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Biography
Redirect|True skool|the Coldcut song|Sound MirrorsBLP sources|date=October 2008Infobox musical artist|name = J-Live|image = J-Live being interviewed in Atlanta.jpg|caption = In Atlanta, Georgia in March 2008.|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Jean-Jacques Cadet|alias = |Born = New York , United States|U.S.A. |death_date =|instrument = Vocals |genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop |occupation = Rapping|rapper |years_active = 1995–present|label = Triple Threat Productions|associated_acts =|website = http://www.j-livemusic.com/ j-livemusic.com J-Live (also known as Justice Allah , legal name Jean-Jacques Cadet ) is an Rapper|MC , Disc Jockey|DJ , and Record producer|producer from New York .
Early career and The Best Part
J-Live first appeared on the underground hip-hop scene in 1995, when he was a freshman English studies|English major at the University at Albany, The State University of New York . His first single "Longevity" appeared on Mark Farina 's Mushroom Jazz CD, and follow-up singles "Braggin' Writes" and "Hush the Crowd" garnered widespread attention, getting him printed in the "Unsigned Hype" section of The Source (magazine)|The Source . This led to a record contract with Raw Shack Records. His first album, The Best Part , recorded from 1995 to 1999, featured production by Prince Paul , DJ Premier , and Pete Rock . Due to problems with his record label, J-Live left the label and the album was shelved. He moved to Payday Records, but when Payday's parent company London Records was bought from Universal Music Group by Warner Music Group|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, The Best Part was finally officially released after five years of label problems. It was released on Triple Threat Productions, J-Live's own record label.
All of the Above to Then What Happened?
In 2002 his second album, All of the Above (J-Live album)|All of the Above was released on the label, Coup D'état. It featured production by DJ Spinna , Usef Dinero, P Smoova and J-Live himself. In 2003 J-Live simultaneously released two Extended play|EP s, Always Has Been and Always Will Be . Always Has Been was a collection of J-Live's six early singles which did not appear on any of his albums. Always Will Be consisted of 8 new songs. Both EPs were released on the label, Triple Threat Productions. His third LP album|LP , The Hear After was released in 2005 on the label, Penalty (Ryko), and was followed in 2007 with another EP, Reveal the Secret , and in 2008 with an LP entitled Then What Happened? , both from BBE Records.
Personal life
After completion of his English degree from SUNY Albany, J-Live became a middle school English studies|English teacher in Brownsville, Brooklyn|Brownsville and Bushwick, Brooklyn . He later left teaching for the full time pursuit of his hip-hop career. J-Live is currently living in Philadelphia , PA. He is married and has three children. He is of Haiti an descent. J-Live is a member of The Nation of Gods and Earths .
Discography
Albums
The Best Part (2001)
All of the Above (J Live Album)|All of the Above (2002)
Always Has Been EP (2003)
Always Will Be EP (2003)
The Hear After (2005)
Reveal The Secret EP (2007)
Then What Happened? (May 2008)
Undivided Attention EP (Nov 2010)
S.P.T.A. (Said Person of That Ability) (2011)
Appearances
31 February by The Nextmen
Azucar (Remix) by Soulive
Boogie by Oddisee , also featuring Asheru
Bosoms by Wordsworth (rapper)|Wordsworth , also featuring Soulive
Trackrunners by Asheru & Blue Black of Unspoken Heard
Vacation by Jazz Liberatorz
''What's crazy? by Oddisee , also featuring Stik Figa
Whatyawando? by El Da Sensei
References
Reflist
External links
Commons category|J-Live
http://www.j-livemusic.com/ Official website
http://artofrhyme.com/reviews/J-Live_Reveal-the-Secret/55/ J-Live - Reveal the Secret EP Review
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