Lords of the Underground – Here Come The Lords [1993]
Artist: Lords of the Underground
Album: Here Come The Lords
Label: Capitol
Tracklisting
01. Here Come the Lords
02. From da Bricks
03. Funky Child
04. Keep It Underground
05. Check It [Remix]
06. Grave Digga
07. Lord’s Prayer
08. Flow On [New Symphony]
09. Madd Skillz
10. Psycho
11. Chief Rocka
12. Sleep for Dinner [Remix]
13. L.O.T.U.G. (Lords of the Underground)
14. Lord Jazz Hit Me One Time (Make It Funky)
15. What’s Goin’ On [#]
“Lords of the Underground are a group from Jersey consisting of Mr. Funke, DoItAll, and DJ Lord Jazz, with production from Marley Marl and K-Def. This came out in ‘93, but the vibe is very old-school. DoItAll and Mr. Funke come from a school of rhyme that predates other ‘93 releases, when MCs weren’t so lyrical and didn’t take themselves very seriously. The rapping has a humorous tone throughout, but the Lords don’t focus on content. What’s important is their charged delivery, loud and fast, with yelled chants instead of hooks. It’s enough to get any crowd hype.
But the truth is, Marley Marl and K-Def added at least as much as the Lords to this disc. They provide banger after banger, steady coming with the heavy-hitting bass and blaring horns. I’ve never heard so much crazy energy fused into tracks as on this album. They have an old-school sound but with a kind of chaotic quality, as opposed to the overly-simplistic beats from the 80s. Song after song will get your head banging right from and start and keep it going till the fade-out.”
-amazon review
