The Awakening is the third and final album by the hip hop artist Lord Finesse, released in 1996.

Unlike his first two albums, The Awakening features a large number of album guests, including O.C., KRS-One, Marquee, A.G., Diamond D, Large Professor and Brand Nubian's Sadat X and Grand Puba.

Doo-Wop, MC Lyte, Akinyele, Showbiz and Kid Capri appear on interludes throughout the album.

The album features the single "Hip 2 Da Game" and the hidden track "Actual Facts".

There have been music videos for the tracks "Hip 2 Da Game", "Actual Facts" & "Gameplan".