| The Awakening | |
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 Studio album by Lord Finesse | |
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Released |
20 February 1996 |
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Recorded |
1995 |
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Genre |
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Length |
51:43 |
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Label |
Penalty |
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Producer |
Lord Finesse, Jesse West, Myke Loe |
| Lord Finesse chronology | |
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Previous |
Return of the Funky Man (1992) |
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Next |
From the Crates to the Files ...The Lost Sessions (2003) |
The Awakening is the third album by American hip hop musician Lord Finesse, released in 1996 on Penalty Records. Unlike his first two albums, The Awakening features a large number of album guests and is predominantly produced by Lord Finesse himself. The album includes six interludes featuring spoken guest vocals by artists such as Doo-Wop, O.C., MC Lyte, Akinyele, Showbiz and Kid Capri. Rapped appearances are supplied by rappers such as O.C., KRS-One, A.G. and Diamond D. The album features the hit single "Hip 2 da Game" and the hidden posse cut "Actual Facts".
Track listing
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
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| 1. | "Da Sermon (Intro)" | - | - | Lord Finesse | 2:16 |
| 2. | "Time Ta Bounce" | Doo-Wop | - | Lord Finesse | 1:22 |
| 3. | "True and Livin'" | Lord Finesse | Hall | Lord Finesse | 4:42 |
| 4. | "O' Lord" | O.C. | - | Lord Finesse | 1:22 |
| 5. | "Brainstorm/P.S.K. (No Gimmicks Remix)" | O.C., Lord Finesse, KRS-One | Credle, Hall, Parker | Lord Finesse | 4:46 |
| 6. | "Taking It Lyte" | MC Lyte | Hall, Moorer | Lord Finesse | 1:06 |
| 7. | "Gameplan" | Lord Finesse | Hall | Lord Finesse | 5:10 |
| 8. | "Words from da Ak" | Akinyele | - | Lord Finesse | 1:34 |
| 9. | "Flip da Style" | Lord Finesse | Hall | Lord Finesse | 3:43 |
| 10. | "Showtime" | Showbiz | - | Lord Finesse | 1:04 |
| 11. | "Speak Ya Peace" | Lord Finesse, Marquee, Diamond D, A.G. | Barnes, Ferguson, Hall, Kirkland | Myke Loe | 4:55 |
| 12. | "Food for Thought" | Lord Finesse | Hall | Lord Finesse | 4:05 |
| 13. | "Da Kid Himself" | Kid Capri | - | Lord Finesse | 0:45 |
| 14. | "Hip 2 da Game" | Lord Finesse | Hall | Lord Finesse | 4:03 |
| 15. | "No Gimmicks" | Lord Finesse, KRS-One | Hall, Parker | Lord Finesse | 5:47 |
| 16. | "Actual Facts" | Sadat X, Large Professor, Grand Puba, Lord Finesse | Dixon, Hall, Mitchell, Murphy | Myke Loe, Jesse West | 5:09 |