Lord Finesse or Buckwild?

[Jaz]

Who is your favourite producer out of these 2 NYC legendary beatmakers?

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Lord+Finesse

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Buckwild

and feel free to post up tracks that you love from either producer.

[Jaz]

[bbatson1]

Lord Finesse

[Thun]

Finesse's style is ... I dunno, smoother.

Really close, comes down to preference. I like Buckwild when he sounds more like Finesse, e.g. "Fuckmaster Flex"

[Jaz]

Finesse's style is ... I dunno, smoother.

Really close, comes down to preference. I like Buckwild when he sounds more like Finesse, e.g. "Fuckmaster Flex"

I love Buckwild's beats and style of production but personally I have always found LF to be more versatile and you are right Thun he is smoother.

[banister kronos]

Lord Finesse but Buckwild is great too!

[Philaflava]

[More Gravy Please]

This is a tough call. Years ago it would be hands down Finesse but I think that Buckwild has managed to remain relatively consistent and still producing the odd gem even today - whereas, admittedly, I haven't heard anything noteworthy from Finesse for a long time. I'm going to be lame, sit on the fence and call it a draw.

[skater4041]

Both are definitely in my top 10 producers of all time. It's really tough but I'd have to give it to Buckwild, he just dominated 1994/1995. Finesse also dominated that time but not really as much.

[clark bent]

is this a joke...buckwild shits all over lord finnesse...in fact buckwild can make an argument to be in the top ten producers of all time...lord finesse had a handful of good songs but how does he compare to buckwild on any level

[Jaz]

is this a joke...buckwild shits all over lord finnesse...in fact buckwild can make an argument to be in the top ten producers of all time...lord finesse had a handful of good songs but how does he compare to buckwild on any level

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Lord+Finesse

[Bigg Boss Luciano]

I'm pleasantly surprised to see Finesse gettin' more props than Buckwild.

I especially love the way Finesse uses horns in his beats and that he didn't go mainstream like Buck.








BTW none of the Buckwild beats can match to this one



this that shit that makes you wanna K.O. a mothafucka lol

[Jaz]

I'm pleasantly surprised to see Finesse gettin' more props than Buckwild.

I especially love the way Finesse uses horns in his beats and that he didn't go mainstream like Buck.








BTW none of the Buckwild beats can match to this one



this that shit that makes you wanna K.O. a mothafucka lol

Finesse was so ill with the horns, hard drums and basslines that rattled rib cages, so was Buckwild but I honestly think that LF was more versatile and Big L-'Street Struck" still gives me goose bumps.

Mods please make this a poll.

[Huldrich Bullsh!t]

Buckwild has more anthems and classic tracks imo

from Cmon with tha git down to time's up to put it on to Whoa

Finesse doesn't have one track of that calibre (not musically but culturally) i agree that his range of sound was a little wider in both's respective primes though.

i was almost obsessed with Finesse at one point searching for every record with his name on but in retrospect i think i have to give it to Buck

this is the best beat between the two of them though imo:

[Rhyme 4 Rhyme]

Buckwild

[Freezy Pazzy]

Impossible for me to chose. Even though I bought almost everything they dropped, I think I bumped more tracks produced by Buckwild than Finesse in my walkman back in the days. Lord's style started to grow on me as times passed by & I've been an avid listener ever since, he's a monster when it comes to setting up dark & heavy moods and grabbing the listeners' attention as soon as they press play.

What surprises me though is the fact that a few people consider Finesse as being more versatile than Buckwild. Personnally, I strongly disagree. You can recognize a Finesse beat in a few seconds, he has his own formula, the type of snares & hi-hats he used throughout his career is a real trademark which a trained ear can detect instantly. Buckwild, on the contrary, fooled me multiple times with his beats, because without reading credits I wouldn't swear he produced some tracks (AZ's "Ho happy Jackie", Kool G Rap's "Fast life", Ill Biskits' "A better day", Black Rob's "Whoa", Beanie Sigel's "What a thug about", and the list goes on). So as far as versatility goes, and even though the results were sometimes disappointing, Buckwild is the one.

[night_shade]

is this a joke...buckwild shits all over lord finnesse...in fact buckwild can make an argument to be in the top ten producers of all time...lord finesse had a handful of good songs but how does he compare to buckwild on any level

Nonsense.

S.K.I.T.S, Street Struck, Add On and Soul Plan are all classics. All of the production on The Awakening is first rate too. Buckwild certainly had more of an output though, and with Stress, Born 2 Live and Masta I.C. under his belt, plus his stuff with Artifacts and Mad Skillz, it's hard to top him. And I agree, Buckwild definitely wins on the versatility front. Still, I think it's close in terms of overall quality.

[vancitysfinest]

Close one for sure, but the Buckwild catalogue has without question gotten more play over the years.

[night_shade]

Who's fuckin' with THAT?

[Thun]

Buckwild didn't produce "Stress" for the record.

Let's look at the one 12" that has songs produced by both of them.

Ak Skills "Check Tha Flava"/ "Nights Of Fear"

Check Tha Flava (prod. Finesse) shits on "Nights of Fear." Case closed.

[Thun]

Impossible for me to chose. Even though I bought almost everything they dropped, I think I bumped more tracks produced by Buckwild than Finesse in my walkman back in the days. Lord's style started to grow on me as times passed by & I've been an avid listener ever since, he's a monster when it comes to setting up dark & heavy moods and grabbing the listeners' attention as soon as they press play.

What surprises me though is the fact that a few people consider Finesse as being more versatile than Buckwild. Personnally, I strongly disagree. You can recognize a Finesse beat in a few seconds, he has his own formula, the type of snares & hi-hats he used throughout his career is a real trademark which a trained ear can detect instantly. Buckwild, on the contrary, fooled me multiple times with his beats, because without reading credits I wouldn't swear he produced some tracks (AZ's "Ho happy Jackie", Kool G Rap's "Fast life", Ill Biskits' "A better day", Black Rob's "Whoa", Beanie Sigel's "What a thug about", and the list goes on). So as far as versatility goes, and even though the results were sometimes disappointing, Buckwild is the one.

I agree, versatile isn't the right adjective. Although it should be noted that most of Buckwild's attempts to stray from his signature sound aren't really all that great.

For lack of a better term, in my opinion, Finesse's production style is more "flavorful" than Buckwild's.

[stype_ones]

This is not an easy decision to make by any means, but I think I am going to have to go with Buckwild here.

You Can't Front
Mad Izm 95 Remix
Got A Story To Tell
Thirteen
Caught Up In Da Game
All About Warz
The joints on the first OC album
Masta IC

I don't know though, there is something about Finesse's production that does have a certain flavor that Bucks lacks.

Gonna have to listen to some joints later and then cast my vote.

[night_shade]

Buckwild didn't produce "Stress" for the record.

Uh, yeah he did, along with Thirteen and Why.

http://www.discogs.com/Organized-Konfus ... ase/523489

[Freezy Pazzy]

Although it should be noted that most of Buckwild's attempts to stray from his signature sound aren't really all that great.

Exactly, that's what I meant when I talked about "disappointing results" lol.

For lack of a better term, in my opinion, Finesse's production style is more "flavorful" than Buckwild's.

I couldn't manage to sum up Finesse's style in one word, but from my point of view his music is more challenging for the listener than Buckwild's. Buck' has that "easy listening" touch when he needs to, which is why he's still selling beats to major artists today I guess. Finesse's music has a more mature sound to me, sometimes it took months to understand & truly appreciate some of his beats, which is a good thing because it usually ages very well.

[Thun]

Buckwild didn't produce "Stress" for the record.

Uh, yeah he did, along with Thirteen and Why.

http://www.discogs.com/Organized-Konfus ... ase/523489

My bad, I remembered incorrectly.

[Echo Leader]

I need to revisit a large chunk of both artists' catalogue.

Until then,

[night_shade]

Finesse's music has a more mature sound to me, sometimes it took months to understand & truly appreciate some of his beats, which is a good thing because it usually ages very well.

[Ol' School Otis]

Picked Finesse. Both have a great catalog but Finesse' first two albums are personal classics for me. As far as new production; the remix he did for Kickin' Flavor with My Man stays on repeat.

Still, all in all, a close call.

[Rhyme 4 Rhyme]

Buckwild

Actually, now that I'm going through my Itunes, I can see Finesse. Either one. Neither have dropped anything great in the past few years that I know about a aside from Nineteen Ninety Now however that was all old beats...

[djfilthyrich]

i had to go with Finesse here...loved his smooth beat style