J-Live's critically acclaimed, historic debut album. Featuring a dream team production lineup of, DJ Premier, Prince Paul, Pete Rock, DJ Spinna, Grap Luva, Probe Rocket, and 88 Keys. With classic stand out tracks like, "Them That's Not", "Don't Play", "Vampire Hunter J", "Wax Paper", "Timeless", the title track "The Best Part" and more. Now available in this special double red viny limited edition.
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The Best Part 2X LP Original 1999 "Bootleg" Pressing (Signed Promo Jacket)
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J-Live's critically acclaimed, historic debut album. Featuring a dream team production lineup of, DJ Premier, Prince Paul, Pete Rock, DJ Spinna, Grap Luva, Probe Rocket, and 88 Keys. With classic stand out tracks like, "Them That's Not", "Don't Play", "Vampire Hunter J", "Wax Paper", "Timeless", the title track "The Best Part" and more.
Super rare first pressing from 1999. Live 99. Signed!
Includes unlimited streaming of The Best Part via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more
Includes unlimited streaming of The Best Part
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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The Best Part 2X LP 3TP/Fat Beats Test Pressing (signed)
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
J-Live's critically acclaimed, historic debut album. Featuring a dream team production lineup of, DJ Premier, Prince Paul, Pete Rock, DJ Spinna, Grap Luva, Probe Rocket, and 88 Keys. With classic stand out tracks like, "Them That's Not", "Don't Play", "Vampire Hunter J", "Wax Paper", "Timeless", the title track "The Best Part" and more.
Before moving from New York to Georgia, and changing the label name to Mortier Music, J-Live's imprint was called 3TP, Triple Threat Productions. These are the firsts of an old pressing of a classic. A rare SIGNED offering from the crates of The Live One.
Includes unlimited streaming of The Best Part
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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The Best Part 2XLP (Mortier Music Test Pressing)
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
J-Live's critically acclaimed, historic debut album. Featuring a dream team production lineup of, DJ Premier, Prince Paul, Pete Rock, DJ Spinna, Grap Luva, Probe Rocket, and 88 Keys. With classic stand out tracks like, "Them That's Not", "Don't Play", "Vampire Hunter J", "Wax Paper", "Timeless", the title track "The Best Part" and more.
These are extremely rare black vinyl test pressings of the limited red vinyl run by Mortier Music circa 2019.
Includes unlimited streaming of The Best Part
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Back by popular demand, J-live's debut album in CD format. With new cover design from the original photo shoots. A special twist on a classic album.
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Cassette + Digital Album
Never before released on tape... Until now! J-live's debut album in cassette format for collectors, boom boxes and vintage car stereos. With new cover design from the original photo shoots. A special twist on a classic album.
Includes unlimited streaming of The Best Part
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 3 days
Purchasable with gift card
$20USDor more
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
J-Live's critically acclaimed, historic debut album. Featuring a dream team production lineup of, DJ Premier, Prince Paul, Pete Rock, DJ Spinna, Grap Luva, Probe Rocket, and 88 Keys. With classic stand out tracks like, "Them That's Not", "Don't Play", "Vampire Hunter J", "Wax Paper", "Timeless", the title track "The Best Part" and more. Now available in this special double red viny limited edition.
Includes unlimited streaming of The Best Part
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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THE RULE OF
ALLAH IS GOD’S EQUALITY. DESIRE FOR MY
BROTHERS THE SAME AS I DESIRE FOR ME BUT WHEN MY BROTHERS STAY PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY TRAPPED IN A CAGE
MY HEART FILLS UP WITH WHAT? RAGE! THE RULE OF
ALLAH IS GOD’S EQUALITY. DESIRE FOR MY
BROTHERS THE SAME AS I DESIRE FOR ME. BUT WHEN MY
BROTHERS STAY DYING OF EVERYTHING ELSE BUT OLD AGE,
MY HEART FILLS UP WITH WHAT? RAGE!
Against the
Machine that come in between my and my other mother
Siblings that that’s caught up in the green and the things that you can
Get beyond food comfy clothes and a home. And so the
Streets they roam without a civilized dome to
Realize that the traps is set, hounds is loose, pigs
Is juiced to put another neck in a noose without a
Second to lose, so powers abused and brothers are
Bruised. The devil’s amused as squad cars cruise through
G.H.E.T.T.O.s, were governments hold every thing that you
Own to a level where your poverty prone. So half of
Us will sell whatever it takes to make papes. While the
Other half are customers with hopes to escape as they
Hallucinate, sealing are fate. Despite the fact that your
Legacy’s great, they’d rather sit home and wait. As the
Means to survive and thrive are cut down, so those that
Know wrong but can’t afford right say, what now?
REFRAIN
Against my
Babies fake educators. The lieutenants for the
Legislators that hate us, consistently fade since are
Traders betrayed us with the sadist plot to decimate and degrade
Us before we old enough to be first graders. Putting
Pins in my babies heads. He could have grown to be
Physically thorough bread, but mentally dead. They hide the
Lies in the books that were meant to be read in the
Schools that either ignore em or can’t afford em. Now the
Bigger they come the harder they fall. But the younger
They fall the harder it get to stand tall. Cause the
Blind mans deaf son, Will be the dumb father
Of a blind child saying to hell with them all. With no
Family ties. So the next man’s family
Cries at the funeral cause somebody tries the wrong
Brother with the wrong nine doing long time
Where he learns that he committed the wrong crime in the
First place. Cause bust this. He should have aimed the same
Gun at the criminally insane justice
System that dissed him and kissed him goodbye from the
Start cause his world view was based on a lie.
THE RULE OF
ALLAH IS GOD’S EQUALITY. DESIRE FOR MY
BROTHERS THE SAME AS I DESIRE FOR ME BUT WHEN A
FIGHT BREAKS OUT, EVERYTIME THERE’S SOME HIP HOP ON
STAGE MY HEART FILLS UP WITH WHAT? RAGE. THE RULE OF
ALLAH IS GOD’S EQUALITY. DESIRE FOR MY
BROTHERS THE SAME AS I DESIRE FOR ME BUT WHEN YOU
TALK TRASH LIKE YOU HARD BUT YOUR HEART PUMPS
LEMONADE, MY HEART FILLS UP WITH WHAT? RAGE. WHEN ITS
WAR TIME AND YOU DON’T KNOW WHERE TO THROW THE
GRENADE, MY HEART FILLS UP WITH WHAT? RAGE. WHEN MY
BABIES SAID ROLE MODELS FALL VICTIM ON THE FRONT
PAGE, MY HEART FILLS UP WITH WHAT? RAGE WHEN MY
BROTHERS STAY PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY TRAPPED IN A
CAGE, MY HEART FILLS UP WITH WHAT? RAGE! WHEN MY
BROTHERS STAY DYING OF EVERYTHING ELSE BUT OLD
AGE, MY HEART FILLS UP WITH WHAT? RAGE!
MY HEART FILLS UP WITH WHAT? RAGE!
MY HEART FILLS UP WITH WHAT? RAGE!
credits
from The Best Part,
released May 1, 2001
R.A.G.E.
Additional vocals by Understanding Allah and Takhim Allah
Beats by DJ Spinna for Beyond Real Productions, Inc.
Produced and arranged by DJ Spinna
( J. Cadet, V. Williams)
Ill Mental Music Publishing / BMI, Only Child’s Brother’s Music / ASCAP
J-Live's music has been a staple of inspiration for listeners of underground hip hop for over 20 years. His discography
includes more than 15 full projects, as well as countless guest appearances. The artists and producers J-Live has recorded and toured with are a who's who of hip hop icons from DJ Premier, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Prince Paul, The Roots, Black Star, Wu Tang Clan, and many many more....more
As soon as I heard the song Like Really I just had to buy the album. Then I finished listening to all the songs, and knew I made a good choice. Oddisee is one of the best hip hop artists on bandcamp. Devin Anderson
