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Run-DMC: Tougher Than Leather

17 May 1988 · 39 YEARS

Tougher Than Leather

Run-DMC

The group solidified their position in hip-hop with these aggressive vocal deliveries and hard-hitting beats. The project leans into a powerful sound intended to connect with both rock and rap listeners.

Sharp rhythmic scratching and heavy drum machine loops define the production. The result is a skeletal yet forceful sound that represents the hip-hop scene of late 80s New York. It stands as a document of the group as they operated during the golden age of the genre.

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