Mr. Lif

Editor's Review:

Lif's first Def Jux full-length and follow-up to the Emergency Rations and Enters the Colossus EPs, this album is the story of a young man who is killed by the ghetto lifestyle and is resurrected to save the hip-hop nation and face his own demons (there's a key to the whole story in the liner notes for all you higher-meaning types). Though it sounds a bit cheesy at face value, the story unfolds in a rather loose manner from a handful of different perspectives, and comes across pretty well. The beats on I, Phantom were crafted largely by Insight, Fakts One and Def Jux chief El-P, who all have different styles of doing things, but seem to share a similarly minded vibe for Lif's hard delivery, clever lyrical construction and cynical overview of the condition of life in America in 2002. Get ready to rock for a new revolution.
- Max Sidman
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Record Label Definitive Jux Released October 2002

Tracks Bad Card A Glimpse at the Struggle Return of The B-Boy Live From the Plantation New Man Theme Handouts Status Success Daddy Dearest The Now Friends and Neighbors Iron Helix Earthcrusher Post Mortem

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