The Main Event (album)


The Main Event is the debut album by Fingathing. It was released in 2000 on Grand Central Records.

Production

The album was produced by Fingathing's DJ Peter Parker and Sneaky; Parker provided the scratching, and Sneaky played double bass. Many of the tracks are about wrestling.

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "it's rare that discs released by scratch or battle DJs ever hold a candle to their respective live performances, but here Fingathing definitely defy convention." The Guardian wrote that some of the songs "are lushly atmospheric, while others have the rudimentary feel and brutal minimalism of earliest hip hop."

Track listing

  1. "Intro" – 0:43
  2. "Check It Out" – 2:58
  3. "Big Monsters Crush Cities" – 5:56
  4. "Come On Girls" – 1:50
  5. "Head to Head" – 4:08
  6. "How to Smoke" – 4:11
  7. "Slappy's Tune" – 2:22
  8. "Just Practice" – 3:52
  9. "Big Kid" – 2:40
  10. "Remember This?" – 0:48
  11. "You Fly Me" – 3:11
  12. "Ffathead" – 3:20
  13. "Slippin" – 5:14
  14. "A Light Refreshment" – 1:11
  15. "Crowd Pleasers" – 3:42
  16. "Ffling" – 3:42
  17. "The Final Bout" – 5:07