J-live At The Komedia
By Chris 7th May 2008

Touring his latest album Then What Happened featuring Jazzy Jeff, De La Soul and DJ Spinna, J-Live has been re-energising the East Coast underground hip hop scene with an approach that emphasizes craftsmanship over faddishness.

As an emcee, dee-jay, producer and CEO of his aptly named company Triple Threat Productions, J-Live's music has been a staple of inspiration for listeners of hip hop from New York to Cali and around the world. His discography spans over 10 years and includes three full-length albums, an EP, a collection of earlier singles, as well as countless guest appearances and features.

While J-Live isn’t a household name to those who collect their knowledge of hip hop music via video and mainstream radio, he has worked with his fair share of icons in the industry. Producers such as DJ Premiere, Pete Rock, DJ Spinna, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Dan the Automater (to name a few) alongside recording artists the likes of Mos Def, El Da Sensei, Wordsworth and several others share song credits with J-Live. World renowned for a stage show that lives up to his name, J-Live has toured around the country as well as Canada, the UK, Europe, Japan, the Middle East and Australia, sharing stages with artists such as The Roots, Wyclef Jean and Wu Tang Clan.

Often times an introspective philosopher of life, love, music, and people, J-Live delivers hard hitting well thought out social commentary on issues ranging from US Foreign policy to the environment, black on black crime to police brutality. However, he is very deliberate in maintaining balance on each of his albums, with humorous, sometimes hilarious narratives threaded into his songs.

With support from D-Face.

J-LIVE visits Komedia on Wednesday 21 May at 9pm. Tickets are £8 available

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