The only book of its kind, TOUGHER THAN LEATHER tells the inside story of Run-DMC's astonishing rise from the obscurity of Hollis, Queens in 1983 to the heights of pop music fame only three years later. Hailed as "the Beatles of rap," Run-DMC paved the way for the groundbreaking Def Jam label and toured with such future stars as the Beastie Boys and Public Enemy. This authorised biography, featuring 12 pages of rare and revealing photos, will be released to coincide with Run-DMC's summer tour with Aerosmith and Kid Rock, as well as massive VH-1 and MTV publicity.