J-Live has long been a major presence is the underground Hip-Hop community. His immaculately produced, energetic debut The Best Part to many, is on the same plane as Black Star and Nia. His follow-up: ...

No score yet, be the first to add. While J-Live has always worn his old-school influences on his sleeve, never before have they eclipsed his artistic growth as much as they do here. Part of the reason ...

J-Live has consistently delivered release after high-quality releases rich in both content and potency for the better part of two decades. The Triple Threat MC, DJ, and producer has unveiled his ...

"This album has been built, robbed, destroyed, rebuilt, held up, postponed, canceled, shelved, bootlegged, analyzed, exploited, slept on, supported, patiently awaited ...

Since his classic underground debut album, 2001’s The Best Part, former Brooklyn schoolteacher J-Live has enjoyed cultlike status as the quintessential no-frills indie MC — literate but genially ...

It’s a peculiar situation that underground hip-hop great J-Live, born Jean-Jacques Cadet, finds himself in as he sets out on his latest tour. The story of his career starts with The Best Part, one of ...