''Mo' Mega'' is the second solo studio album by American hip hop artist Mr. Lif. It was released by

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on June 13, 2006. It peaked at number 27 on the ''

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chart, as well as number 31 on the

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chart.

Title

In the album's liner notes, Mr. Lif wrote:

Critical reception

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, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 22 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". John Bush of

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wrote: "With political tracks and comedy and confessionals, Lif easily covers more ground than virtually any other rapper on record, and he makes his tracks entertaining, but he occasionally falls prey to a common trap -- educating the listeners but not enlightening them."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. * Mr. Lif – vocals, production (6, 7) *

El-P Jaime Stuart Meline (born March 2, 1975), better known by the stage name El-P (shortened from his previous stage name El Producto), is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Starting his career as a member of Company Flow, he has ...

– production (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10), vocals (5), additional vocals (9) * DJ Relm – turntables (2, 4) *

Aesop Rock Ian Matthias Bavitz (born June 5, 1976), better known by his stage name Aesop Rock, is an American rapper and producer from Long Island, New York. He was at the forefront of the new wave of underground and alternative hip hop acts that emerg ...

– vocals (5) *

Murs Murs may refer to: People * Marc Athanase Parfait Œillet des Murs (1804-1878), French ornithologist * Olly Murs (born 1984), English singer-songwriter * Murs (rapper) (born 1978), American rapper Places * Murs, Indre, France * Murs, Vaucluse, Fr ...

– vocals (6) *

Edan Idan or Edan may refers to: People Given name *Edan (musician) (born 1978), American alternative hip hop artist *Edan Everly (born 1968), American guitarist, musician, singer songwriter *Edan Gross (born 1978), American child actor *Edan Milton Hu ...

– co-production (6) *

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– vocals (9) *

Akrobatik Jared K. Bridgeman, (born May 3, 1974) better known by his stage name Akrobatik, is an American rapper from the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. He is also a part of the hip hop collective named The Perceptionists with Mr. Lif ...

– vocals (9) * DJ Big Wiz – turntables (9) * Nick Toth – production (11) * Michelle Shaprow – additional vocals (11)

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2006 albums Mr. Lif albums Definitive Jux albums Albums produced by El-P