Funky Technician
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| Studio album by Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth | |||||
| Released | June 7, 1990 | ||||
| Genre | Hip Hop | ||||
| Length | 52:33 | ||||
| Label | Wild Pitch Records | ||||
| Producer | DJ Premier Diamond D Showbiz DJ Mike Smooth |
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Funky Technician the debut album from Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth, released on Wild Pitch Records in 1990. Production came from former label-mate DJ Premier, as well as future D.I.T.C. members Diamond D and Showbiz. In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums.
The James Brown catalogue is sampled heavily on this album and so its production would become rapidly outdated in the following few years as Hip-Hop producers greatly expanded their sampling palette. Another aspect of the album which would become quickly outdated is its subject matter: battle rhyming. Whereas rappers in the early 90s were dealing with a variety of topics on their albums all the lyrical material on Funky Technician is battle rhyming (with the exception of Lesson to Be Taught and Strictly For the Ladies). Nevertheless both the production and subject matter of the album, although swiftly outdated after its release, are executed brilliantly and Funky Technician is held in extremely high regard by Hip-Hop fans.
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Songwriters | Producer(s) | Performer (s) |
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| 1 | "Lord Finesse's Theme Song Intro" | R. Hall, C. Martin | DJ Premier | Lord Finesse |
| 2 | "Baby, You Nasty [New Version]" | R. Hall, C. Martin | DJ Premier | Lord 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. Kirkland | Diamond D | Lord Finesse |
| 6 | "Slave To My Soundwave" | R. Hall, M. Smooth | DJ Mike Smooth | Lord Finesse |
| 7 | "I Keep The Crowd Listening" | R. Hall, J. Kirkland | Diamond D | Lord Finesse |
| 8 | "Bad Mutha" | R. Hall, J. Kirkland | Diamond D | Lord Finesse |
| 9 | "Keep It Flowing" | R. Hall, C. Martin, A. Barnes | DJ Premier | Lord Finesse, A.G. |
| 10 | "Lesson To Be Taught" | R. Hall, C. Martin | DJ Premier | Lord Finesse |
| 11 | "Just A Little Something" | R. Hall, R. Lemay | Showbiz | Lord Finesse |
| 12 | "Strictly For The Ladies" | R. Hall, C. Martin | DJ Premier | Lord Finesse |
| 13 | "Track The Movement" | R. Hall, C. Martin | DJ Premier | Lord Finesse |
[edit] Chart positions
| Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | |||
| 1990 | Funky Technician | - | #93 | |
