Necessary Roughness (album)
| Necessary Roughness | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | June 24, 1997 |
| Recorded | 1996–97 |
| Genre | Hardcore hip hop |
| Length | 60:53 |
| Label | |
| Producer | Suge Knight (exec.), Daz Dillinger, Soopafly, DJ Premier, Easy Mo Bee, Kenny Parker, Lady of Rage, Reg Flair, Sean "Barney" Thomas |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   link |
Necessary Roughness is first and only studio album from the American hip-hop artist, The Lady of Rage. The album was released on June 24, 1997. Necessary Roughness was largely produced by Daz Dillinger, with contributions from Easy Mo Bee and DJ Premier. The album it peaked at #32 on the Billboard 200 on July 12, 1997. Necessary Roughness was the last Death Row Records album to be distributed by Interscope.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Riot (Intro)" | 2:51 | |
| 2. | "Necessary Roughness" | Easy Mo Bee | 4:45 |
| 3. | "Big Bad Lady" (featuring 2Pac & Kevin Vernando) | Daz Dillinger | 5:12 |
| 4. | "Sho' Shot" | Sean "Barney" Thomas | 4:29 |
| 5. | "No Shorts" | Daz Dillinger | 4:00 |
| 6. | "Get With Da Wickedness (Flow Like That) [Remix]" | Daz Dillinger | 5:04 |
| 7. | "Raw Deal" | Daz Dillinger, Tyrone Wrice (co-producer) | 5:27 |
| 8. | "Breakdown" | Easy Mo Bee | 4:31 |
| 9. | "Rough Rugged & Raw" (featuring Daz Dillinger & Snoop Doggy Dogg) | Reg Flair | 4:05 |
| 10. | "Super Supreme" | Kenny Parker | 4:17 |
| 11. | "Some Shit" | DJ Premier | 3:08 |
| 12. | "Microphone Pon Cok" (featuring Madd 1) | DJ Premier | 4:15 |
| 13. | "Get With Da Wickedness (Flow Like That)" | Lady of Rage, Daz Dillinger | 3:58 |
| 14. | "Confessions" | Lady of Rage, Soopafly (co-producer) | 5:34 |
Leftover track
- "The Set Up" (featuring Heather B. & Nikki D) (produced by DJ Premier)
- The song was confirmed as a diss song to rival Foxy Brown who previously made derogatory comments about Rage and Heather B. in a particular interview. The track however was subsequently deleted from the album's track listing. This would also be the second time Nikki D made a cameo in a Foxy Brown diss record, the first being Queen Latifah's controversial, "Name Callin' (Part 1)".[1]
Charts
| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[2] | 32 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] | 7 |
See also
References
- ^ Jenkins, Sacha; Wilson, Elliott; Mao, Chairman; Alvarez, Gabriel; Rollins, Brent (1999), ego trip's: Book of Rap, St. Martin's Griffin, pp. 239–251, ISBN 0-312-24298-0
- ^ "The Lady of Rage Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "The Lady of Rage Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
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