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...Lif said the reception has been far better than he expected...
...album also faced the challenge of being released by an underground artist on a relatively obscure underground label—Definitive Jux Records, also home to Aesop Rock and Cannibal Ox. But years of experience in Boston’s scene have made Lif a master of getting word out on his music...
Last summer, just before the release of I Phantom, Lif put out the Emergency Rations EP and his most incendiary single to date: “Home of the Brave.” A fantastically articulate—and funky—verbal assault on the Bush administration and their war on terrorism, the song concluded with the line “You can wave that piece-of-shit flag if you dare / But they killed us because we’ve been killing them for years.” The single was accompanied by rumors from Lif?...
...Lif still keeps a 617 phone number, and he says Boston is still home—“I mean, I lived there for 26 years!” And he’s been back to Boston in recent months for a number of shows, including “Lifoween” at the Paradise Rock Club and an all-ages show at the House of Blues in Harvard Square last year. Always well-attended by cheering crowds, Lif’s Boston shows often feature new material and breathtaking freestyles from the man himself...
...Lif isn’t one to hog the spotlight, though. He treats his shows as an opportunity to give emerging Boston rappers exposure and support. Kabir, another Cambridge-based rapper, has opened for Lif at nearly every one of his local shows. His intellectual lyrics and damn-the-man mentality jive well with Lif’s revolutionary outlook, but Kabir’s skills are still in their infancy compared to Lif’s awesome mastery...