Recorded 1996-1999 Artist J-Live Label Triple Threat Productions | Length 74:23 Release date 1 May 2001 Genre Hip hop music | |
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Released May 1, 2001 (2001-05-01) The Best Part
(2001) All of the Above
(2002) Producers J-Live, 88-Keys, Grap Luva, Pete Rock, Prince Paul, DJ Spinna, DJ Premier Similar All of the Above, Then What Happened?, SPTA (Said Person of, The Hear After, Disposable Arts | ||
J live the best part full album
The Best Part is the acclaimed debut studio album by American hip hop artist J-Live. It was released on Triple Threat Productions in 2001.
Contents
In 2015, it was ranked at number 49 on Fact's "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.
Background
The Best Part was recorded from 1996 to 1999 and featured production by Prince Paul, DJ Premier, and Pete Rock. It was set for a 1999 release, but due to problems with his record label, Raw Shack Records, J-Live left the label and the album was shelved. J-Live 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, after five years of label problems, The Best Part was finally officially released on Triple Threat Productions.
Songs
1Outside Looking1:48
2Intro1:14
3Got What It Takes5:09