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Like The Coup's strangely simpatico latest album, Lif's frisky, humane Mo'Mega redefines what a political rap album can be.
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Entertainment WeeklyAs usual, it's his more outraged political rhymes... that you'll replay. [30 Jun 2006, p.161]
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Uncut[El-P's] sinister, scarified industrial noise and beats bring a grimly thrilling dimension. [Jul 2006, p.102]
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The album's great achievement is that it melds the civic with the personal. Mo' Mega spans a bigger range in its eleven tracks than most albums twice its length.
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SpinHis furious, frantic monotone dramatically collides with producer El-P's postindustrial beats. [Jul 2006, p.86]
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Alternative PressPundits say there's too much hype for Def Junkies, but with records like this, there's good reason for it. [Aug 2006, p.224]
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Paste MagazineFrom its beats to its rhymes, Mo' Mega is a wholly solid release. [Aug 2006, p.96]
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None of these are musical or artistic epiphanies, but it's Lif's realization that his problems are commonplace that makes Mo' Mega more interesting than his other stuff.
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Despite it’s pitfalls, Mo' Mega has great entertainment value.
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El-P doesn’t ruin Mo’ Mega -- the title track’s beat is a colossus -- but those moments free of his fingerprints are also the album’s strongest.
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UrbBetter than his debut. [Jun 2006, p.105]
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Mo' Mega keeps the bar set pretty high.
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He makes his tracks entertaining, but he occasionally falls prey to a common trap -- educating the listeners but not enlightening them.
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The WireProbably his most accessible work to date. [#269, p.45]
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Q MagazineLuckily, Lif's mental agility and provocative rhymes are matched by the production skills of... El-P. [Jul 2006, p.115]
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Lif’s greatest strength remains his pissy paranoia.
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BlenderA dazzlingly rhythmic junkyard. [Jun 2006, p.142]
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Far too often on Mo’ Mega he seems unsure of quite where he’s heading and, altogether, the LP fails to reach any sort of feeling of transcendence.
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The production bangs, and there are many references that'll appeal to readers of liberal non-fiction (Fast Food Nation, Chomsky, Al Gore), but some of the good Mr.'s thoughts on this future we live in are unconvincing.
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Lif's flow... sounds more detached and ambivalent than ever.
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Mo’ Mega starts off strong... But from [the middle] on out the songs lose focus.
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Seem[s] like a missed opportunity.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 8
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Mixed: 1 out of 8
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Negative: 1 out of 8
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HardcastleMcCormickAug 25, 2006This is very underrated album. Many songs just rock very hard in that underground hip hop way. Could be longer...
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LouisP.Aug 1, 2006
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JohnDJul 24, 2006