| Necessary Roughness | ||||
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| Studio album by Lady of Rage | ||||
| Released | June 24, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1996-1997 | |||
| Genre | Hardcore rap | |||
| Length | 60:53 | |||
| Label | Death Row Records Interscope |
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| Producer | Lady of Rage DJ Premier Easy Mo Bee Daz Dillinger Soopafly Suge Knight (executive) |
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Necessary Roughness is the debut album of female rapper Lady of Rage. After appearing on high-profile, critically acclaimed Death Row releases—including Dr. Dre's The Chronic and Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle--and releasing her own, Dr. Dre-produced single "Afro Puffs" (which does not appear here), Rage released her debut on June 24, 1997. Produced largely by Daz Dillinger with contributions from Easy Mo Bee and DJ Premier, it peaked at #32 on the Billboard 200 on July 12, 1997. After the release of this album, Rage left Death Row to join Snoop Dogg's record label, Doggystyle Records.
| # | Title | Featuring | Producer(s) |
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| 1 | Riot (Intro) | ||
| 2 | Necessary Roughness | Easy Mo Bee | |
| 3 | Big Bad Lady | 2Pac Kevin Vernando |
Daz Dillinger |
| 4 | Sho' Shot | Sean "Barney" Thomas | |
| 5 | No Shorts | Daz Dillinger | |
| 6 | Get With Da Wickedness (Flow Like That)[Remix] | Daz Dillinger | |
| 7 | Raw Deal | Daz Dillinger Tyrone Wrice (co-producer) |
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| 8 | Breakdown | Easy Mo Bee | |
| 9 | Rough, Rugged and Raw | Snoop Dogg Daz Dillinger |
Reg Flair |
| 10 | Super Supreme | Kenny Parker | |
| 11 | Some Shit | DJ Premier | |
| 12 | Microphone Pon Cok | Madd 1 | DJ Premier |
| 13 | Get With Da Wickedness | Lady of Rage | |
| 14 | Confessions | Lady of Rage Soopafly (co-producer) |
| Chart | Position |
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| Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | # 7 |
| Billboard 200 | # 32 |