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Def Jux Presents II

Editor's Review:

For nearly six years El Producto has been the "Top Pimp" in the underground hip-hop game. In the past, with Rawkus and now Definitive Jux, El has fronted the most consistently jocked stable of underground hip-hop artists in the world. Def Jux Presents II is just going to further prove the point that Mr. Producto is going to be on top for a while longer. Showcasing new and proven talent DJP II features solid tracks from Aesop Rock, El Producto, The Weathermen (Can Ox, Mr. Lif, & Murs). As well as stand out tracks from lesser-known Def Jux artists, mainly Masai Bey and Camu Tao who rips it the way dope MCs should on a track called "Hold The Floor." But, it is a compilation so some tracks pull more weight than others. My only complaint is that there isn't enough from West Coast Living Legend rhyme slayer Murs, but it's still worth having.
- Elias Perez



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Record Label Definitive Jux
Released February 2002

Tracks

  1. Same As It Never Was - The Weathermen
  2. Dead Pan - Aesop Rock
  3. Sneak Preview - Mr. Lif & Murs
  4. Hold The Floor - Camu Tao
  5. F.U. For Failure Ugly - Rob Sonic
  6. I Really Like Your Def Jux Baby Tee - Rjd2
  7. Paper Mache - Masai Bey
  8. Fulcrum - Mr. Lif Ft. Opio
  9. Dr. Hell No & The Praying Mantis - Masai Bey
  10. Mic Molest - Atoms Family
  11. Freak Show - Y@k Ballz
  12. Stepfather Factory - El-P
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This Boston native is one of the independent rap game's most dissonant MCs, a lyrical burner who spits clever and jumpin' rhymes of a sociopolitical nature. As a member of the Definitive Jux label roster, Lif is in good company with El P, Cannibal Ox, Aesop Rock and more, and Lif's 2002 release, Emergency Rations just might be rap's definitive commentary on life in the millennium-to-date.
- Max Sidman July, 2002