Funky Child

"Funky Child" is a song by American hip-hop group Lords of the Underground. It was released in 1992 via Pendulum Records as the second single from the group's debut studio album Here Come the Lords. Recording sessions took place at Marley's House of Hits in New York. Production was handled by Marley Marl and K-Def. The song peaked at number 74 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 52 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 2 on the Hot Rap Songs, number 34 on the Dance Music/Club Play Singles and number 20 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales charts in the United States.

"Funky Child"
Single by Lords of the Underground
from the album Here Come the Lords
Released	February 4, 1993
Recorded	1992
Studio	Marley's House of Hits (New York, NY)
Genre	Hip-hop
Label	Pendulum
Songwriter(s)	Al'Terik Wardrick Dupré Kelly Marlon Williams
Producer(s)	Marley Marl K-Def
Lords of the Underground singles chronology
"Psycho" (1992) "Funky Child" (1993) "Chief Rocka" (1993)
Music video
"Funky Child" on YouTube

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Funky Child" (Extended Mix)
2.	"Funky Child" (Instrumental Mix)
3.	"Funky Child" (Underground Mix)
4.	"Funky Child" (7" Mix)

Personnel

• Al'Terik "Mr. Funke" Wardrick – songwriter
• Dupré "DoItAll" Kelly – songwriter
• Alan Rubin – trumpet
• Marlon "Marley Marl" Williams – songwriter, producer, mixing, executive producer
• Kevin "K-Def" Hansford – producer, mixing
• Frank Heller – mixing, engineering
• George Karras – engineering
• Everett Ramos – engineering
• Ruben Rodriguez – executive producer
• Ron Jaramillo – art direction, design
• Danny Clinch – photography
• Stella Barker – stylist

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[1]	74
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[2]	52
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[3]	2
US Dance Music/Club Play Singles (Billboard)[4]	34
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[5]	20