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1990 studio album by Doug Lazy
Doug Lazy Gettin' Crazy
Studio album by Doug Lazy
Released1990
GenreHip hop, house, hip house
LabelAtlantic
ProducerDoug Lazy

Doug Lazy Gettin' Crazy is the only album by the American hip hop musician Doug Lazy, released in 1990.

"Let the Rhythm Pump", "H.O.U.S.E.", and "Let It Roll" all reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play chart. The album peaked at No. 65 on the UK Albums Chart.

Production

The album was written and produced by Doug Lazy. It was made using just an Alesis MMT-8 sequencer and a Roland W-30.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Philadelphia Inquirer
RapReviews6/10
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Trouser Press wrote that "deep-bottom hip-house tracks—which owe something to the capital city's go-go scene—have plenty of get-up-and-groove, as does ol' Doug, once he gets up to the mic and commences to rhyming." The Washington Post deemed the album "10 relentless pumpers." Newsday declared that Lazy "combines furious house beats with simple, propulsive chants to create a landmark of hip house."

Comparing Lazy to Kool Moe Dee and M.C. Hammer, the Indianapolis Recorder wrote that "the club music makes his sound stand alone." The Baltimore Sun concluded that "there's enormous power to be had by combining" hip hop and house. The Philadelphia Inquirer stated that "Lazy is the hardest-working hip-houser in show business."

AllMusic called Doug Lazy Gettin' Crazy "a decent party album that has its share of catchy and infectious grooves." The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that Lazy's "approach to rhythm neatly blends hip-hop's raucous dynamism with the repetitious pulse of house music."

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Can't Hold Back (U No)"4:24
2."Ahh Get It"5:58
3."Let the Rhythm Pump"4:15
4."Let It Roll"5:40
5."Funky Beat"4:28
6."Can't Get Enough"4:39
7."Doug Lazy Gettin' Crazy"4:28
8."U Really Wanna"5:12
9."Go 2 Work"5:18
10."H.O.U.S.E."5:37

References

  1. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 127.
  2. "Doug Lazy | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. "Heavy Rotation". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. March 12, 1990 – via Google Books.
  4. "Dance Club Songs Chart". Billboard.
  5. "Chart History Doug Lazy". Billboard. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  6. "DOUG LAZY | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  7. ^ "Doug Lazy". Trouser Press. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Hip-Hop Without the Bad Rap". The Washington Post. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  9. Parisi, Deborah (August 1990). "The Search for the Perfect Beat". Electronic Musician. Vol. 6, no. 8. p. 50.
  10. ^ "Doug Lazy Gettin' Crazy - Doug Lazy | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  11. ^ Tucker, Ken (15 Mar 1990). "Doug Lazy Doug Lazy Gettin' Crazy". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 4E.
  12. "Doug Lazy :: Doug Lazy Gettin' Crazy :: Atlantic Records". www.rapreviews.com.
  13. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 210.
  14. "New This Week". Part II. Newsday. 5 Mar 1990.
  15. Johnson, Xiomara (17 March 1990). "Gettin' Crazy with Doug Lazy". Indianapolis Recorder. p. B1.
  16. Considine, J.D. (2 Mar 1990). "Records". Maryland Live. The Baltimore Sun. p. 7.
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