Limited Edition double colored vinyl LP pressing. Mr. Lif brought hip-hop back in 2002. In an era wracked by warfare and rising economic inequality, the Boston MC helped restore a feeling that had drowned in the mainstream. The album - currently being re-issued by Mello Music Group - was called I Phantom. The message spoke to us all. Inspired by eloquent and irate predecessors like Public Enemy and KRS-One, the rapper born Jeffrey Haynes created arguably the most scathing indictment of life in the Bush era. Originally released on the seminal indie rap imprint Def Jux, Lif's debut LP was instantly hailed as a classic. Bad Card (Prod Nasa), A Glimpse at the Struggle (Prod El-P), Return of the B-Boy (Prod El-P), Life from the Plantation (Prod. Edan), New Man Theme (Prod DJ Fakts One), Handouts (Prod Insight), Status (Feat Insight) (Prod Insight), Success (Feat Aesop Rock) (Prod El-P), Daddy Dearest (Prod El-P), The Now (Prod El-P), Friends and Neighbors (Prod DJ Fakts One), Iron Helix (Feat Insight) (Prod Insight), Earthcrusher (Prod Insight), Post Mortem (Feat El-P Jean Grae and Akrobatik) (Prod El-P)
