Mo' Mega

Mo'Mega

Studio album by Mr. Lif

Released

June 13, 2006

Genre

Hip hop

Length

40:42

Label

Definitive Jux

Producer

El-P, Edan, Mr. Lif, Nick Toth

Mr. Lif chronology

I Phantom
(2002)

Mo' Mega
(2006)

I Heard It Today
(2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The A.V. Club	A−^[2]
HipHopDX.com	^[3]
IGN	(8.3/10)^[4]
Pitchfork Media	(7.9/10)^[5]
PopMatters	(6/10)^[6]
RapReviews.com	(7.5/10)^[7]
Rolling Stone	^[8]
Slant Magazine	^[9]
Stylus Magazine	B−^[10]

Mo' Mega is the second full-length album by hip hop artist Mr. Lif, released on June 13, 2006 on the Definitive Jux label. The album was largely produced by El-P but also features production work from Edan, Australian producer Nick Toth, and Mr. Lif himself. Lyrical guest appearances come from El-P, Aesop Rock, Murs, Blueprint, and Lif's Perceptionists rapping partner Akrobatik.

The album title is described, "Mo' represents the dialect of the Black slave in America. Mega represents the hyper-modernized world we live in. As the cost of living increases at an exponential rate, more of us are finding it difficult to keep pace. I feel that the term Mo' extends beyond race to describe the masses whom have not achieved elite levels of wealth. Mo' Mega is the juxtaposition of the slave and the elite with no common ground between the two."^[11]

Although not critically acclaimed on the same level as I Phantom, Mo' Mega still received mostly favorable reviews, scoring a total of 75/100 on MetaCritic.^[12]

Track listing

All songs produced by El-P, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Track notes	Length
1.	"Collapse"	J. Haynes, J. Meline		2:32
2.	"Ultra/Mega"	Haynes, Meline	Cuts by Mike Relm	2:36
3.	"Brothaz"	Haynes, Meline		4:28
4.	"The Fries"	Haynes, Meline	Cuts by Mike Relm	3:38
5.	"Take, Hold, Fire!" (featuring Aesop Rock and El-P)	Haynes, Meline, I. Bavitz		3:40
6.	"Murs Iz My Manager" (featuring Murs)	Haynes, N. Carter	Produced by Edan	4:19
7.	"Washitup!"	Haynes	Produced by Mr. Lif	2:56
8.	"Long Distance"	Haynes, Meline		4:04
9.	"Mo' Mega" (featuring Blueprint and Akrobatik)	Haynes, Meline, A. Shepard, J. Bridgeman	Additional vocals by El-P Cuts by DJ Big Wiz	4:15
10.	"Lookin' In..."	Haynes, Meline		2:47
11.	"For You"	Haynes	Produced by Nick Toth Additional vocals by Michelle Shaprow	5:27

References

External links

Mr. Lif official site

Definitive Jux Records

Discography

Founder	Jaime "El-P" Meline

Compilations	Def Jux Presents Farewell Fondle 'Em Def Jux Presents 2 Def Jux Presents 3 Bucket of B-Sides Vol. 1 Def Jux Teaser 2005 Def Jux Presents 4 Definitive Swim

Related articles	Universal Music Group Company Flow The Weathermen

El-P

Discography Production discography

Studio albums	Funcrusher (as Company Flow) (1996) Funcrusher Plus (as Company Flow) (1997) Fantastic Damage (2002) I'll Sleep When You're Dead (2007) Cancer 4 Cure (2012) Run the Jewels (as Run the Jewels) (2013) Run the Jewels 2 (as Run the Jewels) (2014)

Instrumental albums	Little Johnny from the Hospitul: Breaks & Instrumentals Vol.1 (as Company Flow) (1999) El-P Presents Cannibal Oxtrumentals (2002) FanDam Plus (2002) High Water (with Matthew Shipp and The Blue Series Continuum) (2004) Collecting the Kid (2004)

Compilations	Def Jux Presents (with various artists) (2001) Def Jux Presents 2 (with various artists) (2002) Def Jux Presents 3 (with various artists) (2004) Bucket of B-Sides Vol. 1 (with various artists) (2005) Definitive Swim (with various artists) (2007)

EPs	Shards of Pol-Pottery (2001) (with Alec Empire)

Scores	Bomb the System (2002)

Related articles	Company Flow Definitive Jux The Weathermen Run the Jewels

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