"Street Tuff" is a song by British producer and toaster Rebel MC and Double Trouble. Released in 1989 as their second single from the debut album, Rebel Music (1990), it became a commercial success and the biggest hit of both performers' careers, peaking at number three on the UK Singles Chart. It is the follow-up to their first hit, "Just Keep Rockin'", which made it into the UK top 20. Additionally "Street Tuff" also peaked within the top 10 in Belgium, Greece, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. A music video was produced to promote the single. Critical reception David Taylor-Wilson from Bay Area Reporter said the song is "one of the most infectious grooves we've heard all year." He noted that it "mixes the rhythms of Jamaican reggae with a house music beat. Just try and sit still when this one’s playing." Bill Coleman from Billboard wrote that "clever rhyming powered by insinuating club beats could generate multiformat play to follow the U.K. act's previous smash, "Just Keep Rockin'"." A reviewer from The Network Forty remarked that featuring the "sultry Annie Lennox style vocals of Janet Sewall, this rap-dance record covers both musical realms with equal zeal." Frank Owen from Spin felt the song "is a single masquerading as an album [...], the record is both marketing gimmick and a testament to the way the British mix and match different musical genres, unlike in the US, where the demarcation lines between house, hip hop and reggae still remain fiercely patrolled aesthetic boundaries." Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References External links Rebel MC on Discogs Street Tuff - lyrics at genius.com 1989 songs 1989 singles Rebel MC songs Double Trouble (dance music producers) songs Hip house songs