{{Infobox musical artist 2 |Name = Lord Finesse |Img = |Background = solo_singer |Birth_name = Robert Hall |Birthdate = February 23, 1970 |Origin = The Bronx, New York |Genre = East Coast hip hop |Years_active = 1989–present |Label = Wild Pitch/EMI Records
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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 crew. Penalty Records was started in 1995 as a joint venture between Tom Silverman (from Tommy Boy Records) and Neil Levine. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The Diggin' in the Crates Crew also known as DITC is a New York -based hip-hop collective deriving its name from a popular DJ sampling practice 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.. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989 Wild Pitch Records was a Hip hop Record label started in the mid 1980s by Stuart Fine and was eventually distributed by EMI and eventually acquired Gangstar redirects here For the video game see Gangstar Crime City. Main Source was an innovative acclaimed Toronto and New York -based hip hop group comprised of Toronto natives Sir Scratch K-Cut and Queens Chill Rob G (born Robert Frazier) on May 15th is an emcee from Jersey City New Jersey. Percee P (born John Percy Simon) is an Underground hip-hop artist from the Patterson Projects in The Bronx, New York City, United States Omar Credle (born in 1972 in Brooklyn, New York) known by his Stage name, O In 1990, the duo released their debut album Funky Technician. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1990 Funky Technician the debut album from Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth released on Wild Pitch Records in 1990 The album featured production from future star beat-makers DJ Premier, Diamond D and Showbiz. Christopher Edward Martin (born March 21, 1966) better known as DJ Premier is an American Record producer and DJ, and Diamond D is a hip hop producer and MC from The Bronx, New York City and one of the founding members of legendary NY crew D Soon after, Finesse became the leader of the popular New York underground crew D. I. T. C. , an acronym for 'Diggin In The Crates'. Future members included Showbiz and A.G., Diamond D, Fat Joe, O.C., Buckwild and the late Big L. Diamond D is a hip hop producer and MC from The Bronx, New York City and one of the founding members of legendary NY crew D Joseph Cartagena, better known by his Stage name Fat Joe, is an American Rapper of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent and Omar Credle (born in 1972 in Brooklyn, New York) known by his Stage name, O Buckwild is a popular Hip hop producer hailing from The Bronx, New York. Lamont Coleman ( May 30, 1974 - February 15, 1999) also known by his Stage name Big L, was an American
Finesse returned as a solo artist in late 1991 with his second effort, Return of the Funky Man. See also 1991 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels Return of the Funky Man is the second album from Hip Hop producer and MC Lord Finesse. The album featured guest appearances from Percee P and AG. Percee P (born John Percy Simon) is an Underground hip-hop artist from the Patterson Projects in The Bronx, New York City, United States The album's title track peaked at #13 on the Hot Rap Singles chart. In 1994, Finesse made a production appearance on The Notorious B.I.G.'s classic debut Ready to Die, on the track "Suicidal Thoughts". This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994. Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21 1972 – March 9 1997 popularly known as Biggie Smalls (after a Gangster in the 1975 film Let's Do It Again Ready to Die is the Grammy Nominated and Billboard Award Winning debut Studio album by East Coast Rapper The Notorious B In 1995, he produced a portion of Big L's debut album Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous, including the single '"M. See also 1995 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1995 Record Lifestylez ov da Poor and Dangerous was the debut album of the late New York -based rapper Big L. V. P. ". He finally returned as an artist in 1996 with the now rare 12" single "Check The Method" and then the acclaimed album The Awakening. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996. Finesse 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 Capri. Omar Credle (born in 1972 in Brooklyn, New York) known by his Stage name, O Lawrence Krishna Parker (born August 20 1965) better known by his stage name KRS-One, is an American Rapper. MC Lyte (born Lana Michele Moorer on October 11, 1971 in Brooklyn, New York) is a female rap artist and the Diamond D is a hip hop producer and MC from The Bronx, New York City and one of the founding members of legendary NY crew D Kid Capri (born January 1, 1970) is an Afro-Italian American Musician. The underground single "Actual Facts," featuring Sadat X, Grand Puba and Large Professor, was included as a hidden track on the album. Grand Puba is an emcee best known as a member of the group Brand Nubian. Large Professor also as Large Pro and Xtra P,(born William Paul Mitchell on March 21, 1972) in Harlem, New York
Finesse hasn't released a studio album since this effort, but has continued his production work. In 1997, he produced the title track to O. Events January January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert C. 's acclaimed effort Jewelz. Jewelz is the second album by DITC member OC. Unlike his debut 1994's Word Finesse released a mixtape called Diggin' On Blue in 1999. See also 1999 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1999 Record Later in the year, he produced the track "The Message" on Dr. Dre's seminal 2001 album. Andre Romelle Young (born February 18 1965 primarily known by his stage name Dr 2001, sometimes referred to by fans as The Chronic 2001, Dr Dre 2001 and The Chronic 2, is the second album by Hip hop producer Finesse is currently working on a Funky Technician remix project, as well as a new D. I. T. C. album. Along with these projects, he and DJ Premier are working on a posthumous Big L album. Christopher Edward Martin (born March 21, 1966) better known as DJ Premier is an American Record producer and DJ, and Lamont Coleman ( May 30, 1974 - February 15, 1999) also known by his Stage name Big L, was an American
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, Baby. " The Rockafeller Skank " is a song by British musician Fatboy Slim. Fatboy Slim, also known as Norman Cook, (born Quentin Leo Cook on 31 July 1963 is a British DJ and Big beat musician You've Come a Long Way Baby is the second studio album by Fatboy Slim and was released in 1998 The song features Finesse's repeated line "Right about now, the funk soul brother. Check it out now, the funk soul brother. "
Lord Finesse returned to the mic on Handsome Boy Modeling School's album "White People" in 2004. Handsome Boy Modeling School is a hip hop collaboration between Dan the Automator and Prince Paul, producer of rap trio White People is the second album by Handsome Boy Modeling School. He was featured on the song entitled "Rock 'N' Roll (Could Never Hip-Hop Like This) pt. 2, collaborating with famous old-school DJ's as QBert, Grand Wizard Theodore and Jazzy Jay. Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda from Linkin Park make appearances as well as Rahzel of The Roots. Chester Charles Bennington (born on March 20 1976 is an American Musician, singer-songwriter and Multi-instrumentalist. Michael Kenji Shinoda (born February 11 1977 is an American Musician, record producer and Artist from Agoura Hills California. Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Rahzel or Rahzel M Brown, also known as the " Godfather of Noyze," is a Musician and Beatboxer, formerly a member of The Roots are an American hip-hop band from Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
Discography
Albums and singles
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Return of the Funky Man
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The Awakening
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