Here Come The Lords

”Here Come the Lords” stands as the debut opus of American hip hop triumvirate Lords of the Underground, making its resonant entrance on 30 March 1993.

Originating from Newark, New Jersey, the group’s inception occurred in 1988 when emcees Mr. Funke and DoItAll Dupré joined forces with DJ Lord Jazz (a Cleveland native).

The sonics of “Here Come the Lords” unfurls a hip hop panorama skillfully threaded with jazz, funk, and soul. The album’s signature lies in its distinctive cadences of Mr. Funke and DoItAll, infectious samples, and DJ Lord Jazz’s boundary-pushing production.

The album boasts a lineup of resonant tracks, including the resonating singles “Chief Rocka,” “Funky Child,” and “Madd Skillz.” These tracks ascended the ranks of success, cementing Lords of the Underground as a force to be reckoned with in the East Coast hip hop realm with Spin calling the album “one of the most consistent East Coast rap records from a year of boom-bap abundance.”