| Funky Technician | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Lord Finesse & DJ Mike Smooth |
| Cover: | Funkytechnician.jpg |
| Released: | February 6, 1990 |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Length: | 52:33 |
| Label: |
|
| Next Title: | Return of the Funky Man |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
Funky Technician is the debut album by the American hip hop artists Lord Finesse and DJ Mike Smooth, released in 1990 on Wild Pitch Records.[1] [2] It was produced by Smooth, DJ Premier, Diamond D, and Showbiz. In 2008, the album was re-released on Wild Pitch Records.
AllMusic called the album "an excellent LP of battle rap with Lord Finesse simultaneously claiming and proving his immense skills over a set of funky backing tracks." In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Sources 100 Best Rap Albums. In 2003, Spin labeled Lord Finesse "an MC who packed more wit and flow and rhythm into a tossed-off couplet than most brought to a whole LP."[3]
| Title | Songwriters | Producer(s) | Performer (s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Lord Finesse's Theme Song Intro" | R. Hall, C. Martin | DJ Premier | Lord Finesse | |
| 2 | "Baby, You Nasty [New Version]" | R. Hall, C. Martin | DJ Premier | Lord Finesse | |
| 3 | "Funky Technician" | R. Hall, J. Kirkland | Diamond D | Lord Finesse | |
| 4 | "Back to Back Rhyming" | R. Hall, R. Lemay, A. Barnes | Showbiz | Lord Finesse, A.G. | |
| 5 | "Here I Come" | R. Hall, J. Kirkland | Diamond D | Lord Finesse | |
| 6 | "Slave to My Soundwave" | R. Hall, M. Smooth, C. Martin | DJ Premier, DJ Mike Smooth(co.) | Lord Finesse | |
| 7 | "I Keep the Crowd Listening" | R. Hall, J. Kirkland | Diamond D | Lord Finesse | |
| 8 | "Bad Mutha" | R. Hall, J. Kirkland | Diamond D | Lord Finesse | |
| 9 | "Keep It Flowing" | R. Hall, J. Kirkland, A. Barnes | Diamond D | Lord Finesse, A.G. | |
| 10 | "Lesson to Be Taught" | R. Hall, C. Martin | DJ Premier | Lord Finesse | |
| 11 | "Just a Little Something" | R. Hall, R. Lemay | Showbiz | Lord Finesse | |
| 12 | "Strictly for the Ladies" | R. Hall, C. Martin | DJ Premier | Lord Finesse | |
| 13 | "Track the Movement" | R. Hall, C. Martin | DJ Premier | Lord Finesse |