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| 8.3 by Pitchfork Media |
For someone whose musical sensibilities were largely shaped by the minimalism of hip-hop, it's hard for me
to even say the words "concept album" without wincing and imagining the elves and druids of p... |
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| 3 by Rolling Stone |
A narrative-driven, graceful debut album from Boston's Lif, a rapper as incisive as early-Nineties X-Clan - and far more crucial in these depoliticized times.... |
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| n/a by www.villagevoice.com |
It fleshes out its cohesive narrative and cogent ideas with beats that respect the spare antipop ethos without abjuring such wayward rhythm elements as femme chorus, bass-drum-whoop jam, and $20 synth loop. |
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| n/a by www.stylusmagazine.com |
Make no mistake about it, I Phantom is a fantastic record. |
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| n/a by www.theonionavclub.com |
With I Phantom, Lif creates a funny, sad, profound world, populates it with memorable characters, destroys it, and ponders the meaning of it all. |
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| n/a by www.dotmusic.com |
A fractional disappointment after 'Emergency Rations', perhaps. But still, Def Jux's reputation as the most consistent hip-hop label in the world circa now remains unsullied. |
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