The Verge
US · 3 hrs ago
Mr. Lif’s Emergency Rations EP is post-9/11 hip hop at its most daring
First, you drop bombs, then you send aid. Totally logical. | Image: Definitive Jux
There was a period in the early aughts when Definitive Jux (nee: Def Jux) seemed like it was going to be the future of hip hop. While the label featured plenty of experimental, boundary-pushing, and politically minded acts, Lif stood out as the most "conscious rapper" in the traditional sense. It was clear though, that label head El-P envisioned that as an important part of Def Jux's identity, as the first recor
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