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Genre: Rap
Release Date: 09/17/2002

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, All Music Guide

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Ray Boy Fernandes - Vocals
Ray Boy Fernandes - Engineer
Ray Boy Fernandes - Mixing
Amaechi Uzoigwe - Vocals
El-P - Vocals
El-P - Producer
El-P - Engineer
El-P - Executive Producer
El-P - Mixing
Mr. Lif - Main Performer
Emily Lazar - Mastering
Aesop Rock - ?
Dan Ezra Lang - Art Direction
Dan Ezra Lang - Design
Fakts One - Vocals
Fakts One - Producer
Fakts One - Mixing
Jean Grae - ?
Keith Atkins - Engineer
Keith Atkins - Mixing
Nasa - Vocals
Nasa - Producer
Nasa - Engineer
Nasa - Mixing

The Platform
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Merit
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Negrophilia: The Album
    Mike Ladd / CD / 2005
Black Dialogue
    The Perceptionists / CD / 2005

Release Date: 09/17/2002
Genre: rap