Mr. Lif discography

Mr. Lif discography
Mr. Lif in concert
Studio albums	3
EPs	2
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	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.

Studio albums

Year	Title	Peak chart positions			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	—	—	—

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

Year	Title
2002	Live at the Middle East Released: January 22, 2002 Label: Ozone Music (OZO88832)

Compilation albums

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

Year	Title	Peak chart positions		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)	38	28

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

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

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
2009	"The Sun"	Luis Servera

Guest appearances

Year	Title	Artist	Director

Year	Song	Artist	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*	"Ubiquitous" 12"
	"That One Song With Lif"	El-P	Weareallgoingtoburninhell
2004	"Nosferatu"	DJ Krush	Jaku
2005	"Making Planets"	Edan	Beauty and the Beat
2006	"Storm"	Cut Chemist	The Audience's Listening
2008	"Beast Mode"	Akrobatik	Absolute Value
2011	"Culture of Fear"	Thievery Corporation	Culture of Fear

* not to be confused with the London-based Drum and Bass producer of the same name

Appearances on compilations

Year	Tracks	Album	Other contributing artists
2001	"Low Key"	Tags of the Times 3	Company Flow, BMS, 3 Melancholy Gypsys
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

• Definitive Jux discography

References

General

• "Mr. Lif". Definitive Jux. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
• "Mr. Lif". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
• "Mr. Lif – Intertia". InertiaMusic.com. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
• "Official website". www.mrlif.com. Retrieved 2008-05-15. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)

Specific

External links

• Official website
• Mr. Lif at Definitive Jux
• Mr. Lif discography at Discogs