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Released on Fourth and Broadway Records, also It Was a Good Day (Ice Cube), Bust a Move (Young MC) and Rock Box
Written by DMC, also It’s Tricky, Peter Piper and Rock Box
Produced by Russell Simmons, also Walk This Way, It’s Tricky and Peter Piper
Part of Run‐D.M.C., also Rock Box, Sucker M.C.’s (Krush‐Groove 1) and Jam‐Master Jay
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Russell Simmons produced 7 of Run‐D.M.C.’s top 10 songs
Russell Simmons produced 23 songs on fono
Russell Simmons’s most frequent co-producer is Rick Rubin (12 songs together)
Credits
All 9 credits
- Written by
- DMC, Larry Smith, Run and William Waring
- Produced by
- Larry Smith and Russell Simmons
- Performed by
- Orange Krush
- Part of
- Run‐D.M.C.
- Released on
- Fourth and Broadway Records
- Written by
- DMC, Larry Smith, Run and William Waring
- Produced by
- Larry Smith and Russell Simmons
- Performed by
- Orange Krush
- Part of
- Run‐D.M.C.
- Released on
- Fourth and Broadway Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: DMC
Same producer: Russell Simmons
Same producer: Larry Smith
Same label: Fourth and Broadway Records
Same writer: DMC
Same producer: Larry Smith
Same label: Fourth and Broadway Records
Same release: Run‐D.M.C.
Elsewhere
Sources (10)
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1MusicBrainz Hard Times was performed by Orange Krush
Hard Times was performed by Orange Krush
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Hard Times was produced by Larry Smith
3MusicBrainz Hard Times was produced by Russell Simmons
Hard Times was produced by Russell Simmons
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Hard Times was written by DMC
5MusicBrainz Hard Times was written by Larry Smith
6MusicBrainz Hard Times was written by Run
7MusicBrainz Hard Times was written by William Waring
Hard Times was written by William Waring
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Hard Times is part of the release Run‐D.M.C.
Hard Times is part of the release Run‐D.M.C.
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Fourth and Broadway Records is the label of the song Hard Times
Fourth and Broadway Records is the label of the song Hard Times
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Hard Times was released on 1984-03-27