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