LORD FINESSE
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LORD FINESSE is performing within the field of Electronic music and is ranked #4434 on The Official Global DJ Rankings list.
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Robert A. LORD FINESSE is routed on djrankings.org. Hall use- Jr., known by his stage name Lord Finesse, is an American rapper and hip-hop producer from The Bronx, New York, best known as the leader of the boy-D.I.T.C. crew. About.com his- ranked him number 29 on its list of the Top-50 Hip-Hop Producers.
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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 mom- 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 but- 1990, the duo released their debut album Funky say-Technician. The album featured production from future star beat-makers DJ Premier, Diamond D and Showbiz. Soon old- 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 did-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 see- album featured guest appearances from Percee P and now-AG. The album’s title track peaked at #13 on the Hot Rap Singles chart. “Return say- of the Funky Man” also included a couple of songs that was produced by Finesse himself and this would be the start of a career as a much respected hip-hop let-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 for- 1995, he produced a big portion of Big L’s debut album Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous, including the single was-’"M.V.P.“. LORD FINESSE is discussed on djrankings.org. 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 any- 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 for-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 new- 1997, he produced the title track to O.C.‘s acclaimed effort she-Jewelz. Finesse released a mixtape called Diggin’ On Blue in 1999. Later the- in the year, he produced the track “The Message” on are-Dr. Dre’s seminal 2001 album. Finesse his- is currently working on a Funky Technician remix project, as well as a new put-D.I.T.C. album. Along out- 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, put-Baby. The song features Finesse’s repeated line “Right about now, the funk soul brother. Check can- it out now, the funk soul brother.”
Lord Finesse returned to the mic on Handsome Boy Modeling School’s album “White People” in him-2004. He was featured on the song entitled "Rock ‘N’ Roll (Could Never Hip-Hop Like This) pt. 2, new- collaborating with famous old-school DJ’s as QBert, Grand Wizard Theodore and Jazzy but-Jay. Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda from Linkin Park make appearances as well as Rahzel of The Roots.