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- Date Released: June 25, 2002
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: Hip-Hop
- Label: Definitive Jux / The Orchard
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Boston rapper Mr. Lif has made a name for himself as a thoughtful, often incendiary lyricist. On the Emergency Rations EP, Lif plays the latter part of that equation to the hilt. This is a concept album, the premise being that Mr. Lif has been kidnapped -- in the middle of a live performance -- by unidentified (read: government) agents and is now missing. What made the diminutive MC so dangerous? The eight tracks quickly set out to answer that question, showcasing Lif's direct, uncompromising attacks on civil rights, censorship, and especially -- in the wake of September 11, 2001 -- U.S. foreign policy. El-P and Akrobatik contribute haunting, dissonant production that helps set the mood with strong undercurrents of alienation and paranoia and the rest is left in Mr. Lif's capable hands. The lyrics are as thoughtful as they are confrontational, and Emergency Rations is a provocative, well-crafted album that proves hard to ignore.
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| 01. |  |
Intro |
2:22 |
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| 02. | |
Jugular Vein |
3:19 |
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| 03. | |
Heavy Artillery |
3:41 |
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| 04. | |
Home of the Brave |
3:46 |
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| 05. | |
Pull Out Your Cut |
3:30 |
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| 06. | |
Get Wise '91 |
3:21 |
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| 07. | |
The Unorthodox |
4:00 |
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| 08. | |
Phantom |
4:18 |
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08 Total Tracks, 28:17 Total Length
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Credits
- Marc Johnson - Engineer // Ray Boy Fernandes - Engineer // Ray Boy Fernandes - Mixing // DJ Hype - Producer // DJ Hype - Cut // Mr. Lif - Producer // Mr. Lif - Main Performer // Akrobatik - Vocals // Dan Ezra Lang - Art Direction // Dan Ezra Lang - Design // Dan Ezra Lang - Illustrations // Fakts One - Vocals // Fakts One - Producer // Fakts One - Cut // Keith Atkins - Engineer // Ghazi Shami - Development // Nasa - Engineer // Nasa - Mixing
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