Lord Finesse - The Awakening
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1. Da Sermon (Intro) 2. Time Ta Bounce 3. True And Lovin 4. O Lord 5. Brainstorm/P.S.K.-No Gimmicks Remix 6. Taking It Lyte 7. Gameplan 8. Words From Da Ak 9. Flip Da Style 10. Showtime 11. Speak Ya Peace 12. Food For Thought 13. Da Kid Himself 14. Hip 2 Da Game 15. No Gimmicks 16. Bonus Track 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 Recorded at Chung King Studios, Soundtrack Studios and Giant Studios, New York, New York; Power Play Studios, Long Island City, New York. Engineers: Gordon Williams, Troy Hightower, Chris "Conman" Conway. Personnel: Dinky Bingham (keyboards). Audio Mixers: Gordon Williams; Tony Smalios; Troy Hightower. Recording information: Giant Studios, New York, NY; King Chung Studios, New York, NY; Power Play Studios, Long Island City, NY; Soundtrack Studios, New York, NY. Editor: Tim Donovan. Personnel: Lord Finesse, O.C., KRS-One, A.G., Diamond, Large Professor, Marquee, Grand Puba, Sadat X (rap vocals); MC Lyte, Kid Capri, Showbiz, Doo-Wop, Akinyele (spoken vocals); Dinky Bingham (keyboards); George "G.O." Washington (bass); Melanie "Missy" Coakley (background vocals). Producers: Lord Finesse, Myke Loe. Vibe (4/95, p.94) - "Acknowledged by many of his peers as quite simply the best MC in the world....raunchy-but-serene lyrical skills...spooky-sounding production....Though Lord Finesse may never create a pop hit, he continues to live up to his name..."
The Source (2/96, p.88) - 3 Mics - Good - "...the beats more than hold their own against the work of hot producers of the moment...heavy on the drum kick, perfectly suited to an MC getting his flow on....THE AWAKENING is a welcome joint from a man who has long personified hip-hop's favorite mantra: `True to the game.'"
Rap Pages (1/96, p.33) - 6 (out of 10) - "...Throughout every song, Finesse's permeating Hall of Fame punch lines are brought to that ass like room service....he made his well-deserved chump change the old fashioned way-he earned it."
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