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Track Listing
1. Da Sermon (Intro)
2. Time Ta Bounce - (with Doo Wop)
3. True and Livin'
4. O' Lord - (with O.C.)
5. Brainstorm/P.S.K. - (No Gimmicks Remix, with KRS-One/O.C.)
6. Taking It Lyte - (with MC Lyte)
7. Gameplan
8. Words From da AK - (with Akinyele)
9. Flip da Style
10. Showtime - (with Showbiz)
11. Speak Ya Peace - (with Marquee/Diamond/A.G.)
12. Food For Thought
13. Da Kid Himself - (with Kid Capri)
14. Hip 2 da Game
15. No Gimmicks - (with KRS-One)
16. Actual Facts - (with Grand Puba/Large Professor/Sadat X)
| Details | | Contributing artists: | A.G., Akinyele, Diamond, Doo Wop, Grand Puba, KRS-One, Kid Capri, Large Professor, MC Lyte, O.C., Sadat X, Sadat, X, Showbiz | | Distributor: | Alternative Dis. Alliance | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel: Lord Finesse, O.C., KRS-One, A.G., Diamond, Large Professor, Marquee, Grand Puba, Sadat X (rap vocals); MC Lyte, Kid Capri, Showbiz, Doo-Wop, Akinyele (spoken vocals); Dinky Bingham (keyboards); George "G.O." Washington (bass); Melanie "Missy" Coakley (background vocals).
Producers: Lord Finesse, Myke Loe.
Engineers: Gordon Williams, Troy Hightower, Chris "Conman" Conway.
Recorded at Chung King Studios, Soundtrack Studios and Giant Studios, New York, New York; Power Play Studios, Long Island City, New York.
Industry Reviews
3 Mics - Good - ...the beats more than hold their own against the work of hot producers of the moment...heavy on the drum kick, perfectly suited to an MC getting his flow on....THE AWAKENING is a welcome joint from a man who has long personified hip-hop's favorite mantra: `True to the game.'
The Source (02/01/1996)
6 (out of 10) - ...Throughout every song, Finesse's permeating Hall of Fame punch lines are brought to that ass like room service....he made his well-deserved chump change the old fashioned way-he earned it.
Rap Pages (01/01/1996)
Acknowledged by many of his peers as quite simply the best MC in the world....raunchy-but-serene lyrical skills...spooky-sounding production....Though Lord Finesse may never create a pop hit, he continues to live up to his name...
Vibe (04/01/1995)
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