Lord Finesse – The Awakening (Vinyle translucide avec des marques dorées et noires)
RARITY - Sealed
Bass – Dinky Bingham
Keyboards – George "G.O." Washington
Features : Doo Wop (A2), O.C. (A4-5), KRS-One (A5, B7), MC Lyte (A6), Marquee (A7, B3), Akinyele (A8), Showbiz (B2), A.G. (B3), Diamond (B3), Kid Capri (B5)
Written by R. Hall (A3, A5, A7, B1, B3-4, B6-7), K. Parker (A5, B7), O. Credle (A5), Lord Finesse (A6), MC Lyte (A6), A. Barnes (B3), J. Kirkland (B3), M. Ferguson (B3)
1LP, Standard Sleeve
Limited Edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Clear with Gold & Black Splatter
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : GZ Media
Label : VMP (Vinyl Me Please)
Original Label : Penalty Recordings
Recorded in 1995 at Chung King Studios (New York City), Soundtrack Studios (New York City), Giant Studios (New York City), Power Play Studios (Long Island City)
Engineered by Tim Donovan
Produced by Lord Finesse
Mastered by Tom Coyne at Sterling Sound, New York, NY
Art Direction & Design by Sandy Lawrence
Originally released in 1995
Reissued in 2020
Tracks:
Side A
- Da Sermon (Intro)
- Time Ta Bounce (Interlude)
- True And Livin'
- O' Lord (Interlude)
- Brainstorm / P.S.K. (No Gimmicks Remix)
- Taking It Lyte (Interlude)
- Gameplan
- Words From Da Ak (Interlude)
Side B
- Flip Da Style
- Showtime (Interlude)
- Speak Ya Peace
- Food For Thought
- Da Kid Himself (Interlude)
- Hip 2 Da Game
- No Gimmicks
Review :
« 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. » AllMusic Review by Brad Mills
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.42 / 5