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Mr. Lif

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Things fall apart

Hip-hop finds room to move at South-By.
As hipster, electronic, indie-rock, and rap cultures converge, MCs are taking cues from their other-genre contemporaries who rely on everything from stage props and antics to self-mutilation in the quest to entertain.
By CHRIS FARAONE  |  March 25, 2009
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Get sprung

A bumpin' crop of spring hip-hop
Between the packages that turn up on my Jamaica Plain doorstep and the envelopes that stuff my Phoenix mailbox, I have enough music to start a mixtape spot in Downtown Crossing.
By CHRIS FARAONE  |  March 18, 2009
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What rhymes with Barack?

Mr. Lif takes on the headlines
The story of underground hip-hop these days often seems like the inverse of Barack Obama’s story.  
By FRANKLIN SOULTS  |  October 29, 2008
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Food for thought

Romen Rok stays hungry
The Edgewood section of Cranston may not be known as a hip-hop hotbed, but that neighborhood raised a razor-sharp emcee named Romen Rok.
By CHRIS CONTI  |  September 10, 2008
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That’ll learn ya

Kabir schools other MCs, little kids
In eighth grade, I decided that school and hip-hop should exist separately.
By CHRIS FARAONE  |  August 26, 2008
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Reks in effect

Lawtown MC bounces back
Since jumping skills-first onto Boston’s rap scene seven years ago, Lawrence-born MC Reks has earned a variety of reputations.
By CHRIS FARAONE  |  July 28, 2008
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Fakts One

Long Range | Greenstreets
Fakts never built a repertoire deep enough to secure his own specific sound, but on Long Range he proves he can dip into a variety of styles and cater tracks around any MC’s individual tastes.
By CHRIS FARAONE  |  July 22, 2008
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Going on sale: April 25, 2008

Breaking news from the concert ticket trade
Feist, Rooney, the Black Angels, and more.
By GOING ON SALE  |  April 24, 2008
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Akrobatik

Absolute Value | Fat Beats
One of the hallmarks of Akrobatik’s style has always been his sincerity.
By ANDREW GRAHAM  |  February 26, 2008
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Going on sale: February 8, 2008

Breaking news from the concert ticket trade
Mike Doughty, the Aggrolites, Colin Meloy, and more.
By GOING ON SALE  |  February 05, 2008

Portland scene report: January 4, 2008

Sibilance starts now
Woitasek has pulled in a number of impressive acts this year and it will be a shame to see that end.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX MUSIC STAFF  |  January 02, 2008
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The live rap album

There are a few, and Mr. Lif has one of the best
December is the time of year when the new album well dries up and gives way to a deluge of novelty releases.
By CHRISTOPHER GRAY  |  December 05, 2007
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Day by Day by Day

A column ends
Two years ago, the Phoenix asked me to write a weekly column about Boston’s growing electronic music and DJ scene.
By DAVID DAY  |  September 18, 2007
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Going on sale: August 17, 2007

Breaking news from the concert ticket trade
The Good Life, Mr. Lif, Steven Wright, and more.
By GOING ON SALE  |  August 14, 2007
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U.N.I.T.Y.

Rap legend Edo G. heads a huge bill; Faint DJs
This Wednesday, May 30, a hip-hop bill comes to the Paradise Lounge that boggles the mind.
By DAVID DAY  |  May 22, 2007
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Surviving and thriving

Mr. Lif’s brush with disaster + Keith Kenniff’s classical fix
“Approximately 40 miles outside San Diego the tour bus with Mr. Lif, the Coup, DJ Big Wiz, Metro, and other friends of theirs flipped over and burst into flames,” wrote Def Jux capitán El-P via e-mail. Our heart skipped a beat. Mr. Lif, "The Fries (Abdul Malik remix)" (mp3)
By DAVID DAY  |  December 12, 2006
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The Bladerunners

7L brings back the Razor; Lif hits the road
Freestyle music is an overlooked chapter of dance music. The Bladerunners, "Work It, Shake It (remix edit)" (mp3)
By DAVID DAY  |  November 09, 2006
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Home boys

7L & Esoteric discover A New Dope
Don’t count out 7L & Esoteric just yet. 7L & Esoteric, "3 Minute Classic" (mp3)
By MATTHEW M. BURKE  |  August 17, 2006
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Top ten Boston CDs: August 13, 2006

As reported by Newbury Comics
Coming in IIIs.
By TOP 10 BOSTON CDS  |  August 15, 2006
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Top 10 local CDs: August 6

As reported by Newbury Comics
Dane Cook, Harmful If Swallowed [Comedy Central]
By TOP 10 LOCAL CDS  |  August 08, 2006
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Mega star

Mr. Lif's CD-release spectacular
There are rhetorical questions, and then there are rhetorical questions. Slideshow: Mr. Lif CD-release party, June 27 at the Middle East  
By MAC CARROLL  |  June 29, 2006
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If it ain’t broke . . .

The local ballot reflects a stable, vital scene
For the past three years, the only real suspense in the local end of the Best Music Poll has been whether the Dresden Dolls or the Dropkick Murphys would win more categories.
By BRETT MILANO  |  May 26, 2006
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Most Def

The hip-hop label opens their online store
In a move that’s sure to be copied by other indie labels, the underground hip-hop imprint Definitive Jux recently created what it’s calling “The Pharmacy” or “DJRx,” an on-line store that mimics the amazon.com/iTunes model.
By MATT ASHARE  |  May 22, 2006
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ID Check: Glenn Troy

Lounge swinger
The pre-pre-release listening party for the lounge demo tracks of the Yukonn MC, a/k/a the Grizzly (“I never shave and I’m grimy”), is so exclusive, so “top secret,” that only two people are invited: the Yukonn and me.
By CAMILLE DODERO  |  April 07, 2006

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