| Product Summary | | Label: Caroline Distribution | | UPC: 00600308886025 | | Release Date: 9/17/2002 | | Buy.com Sku: 60569444 | | Item#: MS9QM5 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Bad Card ~ Mr. Lif |  | | 2. Glimpse Of The Struggle, A ~ Mr. Lif | | | 3. Return Of The B-Boy ~ Mr. Lif | | | 4. Live From The Plantation ~ Mr. Lif | | | 5. New Man Theme ~ Mr. Lif | | | 6. Handouts ~ Mr. Lif | | | 7. Status - (featuring Insight) ~ Mr. Lif | | | 8. Success - (featuring Aesop) ~ Mr. Lif | | | 9. Daddy Dearest ~ Mr. Lif | | | 10. Now, The ~ Mr. Lif | | | 11. Friends And Neighbors ~ Mr. Lif | | | 12. Iron Helix - (featuring Insight) ~ Mr. Lif | | | 13. Earthcrusher ~ Mr. Lif | | | 14. Post Mortem - (featuring El-P/Jean Grae/Akrobatik) ~ Mr. Lif | |
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| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel includes: Mr. Lif, El-P, Aesop Rock, Jean Grae, Insight, Akrobatik. | | Personnel: El-P, Fakts One, Ray Boy Fernandes, Nasa , Amaechi Uzoigwe (vocals). | | Audio Mixers: El-P; Keith Atkins; Fakts One; Ray Boy Fernandes; Nasa . | | Recording information: Boston Butta Beats; Def Jux Studios; Steel Acres; The Danger Room. | | Unknown Contributor Roles: Jean Grae; Aesop Rock. | | Mr. Lif, the hardworking Bostonian MC, drops a debut LP that playfully discloses in lyrical fashion his inner battle of whether or not to return to his nine-to-five job, but the long-overdue record practically guarantees he'll no longer need the day job. One of the working-class heroes signed to hip-hop indie Definitive Jux, Liffy enjoyed a busy 2002, releasing the Emergency Rations EP and appearing on several releases from the Jux camp. I Phantom is slightly less politically aggressive than the EP in overall aesthetic, with blue-collar rhymes over hype, funky tracks with great production by Fakts One, DJ Hype, Edan, and Lif himself. The guest appearances on the mic by Akrobatik, a fellow fledgling Bostonion, Edan, Aesop Rock, El-P, and Jean Grae make all the tracks quality and seal the deal on Lif's breakthrough set. ~ Nic Kincaid |
Producer: Edan; Insight; El-P; Fakts One; Nasa |
Engineer: El-P; Keith Atkins; Ray Boy Fernandes; Nasa |
Musical Guests | | El-P | | Aesop Rock | | Jean Grae | | Insight | | Akrobatik |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 09/17/2002 | | Original Release Date : 2002 | | Catalog ID : 37 | | Label : Definitive Jux Records | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00600308886025 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Uncut (10/02, p.110)
- 4 stars out of 5 - "...Lif's genius is a given...an album of flashing wit and giddy ambition."The Wire (09/02, p.52)
- "...I PHANTOM could prove to be one of the most consistently rewarding HipHop records to land in 2002..." Vibe (10/02, p.184)
- 4 out of 5 - "...With raw, cyber-crunk production....Sly, studious, and battle-ready..." NME (Magazine)
(9/14/02, p.40)
- 7 out of 10 - "...The sound of hip-hop fishing for cents in the gutter....this is vengeance made eloquent..." |
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