popularity as its predecessor, it obtained platinum status and spawned the favorites "Run's House" and "Mary, Mary" (a cover of The Monkees' song).

Tougher Than Leather was the group's fourth effort and blended in elements of not only rap but also rock n' roll and funk, making it their most varied effort to date alongside King of Rock. "Papa Crazy" is based on Papa Was a Rollin' Stone by the The Temptations.

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Record label:
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Catalog number:
PRO-1265
Release dates:
  • 1988 in United States

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4 stars Hardcore Hip-Hoppers
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 view…
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3 stars Not One Of Their Best
I believe this was the last major album for the group (if you don't count the "comeback" ones that came out in the 1990's). The quality is not as high as it was on their earlier efforts. The best song is a rap remake of The Monkees' "Mary, Mary", although the anthem, "Run's House" is good, too.
Written by Hillari Hunter "Westside Tomboy"

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Tougher Than Leather 16 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Arista Records
catalog number: PRO-1265
release dates: Sep 6 2005
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