All of the Above
Studio album by
J-Live
ReleasedApril 2, 2002 (2002-04-02)
GenreHip hop
Length74:23
LabelCoup d'État
ProducerJ-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
  1. "Satisfied?" / "A Charmed Life"
    Released: 2002
  2. "Like This Anna" / "MCee" / "3 Out of 7"
    Released: 2002

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Alternative Press8/10[5]
Blender[6]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[7]
The Guardian[8]
HipHopDX4.5/5[9]
Pitchfork8.5/10[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
Spin7/10[12]
Vibe4/5[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.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."First Things First"J-Live4:11
2."How Real It Is"J-Live, Joe Money4:52
3."Satisfied?"DJ Spinna4:35
4."Interlude 1 (I'm a Rapper)"J-Live0:57
5."MCee"J-Live3:52
6."Like This Anna"Joe Money4:22
7."One for the Griot"Joe Money4:45
8."Stir of Echoes"J-Live6:16
9."Interlude 2 (For the Babies)"J-Live1:48
10."Do That S#!%"DJ Spinna3:35
11."All In Together Now"DJ Spinna3:16
12."Nights Like This"Joe Money4:20
13."The 4th 3rd"J-Live5:33
14."Traveling Music"J-Live3:38
15."A Charmed Life"P Smoovah3:52
16."All of the Above"DJ Spinna4:30
17."Interlude 3 (Whatever)"J-Live0:56
18."Happy Belated"DJ Spinna2:50
19."Satisfied (Dub Version)" (CD bonus track)Ticklah1:53
20."3 Out of 7" (CD bonus track; featuring Asheru and El Da Sensei)DJ Spinna4:10
21."The Lyricist" (CD bonus track)Richy Pitch3:32
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. 1 2 "J-Live Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  3. 1 2 "J-Live Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  4. 1 2 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. 1 2 Wells, Josh (April 11, 2002). "J-Live – All Of The Above". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  10. 1 2 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.
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