Here Come the Lords

Here Come the Lords is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Lords of the Underground.^[1] It was released in 1993 by Pendulum and Elektra Records.^[2] It was produced by Marley Marl and K-Def.^[1]

Here Come the Lords
Studio album by Lords of the Underground
Released	March 30, 1993
Recorded	June 1992 – February 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)
Singles from Here Come the Lords
"Psycho" Released: August 13, 1992 "Funky Child" Released: February 4, 1993 "Chief Rocka" Released: June 3, 1993 "Flow On" Released: April 26, 1994

The album was a success for the group, making it to No. 66 on the Billboard 200 and No. 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

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
The Source	[5]

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."^[2] The Washington Post noted "the often-hyper vocals—which sometimes sound like annoying, high pitched yelling" and "tired, formulaic, saxophone and drum samples."^[6]

Spin called the album "one of the most consistent East Coast rap records from a year of boom-bap abundance."^[7]

Track listing

All tracks written by Al'Terik Wardrick, Dupré Kelly, and Marlon Williams (except track 14). Tracks 1, 2, 3, 9, 11, 13, and 14 are also written by K-Def. All tracks produced by Marley Marl except 1, 2, 11, 13, 14 produced by K-Def and 3 and 9 produced by Marley Marl and K-Def. Track 7 co-produced by K-Def

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Here Come the Lords"	4:18
2.	"From Da Bricks" (with Jam-C)	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)" (with Kid Deleon and Sah-B)	4:25
9.	"Madd Skillz"	5:03
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 (Make It Funky)"	2:46
15.	"What's Goin' On (*Bonus)"	3:38
Total length:		62:06

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1993) Peak position US Billboard 200[8] 66 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] 13

Year-end charts Chart (1993) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 55