Funky Technician

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Funky Technician
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Studio album by
Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth
ReleasedFebruary 6, 1990
Genre Hip hop
Length52:33
Label
Producer
Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth chronology
Funky Technician
(1990)		 Return of the Funky Man
(1992)

Funky Technician is the debut album by the American hip hop artists Lord Finesse and DJ Mike Smooth, released in 1990 on Wild Pitch Records. [1] [2] It was produced by Smooth, DJ Premier, Diamond D, and Showbiz. In 2008, the album was re-released on Wild Pitch Records.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
RapReviews9/10 [4]

AllMusic called the album "an excellent LP of battle rap with Lord Finesse simultaneously claiming and proving his immense skills over a set of funky backing tracks." [3] In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source 's 100 Best Rap Albums. In 2003, Spin labeled Lord Finesse "an MC who packed more wit and flow and rhythm into a tossed-off couplet than most brought to a whole LP." [5]

Track listing

#TitleSongwritersProducer(s)Performer (s)
1"Lord Finesse's Theme Song Intro"R. Hall, C. Martin DJ Premier Lord Finesse
2"Baby, You Nasty [New Version]"R. Hall, C. MartinDJ PremierLord Finesse
3"Funky Technician"R. Hall, J. Kirkland Diamond D Lord Finesse
4"Back to Back Rhyming"R. Hall, R. Lemay, A. Barnes Showbiz Lord Finesse, A.G.
5"Here I Come"R. Hall, J. KirklandDiamond DLord Finesse
6"Slave to My Soundwave"R. Hall, M. Smooth, C. MartinDJ Premier, DJ Mike Smooth(co.)Lord Finesse
7"I Keep the Crowd Listening"R. Hall, J. KirklandDiamond DLord Finesse
8"Bad Mutha"R. Hall, J. KirklandDiamond DLord Finesse
9"Keep It Flowing"R. Hall, J. Kirkland, A. BarnesDiamond DLord Finesse, A.G.
10"Lesson to Be Taught"R. Hall, C. MartinDJ PremierLord Finesse
11"Just a Little Something"R. Hall, R. LemayShowbizLord Finesse
12"Strictly for the Ladies"R. Hall, C. MartinDJ PremierLord Finesse
13"Track the Movement"R. Hall, C. MartinDJ PremierLord Finesse

Charts

Chart (1990)Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [6] 93

References

  1. ↑ Bynoe, Yvonne (2006). Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip Hop Culture. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 229.
  2. ↑ Fernando, S. H. (1994). The New Beats: Exploring the Music, Culture, and Attitudes of Hip-hop. Anchor Books/Doubleday. p. 27.
  3. 1 2 "Funky Technician Lord Finesse". AllMusic.
  4. ↑ "Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth Funky Technician". RapReviews.
  5. ↑ Hermes, Will (December 2003). "Reissues". Spin. Vol. 19, no. 12. p. 125.
  6. ↑ "Lord Finesse Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
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