| Doug Lazy Gettin' Crazy | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1990 |
| Genre | Hip hop, house, hip house |
| Label | Atlantic [1] |
| Producer | Doug Lazy |
Doug Lazy Gettin' Crazy is the only album by the American hip hop musician Doug Lazy, released in 1990. [2] [3]
"Let the Rhythm Pump", "H.O.U.S.E.", and "Let It Roll" all reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play chart. [4] [5] The album peaked at No. 65 on the UK Albums Chart. [6]
The album was written and produced by Doug Lazy. [7] [8] It was made using just an Alesis MMT-8 sequencer and a Roland W-30. [9]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [10] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer |  [11] |
| RapReviews | 6/10 [12] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [13] |
Trouser Press wrote that "deep-bottom hip-house tracks—which owe something to the capital city's go-go scene—have plenty of get-up-and-groove, as does ol' Doug, once he gets up to the mic and commences to rhyming." [7] The Washington Post deemed the album "10 relentless pumpers." [8] Newsday declared that Lazy "combines furious house beats with simple, propulsive chants to create a landmark of hip house." [14]
Comparing Lazy to Kool Moe Dee and M.C. Hammer, the Indianapolis Recorder wrote that "the club music makes his sound stand alone." [15] The Baltimore Sun concluded that "there's enormous power to be had by combining" hip hop and house. [16] The Philadelphia Inquirer stated that "Lazy is the hardest-working hip-houser in show business." [11]
AllMusic called Doug Lazy Gettin' Crazy "a decent party album that has its share of catchy and infectious grooves." [10] The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that Lazy's "approach to rhythm neatly blends hip-hop's raucous dynamism with the repetitious pulse of house music." [13]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Can't Hold Back (U No)" | 4:24 |
| 2. | "Ahh Get It" | 5:58 |
| 3. | "Let the Rhythm Pump" | 4:15 |
| 4. | "Let It Roll" | 5:40 |
| 5. | "Funky Beat" | 4:28 |
| 6. | "Can't Get Enough" | 4:39 |
| 7. | "Doug Lazy Gettin' Crazy" | 4:28 |
| 8. | "U Really Wanna" | 5:12 |
| 9. | "Go 2 Work" | 5:18 |
| 10. | "H.O.U.S.E." | 5:37 |
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