"Hard Times" | ||||
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Single by Run–D.M.C. | ||||
from the album Run–D.M.C. | ||||
B-side | "Jam-Master Jay" | |||
Released | December 11, 1983 | |||
Format | Cassette single | |||
Recorded | 1983 | |||
Genre | New school hip hop | |||
Length | 3:52 | |||
Label | Profile/Arista | |||
Writer(s) | Jimmy Bralower J.B. Moore Russell Simmons Larry Smith William Waring |
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Producer(s) |
Jam Master Jay Russell Simmons Larry Smith |
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Run–D.M.C. singles chronology | ||||
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"Hard Times" is a rap song written by Jimmy Bralower, J.B. Moore, Russell Simmons, Larry Smith and William Waring originally recorded by Kurtis Blow for his 1980 eponymous debut album.
A 1983 cover by rap group Run–D.M.C. was issued as their second single, and is the first track on their eponymous debut album Run–D.M.C..
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