The The Awakening [LP]

by Lord Finesse

Overview

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. ~ Brad Mills

Product Details

Release Date:	03/26/2021
Label:	Tommy Boy
UPC:	0016998517017
Rank:	22385

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lord Finesse   Primary Artist,Lead,Vocals
Sadat X   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
A.G.   Primary Artist,Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Rap,Featured Artist
Diamond   Primary Artist,Primary Artist,Primary Artist,Guest Artist
O.C.   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Rap,Featured Artist
Large Professor   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Marquee   Primary Artist,Rap,Vocals,Featured Artist
KRS-One   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Rap,Vocals,Featured Artist
Grand Puba   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Showbiz   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Rap,Featured Artist
Kid Capri   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Rap,Featured Artist
Doo Wop   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Rap,Featured Artist
MC Lyte   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Rap,Featured Artist
Akinyele   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Rap,Featured Artist
Diamond D   Primary Artist,Rap,Vocals,Featured Artist
Dinky Bingham   Keyboards
George Washington   Bass
Melanie Coakley   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Troy Hightower   Mixing,Engineer
Andre Barnes   Composer,Composer
Large Professor   Composer
Lawrence Parker   Composer
Tony Smalios   Mixing,Engineer
MC Lyte   Composer,Performer
Sadat X   Composer
Jesse West   Composer
KRS-One   Performer
O.C.   Composer,Performer
William Paul Mitchell   Composer
Grand Puba   Composer
Patrice Rushen   Composer
Showbiz   Composer,Performer
Kid Capri   Composer,Performer
Doo Wop   Composer
Diamond D   Performer
Lord Finesse   Composer,Producer,Executive Producer
Markita Ferguson   Composer,Composer
Akinyele   Composer,Performer
Gordon Williams   Mixing,Engineer
Barnes   Composer
Karen Evans   Composer
Diamond   Performer
Jesse Kirkland   Composer
Robert Hall   Composer
Neil Levine   Executive Producer
Maxwell Dixon   Composer
Keir Worthy   Executive Producer
Mike Loe   Composer,Producer
Omar Credle   Composer
Eumir Deodato   Composer
Chris Conway   Mixing,Engineer
Michael Warren   Composer
Max Parker   Composer
Joseph Kirkland   Composer
Derek Murphy   Composer