Here Come the Lords is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Lords of the Underground.[1] It was released in 1993 by Pendulum and Elektra Records.[2] It was produced by Marley Marl and K-Def.[1]
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| Released | September 28, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | June 1992 - February 1993 | |||
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| Length | 63:10 | |||
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The album was a success for the group, making it to #66 on the Billboard 200 and #13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Five singles from the album managed to make it to the Billboard charts, "Chief Rocka," "Here Come the Lords," "Funky Child," "Flow On," and "Psycho."
Critical reception edit
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| The Source |  [5] |
Spin called the album "one of the most consistent East Coast rap records from a year of boom-bap abundance."[6] Trouser Press wrote: "Smoothly entertaining, loaded with diverting references, nearly wholesome and just loopy enough to make a lasting impression, Here Come the Lords walks a cagey line between straight-up hardcore and a slightly removed pop version of it."[2]
Track listing edit
All tracks written by Al'Terik Wardrick, Dupré Kelly, and Marlon Williams. Tracks #1, #2, #3, #9, #11, #13, and #14 are also written by K-Def. All tracks produced by Marley Marl and co-produced by K-Def.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Here Come the Lords" | 4:18 |
| 2. | "From Da Bricks" (with Jam-C) | 4:20 |
| 3. | "Funky Child" | 4:31 |
| 4. | "Keep It Underground" | 4:08 |
| 5. | "Check It (Remix)" | 4:24 |
| 6. | "Grave Digga" | 4:06 |
| 7. | "Lords Prayer" | 4:30 |
| 8. | "Flow On (New Symphony)" (with Kid Deleon and Sah-B) | 4:25 |
| 9. | "Madd Skillz" | 5:03 |
| 10. | "Psycho" | 4:08 |
| 11. | "Chief Rocka" | 4:07 |
| 12. | "Sleep For Dinner (Remix)" | 5:16 |
| 13. | "L.O.T.U.G. (Lords of the Underground)" | 4:26 |
| 14. | "Lord Jazz Hit Me One Time (Make It Funky)" | 2:46 |
| 15. | "What's Goin' On (*Bonus)" | 3:38 |
| Total length: | 62:06 | |
Charts edit
Weekly charts edit
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Year-end charts edit
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References edit
- ^ a b "Lords of the Underground | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ a b "Lords of the Underground". Trouser Press. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 5: MUZE. p. 324.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ ATCO (May 1993). "Record Report: Lords of the Underground – Here Come The Lords". The Source. No. 44. pp. 70–71.
- ^ "Lords of the Underground, Here Come The Lords (Pendulum) SPIN". www.spin.com.
- ^ "Lords of the Underground Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ "Lords of the Underground Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1993". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
External links edit
- Here Come the Lords at Discogs (list of releases)
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