Keepers of the Funk
Keepers of the Funk is the second studio album by American hip hop group Lords of the Underground. It was released on November 1, 1994 via Pendulum Records. Recording sessions took place at House of Hitz in Chestnut Ridge, New York. Production was handled by Marley Marl, K-Def, Lords of the Underground and Andre Booth. It features guest appearances from Sah-B, Deniece Williams, George Clinton, Brian "Bre" Williamson and Supreme C. The album did gain some success, making it to No. 57 on the Billboard 200 and No. 16 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Three singles made it to the Billboard charts: "Tic Toc (Lords of [the Underground song)|Tic Toc]", "What I'm After" and "Faith".
Track listing
;Sample credits- Track 3 contains a sample of "La Di Da Di" performed by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick
- Track 9 features a sample of "Go On And Cry" performed by Les McCann
- Track 10 contains exceperts from "Hamp's Hump" performed by Lou Donaldson
Personnel
- Al'Terik "Mr. Funke" Wardrick – vocals, keyboards, producer, co-producer
- Dupré "DoItAll" Kelly – vocals, producer, co-producer
- Bruce "DJ Lord Jazz" Colston – scratches, producer, co-producer
- George Clinton & P-Funk Singers – backing vocals
- Andre Booth – bass & co-producer
- Deniece Williams – vocals
- Carle "Supreme C" Harte – vocals
- Brian "Bre" Williamson – backing vocals
- Frank Heller – bass, mixing
- Sakinah "Sah-B" Britton – backing vocals
- Marlon "Marley Marl" Williams – producer, executive producer
- Kevin "K-Def" Hansford – producer
- Herb Powers Jr. – mastering
- Ruben Rodriguez – executive producer
- Nicole Dorward – project coordinator
- Lu Ann Graffeo – art direction
- Diane Cuddy – design
- Christian Cortez – logo design
- Daniel Hastings – photography
- Hafiz Farid – management