Doug Lazy Gettin' Crazy

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Doug Lazy Gettin' Crazy
Studio album by
Doug Lazy
Released1990
GenreHip hop, house, hip house
LabelAtlantic[1]
ProducerDoug Lazy

Doug Lazy Gettin' Crazy is the only album by the American hip hop musician Doug Lazy, released in 1990.[2][3]

"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.[4][5] The album peaked at No. 65 on the UK Albums Chart.[6]

Production

The album was written and produced by Doug Lazy.[7][8] It was made using just an Alesis MMT-8 sequencer and a Roland W-30.[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[11]
RapReviews6/10[12]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[13]

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."[7] The Washington Post deemed the album "10 relentless pumpers."[8] Newsday declared that Lazy "combines furious house beats with simple, propulsive chants to create a landmark of hip house."[14]

Comparing Lazy to Kool Moe Dee and M.C. Hammer, the Indianapolis Recorder wrote that "the club music makes his sound stand alone."[15] The Baltimore Sun concluded that "there's enormous power to be had by combining" hip hop and house.[16] The Philadelphia Inquirer stated that "Lazy is the hardest-working hip-houser in show business."[11]

AllMusic called Doug Lazy Gettin' Crazy "a decent party album that has its share of catchy and infectious grooves."[10] 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."[13]

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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "Doug Lazy". Trouser Press. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  8. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Doug Lazy Gettin' Crazy - Doug Lazy | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  11. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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.