Run-D.M.C. - Tougher Than Leather
$32.98
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Title: Run-D.M.C. - Tougher Than Leather
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1988, Hip Hop, Golden Age Hip Hop, Hollis, Queens, New York 6/26
Condition: New (BC) | Members: Run S (64' - ), DMC M (64' - ), Jam M (65' - 02')
Cultural Facts:
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Personal Struggle: Jam Master Jay was murdered in his Queens studio in 2002, turning Run-D.M.C.’s legacy into both hip hop triumph and real street tragedy.
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Media Narrative: Tougher Than Leather came with a companion film, showing how rap crews were being pushed into movies, image-building, and bigger entertainment machinery.
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Scene Ecology: The album caught Run-D.M.C. after they had kicked rap into the rock arena, but before younger acts fully took over hip hop’s harder new language.
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