BY JAKE PAINE • JANUARY 17, 2019
Twenty years ago, MC/producer/DJ J-Live was putting the finishing touches on his debut album, The Best Part. During that time, the talented artist was heard on DJ Premier’s New York Reality Check 101 compilation. The Brooklyn, New York-based English teacher was also putting in acclaimed work with Prince Paul and Dan The Automator’s Handsome Boy Modeling School. Meanwhile, an anticipated LP for Hip-Hop Heads was jammed up in delays as Justice moved from Raw Shack Records to Payday/London Records, all without letting his release see the light of day.
It was not until 2001 that The Best Part released. Preemo and Prince Paul produced songs, as did Pete Rock and his brother Grap Luva, DJ Spinna, as well as 88-Keys. Even if the LP was late by J’s watch, the effort was right on time for legions of Hip-Hop fans. He wasted no time following up. A year later, All Of The Above was a powerful and personal sequel to one of the brightest talents out the Underground Hip-Hop. While there was Rawkus, Fondle ‘Em, Hydra and other crews of artists, J-Live teamed with The Artifacts El Da Sensei as well as Asheru & Blue Black for another team of talented voices.
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