The Lords of the Underground (L.O.T.U.G.) is a hip-hop trio based in Newark… Read Full Bio ↴The Lords of the Underground (L.O.T.U.G.) is a hip-hop trio based in Newark, New Jersey. MCs Mr. Funke and DoItAll Dupré met DJ Lord Jazz (a native of Cleveland) when all three were undergraduates at Shaw University[citation needed]. Fellow New Jersey rapper Redman served as one of the group's early DJ's.

The group released their debut album, Here Come the Lords on March 9, 1993 with production handled by Marley Marl and K-Def. The album peaked at 66 on the Billboard 200 and featured five charting singles, including the group's signature song, "Chief Rocka".

The group released their second album, Keepers of the Funk the following year on November 1, 1994. Keepers of the Funk peaked at 47 on the Billboard 200 and featured three charting singles, the most successful of which was "Tic Toc". As stated in a 2013 interview, the group had never disbanded.

They reunited for a third album with 1999's Resurrection. Released via Queen Latifah's Jersey Kidz imprint, was so small-scale a release that few realized it had been recorded. The Lords returned again in 2007 for a fourth album entitled House of Lords, but like Resurrection, it failed to reach the Billboard charts.

The Lords are best remembered in connection with the golden age of hip hop. As such, when Nas decided in 2007 to do a remix of his song "Where Are They Now?", which asked of the fates of several long-forgotten golden age rappers, the Lords were among those requested to appear. DoItAll Dupré performed eight bars on the track.

DoItAll appeared briefly in the final scene of the final episode of The Sopranos credited as Du Kelly, as one of a series of potentially ominous figures entering the diner. He also appeared on other TV shows; Law & Order as Two Tone, on Oz the HBO series, and on the Christmas episode of 30 Rock on NBC (2008). He has also been in independent movies such as Somewhere in the City with Bai Ling, Rhyme & Reason, and with Treach of Naughty By Nature. He has also starred in an off Broadway play entitled Diss, Diss, & Diss, Dat.

In 2017, DoItAll revealed he planned on running for Councilman at Large for his hometown of Newark.[1] He started his campaign in 2018, and despite not winning a seat still plans to help the city.[2]

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Lords of the Underground Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by Lords of the Underground:

"Funky Child" [Mr. Funkee] The year is 1971. Now comes the first of…
03 Tic Toc Tic toc, this is how we rock Throw your hands in…
Chief Rocka (Chief Rocka) Boom shaka laka yo here comes the Chief Rocka…
From Da Bricks That's right I'm talkin' bout The Bricks The land where the…
Funky Child [Mr. Funkee] The year is 1971. Now comes the first of…
Grave Digga We are, gathered here today. To say goodbye to the…
Here Come The Lords [DoItAll] Hey yo Funke wake up! [Mr. Funke] Huh? [DoItAll] T…
Keep It Underground [Whispered] Underground Chorus: [x6] Keep it underground …
Keepers of the Funk Everybody funky but they don't know how Let the Lords of…

Lord [DoItAll] Hey yo Funke wake up! [Mr. Funke] Huh? [DoItAll] T…
Lord Jazz Hit Me One Time "Lord Jazz, hit me one time, make it funky" ->…
Lord's Prayer Our father Which art in heaven Hallowed be thy name Thy k…
No Pain Forever to the east.. no pain Fear no man feel no…
One Day Youknahmsayin' B, I mean Motherfuckers be talkin', you know …
Psycho The year is 1971. Now comes the first of the…
Steam From da Knot Verse One: Well, I'm gonna creep through your area with ste…
Take Dat Uh, uhh, yeah, what? L-O-T-U-G, uhh, yeah Yeah, uh, uh From …
Tic Toc Tic toc, this is how we rock Throw your hands in…
what That's what I'm after tell me what I'm after (I'm after…
What I'm After (a cappella) That's what i'm after tell me what i'm after [Redman] (I'm…

What's Goin' On Our father Which art in heaven Hallowed be thy name Thy k…

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