Mr. Lif

Editor's Review:

Emergency Rations is a socio-politically charged collection of eight tightly laced jams that bring the hard funk, old school-style. This Boston MC, who now resides in Oakland, CA, raps about the declining state of life in America - not what would traditionally be called "party rap," but Lif's tight, beat-conscious delivery and the tracks he chooses to rhyme over are most certainly more than enough to get the dance floor bouncing. He spits venom over beats thick with ominous bass, simple but effective rhythmic patterns, twisted vocals and other melodic loops, all of it entwining into an undeniably head-nodding mix. As a wordsmith, Lif shows no mercy on the mic, at one point calling out one to blame by name: "Bush! Yeah you guessed it / I could smell the dawn of Armageddon when this dick was elected."
- Max Sidman



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Record Label Definitive Jux Released July 2002

Tracks Intro (Missing Person's File feat. Akrobatik & Brotha PC) Jugular Vein Heavy Artillery Home of the Brave Pull Out Your Cut Get Wise 91 (feat. Edan) The Unorthodox Phantom (feat. El-P)