Necessary Roughness (album)

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
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 24, 1997
Recorded1996–1997
StudioCan-Am Studios (Tarzana, Los Angeles)
Genre
Length60:53
Label
Producer
Singles from Necessary Roughness
  1. "Sho' Shot"
    Released: 1997
  2. "Get With Da Wickedness (Flow Like That)"
    Released: 1997

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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Necessary Roughness track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Riot (intro)"  2:44
2."Necessary Roughness"The Lady of RageEasy Mo Bee4:37
3."Big Bad Lady"The Lady of RageDat Nigga Daz5:12
4."Sho Shot"The Lady of RageSean "Barney" Thomas4:26
5."No Shorts"
  • Rage
  • Daz
Dat Nigga Daz4:00
6."Get With Da Wickedness (Flow Like That) [Remix]"
  • Rage
  • Daz
Dat Nigga Daz5:05
7."Raw Deal"The Lady of RageDat Nigga Daz5:25
8."Breakdown"The Lady of RageEasy Mo Bee4:17
9."Rough Rugged & Raw" (featuring Dat Nigga Daz and Snoop Doggy Dogg)
  • Rage
  • Daz
  • Snoop
Reg Flair4:06
10."Super Supreme"The Lady of RageKenny Parker4:10
11."Some Shit"The Lady of RageDJ Premier3:06
12."Microphone Pon Cok" (featuring Madd 1 (of A.O.D))
  • Rage
  • Madd 1 (of A.O.D)
  • Edi Ameng
DJ Premier4:14
13."Get With Da Wickedness (Flow Like That)"The Lady of RageThe Lady of Rage3:57
14."Confessions"The Lady of Rage
  • Daz
  • Rage
5:34
Total length:60:53

Leftover track

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Charts

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Chart (1997) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 32
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 7

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Necessary Roughness Review by Leo Stanley". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b Coker, Cheo Hodari (29 June 1997). "The Lady of Rage, 'Necessary Roughness'". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 60.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ "The Lady of Rage Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "The Lady of Rage Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.