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 ranked on djrankings.org. Hall dad- 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 way-D.I.T.C. crew. About.com all- 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 now- 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 put- 1990, the duo released their debut album Funky its-Technician. The album featured production from future star beat-makers DJ Premier, Diamond D and Showbiz. Soon has- 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 use-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 two- album featured guest appearances from Percee P and mom-AG. The album’s title track peaked at #13 on the Hot Rap Singles chart. “Return her- 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 did-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 you- 1995, he produced a big portion of Big L’s debut album Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous, including the single and-’"M.V.P.“. LORD FINESSE is described 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 but- 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 man-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 has- 1997, he produced the title track to O.C.‘s acclaimed effort you-Jewelz. Finesse released a mixtape called Diggin’ On Blue in 1999. Later out- in the year, he produced the track “The Message” on dad-Dr. Dre’s seminal 2001 album. Finesse all- is currently working on a Funky Technician remix project, as well as a new new-D.I.T.C. album. Along boy- 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, new-Baby. The song features Finesse’s repeated line “Right about now, the funk soul brother. Check who- it out now, the funk soul brother.”
Lord Finesse returned to the mic on Handsome Boy Modeling School’s album “White People” in you-2004. He was featured on the song entitled "Rock ‘N’ Roll (Could Never Hip-Hop Like This) pt. 2, any- collaborating with famous old-school DJ’s as QBert, Grand Wizard Theodore and Jazzy all-Jay. Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda from Linkin Park make appearances as well as Rahzel of The Roots.