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- Tougher Than Leather
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Run-D.M.C.
Released 1988

Ragtime
02:42
917 plays

Miss Elaine
03:05
824 plays

Run's House
03:49
3,211 plays

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songs

- 1
- Run's House
- 03:49
- 3,211 plays

- 2
- Mary, Mary
- 03:12
- 2,373 plays

- 3
- They Call Us Run-D.M.C.
- 02:56
- 2,077 plays

- 4
- Beats to the Rhyme
- 02:43
- 2,529 plays

- 5
- Radio Station
- 02:50
- 1,200 plays

- 6
- Papa Crazy
- 04:18
- 1,095 plays

- 7
- Tougher Than Leather
- 04:20
- 2,231 plays

- 8
- I'm Not Going Out Like That
- 04:54
- 1,190 plays

- 9
- How'd Ya Do It Dee
- 03:20
- 1,171 plays

- 10
- Miss Elaine
- 03:05
- 824 plays

- 11
- Soul to Rock and Roll
- 02:17
- 1,044 plays

- 12
- Ragtime
- 02:42
- 917 plays

album review

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. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide