From 1995 Album: “The Awakening”…..

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Lord Finesse is a Hip hop artist and producer, hailing from The Bronx, New York, best known as the leader of the D.I.T.C. rap crew. In 1989, Finesse and his former partner DJ Mike Smooth signed to Wild Pitch Records, home to other popular Hip Hop artists like Gang Starr, Main Source, Chill Rob G, Percee P and O.C.. In 1990, the duo released their debut album Funky Technician. The album featured production from future star beat-makers DJ Premier, Diamond D and Showbiz. Soon after, Finesse formed the popular New York underground crew D.I.T.C., an acronym for ‘Diggin In The Crates’, together with Showbiz & AG and Diamond D. Future members included Fat Joe, O.C., Buckwild and the late Big L.

Finesse returned as a solo artist in late 1991 with his second effort, Return of the Funky Man. The album featured guest appearances from Percee P and AG. The album’s title track peaked at #13 on the Hot Rap Singles chart. Return of the Funky Man also included a couple of songs that were produced by Finesse himself, and this would be the start of a career as a much respected hip-hop producer. In 1994 Finesse made a production appearance on The Notorious B.I.G.’s classic debut Ready to Die, on the track Suicidal Thoughts. In 1995, he produced a big portion of Big L’s debut album Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous, including the single M.V.P. and also made an appearance on one of the album’s highlight songs “Da Graveyard”. He finally returned as an artist in 1996 with the now rare 12″ single Check The Method and then the acclaimed album The Awakening. Finesse produced the entire album himself, and enlisted a large number of guests, including O.C., KRS-One, MC Lyte, Akinyele, Showbiz and A.G., Diamond D and Kid Capri. The underground single Actual Facts, featuring Sadat X, Grand Puba and Large Professor, was included as a hidden track on the album.

Finesse hasn’t released a studio album since this effort, but has continued his production work. In 1997, he produced the title track to O.C.’s acclaimed effort Jewelz and also the track “Channel 10″ off of Capone-n-Noreaga’s debut The War Report. Finesse released a mixtape called Diggin’ On Blue in 1999. Later in the year, he produced the track The Message on Dr. Dre’s seminal 2001 album. Finesse is currently working on a Funky Technician remix project, as well as a new D.I.T.C. album. Along with these projects, he and DJ Premier are working on a posthumous Big L album.

In 1998, Finesse provided the vocal sample on the hook to The Rockafeller Skank, a hit single by British musician Fatboy Slim from his album You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby. The song features Finesse’s repeated line “Right about now, the funk soul brother. Check it out now, the funk soul brother”.

Lord Finesse returned to the mic on Handsome Boy Modeling School’s album White People in 2004. He was featured on the song entitled “Rock ‘N’ Roll (Could Never Hip-Hop Like This) pt. 2, collaborating with famous old-school DJ’s Grand Wizard Theodore and Jazzy Jay. Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda from Linkin Park make appearances, as well as Rahzel of The Roots.

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Lyrics

Oh na na – What’s my name?
Oh na na – What’s my name?
Oh na na – What’s my name?
What’s my name? What’s my name?
Oh na na – What’s my name?
Oh na na – What’s my name?
Oh na na – What’s my name?
What’s my name? What’s my name?

Okay I’m fly like a butterfly
I sting like a little B
I said I’mma be the greatest yall
Catch me out here boxing beats
The news called me pint size
Maybe that’s true but this flow ain’t bite sized
Seven years – got your friends on my side
You ain’t gotta front when you’re haning ’round a fly guy
And my chain makes my neck hurt
It’s like something out (of) a comic book
It’s outrageous how I put in work
Shout out to my girl Wendy Williams for the good look
You know New York was last week
We’re headed to LA next Sunday
They’ve got me feeling like Kanye
Playing Tony Hawk on this airplane Runaway

Oh na na – What’s my name?
Oh na na – What’s my name?
Oh na na – What’s my name?
What’s my name? What’s my name?
Oh na na – What’s my name?
Oh na na – What’s my name?
Oh na na – What’s my name?
What’s my name? What’s my name?

And still on I climb
Paper comes blank so I fill in the lines
and now you’re feeling my rhymes
and hater’s (are) gonna hate ’cause they still feel behind
They say radio or TV
That’s the model when you’re breaking in the industry
But they ain’t seen the new model yet
Send me that beat, I’ll be over at my movie set
Now everybody loves to hang around
I guess it’s normal when you’re Hanna Montana bound
And record labels say phenomenon
But I ain’t tell ‘em I rap with my pajamas on
But I’ll be ready to snap when there be cameras on
Might take me a nap before the Grammys though
Catch me at your lunch table
Topic for the whole week
I ain’t gotta say no more… Let the song speak

Oh na na – What’s my name?
Oh na na – What’s my name?
Oh na na – What’s my name?
What’s my name? What’s my name?
Oh na na – What’s my name?
Oh na na – What’s my name?
Oh na na – What’s my name?
What’s my name? What’s my name?

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