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Lords of the Underground rattled off five great singles in a row between 1992-1994, all of which helped make Here Come the Lords one of the best rap debuts of 1993. "Psycho," "Chief Rocka," "Flow On," "Here Come the Lords," and "Funky Child" (with that wildly searing horn line) feature spare productions with crisp drum breaks and bone-rattling basslines, most of which glean from the catalogs of Blue Note and James Brown. "Flow On" boasts the inimitable touch of Marley Marl and assistant K-Def, and yet it's hardly the most infectious of the batch. There's nothing lacking about the actual production -- it's just that MCs Dupre "Doitall" Kelly and Mr. Funke are on top of their game when they're at their most uninhibited, as heard on "Funky Child." And who could forget the image of a diapered Doitall and a ridiculously afro'd Mr. Funke in that song's video (which played a big role in the album's success)? The remainder of the album has its share of middling moments, but the five singles and some other scattered flashes of greatness are more than enough to make for a record that stands alongside many of the other hallowed rap albums from the era.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Marlon Williams, Composer - Kevin Hansford, Composer - Lords of the Underground, MainArtist - Alterik Wardick, Composer - Dupre Kelly, Composer
(C) 1993 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1993 Capitol Records Inc.
Marlon Williams, Composer - Lords of the Underground, MainArtist - Al'terik Wardick, Composer - Kevin Handsford, Composer - Dupre Kelly, Composer
(C) 1993 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1993 Capitol Records Inc.
Marlon Williams, Composer - Kevin Hansford, Composer - Lords of the Underground, MainArtist - Alterik Wardick, Composer - Dupre Kelly, Composer
(C) 1993 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1993 Capitol Records, LLC
Marlon Williams, Composer - Lords of the Underground, MainArtist - Al-Terik Wardick, Composer - Dupre Kelly, Composer
(C) 1993 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1993 Capitol Records Inc.
Marlon Williams, Composer - Lords of the Underground, MainArtist - Alterik Wardick, Composer - Dupre Kelly, Composer
(C) 1993 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1994 Capitol Records Inc.
Marlon Williams, Composer - Lords of the Underground, MainArtist - Alterik Wardick, Composer - Dupre Kelly, Composer
(C) 1993 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1993 Capitol Records Inc.
Renaldo Benson, Composer - Marley Marl, Producer - Alfred Cleveland, Composer - Marvin Gaye, Composer - Lords of the Underground, MainArtist - Kevin "K-Def" Hansford, Composer - Alterick Wardrick, Composer - Dupre Kelly, Composer
(C) 1993 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1994 Capitol Records, LLC
Marlon Williams, Composer - Lords of the Underground, MainArtist - Arnold Ingram, Composer - Alterick Wardrick, Composer - Dupre Kelly, Composer
(C) 1993 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1993 Capitol Records Inc.
Marlon Williams, Composer - Kevin Hansford, Composer - Lords of the Underground, MainArtist - Alterik Wardick, Composer - Dupre Kelly, Composer
(C) 1993 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1993 Capitol Records Inc.
Marlon Williams, Composer - Lords of the Underground, MainArtist - Alterik Wardick, Composer - Dupre Kelly, Composer
(C) 1993 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1993 Capitol Records Inc.
Marlon Williams, Composer - K-Def, Producer - Kevin Hansford, Composer - Lords of the Underground, MainArtist - Alterik Wardick, Composer - Dupre Kelly, Composer - DoItAll, Rap Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mr. Funke, Rap Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - DJ Lord Jazz, Rap Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1993 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1994 Capitol Records LLC
Marlon Williams, Composer - Lords of the Underground, MainArtist - Al-Terik Wardick, Composer - Dupre Kelly, Composer
(C) 1993 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1993 Capitol Records Inc.
Marlon Williams, Composer - Kevin Hansford, Composer - Lords of the Underground, MainArtist - Alterik Wardick, Composer - Dupre Kelly, Composer
(C) 1993 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1993 Capitol Records Inc.
Kevin Hansford, Composer - Lords of the Underground, MainArtist - Al'terik Wardick, Composer - Dupre Kelly, Composer
(C) 1993 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1993 Capitol Records Inc.
Marlon Williams, Composer - Lords of the Underground, MainArtist - Alterik Wardick, Composer - Dupre Kelly, Composer
(C) 1993 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 1993 Capitol Records Inc.
Album review
Lords of the Underground rattled off five great singles in a row between 1992-1994, all of which helped make Here Come the Lords one of the best rap debuts of 1993. "Psycho," "Chief Rocka," "Flow On," "Here Come the Lords," and "Funky Child" (with that wildly searing horn line) feature spare productions with crisp drum breaks and bone-rattling basslines, most of which glean from the catalogs of Blue Note and James Brown. "Flow On" boasts the inimitable touch of Marley Marl and assistant K-Def, and yet it's hardly the most infectious of the batch. There's nothing lacking about the actual production -- it's just that MCs Dupre "Doitall" Kelly and Mr. Funke are on top of their game when they're at their most uninhibited, as heard on "Funky Child." And who could forget the image of a diapered Doitall and a ridiculously afro'd Mr. Funke in that song's video (which played a big role in the album's success)? The remainder of the album has its share of middling moments, but the five singles and some other scattered flashes of greatness are more than enough to make for a record that stands alongside many of the other hallowed rap albums from the era.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:55
- Main artists: Lords of the Underground
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Pendulum Records
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 1993 Capitol Records Inc. ℗ 1993 Capitol Records Inc.
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