Necessary Roughness (album)
Appearance
Necessary Roughness | |
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Released | June 24, 1997 |
Recorded | 1996–1997 |
Studio | Can-Am (Tarzana, Los Angeles) |
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Length | 60:53 |
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Singles from Necessary Roughness | |
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Necessary Roughness is the only studio album by 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 peaked at No. 32 on the Billboard 200 on July 12, 1997. Necessary Roughness was the last Death Row album to be distributed by Interscope Records.
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
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The Los Angeles Times wrote that "Rage delivers her lyrics with gale force and knocks out her tracks with rabbit-punch viciousness."[2]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | ||
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1. | "Riot (intro)" | 2:44 | ||||
2. | "Necessary Roughness" | The Lady of Rage | Snoop Doggy Dogg) |
| Reg Flair | 4:06 |
10. | "Super Supreme" | The Lady of Rage | Kenny Parker | 4:10 | ||
11. | "Some Shit" | The Lady of Rage | DJ Premier | 3:06 | ||
12. | "Microphone Pon Cok" (featuring The Andraé Crouch Singers) |
| DJ Premier | 4:14 | ||
13. | "Get With Da Wickedness (Flow Like That)" | The Lady of Rage | The Lady of Rage | 3:57 | ||
14. | "Confessions" | The Lady of Rage |
| 5:34 | ||
Total length: | 60:53 |
Leftover track
- "The Set Up" (featuring Heather B. & Nikki D) (produced by DJ Premier)
- The song was confirmed as a diss song to rival Name Callin' (Part 1)".[3]
- The song was confirmed as a diss song to rival
Charts
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[4] | 32 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] | 7 |
See also
- 1997 in music
- List of albums
References
- ^ "Necessary Roughness Review by Leo Stanley". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ a b Coker, Cheo Hodari (29 June 1997). "The Lady of Rage, 'Necessary Roughness'". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 60.
- 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.