Life (Sage Francis album)
# Life (Sage Francis album)

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

## Critical reception

Professional ratings :

| Aggregate scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 68/100 |
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The A.V. Club | B− |
| Consequence of Sound | D− |
| HipHopDX | 4.0/5 |
| Pitchfork | 6.3/10 |
| PopMatters | |
| RapReviews | 7.5/10 |
| Slant Magazine | |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | |
| URB | |

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".

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." 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."

## Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

* Sage Francis – vocals
* Brian Deck – production, mixing
* Greg Calbi – mastering
* Shepard Fairey – artwork

## Charts

| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| US Billboard 200 | 145 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 28 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) | 29 |
