Lord Finesse

Lord Finesse Says He Has “No Beef” With Mac Miller
Lord Finesse Says He Has “No Beef” With Mac Miller
Lord Finesse filed a $10 million lawsuit against Mac Miller last July for using the instrumental for “Hip 2 Da Game” without his consent. After a public back and forth that went on for a few months, the pair settled the lawsuit back in December. Now, the D...
PROFILE: The Machine That Defined New York Hip-Hop
In the new Village Voice, regular XXL contributor Ben Detrick talks to Pete Rock, Hank Shocklee, Lord Finesse and Ski about the importance of the SP-1200. For those who aren't familiar, here's Detrick's break down of the machine's importance: Just as the Stradivarius or the Fender Stratocaster were standard-bearers by which other instruments were judged, the SP-1200 quickly became the tool of choi