Mr. Lif made his recording debut in 1997 with the self-produced song "This Won" on the Boston compilation Rebel Alliance.

This was followed by two more singles, "Triangular Warfare" and "Farmhand" (both in 1999), released on Brick Records and Beastie Boys' Grand Royal, respectively.

Mr. Lif's second album, Mo' Mega, was released on Definitive Jux in 2006.

His third album, I Heard It Today was released in 2009 on Mr. Lif's own label Bloodbot Tactical Enterprises.

* not to be confused with the London-based Drum and Bass producer of the same name General Specific