1. Mr Lif is a member of the hip hop group The Perceptionists with long-time friends and collaborators Akrobatik and DJ Fakts One.
12 Facts About Mr Lif
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Haynes adopted the stage name "Mr Lif" after ingesting psilocybin mushrooms at an outdoor Phish concert during his freshman year at Colgate University in 1994.
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Mr Lif imagined a fictional character called The Liftedly Man while under the influence, which gave way to "Mr Lif".
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Mr Lif released his first single, Elektro, in 1998, attracting the attention of labels Grand Royal and Definitive Jux.
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Mr Lif's track "Pull Out Your Cut" was featured in the soundtrack to the ESPN Video Game ESPN NFL 2K5.
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In 2002, Mr Lif released a pair of concept releases.
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Mr Lif revisited his Akrobatik collaboration in 2005, when the pair joined producer DJ Fakts One to form The Perceptionists, who released Black Dialogue, on Definitive Jux.
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Mr Lif has collaborated with Otis Grove, Thievery Corporation and Anomie Belle.
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Mr Lif embraced I Heard It Today using the album as a tool to address various political issues affecting people all over the world.
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In June 2014, Mr Lif announced on his Facebook that he is working on an album with The Polish Ambassador that will be released in the fall.
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Mr Lif is a vocalist for Thievery Corporation and a member of the band's live performance group.
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In 2011, Mr Lif recorded the title track to their 2012 album, "Culture of Fear".