| Resurrection | ||||
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| Released | April 6, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1997-1998 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 53:56 | |||
| Label | Jersey Kidz Records [1] | |||
| Producer | DJ Lord Jazz K-Def | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| RapReviews | 8.5/10 [3] |
Resurrection is the third album by the rap group Lords of the Underground, released in 1999. [4] [5]
The album was produced by DJ Lord Jazz and K-Def, among others. [6]
The Plain Dealer wrote: "No cornball skits, no cast-of-thousands posse tracks, just two rappers and a disc jockey doing their thing, and doing it well." [7] The Star-Ledger thought that "the Lords are sample-crazy, lifting everything from Bill Withers' 'Ain't No Sunshine' to Sade's 'Jezebel'." [8]
AllMusic wrote that "Resurrection is strongest when it relies on the classic tenets of hip-hop and its MCs' own talent, instead of grafting the latest trend onto an existing formula." [2]
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