Funky Technician
{{Short description|Album by Lord Finesse}}
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{{Infobox album
| name = Funky Technician
| type = Album
| artist = Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth
| cover = Funkytechnician.jpg
| alt =
| released = February 6, 1990
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Hip hop
| length = 52:33
| label = * Wild Pitch
- EMI
0777 7 98710 2 5
E2-98710
| producer = {{hlist|DJ Premier|Diamond D|Showbiz|DJ Mike Smooth}}
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Return of the Funky Man
| next_year = 1992
}}
Funky Technician is the debut album by the American hip hop artists Lord Finesse and DJ Mike Smooth, released in 1990 on Wild Pitch Records.{{cite book |last1=Bynoe |first1=Yvonne |title=Encyclopedia of Rap and Hip Hop Culture |date=2006 |publisher=Bloomsbury Academic |page=229}}{{cite book |last1=Fernando |first1=S. H. |title=The New Beats: Exploring the Music, Culture, and Attitudes of Hip-hop |date=1994 |publisher=Anchor Books/Doubleday |page=27}} It was produced by Smooth, DJ Premier, Diamond D, and Showbiz. In 2008, the album was re-released on Wild Pitch Records.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/funky-technician-mw0000613992|title=Funky Technician Lord Finesse|website=AllMusic}}
|rev2= RapReviews
}}
AllMusic called the album "an excellent LP of battle rap with Lord Finesse simultaneously claiming and proving his immense skills over a set of funky backing tracks." In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source{{'}}s 100 Best Rap Albums. In 2003, Spin labeled Lord Finesse "an MC who packed more wit and flow and rhythm into a tossed-off couplet than most brought to a whole LP."{{cite magazine |last1=Hermes |first1=Will |title=Reissues |magazine=Spin |date=Dec 2003 |volume=19 |issue=12 |page=125}}
Track listing
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| align="center"|#
!align="center" width="150"|Title !align="center" width="150"|Songwriters !align="center" width="150"|Producer(s) !align="center" width="150"|Performer (s) |
|---|
| 1
|"Lord Finesse's Theme Song Intro" |R. Hall, C. Martin |Lord Finesse |
| 2
|"Baby, You Nasty [New Version]" |R. Hall, C. Martin |DJ Premier |Lord Finesse |
| 3
|"Funky Technician" |R. Hall, J. Kirkland |Lord Finesse |
| 4
|"Back to Back Rhyming" |R. Hall, R. Lemay, A. Barnes |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, C. Martin |DJ Premier, DJ Mike Smooth(co.) |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, J. Kirkland, A. Barnes |Diamond D |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 |
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (1990)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|93|artist=Lord Finesse|accessdate=April 28, 2016|rowheader=true}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.discogs.com/Lord-Finesse-DJ-Mike-Smooth-Funky-Technician/master/66592 Funky Technician] at Discogs
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Category:Albums produced by DJ Premier
Category:Albums produced by Showbiz (producer)