- Mr. Lif discography
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Mr. Lif discography 
Mr. Lif in concertReleases ↙Studio albums 3 ↙Live albums 1 ↙Compilation albums 2 ↙EPs 2 ↙Singles 10 ↙Music videos 4 ↙Guest appearances 43 ↙Production credits 10 ↙Appearances on compilations 14 The discography of Mr. Lif, an American hip hop artist from Boston, Massachusetts, consists of three full-length studio albums, two EPs, one live album, two compilation albums and ten singles. Four music videos for his songs have been produced.
Mr. Lif made his recording debut in 1997 with the self-produced song "This Won" on the Boston compilation Rebel Alliance. His debut vinyl single, "Elektro", was released on Nos Productions in 1998. This was followed by two more singles, "Triangular Warfare" and "Farmhand" (both in 1999), released on Brick Records and Beastie Boys' Grand Royal, respectively. Mr. Lif then signed to El-P's Definitive Jux label and released two EPs—Enters the Colossus in 2000 and Emergency Rations in 2002—before releasing his debut full-length, the concept album I Phantom, in 2002. Mr. Lif's second album, Mo' Mega, was released on Definitive Jux in 2006. His third album, I Heard It Today was released in 2009 on Mr. Lif's own label Bloodbot Tactical Enterprises. He has also made many appearances on other artists' tracks and on compilations. Releases with his group The Perceptionists are not included.
Contents
Studio albums
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Year Title Peak chart positions[1] Notes US R&B US Heat. US Ind. 2002 I Phantom - Released: September 17, 2002
- Label: Definitive Jux (DJX037)
80 20 16 - Debut full-length solo album.
2006 Mo' Mega - Released: June 13, 2006
- Label: Definitive Jux (DJX129)
— 27 31 2009 I Heard It Today - Released: April 21, 2009
- Label: Bloodbot Tactical Enterprises
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Live albums
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Year Title 2002 Live At The Middle East - Released: January 22, 2002
- Label: Ozone Music (OZO88832)
Compilation albums
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Year Title Notes 2003 Sleepyheads: Unreleased and Hard To Find - Released: October 23, 2003
- Label: Thought Wizard Productions (TW001-2)
- A collection of hard to find and previously unreleased songs.
2007 Sleepyheads II (Classic Combos) - Released: March 23, 2007
- Label: Thought Wizard Productions (TW001-3)
- A collection of collaborations with other artists.
2008 Sleepyheads 3 - Released: 2008
- Label: Thought Wizard Productions
- A collection of unreleased tracks
Extended plays
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Year Title Peak chart positions[1] Notes US Heat. US Ind. 2000 Enters the Colossus - Released: November 14, 2000
- Label: Definitive Jux (DJX003)
— — - Debut EP.
2002 Emergency Rations - Released: June 25, 2002
- Label: Definitive Jux (DJX030)
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Singles
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Year Title Album 1998 "Elektro" - B-Side: "The Nothing"
- Label: Nos Productions (NOS001)
non-album single* 1999 "Triangular Warfare" - B-Side: "Inhuman Capabilities"
- Label: Brick Records (BRK006)
"Farmhand" - B-Side: "Settle The Score"
- Label: Grand Royal (GR085)
2000 "Front On This" - B-Side: "Be Out"
- Label: Definitive Jux (DJX001)
Enters the Colossus 2001 "Cro-Magnon" - B-Side: "Fulcrum", "Retrospect"
- Label: Definitive Jux (DJX004)
2002 "Home of the Brave" - B-Side: "The Unorthodox"
- Label: Definitive Jux (DJX026)
Emergency Rations "New Man Theme" - B-Side: "Pull Out Your Cut", "Phantom"
- Label: Definitive Jux (DJX036)
I Phantom "Return Of The B-Boy" - Label: Definitive Jux (DJX038)
2003 "Live From The Plantation" - B-Side: "Return Of The B-Boy"
- Limited edition picture vinyl
- Label: Definitive Jux (DJX045)
2006 "Brothaz" - B-Side: "Brothaz" (9th Wonder remix
- Label: Definitive Jux (DJX131)
Mo' Mega
*Later collected on Sleepyheads: Unreleased and Hard To Find.
Music videos
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Year Song Director 2001 "Because They Made It That Way" Ethan Lader 2002 "Live From the Plantation" Ian Levasseur "Return Of The B-Boy" Plates Animation 2006 "Brothaz" Andrew Gura
Guest appearances
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Year Song Artist(s) Album 2000 "Speech Cobras" Jedi Mind Tricks Violent By Design 2001 "Operating Correctly" 7L & Esoteric The Soul Purpose 2002 "Blood" El-P Fantastic Damage "Rapperfection" Edan Primitive Plus 2003 "Wreck Dem" Akrobatik Balance "11:35" Aesop Rock Bazooka Tooth "Blue on Blue" Dave Clarke Devil's Advocate "360 Degrees" Push Button Objects Ghetto Blaster "The Show Starter" (Walkman Remix) DJ Fakts One "Grown Folks" 12" "Huevos With Jeff And Rani" Prefuse 73 One Word Extinguisher "Pull Out Your Cut" (Remix), "Pull Out Your Cut" DJ Hype (not to be confused with the London-based Drum and Bass producer of the same name) "Ubiquitous" 12" "That One Song With Lif" El-P Weareallgoingtoburninhell 2005 "Making Planets" Edan Beauty and the Beat 2008 "Beast Mode" Akrobatik Absolute Value 2011 "Culture of Fear" Thievery Corporation Culture of Fear
Production credits
Appearances on compilations
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Year Tracks Album Other contributing artists 2002 "Sneak Preview", "Fulcrum" Def Jux Presents 2 Murs ("Sneak Preview"), Opio ("Fulcrum") 2005 "Be Out" Bucket of B-Sides Vol. 1 2007 "Red October" Definitive Swim "They Call Me Mr. Tibbs Main Title" Cinematic: Classic Film Music Remixed Quincy Jones remixed by King Britt "Storm" Stomp the Yard OST Cut Chemist, Edan
See also
References
- General
- "Mr. Lif". Definitive Jux. http://www.definitivejux.net/jukies/mr-lif/. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
- "Mr. Lif". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p380415. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
- "Mr. Lif – Intertia". InertiaMusic.com. http://www.inertia-music.com/search/?query=mr.+lif&x=0&y=0. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
- "Official website". www.mrlif.com. http://www.mrlif.com/. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
- Specific
- ^ a b "Mr. Lif > Charts & Awards". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p380415/charts-awards. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
External links
- Official website
- Mr. Lif at Definitive Jux
- Mr. Lif discography at Discogs
Categories:- Hip hop discographies
- Discographies of American artists
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