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Mr. Lif (born Jeffrey Haynes) is a Boston rapper who is currently signed to New York independent label Definitive Jux. Besides his solo career, Lif is also a member of the hip hop group The Perceptionists with long-time friends and collaborators Akrobatik and DJ Fakts One. Mr. Lif grew up in the neighbourhood of Brighton in Boston, MA. For two years he attended Colgate University, dropping out after becoming enamored with the hip hop music being produced at the time.
He became a performer in 1994. In 2000 and 2001 he won the Kahlua Boston Music Awards for Outstanding Rap/Hip Hop Act. Mr. Lif’s family ancestry is Barbadian, and his faith Rasta.
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I Heard It Today
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Mo' Mega
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I Phantom
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Emergency Rations
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shaolin86 wrote:
Any PS3 users - check out Sideway: New York, it has a Mr Lif produced soundtrack.
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emock27 wrote:
good stuff
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TropicalElysium wrote:
Unified Tribes and Culture of Fear ... hope for more collabos with Thievery in the future
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HighSkyRider wrote:
I don't like some of his beats on his new shit. Still got love tho.
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MAXOWNSYOU wrote:
I just listened to the I Heard It Today Album for the first time in a while, better than ever. Lif fuckin knows whassup
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jussi_m wrote:
I Phantom is a masterpiece. ER and Sleepyheads are dope too
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illFigure90 wrote:
amazing rapper, so underrated
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tyrealg wrote:
Beast. Nuff said
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SPLFFF wrote:
had this album for ages, but never listened to it track to track! shiet son, he got the flow, the lyrics and the beats
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SPLFFF wrote:
OH SHIET, MO MEGA SO GOOD
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Splif4d wrote:
хорош
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shaolin86 wrote:
I Phantom is an incredible album, one of the best Def Jux has ever produced.
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spaced_0ut wrote:
this man is a machine. [2]
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ckunke002 wrote:
I think this dude might be in my top 5 emcees, and I've been listening for literally only 2 weeks. Damn
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shaolin86 wrote:
Head High <3
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Jurmainson wrote:
@jmj540, he doesn't alter his voice, try looking at interviews or live freestyles on YouTube.
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jmj540 wrote:
Dude is pretty dope but is his voice really like that or is he just modifying it and shit?
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B1GB0YC4PR1C3 wrote:
I Heard It Today mixtape was ill.
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davidfresh wrote:
Emergency Rations is so perfect.
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Santaslave wrote:
Emergency Rations = boss.
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smcneeley7, PreshOne, murrilllo and 43 other people added Mr. Lif to their libraries. yesterday evening
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qyoo tagged Mr. Lif with east coast, def jux, conscious and 2 other tags. last month
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dj_eg0, NickyBeth, heterochthonous and 29 other people added Mr. Lif to their libraries. last month
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KillaB-zilla connected Mr. Lif to the group #hiphop. December 2011
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Chimio, lanisonfire, moovie38 and 9 other people added Mr. Lif to their libraries. December 2011
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TheAbbott wrote about Mr. Lif – Mo' Mega in Hip Hop in 2006. December 2010
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ebisu wrote about Various Artists – Definitive Jux Presents... II in a deleted journal. December 2010
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ebisu wrote about Various Artists – Definitive Jux Presents... II in KLSU: Underground Sounds 2010.11.29 playlist. December 2010
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Accordion88 wrote about Mr. Lif – I Heard It Today in a deleted journal. December 2009
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gptp20 wrote about Mr. Lif – I Phantom in Top 125 Rap Albums of the 2000's - 75-51. December 2009
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