The Perceptionists: Tiny Desk Concert
Watch hip-hop veterans
by Abby O'Neill
Oct 20, 2017
1 minute
Mr. Lif and Akrobatik are two emcees whose names rock bells among true hip-hop heads. The duo of Boston natives first teamed up as The Perceptionists in the early aughts to release on El-P's Def Jux label in 2005. Their side project went into indefinite hiatus soon afterward, but now Lif and Akrobatik are reunited on their new LP, . While Lif has been touring and writing with downtempo icons Thievery Corporation for the greater part of the last seven years, Akrobatik's last solo album (2014's ) rightfully received a warm reception from critics and connoisseurs.
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