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2000 studio album by Fingathing
The Main Event
Studio album by Fingathing
Released20 November 2000
GenreHip-Hop
Length54:55
LabelGrand Central Records
GCCD108
ProducerFingathing
Fingathing chronology
The Main Event
(2000) 		Superhero Music
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Guardian

The Main Event is the debut album by Fingathing. It was released in 2000 on Grand Central Records.

Production

The album was produced by Fingathing's DJ Peter Parker and Sneaky; Parker provided the scratching, and Sneaky played double bass. Many of the tracks are about wrestling.

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "it's rare that discs released by scratch or battle DJs ever hold a candle to their respective live performances, but here Fingathing definitely defy convention." The Guardian wrote that some of the songs "are lushly atmospheric, while others have the rudimentary feel and brutal minimalism of earliest hip hop."

Track listing

  1. "Intro" – 0:43
  2. "Check It Out" – 2:58
  3. "Big Monsters Crush Cities" – 5:56
  4. "Come On Girls" – 1:50
  5. "Head To Head" – 4:08
  6. "How To Smoke" (featuring DJ Noize) – 4:11
  7. "Slappy's Tune" – 2:22
  8. "Just Practice" (featuring Mr. Scruff) – 3:52
  9. "Big Kid" – 2:40
  10. "Remember This?" – 0:48
  11. "You Fly Me" – 3:11
  12. "Ffathead" – 3:20
  13. "Slippin" (featuring Veba) – 5:14
  14. "A Light Refreshment" – 1:11
  15. "Crowd Pleasers" (featuring DJ Noize) – 3:42
  16. "Ffling" – 3:42
  17. "The Final Bout" – 5:07

References

  1. ^ "The Main Event - Fingathing | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 452.
  3. ^ Lester, Paul (17 November 2000). "Friday review: music: Pop CD releases: Fingathing: The Main Event". The Guardian: 23.
  4. "Pop review: Fingathing". the Guardian. 6 February 2001.
  5. "Fingathing | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. "Fingathing :: Fingathing and the Big Red Nebula Band :: Grand Central/Ninja Tune". www.rapreviews.com.
  7. Smith, Jack. "BBC - Music - Review of Fingathing - And the Big Red Nebula Band". www.bbc.co.uk.


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