Track Listing

1. Collapse
2. Ultra/Mega
3. Brothaz
4. Fries
5. Take Hold Fire
6. Murs is My Manager
7. Washitup
8. Long Distance
9. Mo' Mega
10. Lookin' In
11. For You

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #147711 in Music
• Released on: 2006-06-12
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .19 pounds

CD Description
Boston-bred emcee Mr. Lif is a formidable hip-hop artist who makes a virtue out of not following trends. Lif's brand ofsocially conscious rhymes is the antithesis of hip-hop's current climate of escapism and consumerism in the new millennium. His 2006 effort, MO'MEGA is an agit-prop magnum opus--agalvanizing treatise against the societal ills of materialism and political obfuscation. Taking to task such targets asthe Bush administration, the media, and corporate behemothslike McDonald's, Lif's imagist raps flow like stream-of-consciousness poetry over producer El-P's hard-hitting beats.
Mixing acerbic rhymes with clear political intent, Lif creates stark, apocalyptic images that come across like the "black CNN" of Chuck D and Public Enemy. On the menacing rock dirge "Brothaz", Lif describes the darker side of urban life as a cycle of self-destruction approaching near genocide. "Washitup", on the other hand, takes a lighter approach by riding a rolling dancehall beat over a humorous rap about hygiene. Combining the worlds of politics and entertainment, MO' MEGA is an engaging and powerful statement by an artist at the height of his powers.