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J-Live
J-Live in an interview in 2011
Birth name Jean-Jacques Cadet Also known as Justice Allah Born (1976-02-22 ) February 22, 1976 (age 48)
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New York City , U.S.Genres
Hip hop Occupation(s) Instrument(s)
Vocals Years active 1993–present Labels Triple Threat Productions
BBE Coup d'État Penalty Recordings Website
www .realjlive .com
Musical artist
Jean-Jacques Cadet (born February 22, 1976), better known by his stage name J-Live , is an American rapper, DJ, and record producer.
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J-Live released his debut studio album,
The Best Part , in 2001.
[6] It featured production by
DJ Premier ,
Pete Rock , and
Prince Paul .
[7] In 2002, his second studio album,
All of the Above , was released on Coup D’état.
[8] It has sold 30,000 copies.
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J-Live's third studio album,
The Hear After , was released in 2005.
[10] In 2008, he released the fourth studio album, Then What Happened? , on
BBE .
[11] In 2011, he released a studio album, S.P.T.A. (Said Person of That Ability) .
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From 1998 to 2002, J-Live served as an English teacher in
Brownsville and
Bushwick, Brooklyn .
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Always Has Been (2003)
Always Will Be (2003)
Reveal the Secret (2007)
Undivided Attention (2010)
At the Date of This Writing (Vol. 1) (2016)
Lose No Time (EP) (2021)
"Longevity" / "Braggin' Writes" (1995)
"Can I Get It?" (1996)
"Jook" (1996) (with Creo-D)
"Satisfied?" b/w "A Charmed Life" (2002)
"Like This Anna" / "MCee" / "3 Out of 7" (2002)
"Bosoms" (2003) (with
Wordsworth and Soulive)
"Don't Play" (2003)
"3 Out of 7" (2003)
"Reset the Game" (2004) (with Oktober)
"Don't Get It Backwards" (2004)
"Harder" / "Do My Thing" (2005)
"The Upgrade" / "The Understanding" (2008)
"No Time to Waste" / "Home or Away" (2010)
"The Way That I Rhyme" / "Poetry in Motion" (2010)
Walkin' Large - "Interaction" from Self (1998)
Handsome Boy Modeling School - "The Truth" from
So... How's Your Girl? (1999)
Peshay - "End of Story" from Miles from Home (1999)
Masterminds - "Seven" from The Underground Railroad (2000)
Unsung Heroes - "What Would You Do?" from Unleashed (2000)
Lone Catalysts - "Dynomite" (2000)
Ambivalence - "Red Light Green Light" from Electric Treatment (2000)
Vakill - "Hip Hop Romper Room Pt. 1" and "Hip Hop Romper Room Pt. 2" from Kill Em All (2001)
J. Rawls - "Great Live Caper" from The Essence of J. Rawls (2001)
Asheru & Blue Black - "Trackrunners" from Soon Come... (2001)
Rob Swift - "Sub Level" from Sound Event (2002)
El Da Sensei - "Whatyawando?" from Relax Relate Release (2002)
Richy Pitch - "The Lyricist" from Live at Home (2002)
DJ Jazzy Jeff - "Break It Down" and "Charmed Life" from
The Magnificent (2002)
7L & Esoteric - "Rules of Engagement" from Dangerous Connection (2002)
Lifesavas - "Selector" from Spirit in Stone (2003)
The Nextmen - "31st February" from Get Over It (2003)
Soulive - "Azucar Remix" from Turn It Out Remixed (2003)
Iomos Marad - "Appetite to Write" from Deep Rooted (2003)
Oktober - "Reset the Game" from Projekt: Building (2004)
DJ Nu-Mark - "Brand Nu Live" from Hands On (2004)
Asamov - "Standing Room Only" from And Now... (2005)
Da Beatminerz - "O!" from Fully Loaded w/ Statik (2005)
Pigeon John - "The Last Sunshine" from
And the Summertime Pool Party (2006)
DJ Jazzy Jeff - "Practice" from
The Return of the Magnificent (2007)
The Quantic Soul Orchestra - "She Said What?" from Tropidélico (2007)
Asheru - "Boogie" from 3 Stars, 2 Bars (2007)
Apathy - "Observe the Sound" from Hell's Lost & Found: It's the Bootleg, Muthafu@kas! Volume 2’’ (2007)
Dela - "The City" (2007)
Dela - "I Say Peace" from Changes of Atmosphere (2008)
Black Grass - "Set It Straight" from Three (2008)
Jazz Liberatorz - "Vacation" from Clin D'Oeil (2008)
Fakts One - "Audiovisual" from Long Range (2008)
Apathy - "This Is the Formula" from Wanna Struggle? (2009)
Oddisee - "What's Crazy?" from Mental Liberation (2009)
DJ JS-1 - "Too Easy" from Ground Original 2: No Sell Out (2009)
R.A. the Rugged Man - "Give It Up" from Legendary Classics Volume 1 (2009)
Homecut - "Time Difference" from No Freedom Without Sacrifice (2009)
Solillaquists of Sound - "Death of the Muse" from No More Heroes (2009)
Illus - "Magical" from Family First (2012)
DJ Nu-Mark - "Tonight" (2012)
CunninLynguists - "Beyond the Sun" from
Strange Journey Volume Three (2014)
Homeboy Sandman - "Enough" from
Hallways (2014)
L'Orange and
Kool Keith - "The Traveler" from
Time? Astonishing! (2015)
Praverb - "Record Companies" from The Legacy (2016)
^ Woodside, Martin.
"J-Live - Biography" .
AllMusic . Retrieved August 20, 2014 .
^ The Company Man (September 30, 2011).
"J-Live Speaks As Emcee, Deejay & Producer, Explains Bridging Gap Between Masta Ace And TiRon" .
HipHopDX . Archived from
the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved March 14, 2014 .
^ Bernard, Adam (November 1, 2005).
"RapReview Feature for November 1, 2005 - J-Live Interview" . RapReviews .
^ Steiker, Morgan (May 20, 2008).
"J-Live: Interview" . Prefix .
^ Cowie, Del F. (April 2002).
"J-Live, Class Is In Session" .
Exclaim! .
^ Swihart, Stanton.
"The Best Part - J-Live" .
AllMusic . Retrieved December 15, 2014 .
^ Rabin, Nathan (April 22, 2002).
"J-Live: The Best Part / All Of The Above" .
The A.V. Club .
^ Haywood, Brad (April 18, 2002).
"J-Live: All of the Above" .
Pitchfork Media .
^ Reeves, Mosi (December 18, 2002).
"The write stuff - Rapper J-Live issues a few words, beats, and notes from the underground" .
San Francisco Bay Guardian .
^ Braidwood, Stefan (August 24, 2005).
"J-Live: The Hear After" .
PopMatters .
^ Dukes, Will (September 18, 2008).
"J-Live, 'Then What Happened?' Review" .
Spin .
^ Chandler, D.L. (October 15, 2011).
"J-Live – S.P.T.A. (Said Person of That Ability)" . Potholes in My Blog . Archived from
the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2014 .
^ Friedman, Skinny (May 21, 2014).
"J-Live Takes Another Trip Around the Sun" .
Vice . Archived from
the original on December 15, 2014.
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