Necessary Roughness is the debut album of female rapper Lady of Rage

Lady of Rage

Robin Yvette Allen , better known by her stage name The Lady of Rage, is an American rapper and actress best known for collaborations with several Death Row Records artists, including Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg on the seminal albums The Chronic and Doggystyle...

. After appearing on high-profile, critically acclaimed Death Row

Death Row Records

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 releases—including Dr. Dre

Dr. Dre

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's The Chronic

The Chronic

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and Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg

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's Doggystyle

Doggystyle

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--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

Daz Dillinger

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 with contributions from Easy Mo Bee

Easy Mo Bee

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 and DJ Premier

DJ Premier

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, it peaked at #32 on the Billboard 200

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 on July 12, 1997. After the release of this album, Rage left Death Row to join Snoop Dogg's record label, Doggystyle Records

Doggystyle Records

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Track listing

#	Title	Featuring	Producer(s)
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)
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 Soopafly Priest Joseph Brooks, better known by his stage name Soopafly, is a hip hop producer and rapper from Long Beach, California. He is a member of the DPGC.- Early life:The oldest of three children, Brooks grew up in Long Beach... (co-producer)

Chart Awards

Chart	Position
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	# 7
Billboard 200	# 32