J-Live


Jean-Jacques Cadet, 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. .
From 1998 to 2002, J-Live served as an English teacher in Brownsville and Bushwick, Brooklyn.

Discography

Studio albums

The Best Part All of the Above The Hear After Then What Happened? S.P.T.A. Around the Sun His Own Self
  • ''How Much Is Water?''

EPs

Always Has Been Always Will Be Reveal the Secret Undivided Attention At the Date of This Writing
  • ''Lose No Time ''

Singles

  • "Longevity" / "Braggin' Writes"
  • "Can I Get It?"
  • "Jook"
  • "Satisfied?" b/w "A Charmed Life"
  • "Like This Anna" / "MCee" / "3 Out of 7"
  • "Bosoms"
  • "Don't Play"
  • "3 Out of 7"
  • "Reset the Game"
  • "Don't Get It Backwards"
  • "Harder" / "Do My Thing"
  • "The Upgrade" / "The Understanding"
  • "No Time to Waste" / "Home or Away"
  • "The Way That I Rhyme" / "Poetry in Motion"

Guest appearances