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J-Live
Jean-Jacques Cadet (born February 22, 1976), better known by his stage name J-Live, is an American rapper, DJ, and record producer. Life and career J-Live released his debut studio album, '' The Best Part'', in 2001. It featured production by DJ Premier, Pete Rock, and Prince Paul. In 2002, his second studio album, '' All of the Above'', was released on Coup D’état. It has sold 30,000 copies. J-Live's third studio album, '' The Hear After'', was released in 2005. In 2008, he released the fourth studio album, ''Then What Happened?'', on BBE. In 2011, he released a studio album, ''S.P.T.A. (Said Person of That Ability)''. From 1998 to 2002, J-Live served as an English teacher in Brownsville and Bushwick, Brooklyn. Discography Studio albums * '' The Best Part'' (2001) * '' All of the Above'' (2002) * '' The Hear After'' (2005) * ''Then What Happened?'' (2008) * ''S.P.T.A. (Said Person of That Ability)'' (2011) * ''Around the Sun'' (2014) * ''His Own Self'' (2015) * ''How M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Of The Above (J-Live Album)
''All of the Above'' is the second studio album by American hip hop artist J-Live. It was released on Coup d'État in 2002. The album cover pays homage to John Coltrane's '' Blue Train''. The album peaked at number 28 on the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers Albums chart, as well as number 16 on the Independent Albums chart. Critical reception Brad Haywood of ''Pitchfork'' gave the album an 8.5 out of 10, noting that " -Live'sdelivery is similar to Posdnuos, and his lyrical content is along the same lines: intelligent, educated, confident, and socially conscious." Josh Wells of ''HipHopDX'' said: "There are virtually no weak tracks on 78 minutes of music." Nathan Rabin of ''The A.V. Club'' praised it as being "as assured and consistent as his debut, but far more ambitious in scope". Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 milli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Always Will Be (EP)
Jean-Jacques Cadet (born February 22, 1976), better known by his stage name J-Live, is an American rapper, DJ, and record producer. Life and career J-Live released his debut studio album, '' The Best Part'', in 2001. It featured production by DJ Premier, Pete Rock, and Prince Paul. In 2002, his second studio album, '' All of the Above'', was released on Coup D’état. It has sold 30,000 copies. J-Live's third studio album, ''The Hear After'', was released in 2005. In 2008, he released the fourth studio album, ''Then What Happened?'', on BBE. In 2011, he released a studio album, ''S.P.T.A. (Said Person of That Ability)''. From 1998 to 2002, J-Live served as an English teacher in Brownsville and Bushwick, Brooklyn. Discography Studio albums * '' The Best Part'' (2001) * '' All of the Above'' (2002) * ''The Hear After'' (2005) * ''Then What Happened?'' (2008) * ''S.P.T.A. (Said Person of That Ability)'' (2011) * ''Around the Sun'' (2014) * ''His Own Self'' (2015) * ''How Muc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hear After
''The Hear After'' is the third studio album by American hip hop artist J-Live. It was released on Penalty Recordings on July 19, 2005. Critical reception Nathan Rabin of ''The A.V. Club ''The A.V. Club'' is an online newspaper and entertainment website featuring reviews, interviews, and other articles that examine films, music, television, books, games, and other elements of pop-culture media. ''The A.V. Club'' was created in ...'' gave the album a favorable review, saying: "Gangsta rappers might like to think of their songs as dispatches from war zones, but ''The Hear After'' is more like a nice conversation with an old friend following a long separation." Track listing References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hear After, The 2005 albums J-Live albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Part (album)
''The Best Part'' is the debut studio album by American hip hop artist J-Live. It was released on Triple Threat Productions in 2001. Background ''The Best Part'' was recorded from 1996 to 1999 and featured production by Prince Paul, DJ Premier, and Pete Rock. It was set for a 1999 release, but due to problems with his record label, Raw Shack Records, J-Live left the label and the album was shelved. J-Live moved to Payday Records, but when Payday's parent company London Records was bought from Universal Music Group by WEA, the album was again shelved. In 2001, copies surfaced as bootlegs and several were of such high quality it was rumored that J-Live himself was behind them. By the fall of 2001, after five years of label problems, ''The Best Part'' was finally officially released on Triple Threat Productions. Critical reception Stanton Swihart of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, writing: "It is a truly cataclysmic tour de force, especially when you consider the hoops ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Always Has Been
''Always Has Been'' is an EP by indie hip hop artist J-Live Jean-Jacques Cadet (born February 22, 1976), better known by his stage name J-Live, is an American rapper, DJ, and record producer. Life and career J-Live released his debut studio album, '' The Best Part'', in 2001. It featured production by ..., released in 2003 on Triple Threat Productions. It consists of six songs recorded early in J-Live's career, prior to the release of his first album '' The Best Part''. It was released simultaneously with '' Always Will Be'', another EP by J-Live. The tracks "Braggin Writes" and "Schools In" were rerecorded for ''The Best Part''. The tracks "Longevity", "Can I Get It", and "Hush the Crowd" had not been released on either of J-Live's previous albums. Track listing #"Longevity" - (5:09) #"Braggin Writes" - (3:12) #"Can I Get It" - (4:11) #"Hush the Crowd" - (4:31) #"Braggin Writes (Dome Cracker Remix)" - (3:49) #"Schools In" - (4:39) References J-Live albums 2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magnificent (DJ Jazzy Jeff Album)
''The Magnificent'' is the first studio album by DJ Jazzy Jeff. It was released via BBE and Rapster Records on September 12, 2002. Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''The Magnificent'' received an average score of 75% based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". In 2004, ''Philadelphia Weekly'' placed it at number 25 on the "100 Best Philly Albums of All Time" list. Track listing Sample credits * "Da Ntro" contains a portion of "The Magnificent", written by Jeff Townes and Will Smith. * "Musik Lounge" contains a sample of "Velas", written by Ivan Lins and Vítor Martins. * "My Peoples" contains a sample of "Saudade Vem Correndo", written by Stan Getz Stan Getz (born Stanley Gayetski; February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handsome Boy Modeling School
Handsome Boy Modeling School is an American collaborative project between hip hop producers Dan the Automator (Gorillaz, Dr. Octagon, Deltron 3030) and Prince Paul ( Stetsasonic, De La Soul, Gravediggaz). The collaboration originally lasted from 1999 to 2006 and resulted in two albums, featuring a vast cast of guest rappers, singers, comedians and DJs. In February 2018, the duo played a concert in New York City. History Handsome Boy Modeling School is a conceptual hip hop duo that parodied and acted as a commentary on vain, consumerist, materialistic, and self-absorbed members of upper class society, such as supermodels and people from old money. The pair often satirize upper class snobbery and perceived beauty. In 1999, they released the concept album '' So... How's Your Girl?'', loosely based on "The Prettiest Week of My Life", an episode of the sitcom '' Get a Life'' starring Chris Elliott. The episode contains the origin of the name Handsome Boy Modeling School, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wordsworth (rapper)
Vinson Jamel Johnson, better known by his stage name Wordsworth, is an American rapper from Brooklyn, New York. Biography Wordsworth grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He started rapping in fifth grade. He graduated from the State University of New York at Old Westbury and the University of Miami. Wordsworth recorded with his partner Punchline on A Tribe Called Quest's '' The Love Movement'' and on Black Star's '' Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star''. He was involved in the MTV comedy sketch series '' The Lyricist Lounge Show''. He also appeared in the Kevin Fitzgerald film '' Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme''. In 2004, he released his debut solo studio album, ''Mirror Music''. In 2012, he released another solo studio album, '' The Photo Album''. Discography Studio albums * ''Mirror Music'' (2004) * '' The Photo Album'' (2012) * ''New Beginning'' (2015) * ''Our World Today'' (2017) * ''Champion Sounds'' (2019) * ''Fragility of Life'' (2021) EPs * '' Punch n' Words'' (2000) * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Musical ensemble, bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All-Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar, and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as compact discs (CDs) replaced LP record, LPs and cassette (format), cassettes as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it, he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vakill
Donald Mason, also known as Vakill (Born in March 21, 1975) is an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois. Vakill is known through his association with Chicago Hip Hop collective The Molemen, and has released three studio albums. Early years Raised on the South side of Chicago on 119th Street, Vakill was involved in Hip Hop at as early as eight years old, originally focusing on the break dancing element of the culture. In the '80s, Vakill began focusing rhyming, and found inspiration from respected lyricists such as Kool G Rap, Pharoahe Monch and Nas. In 1991, he met a high school classmate named Ed Zamudio at a local weekly event called Terrordome. Zamudio, later known as Panik, and Vakill, along with producers Memo and PNS formed the Molemen. Recording history Vakill debuted as a solo artist in 1995, with the release of a cassette titled ''Who's Afraid?''. He remained on the local scene throughout the late '90s, making numerous collaborations, and releasing a number of sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peshay
Paul Pesce (born 18 December 1970), better known as Peshay, is a British drum and bass and electronic music producer and DJ. Early life Peshay is of British and Italian heritage. His first introduction to music was at an early age through his mother who was a well regarded classical singer. He is described as a music obsessive from an early age with interests in jazz, funk, soul and early electro and hip-hop. Although he is widely regarded as an influential music producer, he is also regarded as a groundbreaking DJ having been behind the turntables from as early as 13 years of age. Music career Peshay began to come to prominence in the early 1990s, playing at East London raves and releasing classic tracks on Reinforced Records, Good Looking Records, and Metalheadz such as ''Protege EP'', ''19:5'', ''Piano Tune/Vocal Tune'', and ''Psychosis/Represent''. In the mid-1990s, he would play at the seminal 'Metalheadz at the Blue Note' nights. In 1995 at the peak of drum and ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bushwick, Brooklyn
Bushwick is a neighborhood in the northern part of the New York City borough (New York City), borough of Brooklyn. It is bounded by the neighborhood of Ridgewood, Queens, to the northeast; Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Williamsburg to the northwest; the cemeteries of Highland Park, Brooklyn, Highland Park to the southeast; and Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, Bedford–Stuyvesant to the south and southwest. The town was first founded by the Dutch as Boswijck during the Dutch colonization of the Americas#Mainland In North America, Dutch colonization of the Americas in the 17th century. In the 19th century, the neighborhood became a community of German immigrants and their descendants. The 20th century saw an influx of Italian Americans, Italian immigrants and Italian-Americans up to the 1980s. By the late 20th century, the neighborhood became predominantly Hispanic as another wave of immigrants arrived. Formerly Brooklyn's 18th Ward, the neighborhood was once an independent town and ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
