"Who in their right mind think they can put a stop to hip hop / If it don’t stop till I stop, and I don’t stop till it stop". J-Live’s prophetic first single from 1995 ’Longevity’ laid the foundations for a career of over 12 years and counting in the rap game. Never cutting corners on quality or substance, J-Live is one of true preservers of real hip hop.

Now he’s back once again with his 4th full length album, ’Then What Happened?’. Three years after his critically acclaimed LP ’The Hear After’, this genuine article is fresh infectious hip hop and shows J-Live on top form.

A certain standard of quality is expected with every J-live record, and this one doesn’t disappoint; the flows are dexterous, balancing vivid imagery and humourous narratives with biting social commentary and a bass-heavy timeless hip hop sound.

Longtime collaborator Jazzy Jeff comes correct with sick beats on the opener ’One to 31’, while J-Live rhymes and flows about his life like he was born doing it.
DJ Spinna also returns with some more magic, his trademark warm craftsmanship and welcome inflections of funk and soul provide an ideal canvas for J-Live’s artistry.

The old school bounce is represented on this LP too, when Dj Nu-Mark and Chali 2na of Jurassic 5 do what they do so well and take things to the club with ’The Zone’.
From the dope understatement of ’Be No Slave’ to the wicked jazzy flows of ’It Don’t Stop’ and ’The Upgrade’ ft. Oddisee & Posdanous, to the latin-tinged kick of ’Ole’ ft. Oddy Gato, this is an incredible hip hop album from an extremely under-rated artist.


Other artists featured on this album include Evil Dee for Da Beatminerz, Nicolay, Marco Polo, Probe DMS, Yallzee, Locsmif, Kenny Keys, Cap D and Usef Dinero.

Track Listing:
1. One to 31
2. Be No Slave
3. The Upgrade (featuring Oddisee and Posdanous)
4. It Don’t Stop
5. The Understanding
6. The Last Third
7. Ole (featuring Oddy Gato)
8. What You Holdin’?
9. Ooweee
10. The Zone (featuring Chali 2na)
11. We Are!
12. Simmer Down
13. You Out There