Enters the Colossus
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Enters the Colossus is the debut EP
by American
hip hop
artist Mr. Lif
, released November 14, 2000 on the Def Jux
record label
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Extended play
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by American
United States
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hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
artist Mr. Lif
Mr. Lif
Mr. Lif is an American hip hop artist from Boston, Massachusetts. Often noted for his political lyrics, he has released two studio albums on El-P's Definitive Jux label and one on Bloodbot Tactical Enterprises. Mr...
, released November 14, 2000 on the Def Jux
Definitive Jux
Definitive Jux is an independent record label based in New York City, United States. It was co-founded in 1999 by Jaime Meline and Amaechi Uzoigwe. The label was initially known simply as Def Jux, but in 2001, popular hip hop label Def Jam Recordings sued Def Jux over the name similarity...
record label
Record label
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Track listing
- "DataBlend" – 3:20
- Produced by Mr. LifMr. LifMr. Lif is an American hip hop artist from Boston, Massachusetts. Often noted for his political lyrics, he has released two studio albums on El-P's Definitive Jux label and one on Bloodbot Tactical Enterprises. Mr...
- Produced by Mr. Lif
- "Cro-Magnon" – 3:56
- Featuring Illin P
- Produced by DJ Fakts OneDJ Fakts OneFakts One is an American hip hop DJ & producer from Boston, MA. Fakts One is also a member of the hip hop group The Perceptionists with long-time collaborators Akrobatik and Mr...
- "Pulse Cannon" – 3:00
- Featuring Insight and T-Ruckus
- Produced by Insight
- "Enters the Colossus" – 3:08
- Produced by Mr. Lif
- Contains a sample from "Lyrics to Go, by A Tribe Called QuestA Tribe Called QuestA Tribe Called Quest is an American hip hop group, formed in 1985, and is composed of rapper/producer Q-Tip , rapper Phife Dawg , and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad. A fourth member, rapper Jarobi White, left the group after their first album but rejoined in 2006...
- "Avengers" – 2:56
- Featuring AkrobatikAkrobatikAkrobatik is a rapper from the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. He has collaborated numerous times with many fellow Boston rappers , and recently formed a hip hop collective named The Perceptionists with Mr. Lif and DJ Fakts One....
- Produced by DJ Fakts OneDJ Fakts OneFakts One is an American hip hop DJ & producer from Boston, MA. Fakts One is also a member of the hip hop group The Perceptionists with long-time collaborators Akrobatik and Mr...
- Featuring Akrobatik
- "Front on This" – 3:57
- Produced by DJ paWL
- "Arise" – 10:45
- Produced by El-P
- Includes bonus track "Retrospect", produced by DJ Fakts OneDJ Fakts OneFakts One is an American hip hop DJ & producer from Boston, MA. Fakts One is also a member of the hip hop group The Perceptionists with long-time collaborators Akrobatik and Mr...