''Doug Lazy Gettin' Crazy'' is the only album by the American

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musician

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, released in 1990. "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. The album peaked at No. 65 on the

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Production

The album was written and produced by Doug Lazy. It was made using just an

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MMT-8 sequencer and a Roland W-30.

Critical reception

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'' 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." ''

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'' deemed the album "10 relentless pumpers." ''

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'' declared that Lazy "combines furious house beats with simple, propulsive chants to create a landmark of hip house." Comparing Lazy to Kool Moe Dee and M.C. Hammer, the ''

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'' wrote that "the club music makes his sound stand alone." ''

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'' concluded that "there's enormous power to be had by combining" hip hop and house. ''

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'' stated that "Lazy is the hardest-working hip-houser in show business."

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

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'' wrote that Lazy's "approach to rhythm neatly blends hip-hop's raucous dynamism with the repetitious pulse of house music."

Track listing

References

{{authority control 1990 debut albums Doug Lazy albums Atlantic Records albums