Keepers of the Funk is the second studio album by American hip hop group Lords of the Underground. It was released on November 1, 1994 via Pendulum Records. Recording sessions took place at House of Hitz in Chestnut Ridge, New York. Production was handled by Marley Marl, K-Def, Lords of the Underground and Andre Booth. It features guest appearances from Sah-B, Deniece Williams, George Clinton, Brian "Bre" Williamson and Supreme C. The album did gain some success, making it to No. 57 on the Billboard 200 and No. 16 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album is now out of print. Three singles made it to the Billboard charts: "Tic Toc", "What I'm After" and "Faith". Track listing Sample credits Track 3 contains a sample of "La Di Da Di" performed by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick Track 9 features a sample of "Go On And Cry" performed by Les McCann Track 10 contains exceperts from "Hamp's Hump" performed by Lou Donaldson Personnel Al'Terik "Mr. Funke" Wardrick – vocals (tracks: 2-4, 6-12), keyboards (track 11), producer (track 7), co-producer (tracks: 2-6, 8-12) Dupré "DoItAll" Kelly – vocals (tracks: 2-8, 10-12), producer (track 7), co-producer (tracks: 2-6, 8-12) Bruce "DJ Lord Jazz" Colston – scratches (tracks: 2-4, 7-10), producer (track 7), co-producer (tracks: 2-6, 8-12) George Clinton & P-Funk Singers – backing vocals (track 4) Andre Booth – bass & co-producer (track 4) Deniece Williams – vocals (track 7) Carle "Supreme C" Harte – vocals (track 8) Brian "Bre" Williamson – backing vocals (track 8) Frank Heller – bass (track 8), mixing (tracks: 2-5, 7-12) Sakinah "Sah-B" Britton – backing vocals (tracks: 9, 10) Marlon "Marley Marl" Williams – producer (tracks: 2-4, 8, 11, 12), executive producer Kevin "K-Def" Hansford – producer (tracks: 5, 6, 9, 10) Herb Powers Jr. – mastering Ruben Rodriguez – executive producer Nicole Dorward – project coordinator Lu Ann Graffeo – art direction Diane Cuddy – design Christian Cortez – logo design Daniel Hastings – photography Hafiz Farid – management Charts References External links 1994 albums Pendulum Records albums Albums produced by K-Def Albums produced by Marley Marl Lords of the Underground albums