Here Come the Lords

Here Come the Lords is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Lords of the Underground. It was released in 1993 by Pendulum and Elektra Records. It was produced by Marley Marl and K-Def.

Here Come the Lords

Studio album by Lords of the Underground

Released March 30, 1993

Recorded 1992–1993

Genre

• East Coast hip hop
• hardcore hip hop

Length 63:10

Label

• Pendulum
• Elektra

Producer

• Marley Marl
• K-Def

Lords of the Underground 

chronology

Here Come the Lords
(1993)Keepers of the Funk
(1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores Source Rating

AllMusic^[1]

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music^[2]

The Source^[3]

The album was a success for the group, making it to #66 on the Billboard 200 and #13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Five singles from the album managed to make it to the Billboard charts, “Chief Rocka,” “Here Come the Lords,” “Funky Child,” “Flow On,” and “Psycho.”

Critical reception

Spin called the album “one of the most consistent East Coast rap records from a year of boom-bap abundance.” Trouser Press wrote: “Smoothly entertaining, loaded with diverting references, nearly wholesome and just loopy enough to make a lasting impression, Here Come the Lords walks a cagey line between straight-up hardcore and a slightly removed pop version of it.”

Track listing

# Title Length

1. “Here Come the Lords”- 4:18
2. “From da Bricks” – 4:20
3. “Funky Child“- 4:31
4. “Keep It Underground”- 4:08
5. “Check It” (Remix)- 4:24
6. “Grave Digga”- 4:06
7. “Lords Prayer”- 4:30
8. “Flow On (New Symphony)”- 4:25
9. “Madd Skillz”- 4:03
10. “Psycho“- 4:08
11. “Chief Rocka“- 4:07
12. “Sleep for Dinner” (Remix)- 5:16
13. “L.O.T.U.G. (Lords of the Underground)”- 4:26
14. “Lord Jazz Hit Me One Time”- 2:46
15. “What’s Goin’ On”- 3:38

Album chart positions

YearAlbumChart positions

Singles chart positions

Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums

1993″Here Come The Lords” #66 #13

YearSongChart positions

Billboard Hot 100Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & TracksHot Rap Singles1992

“Psycho/Check It”–#171993″Here Come The Lords”#93 #67 #181993

“Funky Child”#74 #52 #21993

“Chief Rocka”#55 #35 #1

1994″Flow On (New Symphony)”–#36

References

1. ^ AllMusic review
2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 5: MUZE. p. 324.
3. ^ ATCO (May 1993). “Record Report: Lords of the Underground – Here Come The Lords”. The Source. No. 44. pp. 70–71.
4. ^ ^a b “Lords of the Underground | Biography & History”. AllMusic.
5. ^ ^a b “Lords of the Underground”. Trouser Press. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
6. ^ “Lords of the Underground, Here Come The Lords (Pendulum) SPIN”. http://www.spin.com.
7. ^ “Lords of the Underground”. Billboard.