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.
| Necessary Roughness | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | June 24, 1997 |
| Recorded | 1996–1997 |
| Studio | Can-Am Studios (Tarzana, Los Angeles) |
| Genre | |
| Length | 60:53 |
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| Singles from Necessary Roughness | |
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Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Los Angeles Times | [2] |
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
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Riot (intro)" | 2:44 | ||
| 2. | "Necessary Roughness" | The Lady of Rage | Easy Mo Bee | 4:37 |
| 3. | "Big Bad Lady" | The Lady of Rage | Dat Nigga Daz | 5:12 |
| 4. | "Sho Shot" | The Lady of Rage | Sean "Barney" Thomas | 4:26 |
| 5. | "No Shorts" |
| Dat Nigga Daz | 4:00 |
| 6. | "Get With Da Wickedness (Flow Like That) [Remix]" |
| Dat Nigga Daz | 5:05 |
| 7. | "Raw Deal" | The Lady of Rage | Dat Nigga Daz | 5:25 |
| 8. | "Breakdown" | The Lady of Rage | Easy Mo Bee | 4:17 |
| 9. | "Rough Rugged & Raw" (featuring Dat Nigga Daz and 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 Madd 1 (of A.O.D)) |
| 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
edit- "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)".[3]
Charts
edit| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[4] | 32 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] | 7 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ 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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