I Phantom - Mr. Lif
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81 out of 100

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9.4 out of 10

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  • Summary: Indie Boston rapper Mr. Lif returns with his fourth album.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Village Voice (Consumer Guide)
    100
    It fleshes out its cohesive narrative and cogent ideas with beats that respect the spare antipop ethos without abjuring such wayward rhythm elements as femme chorus, bass-drum-whoop jam, and $20 synth loop.
  2. Blender
    80
    With innovative, funk-influenced beats and engaging rhymes, Lif brilliantly avoids the pitfalls of vacuous bling-drones and 'real hip-hop" whiners alike. [#10, p.124]
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  3. Uncut
    80
    An album of flashing wit and giddy ambition. [Oct 2002, p.110]
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  4. Rolling Stone
    60
    A narrative-driven, graceful debut album.

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  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
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  1. nickm
    10
    Without a doubt one of the, if not the, most thoughtful, intelligent and articluate rappers out there... His lyrics are astounding and his timing and delivery of them are flawless. Home of the Brave for example is a great track, expressing his controversial (but truthful) views on the US' terrorist policy, ecompassing all that is good about Mr Lif. the mainstream needs to take a queue from this guy.… Expand
  2. LiamO
    10
    A refreshing take on hip hop that deserves all the credit it can get
  3. KatieW
    10
    Mr.Lif is the best rapper that I've ever heard. His lyrics are phenomenal. Fuck Ja Rule! Fuck Jay-Z! They aint got shit on Mr. Lif!
  4. ChristopherN.
    8
    A really good hip-hop record. The computer voice get's old, but that aside very well done!

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