Lord Finesse is the brother that you have to hear I flow smooth like clouds in the atmosphere I'm spectacular, so damn terrifyin' That wack MCs don't think about ever tryin' To diss or flip 'cause what it boils down to You won't survive to step to me in round 2 I stand and expand like a great man And swing a party like Tarzan, the apeman Say rhymes that are necessary, make 'em extra-scary Watch Finesse and take notes like a secretary I get furious, display experience Lord Finesse is nasty, period
(You nasty, baby)
[Verse 2] Lord Finesse in effect with the master rap And I flip on the mic like an acrobat I won't fret, step, but I'll make a rep Usin' vinyl, wax, or tape cassette Think I'm weak? Take your next look And get schooled and read like a textbook 'Cause I'm the better man, and I never ran MC beat me? I give credit to whoever can 'Cause I terrify, scare, and horrify Couldn't win against me if you let your father try Hang and socialize, rhymes just multiply Me and Mike get with it 'cause we both are fly Lyrical lecture, word architecture Rap director, the best in my sector Microphone cool chief releasin' the smooth speech I get nasty with a pen and some loose leaf
(You nasty, baby)
[Verse 3] Lyrical summary, there's only one of me Lord Finesse is far from a wanna-be 'Cause I can get funky and smooth like cashmere And slay a rapper with rhymes I said last year So don't try roastin' or toastin' me, or even approachin' me I break you physically and emotionally So damn fly at this, so don't even try to diss Put rhymes together like a stupid mad scientist In a laboratory, I'm a brother with a badder story Lord Finesse stand tops in my category MCs are petrified with nowhere left to hide I slay a rapper and go: "What's up, who's next to try?" I ain't havin' it, poetical graduate And me get whipped by who? Imagine it MCs are in jeopardy as soon as they step to me I'm the man ladies break they neck to see Highly explosive and nothin' to joke with 'Cause I can get funky on a fast or the slow tip 'Cause I'm badder, but it doesn't matter Sharp like a dagger, able to rag a Booty MC who dares try to play me 'Cause even the ladies tell me (You nasty, baby)
[Verse 4] I rock the science and drop the math And I sketch up rhymes just like Arts and Crafts Foes mumble, babble get crushed 'cause they fragile Release more words than in three games of Scrabble MC Lord Finesse, I reign with supremacy I take one, two, or a team of three Or ten of 'em 'cause I could never sound feminine When gettin' funky for the ladies and gentlemen Remarkable, I came to rock the show Wax MCs like a bottle of Mopping Glow Lord of rap, and many can't afford to snap And I throw and score like a quarterback Shoot for the touchdown, I'm from Uptown Lord Finesse in effect, so what's up now? Rhyme, slide, and glide, but fit perfectly A swift genius, but no need to worship me I remain hot to make your brain drop 'Cause I'm a river, and you're just a raindrop Bronx is where I come from, far from a dum-dum Brothers be runnin' just to dial 911 Lord Finesse in effect to get lose now My pockets stay fat like a goose down I use the master brain to drive in a faster lane Puttin' rhymes in shape just like Jack LaLanne Fix it, balance it 'cause I'm talented I write fly lyrics and dare others to come challenge it I can get nifty, funky, or even fancy (Baby, that's nasty) I know, but yo, let's just flow 'Cause fast or slow I still get the dough And the ladies to cheer and praise me And tell me when I rhyme (You nasty, baby)
came back to pay my respects because my dad would always bump this when i was little……. now im 24 and living like him. Thank you pops for putting me onto the classics.
My God I've been a hip hop fan for 22 years and am just discovering this album now. I thought Lord Finesse was a Legendary producer. His skills are amazing !!!!!! This shit is amazing
Yes you cant forget the lord of Rap. Good choice Slim
Sarkaxela & D.I.T.C.
https://youtu.be/e_8-LFViGcM
Sarkaxela & Motion Man
https://youtu.be/D-YY0ktIZHE
You can hear it where Big L got his rap style from
Thank you Eminem for reminding how dope this song is
Lord Finesse is the brother that you have to hear
I flow smooth like clouds in the atmosphere
I'm spectacular, so damn terrifyin'
That wack MCs don't think about ever tryin'
To diss or flip 'cause what it boils down to
You won't survive to step to me in round 2
I stand and expand like a great man
And swing a party like Tarzan, the apeman
Say rhymes that are necessary, make 'em extra-scary
Watch Finesse and take notes like a secretary
I get furious, display experience
Lord Finesse is nasty, period
(You nasty, baby)
[Verse 2]
Lord Finesse in effect with the master rap
And I flip on the mic like an acrobat
I won't fret, step, but I'll make a rep
Usin' vinyl, wax, or tape cassette
Think I'm weak? Take your next look
And get schooled and read like a textbook
'Cause I'm the better man, and I never ran
MC beat me? I give credit to whoever can
'Cause I terrify, scare, and horrify
Couldn't win against me if you let your father try
Hang and socialize, rhymes just multiply
Me and Mike get with it 'cause we both are fly
Lyrical lecture, word architecture
Rap director, the best in my sector
Microphone cool chief releasin' the smooth speech
I get nasty with a pen and some loose leaf
(You nasty, baby)
[Verse 3]
Lyrical summary, there's only one of me
Lord Finesse is far from a wanna-be
'Cause I can get funky and smooth like cashmere
And slay a rapper with rhymes I said last year
So don't try roastin' or toastin' me, or even approachin' me
I break you physically and emotionally
So damn fly at this, so don't even try to diss
Put rhymes together like a stupid mad scientist
In a laboratory, I'm a brother with a badder story
Lord Finesse stand tops in my category
MCs are petrified with nowhere left to hide
I slay a rapper and go: "What's up, who's next to try?"
I ain't havin' it, poetical graduate
And me get whipped by who? Imagine it
MCs are in jeopardy as soon as they step to me
I'm the man ladies break they neck to see
Highly explosive and nothin' to joke with
'Cause I can get funky on a fast or the slow tip
'Cause I'm badder, but it doesn't matter
Sharp like a dagger, able to rag a
Booty MC who dares try to play me
'Cause even the ladies tell me (You nasty, baby)
[Verse 4]
I rock the science and drop the math
And I sketch up rhymes just like Arts and Crafts
Foes mumble, babble get crushed 'cause they fragile
Release more words than in three games of Scrabble
MC Lord Finesse, I reign with supremacy
I take one, two, or a team of three
Or ten of 'em 'cause I could never sound feminine
When gettin' funky for the ladies and gentlemen
Remarkable, I came to rock the show
Wax MCs like a bottle of Mopping Glow
Lord of rap, and many can't afford to snap
And I throw and score like a quarterback
Shoot for the touchdown, I'm from Uptown
Lord Finesse in effect, so what's up now?
Rhyme, slide, and glide, but fit perfectly
A swift genius, but no need to worship me
I remain hot to make your brain drop
'Cause I'm a river, and you're just a raindrop
Bronx is where I come from, far from a dum-dum
Brothers be runnin' just to dial 911
Lord Finesse in effect to get lose now
My pockets stay fat like a goose down
I use the master brain to drive in a faster lane
Puttin' rhymes in shape just like Jack LaLanne
Fix it, balance it 'cause I'm talented
I write fly lyrics and dare others to come challenge it
I can get nifty, funky, or even fancy (Baby, that's nasty)
I know, but yo, let's just flow
'Cause fast or slow I still get the dough
And the ladies to cheer and praise me
And tell me when I rhyme (You nasty, baby)
Lord Finesse is a great, textbook, fundamentally sound lyricist. He's always on point with the rhymes, and he's an underrated producer.
He was ahead of his time..
came back to pay my respects because my dad would always bump this when i was little……. now im 24 and living like him. Thank you pops for putting me onto the classics.
Early Preemo!!
Classic rap & funky beats
Wow, just noticed the drum pattern and rythm was sampled in Living Proof by Bad Meets Evil.
lord finesse needs more recognition, punchline NASTY, lyrics NASTY, vocabulary NASTY
I keep the crown listenin, I'm so magnificent it even says "Finesse" on my birth certificate.
LYRICS!
You a real hip hip head if you know how dead nice Finesse was at this time (and still is probably). S/o to DJ Premier with the funky break and loop.
Beat made by DJ Premier
Sounds before used by Dr. Dre
28 years old ? 90 es hip hop is untouchable
My God
I've been a hip hop fan for 22 years and am just discovering this album now.
I thought Lord Finesse was a Legendary producer. His skills are amazing !!!!!! This shit is amazing
Breakbeat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Wxz82-LbU4
Beautiful scratching
MASTERPIECE ! WHOOP – WHOOP .
Premier!
The man