Run DMC - Hard Times Lyrics






Hard times spreading just like the flu
Watch out homeboy, don't let it catch you
P-p-prices go up, don't let your pocket go down
When you got short money you're stuck on the ground
Turn around, get ready, keep your eye on the prize
And be on point for the future shock

Hard times [repeat 2x]

Hard times are coming to your town
So stay alert, don't let them get you down
They tell you times are tough, you hear that times are hard
But when you work for that ace you know you pulled the right card
Hard times got our pockets all in chains
I'll tell you what, homeboy, it don't have my brain
All day I have to work at my peak
Beacuse I need that dollar every day of the weak

Hard times

Hard times can take you on a natural trip
So keep your balance, and don't you slip
Hard times is nothing new on me
I'm gonna use my strong mentality
Like the cream of the crop, like the crop of the cream
B-b-beating hard times, that is my theme
Hard times in life, hard times in death
I'm gonna keep on fighting to my very last breath

Hard times [repeat 6x]





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  1. J.... J....

    I GREW UP IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND EVEN I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND A WORD OF THIS SONG BACK THEN, I REALLY ENJOYED IT BREAK DANCING AND DOING ELECTRIC BOOGIE. THIS WAS THE REAL SHIT. I AM 49 AND STILL LOVE IT,

  2. T.... B....

    This is the shit

  3. h.... ....

    It’s 2020 and that intro is cold ass fuck.

  4. T.... S....

    lyrics lolol my arse lolo ezmfe65 whar happened you choke!?? lmao- thanks for posting DMC- lolo

  5. A.... R....

    R.I.P Jam Master Jay Classic Run DMC Were Causing Hard Times To Sucka M.Cs Legends

  6. c.... ....

    The strangest place I heard this was a Chess King. Intentional to blow minds for those who remember and forgot.

  7. E.... W....

    Oh my days jam master jay and myself share the same birthday 🎂 only difference is he is like 30 years older than me ( I no it's like a week or so away but happy birthday 🎂 up in heaven jam master jay we all miss you very much )

  8. 0.... ....

    Who is listening in 2020?!?!?!

    007

  9. B.... L....

    Run dmc is the best to the day they had it going on back then the message is uncanny in 2020

  10. J.... I....

    From 1983 to 1988 they was King of rap period. No rapper couldn't compete with them not even ll cool j
    and Tupac it not their time in 80s run d.m.c. would destroy them

  11. M.... 1....

    This my shit. Still fighting to my very last breath!!!!

  12. m.... r....

    -------------!!

  13. T.... 5....

    Still dope!

  14. D.... S....

    Spell check [ week ] not weak.

  15. B.... E....

    I see run rocking those pork chops= sideburns.I've had p.c's since elementary...STILL repping as a TRUE BBOY for life SON.✌

  16. B.... E....

    MAN me & my pops went to the roadium swapmeet & i found king of rock on WAX.Then i saw krush Groove & then the record.

  17. J.... H....

    Real rap fun with a good beat not talking about gang banging killing thots strippers none of that negativity like here in 2019 Hard times good music bring it back shut them killers and thotiantas down and have fun in 2020

  18. L.... R....

    Leyendas del hip hop!

  19. b.... u....

    R.I.P jam master jay 🙏💽🎧

  20. O.... B....

    Hip Hop has come along way

  21. R.... P....

    I'm having a hard time turning the volume down!

    R.... P....

    My brother check this it well not last the best
    Owen it way in the morning. This well be better morning means a new day

  22. T.... B....

    Over 1 million black people going threw hard times 2019!!!

  23. R.... N....

    I grew up lissoning to all this bad ass music from my older brother , with his boom box a.k.a. "Ghetto Blaster" fat boys and run dmc along with LL cool j man but with this one hard times it was hard times ...much luv to all the ol skool ✌️

  24. Z.... P....

    Lembrando tb do desenho do Super Galo.

  25. Z.... P....

    Sem amargor no coração...pode-se curtir numa boa, ainda, né? Sem Neuras.

  26. m.... ....

    Young 31yro in the house! Brushing up on my 80s producers! Larry Smith was nice with it!

  27. P.... R....

    Who is listening in 2019?

    P.... R....

    Ouvindo e lembrando do CD e das Fitas Cassetes (Áudio ou Vídeo. O LP eu não tinha).

    P.... R....

    im listening in 84

    P.... R....

    Anyone who loves true Hip Hop dude.. 😊

    P.... R....

    This 54-year-old still does! : )

    P.... R....

    On and on since 85

  28. M.... S....

    ..."Got my pocket all in chains. I tell you what homeboy; It don't have my brain!" CLASSIC VINTAGE PRICELESS BLACKISH

  29. W.... D....

    The phrase I got my pocket all in chains,-how many understood that?

  30. w.... h....

    I'm 48 grew up on this music and this the future 2day we living in hard times 2019

  31. D.... &....

    this is two, mics like. But, a vocal is earlly morning, then the 2nd, when that, time of, talking, "wrm'd up body like. 1983. 10 years old. -aeni` marcianou Boom Roqi'

  32. v.... ....

    I distinclty remember listening to this song for the first time when it first came out. Then some short time later putting it through cans and my god, that was a revelation. The stereo effect combined with the hard hitting reality of the lyrics was intense. Prophetic would be an understatement--what is in these lyrics.

  33. r.... ....

    You haven't lived if you haven't walked into a club with about with about a thousand people in it and the DJ is pumping this joint. Damn, I miss the 80's !!!

  34. Z.... H....

    There's my very last breathe

  35. R.... K....

    Trail resanovior takes me back to when we stayed up at nights so alton coleman and debra brown didnt serial kill you because you were black coleman we had something for you at age 16 id do it again my dude.

  36. J.... B....

    That bass. Damn.

  37. P.... P....

    You have to do the foxtrot first. And do it right

  38. P.... P....

    Whether it's a he or a she I saw a commercial she's trying to do the robot don't even know how to do it I swear it looks stupid you got to know how to do it right if you don't it look stupid

  39. P.... P....

    Oh I get so tired of everybody trying to be a breakdancer oh my God she look terrible you don't even know what you're doing and doing the robot or I guess that's supposed to be so cool and you suck you don't know how to do it so quit

  40. I.... O....

    OC HARD TIMES X3

  41. K.... J....

    2019 Hard Time 🎧🎧🎧 🎤 Drinking old English and Smoking weed. Listening to this.

    K.... J....

    Khish Jackson old E. Didn’t know it was still around. I’m 48. I used to sneak drink some of my older sisters beer when I was 12. They caked old E piss water

  42. P.... P....

    One of the original raps. They had so many good songs no swearing. There's a lot of good rappers but these guys were the best

    P.... P....

    A really good talk by Darryl McDaniels regarding the shitty state of the rap industry these days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPRmFJ_U8Ug

  43. C.... G....

    Whoever gave this classic a thumbs down need their thumbs bent backwards.

  44. J.... J....

    What I am going thru right now.

  45. k.... t....

    Black Monday brought me here

  46. D.... ....

    This mixed well with Janet's Miss You Much.

  47. M.... S....

    C'mon yall let's start a soul train line.who with me ??

  48. H.... M....

    They should just roll the visuals and play this during the nightly news.

  49. A.... P....

    Watch Black Monday episode 1 free on Youtube. This song is featured. The episode is perfection. Hip Hop Heads please check this show out. Don Cheadle is that nigga!

  50. D.... P....

    Here because of Black Monday. This joint is HARDDDDDDDDDDD

    D.... P....

    AF HARD AF

    D.... P....

    Amazing show

  51. C.... S....

    Sounds like David Lasley: "Don't Smile At Me, I Already Know" (1984).

  52. p.... ....

    If you came here only after watching the pilot of Black Monday..you don't know music!

  53. n.... ....

    Black Monday!

  54. B.... W....

    Dj roc b

  55. E.... V....

    This music is amazing. I'm in from the 1st note. So dancy, man. I can't believe it's 35 years old. In France we didn't really get any hip-hop rap music untill the early 1990's. And still, it was only Paris or people that could afford cable TV that is MTV clips. Whatever I'm glad to discover it in 2018. Run DMC, Public Enemy, and KRS One, that's more precious than any fucking gold

  56. C.... H....

    Hard Times today if we dont get out in vote Nov 2018! Rap was ahead of its time!!! Especially this by Run DMC!

  57. G.... Y....

    Wish I still had my Walkman

    G.... Y....

    Word up, yo.

  58. M.... M....

    RIP Jam Master Jay!

  59. D.... ....

    Tard himes

  60. E.... ....

    Kinda funny half these comments everyones sayin they're white and old...fyi, run dmc was part white, even jam master jay!!! Color dont mean nuthin' ive rocked run dmc for 33 years!!! Im irish!!! Lol!!!

    E.... ....

    I got this album on vinyl that I won on Facebook. I'm Irish too!

  61. B.... N....

    Back when a white boy from Chicago was breakin, this song changed my life, I'm 48 now

  62. G.... A....

    hard times...always

  63. W.... ....

    This is some cool and true stuff !

  64. j.... c....

    yes 1......9....8.....6

    j.... c....

    +juan carlos correa amaya
    No...
    1983...

  65. P.... E....

    YEAH WE CAME TO BLOW YOUR SYSTEM!

  66. B.... W....

    Thank you.

  67. J.... R....

    hard times one of the best rap song of all times

  68. e.... ....

    I had what was called a "cassette" player in my car (Black 76 Trans Am). Starting in 1983 I started playing this tape. I would take it with me when I got out so I could listen to it inside too. I would take it to parties, white folks never heard of rap let alone RUN-DMC. Rap was a new genre but, c'mon man. Then i had to go get my other tapes, Grand Master, Sugarhill, Bambataa, Whoudini, The Time......

    e.... ....

    What do you know about the struggle of wedging a piece of paper to get your eight track to work ...or the cassette adapter for your eight track

    e.... ....

    I'm white and I was listening to GMF and Run and Beastie etc right from the get go. The "white" radio stations didn't know this music but "whites" knew it! Heck I also listened to Peter Gabriel (Future Shock wasnt't played on the "rock" radio) . Lots of stuff didn't get on "white" radio. You had to listen to WDAS and small college radio to get what was really happening.

  69. J.... S....

    My break dance music in the 80s

  70. M.... B....

    Im 44 I still rocking run dmc in 2017

    M.... B....

    Rocking it 2019 spring love!

    M.... B....

    At 44 you must have been about 10 when this came out right?

  71. a.... ....

    remember getting this album in '83 or was it '84 .... classic rap

  72. 2.... ....

    im a fetus and will listen to this when I grow up

    2.... ....

    My first concert along with Beastie Boys
    and I'm sure in 50 years they will still stand the test of time when someone will pull out an album put it on some revamped old phonograph and play Rock Box' then think to themselves holy shit those dudes were damn good!
    Thanks fellas for over 30 years of enjoyment... rest in peace Jay

    2.... ....

    You should it will teach you

    2.... ....

    Listen to it's like that that will shape ya lol

  73. J.... Q....

    Snowfall Brought me here

  74. G.... ....

    This need to be a track for gta vi

  75. s.... m....

    man, I'm only one and I love to blaze to this shit. I hate this fucking generation preferring shitty ass mozart and shit. Back in my great grandads day, we didn't let blacks vote or use our touilets. I wish obama never existed, and the day god-king trump became president, casey neistat regretted ever being thawed.

  76. v.... ....

    Over 30 years old and this song is still relevant. I bet EVERYONE can relate to this song. If you can't then you've never had to scuffle or go through tough times.

  77. N.... M....

    RIP Patrice. Miss you like I knew you personally.

  78. R.... P....

    My Shit

  79. s.... l....

    Better than tricky

  80. G.... R....

    here from snowfall

    G.... R....

    Here we go with "Here From" Bull Shit

    G.... R....

    Roy Staggers it's annoying as fuck

    G.... R....

    Black Monday!!!!!

  81. o.... ....

    Hard Times! This defined high school...

    o.... ....

    Jr. High for me.

  82. J.... A....

    back when our afrikan american brothers still made good music

    J.... A....

    John Apex
    Hip hop needs to get back to the sampling and stop ryming things that are trending that is the era and element of old school hip hop was then and it payed homage to it's riders in funk and r&b j.s. I'm an old school brother much closer to the north In other words Europe blood line German but we are all broters in the great creator eyes and my skin is a different tribe but love the old boom bap hip hop,
    We are one nation under a grove

    J.... A....

    I agree and I'm white.

    J.... A....

    Oh honey there's so much good music too bad what happened to Jay

    J.... A....

    @Jason Stalnaker what you just said completely descriptive I have no idea what the hell you just said you just Grace anyone I just watch what you you say

    J.... A....

    Jason Stalnaker ok boomer

  83. J.... R....

    This song is to inspire audiences, hardtimes are everywhere, but you just needs to be strong, and make every step throughtfully as you move on.

  84. A.... A....

    RAP WILL NEVER BE THE SAME RUN DMC ARE THE FOUNDATION OF THE RAP GAME.

    A.... A....

    Much agreement dude, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Early l l cool j and Beasties were the building blocks, shame Drake has ruined it

    A.... A....

    AND COLD CRUSH..

  85. R.... W....

    im white to and love it so cool man im 53

  86. n.... w....

    im 86 and white and listen to these guys once a day.

    n.... w....

    There awesome you from the city

    n.... w....

    Nobody cares.

    n.... w....

    @gary jamespon it's the media that is used by the oppressors to have us point our fingers saying whites are the problem and blacks are the problem when in the mean time the problem are the corporate hogs and the politicians who are only there to serve the highest bidder. We can't blame China for taking our jobs when it was our own politicians who made it lucrative for corporations to send the jobs over seas. they use the media to divide and conquer and many fail to realize it...

    n.... w....

    @vibratingstring 😂👍

    n.... w....

    @gary jamespon oy vey. you are ranting on a youtube comment board.

  87. d.... h....

    Best hard rap ever! I'm 43 white and love these mfs

    d.... h....

    Color didnt matter....I was in the valley edge of Encino, CA @ Birmingham High & was a Crenshaw kid born & raised but we all vibed to all this music of the era...Lisa Bonet was there Kirk Cameron was there Tomika Wright, Malcolm Jamaal, Marcus Chung, & more lol

    d.... h....

    Hard to beat It's Like That though.

  88. R.... G....

    Friday night VIP Lounge lighted dance Atlanta, GA, it was on and crowed, tell em' RUN.

  89. T.... W....

    this is real rapp music,,from the streets,,not made by laptops ect..,,the rel deal!

  90. M.... M....

    you mean 30 years...

  91. G.... ....

    Heard this song in class and my teacher she hated so did everyone else in my did to even I hate. But u like the beat tho!!

  92. J.... E....

    The jam

  93. t.... ....

    Sorry, I meant 30 :-))

  94. t.... ....

    Hard to believe it's been almost 20 years...damn I'm getting old Jan 4, 2013 Happy New Year.

  95. K.... J....

    used to own this awesome tape! :)

  96. B.... V....

    This is Old School! ♥ Hip Hop is a bitch right now... :(

  97. m.... b....

    Im13 and im listening to this ... i love RUN DMC

    m.... b....

    montara brown ur almost 17 now right?

    m.... b....

    I'm 19 I was 13 turning 14 that year

    m.... b....

    montara brown Glad to see someone here around my age (20)

    m.... b....

    Nice👌

  98. G.... W....

    or King Tim III