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	Mr. Lif: I Phantom - PopMatters Music Review
		Lif wouldn't be the first rapper to see the contradictions inherent in capitalist society as a conspiracy theory.
		Lif scores major points with "Success," which could be subtitled "Sympathy for the Yuppie"--in it, he shows the economic and social pressures that lead to workaholism, and the toll that that can take on a family.
		Lif spins a harsh scenario as if no one had ever done post-apocalyptic before, and depresses us all for a while before saving our spirits with the idea that he's going to blast all these bastards with the 40-megaton bomb of his rhymes.
	www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/m/mrlif-iphantom.shtml (1373 words)

	CNN.com - Mr. Lif: The Hip Hop Rebel - September 16, 2002
		Lif became one of the most touted lyricists in his hometown's hip-hop history.
		Lif didn't start his profession until 1994, while he was attending college, "I was being bombarded by the amount of incredible music put out that time; A Tribe Called Quest's 'Midnight Marauders', Nas's 'Ilmatic', and De La Soul's Buhloone Mind.
		Lif's tracks carry more than just a message -- a word that's become a cliché when politics and music are combined -- his music is socially aware.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/13/hln.hot.hit.lif (437 words)

	Definitive Jux \| Mr. Lif
		Lif has released numerous singles, an EP and a live album to international critical acclaim.
		Lif's incredible energy and ability, as he performs all the classics, plus introduced three new songs to the masses.
		Lif is poised to release both an EP, and his debut full-length album in 2002.
	www.definitivejux.net /jukies/mr_lif (490 words)

	:: MVRemix: Album Reviews - Mr. Lif - I Phantom ::
		Lif has always been one of the finest in the game, but on "I Phantom" he proves that conceptually he is also one of the best.
		After Lif acquires the gun he is eventually shot and killed on "A Glimpse At The Struggle", only to be resurrected as the b-boy of the future on the El-p produced "Return Of The B-Boy".
		Lif is definitely on top of his game and in the future he will continue to be a dominant figure in the underground scene.
	urban.mvremix.com /reviews/2003/iphantom.shtml (1038 words)

	:: MVRemix Interviews - Mr. Lif ::
		Lif is an emcee who hails from Boston and has released several dope 12"s as well as performing excellently guesting on other tracks.
		Lif: Whenever it comes up, I mean I try to keep as busy as possible, I mean I'm going out to Germany on the 16th of August for an un-defined period of time.
		Lif: Honestly, I just hope that I continue to make music that people feel and I just hope that me looking into my heart to try to bring forth what I perceive is true, continues to provide hope and inspiration and positivity for folks.
	urban.mvremix.com /interviews/mrlif.shtml (1545 words)

	Mr. Lif Talks with the Cynic - Arts
		Lif have made a reputation of being the voice of the unheard masses, with poignant and highly critical political and cultural commentary on US foreign policy, the war in Iraq, and the soullessness found in America's corporate society.
		Lif's album Enters the Colossus (2000) Ak and Lif were ahead of their time when they teamed up for the song "Avengers," which was a sharp criticism of the popular conception of terrorism created by government propaganda.
		Lif is not afraid to be outspoken in regard to his political beliefs he does have some reservation of the political bottle he has created for himself.
	www.vermontcynic.com /news/2005/05/15/Arts/Mr.Lif.Talks.With.The.Cynic-954344.shtml (815 words)

	The Talented Mr. Lif: rapping with a conscience - The Daily Free Press - Muse
		Lif would rather preach about the government’s cruel intentions or the stifling nature of the fl middle class than spout out some nonsense about his car.
		Lif’s recordings for the prestigious Def Jux label have elevated him to the top of the hip-hop underground — and he just so happens to be from up the street.
		Lif is one of the brightest jewels in the Def Jux crown, and he has responded to his East Coast notoriety by shunning it — he moved to Berkeley, California, two years ago.
	www.dailyfreepress.com /media/paper87/news/2003/02/20/Muse/The-Talented.Mr.Lif.Rapping.With.A.Conscience-375312.shtml (809 words)

	Mr Lif - Interviews - The Elements - Your One Stop For Hip Hop and Rap Music
		Mr Lif: I was at a Fish show and I was listening to some of their grooves and something they played basically a baseline they played spelled out the chorus to this jam "Lif To Be Man." I was the Lif To Be Man for a little while.
		Mr Lif: If it wasn't for having the positive messages from cats like KRS-ONE who spoke his mind, Chuck D was doing that, Rakim moved also on that level.
		Mr Lif: 94 yo when I was young when I first started to listen to hip hop.
	www.hiphop-elements.com /article/read/6/5247/1 (1096 words)

	Mr. Lif (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Lif is currently a member of the hip hop music group The Perceptionists.
		Lif grew up in the neighbourhood of Brighton in Boston, MA.
		Lif, his pseudonym comes from a song he heard at a Phish concert.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/M/Mr.-Lif.htm (527 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Enters The Colossus [EP] - Mr. Lif at Epinions.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Lif dropped production duties when he (finally) released his first full album last year, on this EP (and Emergency Rations as well) he put in a bit of work behind the boards.
		Once again Lif's lyrics aren't particularly focused, but his delivery is more energetic on this song and the production is really cool.
		Lif doesn't have the full amount of time he needs to show his skills, aside from the one song Arise.
	www.epinions.com /content_92558495364 (844 words)

	Mr. Lif: I Phantom: Pitchfork Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Lif's success can largely be attributed to his focus on themes that other, more timid emcees wouldn't even touch; the album tackles the dehumanizing dysfunction of capitalism and its dramatic effect upon a b-boy everyman, including a dissection of commerce's influence upon art, family and spirituality.
		Unfortunately, Lif abandons the concrete details of his narrative on "Iron Helix" and answers the question as to "how we got here, meaning how did we [get to] this point in human existence where these types of social ills are common." For the next song, "Earthcrusher", Lif provides "a visual for the nuclear holocaust." Um...
		That Lif is willing to be the odd man out-- especially in a time when publicly questioning the actions of our administration is considered rote, despite the fact that we need it now more than ever-- is exemplary.
	www.pitchforkmedia.com /record-reviews/m/mr-lif/i-phantom.shtml (879 words)

	Mr. Lif (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		But during Lif's performance at Tower Records in Harvard Square, on a sticky Thursday night earlier this month, the Holy Grail is a bottle of CVS water.
		Lif has raised his global profile by touring Europe with Del tha Funkee Homosapien and Casual of Souls of Mischief.
		A decade ago, the backpacked kids shouting along with Lif's "Elektro" at Tower might have been in a Dead lot or a Fugazi pit, but now it's 1999, and even in Cambridge, hip-hop is the new vocabulary of self-discovery.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /archive/music/99/05/27/MR_LIF.html (1243 words)

	Eye - Mr. Lif's attack on America - 09.19.02
		Lif is responding to some lines from Paris' incendiary jam "What Would You Do?" that I've recited over the phone.
		Lif counts Slick Rick, Kool G Rap, Scarface and Nas as his favourite storytellers, and credits Public Enemy for helping politicize him.
		Lif laughs when I suggest that his label, Def Jux, is filling the void left by the bling-bling-obsessed Def Jam.
	www.eye.net /eye/issue/issue_09.19.02/thebeat/sample.html (612 words)

	Art Of Rhyme (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Lif there on several occassions, I couldn't make it for the recording of this album.
		Lif flawlessly recreates some of his best tracks, including "Universal", "Elektro", "Be Out" and "Triangular Warfare".
		On the new front, Lif paints a vivid portrait of the apocalypse on the Insight produced, "Earth Crusher".
	www.artofrhyme.com /reviews/lif_live.shtml (350 words)

	Mr. Lif :: I, Phantom :: Definitive Jux (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Lif takes his simple style and his traditional producers and somehow comes out with a huge, cohesive, emotional and extremely relevant piece of hip-hop beauty.
		Lif's straightforward flow allows him to narrate in detail without losing the listener.
		Thus a track like "Success," in which Lif climbs the entire corporate ladder, meets the girl of his dreams, has a child and then loses it all, comes across clearly.
	www.rapreviews.com /archive/2003_02_iphantom.html (326 words)

	Mr. Lif: Pitchfork Interview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Lif rapped of Bush, on his Emergency Rations EP, "I could smell the dawn of Armageddon when this dick was elected." Lif's CDs make your head hurt.
		Lif: Yeah, but ultimately in that sentence, in that phrase, I was really talking about just the absolute litter.
		Lif: If you're just buying to have that brand, or will only buy brand name shit, then it's more ill. It's a different syndrome, but one that's easily acquired.
	pitchforkmedia.com /interviews/m/mr-lif-03 (2357 words)

	Aesop Rock, Mr. Lif and more at Metro
		Underground sensation Jean Grae (a Babygrande artist), who was on and off the bill in the days leading up to the show, performed a short yet highly charged set including her song "Hater's Anthem," which draws on the ever-popular "[expletive] you" as its hook.
		Lif, allowing the duo to trade songs and act as each other's hype man during a vigorous hourlong set.
		Lifs' performance of "Live from the Plantation," a song that tackles the fatalist attitudes of worker bee of consumerism, a Public Enemy-like skit emerged climaxing with DJ Fakts One's feverish scratching representing the frustrations of the contemporary office worker.
	www.suntimes.com /output/music/cst-ftr-aesop27.html (465 words)

	The Austin Chronicle: Mr. Lif
		Ignited by the turntable antics of DJ Fakts One, the Boston crew lobs Molotov cocktails at faulty rappers and politicians alike as their inflected speech runs circles around the block to make certain all targets are duly burnt to a crisp.
		Lif are known to throw existing systems off kilter with brash declarations of independence.
		Lif steps right to the chest of injustice with a lip on him that educates as it berates.
	www.austinchronicle.com /gbase/Guides/Bands?oid=102077 (502 words)

	Cyclic Defrost - Issue #005 (September 2003) - Mr Lif
		Lif's enthusiasm is infectious, and like the heroes he rollcalls, he too can hold a party down.
		Lif is all too aware of the need to balance the head with the hips — check his club-esque anthem ‘New Man Theme’ for proof.
		After listening to Lif's observations in rhyme, the fact that more emcees are not speaking their mind is all the more ridiculous.
	www.cyclicdefrost.com /article.php?article=237 (1320 words)

	Mr. Lif : Emergency Rations - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
		Lif has made a name for himself as a thoughtful, often incendiary lyricist.
		On the Emergency Rations EP, Lif plays the latter part of that equation to the hilt.
		Lif has been kidnapped -- in the middle of a live performance -- by unidentified (read: government) agents and is now missing.
	www.artistdirect.com /store/artist/album/0,,1684499,00.html (278 words)

	The Beasties & Mr. Lif (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Meanwhile, Lif's "Farmhand" is the best thing he's ever put out -- nutty battle-rhyme bile bumping over zigzagged rimshots and dueling banjos on side A, gristly sax 'n' snare brawl bop and Colonel Kurtz references on the flip.
		An ever-more-impressive MC who's never done a half-assed show, Lif deserves all the clout the Grand Royal seal has to lend.
		Lif headlines downstairs at the Middle East this Tuesday, November 16, with openers 7L and Esoteric, Masterminds, and Insight.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /archive/music/99/11/11/THE_BEASTIES_MR_LIF.html (555 words)

	Mr. Lif - 'Home Of The Brave' - Underground Hip Hop dot com - Audio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Lif is straight up about everything on this track.
		Lif definitely explains the whole truth of the conspiracy of the government.
		Lif is one of the few emcees that could pull shit like this and make it work.
	www.undergroundhiphop.com /audio/detail.asp?ID=6657 (402 words)

	Art Of Rhyme (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		If anything, Lif is on point throughout the entire LP, and I feel a little stupid for hating on it beforehand.
		Lif lets us know about his family which is in bad shape since he became jobless.
		Finally, El-P, Akrobatik and Jean Grae help Lif to finish the story off, on "Post-Mortem." The world has been wiped out, and each of the four MC's share their reflections and last thoughts.
	www.artofrhyme.com /reviews/lif_iphantom.shtml (843 words)

	Mr. Lif - I Phantom - Stylus Magazine
		Lyrically Lif’s taking in the struggle to maintain one’s soul in the face of capitalism, man’s spirit vs the controlling media, the government, the system, et al.
		Lif more sample and groove based cuts than El-P is prone to producing these days.
		The album highlight is the Edan produced "Live From The Plantation" though, both lyrically and musically, as Lif guides us through the modern freeman’s slavery of the 9-to-5 grind, while Edan shows incontrovertible evidence that he is the absolute master of fat-assed funkiness, cutting head-shaking beats with body-moving bass and arm-waving horns.
	www.stylusmagazine.com /review.php?ID=700 (679 words)

	Amazon.com: I Phantom: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Lif, with his political lyrics reminds me of KRS and Chuck D combined into one emcee, and if you've ever had the opportunity to see him do a live show, then you know he can rock that as well.
		I have seen lif in concert and i've heard lots of his tracks from lots of his albums but thus far I have to say this is the highlight of his career.
		Mr Liffingston (his FULL name) tells a story of guns and vengeance in this uplifting diatribe of how lif(e!) on the streets is full of teen angst, filhty humanity and brown steamy days under the Californian sun.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006F7OH?v=glance (2307 words)

	CMT.com : Mr. Lif : Biography
		When he began releasing singles in the late '90s, party rap was the dominant style most MCs favored, but Mr.
		Lif's lyrical agenda was a political and socially conscious one that
		Lif grew up in the Boston, MA, suburb of Brighton, attending college for two years before focusing on a music career.
	www.cmt.com /artists/az/lif_mr_/bio.jhtml (211 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Lif's debut full-length effort, I Phantom, will be released on September 17th 2002 on Definitive Jux Records.
		Lif has toured the world, performing alongside the very best in Hip-Hop and beyond, including; Eminem, The Roots, Company Flow, Busta Rymes, Burning Spear, Souls of Mischief, Cannibal Ox, KRS-One, Mos Def & Talib Kweli, Roni Size Reprazent, Tortoise, Zap Mama and many, many more.
		Lif commands the attention of his peers, and seeks to inspire a hightened consciousness through his lyricism.
	www.urbnet.com /urban-editorial.asp?ueid=268 (517 words)

	Salon.com Audio \| Music preview: Mr. Lif (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Lif released an EP that attracted a little more attention than the typical indie hip-hop record.
		Lif offered criticism -- some reasonable, some crackpot -- of U.S. foreign policy and the current administration.
		Lif to his political roots, with a healthy dose of old-school self-promotion.
	www.salon.com /audio/music/2002/09/23/mir_lif/print.html (269 words)

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