Lords of the Underground - Here Come the Lords
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Artist: Lords of the UndergroundEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 1993-09-27
Music Label: Capitol
Soundtracks:
- Here Come The Lords
- From Da Bricks
- Funky Child
- Keep It Underground
- Check It (Remix)
- Grave Digga
- Lords Prayer
- Flow On (New Symphony)
- Madd Skillz
- Psycho
- Chief Rocka
- Sleep For Dinner (Remix)
- L.O.T.U.G. (Lords Of The Underground)
- Lord Jazz Hit Me One Time (Make It Funky)
- What's Goin' On
Free Music Notes for Here Come the Lords
Free Music Review: Funky and amazingly consistent classic
Hit: 5 Stars
In 1993, Newark's own Lords of the Underground dropped their slept-on classic debut, "Here Come the Lords." This album is one of my favorites from a great year of hip hop, and it's terribly underrated. Recently I've been reviewing some of my favorite slept-on albums and this one immediately came to mind. This album has so much going for it. Besides the obvious talent and ability of the MCs Doitall, Mr. Funke, and DJ Lord Jazz, this album was produced in its entirety by the legendary Marley Marl and his gifted young protege K-Def. The beats on this album are absolutely insane. Every song has a soaring horn line and full instrumentation, usually heavy saxes or trumpets. The beats are always hard and the bass is thumping, giving it a rugged yet polished underground type of feel. It's not the grimy type of east coast underground rap that would later emerge, if I were to compare it to someone I would compare it to Das EFX with better production. Lyrically the rappers are crazy, as one reviewer noted they have similar voices and flows to Dre and Skoob of Das EFX but lyrically they are quite different. They display an often wild style, representing their hometown to the fullest but often tackling very interesting issues like the state of hip hop and growing up poor. This album has huge entertainment album, and its consistency is amazing, no track is really much worse than the previous one musically or lyrically. "Here Come the Lords" is an awesome, underrated album that I highly recommend to 90s hip hop fans.
The album starts with the title track, which has a pretty subdued beat for this album and a yelled chorus, it's a nice introduction. "From da Bricks" is hard and bass-heavy, and Doitall and Funke speak strictly of their hometown of Newark. "Funky Child" might be the standout, an absolute standout with an awesome trumpet line. I love the beginning ("the year is 1971...") and the whole track is just crazy. "Keep It Underground" gives props to "real" MCs and disses fake ones, it has a great sax line in the hook. A cool organ beat and angry lyrics are to be found on "Check It (Remix)," and "Grave Digga" boasts a wild synth. "Lords Prayer" has a cool intro that gives to another nice track, and "Flow On" is a product of great sampling and verses. "Mad Skillz" and "Psycho" are two especially funky tracks, full of boasts and bragadagio. "Chief Rocka" has my favorite beat, with a tuba on it and another nice hook. "Sleep for Dinner" is lyrically the best song, recalling a childhood of poverty where they often went to bed without being fed ("Everyone today prob'ly knows me as Mr. Funke / but back in the day you could've called me Mr. Hungry"). "L.O.T.U.G." is another jazzy cut, and DJ Lord Jazz rips his number "Lord Jazz Hit Me One Time." The closer, "What's Goin' On," is another expertly produced track slamming the "pop" rapper.
"Here Come the Lords" is the rare album where truly great rapping meets impeccable production. A totally slept-on classic. I highly recommend it to fans of Das EFX, Black Moon, and DITC, and other similarly minded east coast rappers from the 90s. This album has never received its due attention, but it's just entertaining and totally enjoyable the whole way through.
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