All of the Above (J-Live album)

All of the Above is the second studio album by American hip hop artist J-Live. It was released on Coup d'État in 2002. The album cover pays homage to John Coltrane's Blue Train.^[1] The album peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart,^[2] as well as number 16 on the Independent Albums chart.^[3]

All of the Above
Studio album by J-Live
Released	April 2, 2002 (2002-04-02)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	74:23
Label	Coup d'État
Producer	J-Live, Joe Money, DJ Spinna, P Smoovah, Ticklah, Richy Pitch
J-Live chronology
The Best Part (2001) All of the Above (2002) The Hear After (2005)
Singles from All of the Above
"Satisfied?" / "A Charmed Life" Released: 2002 "Like This Anna" / "MCee" / "3 Out of 7" Released: 2002

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Alternative Press	8/10[5]
Blender	[6]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[7]
The Guardian	[8]
HipHopDX	4.5/5[9]
Pitchfork	8.5/10[10]
Rolling Stone	[11]
Spin	7/10[12]
Vibe	4/5[13]

Brad Haywood of Pitchfork gave the album an 8.5 out of 10, noting that "[J-Live's] delivery is similar to Posdnuos, and his lyrical content is along the same lines: intelligent, educated, confident, and socially conscious."^[10] Josh Wells of HipHopDX said: "There are virtually no weak tracks on 78 minutes of music."^[9] Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club praised it as being "as assured and consistent as his debut, but far more ambitious in scope".^[14]

Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars and called it "an album for a select audience that prefers intellect and understated beats over bombast, boasting, booty, and bluntedness."^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"First Things First"	J-Live	4:11
2.	"How Real It Is"	J-Live, Joe Money	4:52
3.	"Satisfied?"	DJ Spinna	4:35
4.	"Interlude 1 (I'm a Rapper)"	J-Live	0:57
5.	"MCee"	J-Live	3:52
6.	"Like This Anna"	Joe Money	4:22
7.	"One for the Griot"	Joe Money	4:45
8.	"Stir of Echoes"	J-Live	6:16
9.	"Interlude 2 (For the Babies)"	J-Live	1:48
10.	"Do That S#!%"	DJ Spinna	3:35
11.	"All In Together Now"	DJ Spinna	3:16
12.	"Nights Like This"	Joe Money	4:20
13.	"The 4th 3rd"	J-Live	5:33
14.	"Traveling Music"	J-Live	3:38
15.	"A Charmed Life"	P Smoovah	3:52
16.	"All of the Above"	DJ Spinna	4:30
17.	"Interlude 3 (Whatever)"	J-Live	0:56
18.	"Happy Belated"	DJ Spinna	2:50
19.	"Satisfied (Dub Version)" (CD bonus track)	Ticklah	1:53
20.	"3 Out of 7" (CD bonus track; featuring Asheru and El Da Sensei)	DJ Spinna	4:10
21.	"The Lyricist" (CD bonus track)	Richy Pitch	3:32
Total length:			74:23

Charts

Chart	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[2]	28
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[3]	16

References

1. "Next Shit - Top Ten: 2002 Year in Review". Exclaim!. January 1, 2006. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
2. "J-Live Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
3. "J-Live Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
4. Birchmeier, Jason. "All of the Above – J-Live". AllMusic. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
5. "J-Live: All of the Above". Alternative Press (167): 78. June 2002.
6. Peisner, David. "J-Live: All of the Above". Blender. Archived from the original on April 17, 2004. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
7. Hermes, Will (July 12, 2002). "All of the Above". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
8. Simpson, Dave (June 21, 2002). "J-Live: All of the Above (Coup d'Etat)". The Guardian. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
9. Wells, Josh (April 11, 2002). "J-Live – All Of The Above". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
10. Haywood, Brad (April 18, 2002). "J-Live: All of the Above". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
11. Caramanica, Jon (June 6, 2002). "J-Live: All of the Above". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 1, 2004. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
12. Ryan, Chris (July 2002). "Under Dawgs". Spin. 18 (7): 111. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
13. Drumming, Neil (July 2002). "J-Live: All of the Above". Vibe. 10 (7): 158. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
14. Rabin, Nathan (April 22, 2002). "J-Live: The Best Part / All Of The Above". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 21, 2016.

External links

• All of the Above at Discogs (list of releases)