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1 January, 1997@12:00 am
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I dig Lif’s sh*t because this MC’s got personality. Yeah, at times, his rhyme scheme can feel a little awkward and forced but 1) his voice is just so f*cking ill, like he’s a career smoker about two packs away from a larynx operation and 2) even he does force it, you can’t help but admire his moxy in daring to flip the lines he does. Peep this from the beginning of “Be Out” (the clear winner on this 12″): “that’s absolutely ridiculous/I’m meticulous/when ripping this/I’ll break your ribs, hips and fist./If you don’t get the gist/I’ll give your ear a twist.” It sounds like garden variety braggadocio but out of Lif’s lips, the sh*t kind of gets you bugged (hint: look back to the voice). “Be Out” is just like that – bar after bar of straight bravado and killer punch lines and Lif’s self-production is simple but effective – a one-note horn stab plus a basic break. “Front On This” kicks some old school drum machine flavor on the mechanical pacing and it’s probably a better track but the hook: “record labels/front on this this/weak lyricists/front on this / I dare you/to front on this” just doesn’t work, sorry. And compared to the other sh*t from the Enter the Colussus EP that this is taken from, “Front On This” isn’t the best example of Lif’s talents. Still, it’ll work in a hot second in the mix and you always have “Be Out” to console you.

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