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Mr. Lif

Mr. Lif

Mr. Lif has been played on NTS in shows including Ted Draws, featured first on 2 August 2013. Songs played include Return Of The B-Boy, For You and A Glimpse At The Struggle.

Mr. Lif (born Jeffrey Haynes) is a Boston rapper who is currently signed to New York independent label Definitive Jux. Besides his solo career, Lif is also a member of the hip hop group The Perceptionists with long-time friends and collaborators Akrobatik and DJ Fakts One. Mr. Lif grew up in the neighbourhood of Brighton in Boston, MA. For two years he attended Colgate University, dropping out after becoming enamored with the hip hop music being produced at the time. He became a performer in 1994. In 2000 and 2001 he won the Kahlua Boston Music Awards for Outstanding Rap/Hip Hop Act. Mr. Lif's family ancestry is Barbadian, and his faith Rasta.

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Mr. Lif

Mr. Lif has been played on NTS in shows including Ted Draws, featured first on 2 August 2013. Songs played include Return Of The B-Boy, For You and A Glimpse At The Struggle.

Mr. Lif (born Jeffrey Haynes) is a Boston rapper who is currently signed to New York independent label Definitive Jux. Besides his solo career, Lif is also a member of the hip hop group The Perceptionists with long-time friends and collaborators Akrobatik and DJ Fakts One. Mr. Lif grew up in the neighbourhood of Brighton in Boston, MA. For two years he attended Colgate University, dropping out after becoming enamored with the hip hop music being produced at the time. He became a performer in 1994. In 2000 and 2001 he won the Kahlua Boston Music Awards for Outstanding Rap/Hip Hop Act. Mr. Lif's family ancestry is Barbadian, and his faith Rasta.

Original source: Last.fm

Tracks featured on

Most played tracks

Return Of The B-Boy
Mr. Lif
Definitive Jux2002
For You
Mr. Lif
Definitive Jux2006
A Glimpse At The Struggle
Mr. Lif
Definitive Jux2002
360° (DJ Spinna Remix)
Push Button Objects, Del The Funky Homosapien, Mr. Lif, DJ Craze feat. Del The Funky Homosapien, Mr. Lif (DJ Spinna mix)
Chocolate Industries2001
Terror
DJ Format, Edan, Mr. Lif feat. Mr. Lif
Slice-Of-Spice, Project Blue Book2012
Storm
Cut Chemist, Edan, Mr. Lif feat. Edan, Mr. Lif
Artists' Addiction Records2007
Ol' Crew
Mr. Lif
Definitive Jux2002
Post Mortem
Mr. Lif feat. Akrobatik, El-P, Jean Grae
Definitive Jux2002