- Audio CD (3 Nov 2003)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Enhanced, Explicit Lyrics, Import
- Label: Fat Beats
- ASIN: B0000DK4PI
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 282,183 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Always Will Be |
| 2. Add-A-Cipher |
| 3. Deal Widit |
| 4. Get Live |
| 5. Car Trouble |
| 6. Walkman Music |
| 7. 9000 Miles |
| 8. Skip Proof |
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
Format:Audio CD
This 2003 release from J-Live is just as good as his last release, All of the Above. All the tracks are great except maybe Get Live which has a very unoriginal refrain which I do care for. Skip Proof is too short and the beat is not very inspiring, but as always J-Live delivers awesome lyrics which always seem to make up for any lack on beats or refrains.
Now that I've trashed it let's see if I can praise the rest as well I as trashed that. The best two tracks, in my opinion, are Walkman Music, which has a spectacular beat and is get listening to when you are walking down the street listening to your walkman, and 9000 Miles. This last one I didn't like the first month or two I had this, but it grew on my and now it's my favorite (favourite :-)). It has lyrics that fit when your feeling like the rest of the world is hopeless, but like Get Live the refrain is less than inspiring. But with all these little problems I've pointed out, this is still great stuff and I would seriously recommend it. Peace.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Excellent...
10 Jan 2004
Format:Audio CD
After hearing/seeing J-Live as part of the Okayplayer Winter Break, I decided to pick up one of his EP's. I was pleasantly suprised at both the quality of the production (all his work) and the precision with which he rhymes. He is clever, the rhymes are tight, and the songs seem to flow together. This is the first J-Live cd I have bought, and it will not be the last. My personal favorites are Add-A-Cipher (where he uses a numeric formula based on the number 5), Car Trouble (excellent use of metaphor, comparing his rap career to a cabdriver's) and Walkman music (head-nodding beat with smooth flow). Since this is an EP, it is modestly priced, a good gamble if you are looking for an alternative to the current hip hop trends of violence, drugs, and money. Hope you enjoy it.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Good EP
19 Jan 2005
Format:Audio CD
Always Will Be - The intro, using the woman/rap metaphor like in "Kick It to the Beat" on The Best Part. Good upbeat tempo.
Add-A-Cipher - His statement on crowd size, with cuts by DJ Flo Fader, the first of two guests.
Deal Wid It - This is one of those songs which, a J-Live fan hearing it will be like, alright, that's a cool message, but you wouldn't want one of your mainstream friends to hear it because they would say he's just crying over his life which was non-gansta to begin with.
Get Live - The worst song on the EP, which means its worth listening to as it comes around in the rotation but you wouldn't skip to. It's problem is the chorus which is just J yelling Get Live!, but the verses are hot and dope as always so you can't skip it because of the chorus man, 'cause you'll miss the good stuff.
Car Trouble - The second guest appearance here is by Wordsworth, who doesn't rap but plays the rider in J's taxi/rap industry metaphor.
9000 Miles - When I first heard this I didn't really like it, I was skipping it some, but it grew on me, now it's my favorite. When you're listening to this the first time, don't let the refrain turn you off because the message is perfect for when you're in that sort of mood, I put it in the "the world is hopeless" folder with "Nights Like This" from All of the Above.
Skip Proof - The outro. The verse is too short, just like the whole EP. The beat is nothing to right home about, kind of reminscent of "Don't Get It Backwards."
Buy it. PEACE.
NOTE - I mentioned The Best Part, which is J's first album, which you can't get on Amazon, so I hope they won't mind my suggestion of getting it off of www.sandboxautomatic.com check J's website for whoever he's signed to today because there is usually a link, he's at www.j-livemusic.net.
Add-A-Cipher - His statement on crowd size, with cuts by DJ Flo Fader, the first of two guests.
Deal Wid It - This is one of those songs which, a J-Live fan hearing it will be like, alright, that's a cool message, but you wouldn't want one of your mainstream friends to hear it because they would say he's just crying over his life which was non-gansta to begin with.
Get Live - The worst song on the EP, which means its worth listening to as it comes around in the rotation but you wouldn't skip to. It's problem is the chorus which is just J yelling Get Live!, but the verses are hot and dope as always so you can't skip it because of the chorus man, 'cause you'll miss the good stuff.
Car Trouble - The second guest appearance here is by Wordsworth, who doesn't rap but plays the rider in J's taxi/rap industry metaphor.
9000 Miles - When I first heard this I didn't really like it, I was skipping it some, but it grew on me, now it's my favorite. When you're listening to this the first time, don't let the refrain turn you off because the message is perfect for when you're in that sort of mood, I put it in the "the world is hopeless" folder with "Nights Like This" from All of the Above.
Skip Proof - The outro. The verse is too short, just like the whole EP. The beat is nothing to right home about, kind of reminscent of "Don't Get It Backwards."
Buy it. PEACE.
NOTE - I mentioned The Best Part, which is J's first album, which you can't get on Amazon, so I hope they won't mind my suggestion of getting it off of www.sandboxautomatic.com check J's website for whoever he's signed to today because there is usually a link, he's at www.j-livemusic.net.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
The Triple Threat Returns (4 Stars)
5 May 2004
Format:Audio CD
One year after dropping "All Of The Above", J Live comes back with the EP "Always Will Be". It's not as tight as the aforementioned album(which is a classic in my mind), but it's still a cut above most of the hip hop out right now. J Live raps with a precision that takes you back to '94 without sounding old or boring. The beats are on point and the rhymes are almost perfect. He's probably one of the best storytelling MCs out there right now. And as the aptly named Triple Threat he produces, rhymes, & scratches almost everything on the album (DJ Flo Fader does the scratches on "Add-A-Cipher") by himself. Those that have heard his previous three albums will love this one too. It's not his best work, but it's not his worst by a longshot. The only knock I have on this CD is the fact that it's only 30 minutes long (8 tracks). It leaves you wanting more. But you should still go out and get it though, you won't be disappointed.
Personal Favorites: Add-A-Cipher, Walkman Music (my favorite), Deal Widit, Car Trouble feat. Wordsworth, and 9000 Miles
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