Lord Finesse - Lord Finesse Presents - Motown State Of Mind (2020)

Legendary rapper, hip-hop producer, and founding member of the influential collective Diggin’ In The Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.), Lord Finesse is back with his most ambitious project to date: Motown State Of Mind, a set of handpicked Motown classics remixed and reimagined.

The inspired new remix album will be available to stream on 26 June via Motown/UMe. In true DJ style, the remixes will also be released as a 45 RPM box set on 24 July containing seven 7-inch records on black vinyl featuring the remixed version on Side A and the classic original on Side B.

Curated and arranged for the new generation, going back to the original masters/sources, the remixes include chart toppers such as Michael Jackson’s ‘I Wanna Be Where You Are’ and DeBarge’s ‘I Like It’ alongside deep cuts from Motown’s catalogue like Sisters Love’s ‘Now Is The Time.’

‘Now Is The Time’ is a unique track as it was originally recorded in 1970 and in 1973 the group recorded a version of the song which was produced by Willie Hutch and appeared in the movie The Mack, but was never officially released. As an ode to the 1973 version, Lord Finesse and J Zone (producer, drummer, multi-instrumentalist, rapper, and writer) recreate the song as if it was released that year. The instrumental version of the track will be included as the B-side in the 45 box set.