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{{Infobox album
| name       = Tuffest Man Alive
| type       = ep
| artist     = [[Fila Fresh Crew|The Fila Fresh Crew]]
| cover      = FILaFRESH.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 1988
| recorded   = 1988
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| length     =
| label      = Macola Records
| producer   = [[Dr. Dre]]<br />Dr. Rock<br />Rickie Rich
| prev_title = [[N.W.A. and the Posse]]
| prev_year  = 1987
| next_title = 
| next_year  = 
}}

'''''Tuffest Man Alive''''' is the debut [[extended play]] by the Dallas rap-group [[Fila Fresh Crew]]. Released in 1988 on Macola Records, the EP spawned three [[Single (music)|singles]] and a music video.

==Background==
The album was produced primarily by Dr. Rock, with production from [[Dr. Dre]] on three tracks. The songs "Dunk the Funk", "Tuffest Man Alive", "3 The Hard Way" and "Drink It Up" were previously released on the compilation album ''[[N.W.A. and the Posse]]'' and were also released as the "Dunk the Funk" single.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/master/view/440424|title = Fila Fresh Crew - Dunk the Funk|website = [[Discogs]]}}</ref> "I Wanna Know What Love Is" was first released as a b-side to the "Fear of the Rap" single<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Fila-Fresh-Crew-Fear-Of-The-Rap/master/752887|title = Fila Fresh Crew - Fear of the Rap|website = [[Discogs]]}}</ref> and is included as a bonus track on the 2017 reissue of ''Tuffest Man Alive''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Fila-Fresh-Crew-Tuffest-Man-Alive/release/10209615|title = The Fila Fresh Crew – Tuffest Man Alive (2014, CDR)|website = [[Discogs]]}}</ref>

==Track listing==
#"Dunk the Funk"
#"Truth"
#"Tuffest Man Alive"
#"Nasty"
#"I Hate to Go to Work"
#"Fear of the Rap"
#"3 the Hard Way"
#"Drink It Up"
{{track listing
| headline = Bonus track (2017 reissue)
| title1 = "I Wanna Know What Love Is"
}}

==Singles==
{| class="wikitable"
! Single information
|-
|align="left"|"I Hate To Go To Work" <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/master/view/220148|title = Fila Fresh Crew - I Hate to Go to Work|website = [[Discogs]]}}</ref>
* Released: 1988
* B-side: "I Hate To Go To Work" (instrumental)
|-
|align="left"|"Dunk the Funk" <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Fila-Fresh-Crew-Dunk-The-Funk/release/738098|title = Fila Fresh Crew – Dunk the Funk (1988, Vinyl)|website = [[Discogs]]}}</ref>
* Released: 1988
* B-sides: "Drink It Up" · "3 The Hard Way" · "Tuffest Man Alive"
|-
|align="left"|"Fear of the Rap" <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Fila-Fresh-Crew-Fear-Of-The-Rap/release/9195259|title = Fila Fresh Crew – Fear of the Rap (1989, Cassette)|website = [[Discogs]]}}</ref>
* Released: 1989
* B-sides: "I Wanna Know What Love Is" · "Ain't Gonna Hurt Nobody"
|-
|}

==References==
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[[Category:1988 EPs]]
[[Category:Fila Fresh Crew albums]]


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