Mr. Lif

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Mr. Lif live at the Pitchfork Music Festival (2007)

Mr. Lif (born December 11, 1977 in Boston , Massachusetts , USA , real name Jeffrey Haynes ) is an American rapper . He was one of the first artists to be signed to El-P 's Definitive Jux label . He is also a member of The Perceptionists group .

Life

Mr. Lif grew up in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston and began rapping in the late 1990s. In 1998 he released his first single, Elektro , which attracted attention from Definitive Jux and Grand Royal labels . About the latter, his second single, Farmhand / Settle the Score , was released a year later . In 2000 he was signed to Definitive Jux (then Def Jux). In November of the same year his debut EP, Enters the Colossus , was released, on which Mr. Lif first worked with his label boss El-P . He was also featured on a song from the group Deltron 3030's self-titled debut album . His live album Live in the Middle East was released in 2001 through Ozone Records. In 2002 his second EP Emergency Rations was released and later his official debut album I Phantom , both via Definitive Jux. On El-P's album Fantastic Damage , Mr. Lif is featured with a guest part (on the song Blood , together with C-Rayz Walz).

In 2005, Mr. Lif formed the hip-hop group The Perceptionists with acrobatics and DJ Fakts One , who released their album Black Dialogue on Definitive Jux that same year .

His second solo album Mo 'Mega was released in 2006 via Definitive Jux and was largely produced by El-P. Feature guests are the rappers Aesop Rock , Murs and Blueprint.

In 2009 his third album I Heard it Today was released , after a breakup with Definitive Jux via Bloodbot Tactical. The album is, like its predecessors, politically oriented and often socially critical.

Discography

Solo albums

  • 2002: I Phantom ( Definitive Jux )
  • 2006: Mo 'Mega (Definitive Jux)
  • 2009: I Heard it Today (Bloodbot Tactical)
  • 2016: Don't Look Down  (Mello Music Group)

Live albums

  • 2001: Live in the Middle-East (Ozone Records)

EPs

  • 2000: Enters the Colossus (Definitive Jux)
  • 2002: Emergency Rations (Definitive Jux)

The Perceptionists

  • 2005: Black Dialogue (Definitive Jux)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mr.Lif on discogs.com (English)
  2. ↑ Mr.Lif on allmusic.com (English)
  3. ↑ Fantastic Damage on discogs.com (English)
personal data
SURNAME Mr. Lif
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Haynes, Jeffrey (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American hip hop musician
DATE OF BIRTH December 11, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Boston , Massachusetts, USA