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LORD FINESSE|The Awakening

The Awakening

Lord Finesse

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With his third album, Lord Finesse representing D.I.T.C. (Diggin' in the Crates crew) brought together some of the finest rappers of the moment for an album almost entirely produced by Finesse himself. Known as a producer first and rapper a close second, Finesse is gifted in metaphorical rhyming like other well-known MCs such as Big L or Chino XL, and again produces a great record deserving of any rap fan's archive. Guests like Akinyele, KRS-One, MC Lyte, O.C., AG, Diamond D., and Kid Capri make up the all-star cast. Topping it all off are verses by Large Professor, Grand Puba, and Sadat X on arguably one of hip-hop's finest tracks ever, entitled "Actual Facts." With so much going for it, if you like you rap music there's really no reason you shouldn't own this album. As a side note for DJs out there, there is apparently a limited-edition instrumental version of this released on vinyl, so look for that floating around somewhere.

© Brad Mills /TiVo

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1
Da Sermon (Intro)
00:02:15

Lord Finesse, MainArtist

© 1995 Tommy Boy Music ℗ 1996 Tommy Boy Music Inc.

2
Time Ta Bounce (feat. Doo Wop)
00:01:22

Lord Finesse, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Doo Wop, Writer, Rap, FeaturedArtist - Robert A Hall, Writer

© 1995 Tommy Boy Music ℗ 1996 Tommy Boy Music Inc.

3
True And Livin Explicit
00:04:41

Hall, Writer - Lord Finesse, MainArtist

© 1995 Tommy Boy Music ℗ 1996 Tommy Boy Music Inc.

4
O'Lord (feat. O.C.)
00:01:22

Lord Finesse, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - O.C., Writer, Rap, FeaturedArtist - Robert A Hall, Writer

© 1995 Tommy Boy Music ℗ 1996 Tommy Boy Music Inc.

5
Brainstorm / P.S.K. (feat. KRS-One & O.C.) (No Gimmicks Remix)
00:04:45

KRS-One, Featured Vocals, Rap - PARKER, Writer - Hall, Writer - Lord Finesse, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - O.C., Rap, FeaturedArtist - Robert A Hall, Writer - Credle, Writer

© 1995 Tommy Boy Music ℗ 1996 Tommy Boy Music Inc.

6
Taking It Lyte (feat. McLyte)
00:01:06

MC Lyte, Rap - Lord Finesse, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Robert A Hall, Writer - McLyte, FeaturedArtist

© 1995 Tommy Boy Music ℗ 1996 Tommy Boy Music Inc.

7
Gameplan
00:05:09

Lord Finesse, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Robert A Hall, Writer - Eumire Deodato De Almeida, Writer

© 1995 Tommy Boy Music ℗ 1996 Tommy Boy Music Inc.

8
Words From Da Ak (feat. Akinyele)
00:01:34

Akinyele, Writer, Rap, FeaturedArtist - Lord Finesse, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Robert A Hall, Writer

© 1995 Tommy Boy Music ℗ 1996 Tommy Boy Music Inc.

9
Flip Da Style Explicit
00:03:42

Hall, Writer - Lord Finesse, Writer, MainArtist - Robert A Hall, Writer

© 1995 Tommy Boy Music ℗ 1996 Tommy Boy Music Inc.

10
Showtime (feat. Showbiz)
00:01:04

Showbiz, Writer, Rap, FeaturedArtist - Lord Finesse, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Robert A Hall, Writer

© 1995 Tommy Boy Music ℗ 1996 Tommy Boy Music Inc.

11
Speak Ya Peace (feat. AG, Diamond & Marquee) Explicit
00:04:55

AG, FeaturedArtist - Hall, Writer - Lord Finesse, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Barnes, Writer - Diamond, Rap - A.G., Rap - Andre Barnes, Writer - KIRKLAND, Writer - Ferguson, Writer - Robert A Hall, Writer - Markita Ferguson, Writer - Diamond & Marquee, FeaturedArtist - Marquee, Rap - Joseph L. Kirkland, Writer - Wallace Michael Warren, Writer

© 1995 Tommy Boy Music ℗ 1996 Tommy Boy Music Inc.

12
Food For Thought Explicit
00:04:04

Hall, Writer - Lord Finesse, Writer, MainArtist - Karen Evans, Writer - Robert A Hall, Writer - Patrice L Rushen, Writer

© 1995 Tommy Boy Music ℗ 1996 Tommy Boy Music Inc.

13
Da Kid Himself (feat. Kid Capri)
00:00:45

Lord Finesse, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Kid Capri, Writer, Rap, FeaturedArtist - Robert A Hall, Writer

© 1995 Tommy Boy Music ℗ 1996 Tommy Boy Music Inc.

14
Hip 2 Da Game (feat. Kid Capri) Explicit
00:04:03

Hall, Writer - Lord Finesse, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Kid Capri, FeaturedArtist - Robert A Hall, Writer

© 1995 Tommy Boy Music ℗ 1996 Tommy Boy Music Inc.

15
No Gimmicks (feat. KRS-One)
00:05:46

KRS-One, Rap, FeaturedArtist - PARKER, Writer - Hall, Writer - Lord Finesse, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Robert A Hall, Writer - Lawrence "KRS-One" Parker, Writer

© 1995 Tommy Boy Music ℗ 1996 Tommy Boy Music Inc.

16
Actual Facts
00:05:09

M. Dixon, Writer - R. Hall, Writer - W. Mitchell, Writer - J. West, Writer - Derek Murphy, Writer - D. Murphy, Writer - Lord Finesse, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - M. Loe, Writer - William Paul Mitchell, Writer - William Brewster Dixon, Writer - Robert A Hall, Writer - Wallace Michael Warren, Writer - Jessie Samuel Williams, Writer

© 1995 Tommy Boy Music ℗ 1996 Tommy Boy Records

Albumbeschreibung

With his third album, Lord Finesse representing D.I.T.C. (Diggin' in the Crates crew) brought together some of the finest rappers of the moment for an album almost entirely produced by Finesse himself. Known as a producer first and rapper a close second, Finesse is gifted in metaphorical rhyming like other well-known MCs such as Big L or Chino XL, and again produces a great record deserving of any rap fan's archive. Guests like Akinyele, KRS-One, MC Lyte, O.C., AG, Diamond D., and Kid Capri make up the all-star cast. Topping it all off are verses by Large Professor, Grand Puba, and Sadat X on arguably one of hip-hop's finest tracks ever, entitled "Actual Facts." With so much going for it, if you like you rap music there's really no reason you shouldn't own this album. As a side note for DJs out there, there is apparently a limited-edition instrumental version of this released on vinyl, so look for that floating around somewhere.

© Brad Mills /TiVo

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