Everything about J-live totally explained
J-Live (also know as
Justice Allah, legal name
Jean-Jacques Cadet) is an
MC,
DJ, and
producer from
New York, and also the founder of
Triple Threat Productions.
Early Career and The Best Part
J-Live first appeared on the
underground hip-hop scene in
1995, when he was a
freshman 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. 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
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 was released on the label, Coup D'etat. It featured production by
DJ Spinna,
Usef Dinero, and
DJ Jazzy Jeff. In
2003 J-Live simultaneously released two
EPs,
Always Has Been and
Always Will Be.
Always Has Been was a collection of J-Live's six early singles which didn't 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,
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 teacher in
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
Haitian descent. J-Live is a member of the
The Nation of Gods and Earths.
Discography
Albums
- The Best Part (2001)
- All of the Above (2002)
- Always Has Been [EP] (2003, This CD features 6 tracks of material recorded between 1995-1997)
- Always Will Be (2003)
- The Hear After (2005)
- Reveal The Secret [EP] (2007)
- Then What Happened (May 2008)
Appearances
The Truth by Handsome Boy Modeling School
Trackrunners by Asheru & Blue Black of Unspoken Heard
Great Live Caper by J. Rawls
Azucar (Remix) by Soulive
Sub-Level by Rob Swift
Brand Nu Live by DJ Nu-Mark
31st February by The Nextmen
The Last Sunshine by Pigeon John
Practice by DJ Jazzy Jeff
Give It Up with R.A. the Rugged Man on Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture
She Said What? by Quantic Soul Orchestra
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