J-Live - Hot Vs. Dope Vol. 1.1

New mixtape brought to you by the hands (and tables) of J-Live. This is not new music by J-Live. This is simply a mix of dope new music, mixed by J-Live into one continuous jam session. Now, there WAS a Hot vs. Dope V.1 that came out in 2004 (which I own), so I'm not sure why this isnt called Vol. 2... But such is life. Rumor has it, J-Live may make a habit out of bringing us these mixes... Either way, grab this now.

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01. Intro HVD 01:25
02. Robert Glasper f. Yaasin Bey “Black Radio” Pete Rock Remix 02:53
03. Murs and Fashawn “Heartbreaks and Handcuffs” 02:37
04. Kendrick Lamar f. Dr Dre “Compton” 01:52
05. Killer Mike f. El P “Butane” 02:12
06. Homeboy Sandman “Not Really” 03:26
07. Torae “What Does It All Mean” 02:35
08. Apathy f. Motive and Celph Titled “Tell Me” 02:45
09. Lupe Fiasco f. Bilal “How Dare You” 02:11
10. J-Live “As I Start (Over)” 01:22
11. House Shoes f Chali2na “So Different” 02:29
12. Martha Knuckles “Give Me Room” 02:30
13. Skyzoo f. Freeway “Pockets Full” 01:59
14. Freddie Gibbs f. Curren$y “Tell a Friend” 02:21
15. CL Smooth “Ask About Me” 02:31
16. Rick Ross f Dr Dre & Jay-Z “3 Kings” 03:42
17. The Audible Doctor “Andy Kaufman Theory” 01:15
18. Wordsworth “Joy and Pain” 02:21
19. Zion I f D.U.S.T. “Trapped Out” 01:49
20. Kanye f Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz “Mercy” 02:02
21. P.O.S. “Fuck Your Stuff” 01:31
22. Kendrick Lamar “Swimming Pools (Drank)” 02:47
23. Jean Grae “Kill Screen” 03:06
24. Brother Ali “Only Life I Know” 01:31
25. Raekwon, Pusha T, Common, 2 Chainz, Cyhi The Prynce, Kid Cudi & D’Banj “The Morning” 02:08
26. Method Man Freddie Gibbs & StreetLife “Built For This” 02:33
27. Rah Digga “Janis Joplin” 02:45
28. Talib Kweli f. Black Thought and Ab Soul “Congregation” 02:24
29. Saigon f. Styles P “Not Like Them” 02:25
30. MarQ Spekt “Dreamer” 02:07
31. Oddisee “That Real” 03:48

J-Live - A Day In The Life (Diamond D & Brand Nubian Cover)

J-Live delves into the past to bring us an updated version of a Diamond D & Brand Nubian joint from Stunts, Blunts & Hip Hop... J-Live's S.P.T.A. drops September 27th. Clearly...

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J-Live - The Live Identity (Mixtape)

With no warning, J-Live drops a brand new collection of Music. Featuring old songs, new songs, rare songs, etc. Go grab this from his bandcamp page. J-Live never disappoints.

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1 The Bourne Live Intro
2 Can I Get It?
3 The Best Part
4 A Charmed Life
5 Walkman Music
6 Aaw Yeah
7 Feel Like Spitin’
8 The Upgrade
9 Poetry In Motion
10 Talk About
11 Braggin Writes’
12 I Say Peace
13 Brand Nu Live
14 Coming Home/Coming Home Remix
15 Vacation
16 Break It Down (Brady Version)
17 Practice (Spaghetti Bender Mix)
18 This Is The Formula
19 Them That’s Not
20 She Said What?
21 Parts Unknown
22 Watch Sun Watch
23 Give It Up (from Think Differently)
24 The Truth
25 No Time To Waste/9000 Miles
26 School’s In
27 Epilogue
28 Undivided Attention/Satisfied?
29 The Way That I Rhyme
30 Treadstone Outro

Throwback Of The Day: J-Live Edition

I had my ipod on shuffle today, and this joint came on, and I remembered just how AMAZING it was. I first heard All Of The Above in 2002, I think. I had a computer class in high school, in which we never really did anything... so my buddies and I would basically just browse some hip hop forums, or chat in the corner of the class. One day, my friend Trevor played me a song by this guy named J-Live. I was impressed. Later that week, when I was at our local Wherehouse for the 9th time that month, I found a used copy of All Of The Above for like $7 or something. Whatever it was, it was cheap enough for me to take a chance on him, so I picked it up. It turned out to be the best $7 I'd spent in a long time. And this song always stuck out to me as one of the doper joints...

In other news, this is the first time I'd looked at the cover in years... And I'm just now realizing that its an homage to Blue Train.

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