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)
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.
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.
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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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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OLD SCHOOL NEW SCHOOL NO SCHOOL RULE LIKE TRUE SCHOOL
REPEAT
I rock
Shit like this to leave skid marks. The way a
Point blank unchained pit barks. Or like the
Wide open jaws of a black shark. I’m like the
Starks that made you kids wanna get Clarks. Cause now you
See me now you don’t. First you feel me, now you won’t feel
Nothing but detached from yourself. So when the
Mic was detached from my hand niggas ran like the
Riffle was detached from the shelf. So when the
Crowd say your wack, and you gots to go. Step
Back or end up in the hospital. You got
Three hints on who bout to rock the show. Six
Foot God farmer growing crops of flow.
YOU BETTER
RECOGNIZE JUST HOW WE DO. WE LET THAT
HOT SHIT SIMMER JUST FOR YOU. WE BRIDGE THE
GAP BETWEEN THE OLD AND NEW. WHEN I SAY
WHAT SCHOOL IS THIS YAWL SAY TRUE.
You make the
Call in this lyrical brawl one for all.
All a get stunned by one just for fun.
No timeouts is called once my game’s begun, cause
If skills are raw then rhymes are well done. Son,
Who’s the pebble in the landslide trying to
Maintain when names don’t amount to a shit stain.
You can roll deeper than Farrakhan its still on.
J turns that ambush into that marathon. Cause
If mad heads was there, than mad heads was pet,
Cause mad heads could fly or mad heads could jet.
The stage is set and you drown in your own sweat. There’s
No point in getting upset, cause my shit’s not
Done yet. Just pray to God I’ll be through by
Sunset. I’m liver than electrical outlets
When wet. There might be time left to place one
Bet on just how bad opponents regret
Their threats. You swing hits like the Mets. Well
I’ll be, the whole damn MLB. So
Tell me, why let your dogs loose if you scared to
Sick’em. Would be suspects make the best victims.
CHORUS
Ayo
How amped am I? Yawl motherfuckers asking,
How damp am I From sweating J L I?
V E add a RY are my rhymes that
Fly? Needle in My third eye if I lie. That’s
Why with me battling is fucking with a Pussy emcee,
Whose wack rhymes are a STD. Cause if a
Dope rhyme’s A Jim hat, I run through more Trojans than
Notre Dame fullbacks at USC. So what’s the
Weather like? All of the above will be caused by Me,
Cause year round I’m down to put it on ya. They
Wanted me to Fall but instead I went ta spring
Summa these all season flavors upon Ya. I’m
Coming through to warn ya, a yawner is a goner.
Those who Sleep better realize how deep the
First step to fucking with me Happens to be. Heads are
Steady claiming that could never happen to Me. But
Steadily making empty threats trying to gas me with
Gun talk When rhymes remain unleaded and my
Tank’s not empty yet. Whoever though I had a
Microsoft word let your cursor press edit. And
Scroll down to undo rhyme, got to file hit
Save and quit, because You ain’t printing shit. Matter
Fact, if you don’t take them disses of Your disk Imma
Download a virus and crash your whole system.
CHORUS
credits
from The Best Part,
released May 1, 2001
True School Anthem
Additional vocals by I Born and Understanding Allah
Beats by DJ Spinna for Beyond Real Productions Inc.
Produced and arranged by DJ Spinna and J-Live
( 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
supported by 30 fans who also own “True School Anthem”
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
