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Life (Sage Francis album)

2010 studio album by Sage Francis

Li(f)e is the fourth solo studio album by American rapper Sage Francis.[3] It was released on Anti- on May 11, 2010.[4] It peaked at number 145 on the Billboard 200 chart.[5] The cover art was created by Shepard Fairey.[6] "Slow Man" and "The Best of Times" were released as the singles from the album.[1][2]

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Critical reception

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At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68, based on 15 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[7]

Brett Uddenberg of URB gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, saying, "Backed by an unusual consortium of indie rockers, Rhode Island's finest dissects the human condition with brutal honesty and unparalleled wit."[17] Meanwhile, Jesse Cataldo of Slant Magazine gave the album 2 stars out of 5, describing it as "a collection of songs that never fully gets off the ground, spooling out like never-ending spoken introductions, as the rapper futilely waits for his beats to come to life."[15]

Track listing

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Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Charts

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References

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    "Sage Francis - Slow Man (Single)". Anti-. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
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    "Sage Francis - The Best Of Times (Single)". Anti-. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
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    "Sage Francis, 'Li(f)e'". Billboard. June 4, 2010. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
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    Breihan, Tom (February 8, 2010). "Sage Francis Teams With Indie Rockers on New Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
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    "Billboard 200: The Week of May 29, 2010". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
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    "Li(f)e by Sage Francis". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
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    Fiander, Matthew (May 27, 2010). "Sage Francis: Li(f)e". PopMatters. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
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    Juon, Steve (June 1, 2010). "Sage Francis :: Li(f)e :: ANTI-/Strange Famous Records". RapReviews. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
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    Cataldo, Jesse (May 7, 2010). "Sage Francis - Li(f)e". Slant Magazine. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
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    Embling. "Sage Francis - Li(f)e". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
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    Uddenberg, Brett (May 18, 2010). "Sage Francis – Li(f)e (Review)". URB. Archived from the original on June 23, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
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    "Sage Francis Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
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