''The Awakening'' is the third and final album by the hip hop artist Lord Finesse, released in 1996. Unlike his first two albums, ''The Awakening'' features a large number of album guests, including Doo-Wop, O.C., KRS-One,

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, Marquee, Akinyele, Showbiz,

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, A.G.,

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, Large Professor and

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and

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. The album features the single "Hip 2 Da Game" and the hidden track "Actual Facts".

Music videos

There have been music videos for the tracks "Hip 2 Da Game", "Actual Facts" & "Gameplan". Gameplan features a cameo from

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. Big L appears during the chorus for “Food for Thought”

Track listing

*Note: "Actual Facts" is not listed anywhere on the jacket on CD or vinyl editions; the track was listed as a "bonus track" on a promotional sticker on the cover. The vinyl edition places the track after "Gameplan".

Charts

Album Singles

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Awakening, The Lord Finesse albums 1996 albums Albums produced by Lord Finesse