Floyd The Locsmith teams with J-Live for this new digi-single, taken from his forthcoming Devine Dezignz #3: Dirty Canvas project, due December or January. LISTEN: Floyd The Locsmif – “Talk About” (feat J-Live) Via: BLS

There is rarely an artist that is so much more than just an artist. Case in point is J-Live. Going on nearly 15 years in the hip-hop game, J-Live is an emcee who never succumbed to the mainstream, never dumbed down his lyrics or production, and remained true to what is now referred to as [cont.]

This is the “official” viral web video for J-Live’s summer banger “The Way That I Rhyme” featuring Boog Brown. This track is on J-Live’s new 6 song EP “Undivided Attention” which comes out Nov 2nd digitally and on vinyl. “Directed” by J-Live, shot by Anthony Alston & J-Live, edited by Eljay Williams. Song produced by [cont.]

Here’s a first look at J-Live’s Undivided Attention EP, dropping November 4th. This is the precursor to the S.P.T.A. (Said Person Of That Ability) LP (pronounced “Spitta”), dropping next year. TRACKLIST: 1. HOME OR AWAY (produced by Korede) 2. THE WAY THAT I RHYME (f/ Boog Brown)(produced by Korede) 3. HOW I FEEL (produced by Nicolay) [cont.]

Collection of videos sending off Fat Beats NYC to the hip-hop heavens on 9/4/2010. Performances by DJ Premier, Just Blaze, A.G., Pack FM, J-Live, Masta Ace, and more. R.I.P. Fat Beats.

Music from J-Live’s forthcoming album S.P.T.A. In stores October 12, 2010 on Triple Threat Productions. This track will soon be available for download at www.j-live.bandcamp.com.

The Livest One releases his second single, the B-Side to “The Way That I Rhyme”. You can download this now @ Bandcamp in any format for a buck. LISTEN: J-Live – “Poetry In Motion”

Emcee/Producer/DJ and artist extraordinaire J-Live  is giving fans an online venue to purchase product. For all things J-Live visit the newly opened J-Live online store.

New video by Rita J “The Cut” featuring J Live, produced by Proh Mic. The video was directed by the one and only Mr. Complex. “The Cut” is previously unreleased, but be sure to check out Rita J’s “Artist Workshop” album in stores now.

New world premier track from Emcee/DJ/Producer J-Live. This track commemorates the recent launch of J-Lives new website. Check out J-Lives new website here, and peep the new track from J-Live below. LISTEN: J-Live – “The Way That I Rhyme”

The Livest One chimes in with the third in his Bandcamp.Com mixtape series. Spoke to him today in fact, and he’s got a few new official things in the works – more news soon. DJ J-Live – “First Things First Vol. Two” (Mixtape)

More rappers getting luvey-duvey for V-Day… This time J-Live turns the lights down low and gets the fire goin’ for the ladies. Yes, DJ J-Live is the same J-Live that made “Braggin’ Writes”. And he’s nice on the cut…act like ya know. DJ J-Live “Chocolate Covered Samples”

It’s safe to say that J-Live is one of the most consistent emcees in hip-hop today.  Maybe this writer is getting old or is tired of hearing “Lollipop” 72 times a day on the radio, but J-Live has never done anything this writer didn’t like.  We all know his beginnings with Raw Shack and his [cont.]

Think back to 1996, the beginning of the underground era of hip-hop.  When Puffy was sampling 80’s and Master P was ruling the charts.   Labels like Rawkus, Stones Throw, Fondle Em, and of course Raw Shack were leading the pack in forward thinking hip-hop.   A little known emcee by the name of J-Live came onto [cont.]

By William Ketchum III HipHopSite: How would you describe your sound? J-Live: A lot of people throw the phrase “Old school” to describe my shit, but to me, it’s more about not sounding like everything that’s out at the time.  For lack of a better term, they call it “Old school,” when it’s really just [cont.]

 After seeing his debut, The Best Part, get massively bootlegged and go unreleased for nearly three-years, J-Live is already well versed in Industry rule #4080. Yet, at least J was proactive during his prolonged absence, as just months after The Best Part’s “proper” release, J-Live is ready to tackle the arduous task of following up [cont.]

“Them That’s Not” puts every other double time / sped up flow track to shame, as he begins a normal pace, speeding up with the track. All gimmicks aside, J’s varying rhyme tempos actually reflect the “story of a brother named Castro”, that is told in the song. In the beginning of the song his [cont.]

 What defines a great emcee? That question is asked throughout the extent of J-Live’s The Best Part - at least that’s how it was intended to be. What is billed as The Best Part on two pieces of wax, is in fact J-Live’s long-awaited album, yet the running theme of asking the man on the street [cont.]