Album lore

Get Busy, issued by Jive/Legacy in October 1990, captures Mr. Lee at a nexus of Chicago house, hip house, and new jack swing. The twelve tracks reveal a producer comfortable with the club’s shifting tides—acid house bleeps and robust drum programming rub shoulders with MC-driven vocal cuts. Among these, "Jazzy Lee" stands out, a cut that exemplifies the record’s hybrid vigor, blending jazzy samples with a streetwise bounce.The album’s roster, including "Pump That Body" and "Make It Funky," aligns with the house hop tradition popular at the time, reflecting the influence of Totec Radio’s dancefloor ethos. Mr. Lee’s production is straightforward yet effective, prioritising groove and movement over elaborate flourishes. This artifact remains a modest but instructive signal of early ’90s Chicago’s club scene and its intersections with emerging hip-hop styles.

Album lore

Get Busy, issued by Jive/Legacy in October 1990, captures Mr. Lee at a nexus of Chicago house, hip house, and new jack swing. The twelve tracks reveal a producer comfortable with the club’s shifting tides—acid house bleeps and robust drum programming rub shoulders with MC-driven vocal cuts. Among these, "Jazzy Lee" stands out, a cut that exemplifies the record’s hybrid vigor, blending jazzy samples with a streetwise bounce.The album’s roster, including "Pump That Body" and "Make It Funky," aligns with the house hop tradition popular at the time, reflecting the influence of Totec Radio’s dancefloor ethos. Mr. Lee’s production is straightforward yet effective, prioritising groove and movement over elaborate flourishes. This artifact remains a modest but instructive signal of early ’90s Chicago’s club scene and its intersections with emerging hip-hop styles.