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I Heard It Today is the third solo studio album by American hip hop artist Mr. Lif.[1] It was released by Bloodbot Tactical Enterprises on April 21, 2009.[2] Written at "the dawn of the Obama administration", the album is "dedicated to capturing the pulse of a tumultuous era in the United States."[3]

I Heard It Today
Studio album by Mr. Lif
Released	April 21, 2009 (2009-04-21)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	39:25
Label	Bloodbot Tactical Enterprises
Producer	Batsauce, Edan, Cut Chemist, Ray Fernandes, Decaye, J-Zone, Therapy, Nik Jhatakia, Mr. Lif, Willie Evans Jr., Headnodic
Mr. Lif chronology
Mo' Mega (2006) I Heard It Today (2009) Don't Look Down (2016)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	70/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	favorable[4]
The A.V. Club	B−[5]
BBC	favorable[6]
The Boston Globe	favorable[7]
Exclaim!	favorable[8]
The Guardian	[9]
Pitchfork	5.3/10[10]
PopMatters	[11]
Spin	favorable[12]
XLR8R	8.5/10[13]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 70, based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Max Herman of XLR8R gave the album an 8.5 out of 10, commenting that "taking a break from working with El-P actually benefits him, as the melodic beats crafted by producers like J-Zone, Edan, and Headnodic are the perfect pairing for Lif's selfless lyricism."[13] Andrew Martin of PopMatters gave the album 6 stars out of 10, calling it "one of Lif's most concise and well-rounded efforts."[11] David Aaron of BBC wrote, "it's comforting to know there are still hip hop acts out there trying to give a voice to the voiceless."[6]

Track listing

References

External links

• I Heard It Today at Discogs (list of releases)

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