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  • Hip Hop will survive.. due to the lyrical genius of J-LIVE

  • schwelund "found J-live" a year ago!...give it up for schwelund!!!

  • props to tuneglue

  • damn remember when this video only had 2000 views

  • Hip Hop lives!

  • finaly its like he time traviled from the mid 90s to today like a jedi i or someing im gona roll a blunt 2 this

  • mean

    

  • This.Is.AMAZING

  • Every time I take a look at the comment section it makes me wonder how I like the same music as some of these people. It's music man, enjoy it! Don't make nasty negative comments about everything and anything you can. Just chill out smoke some weed and enjoy yourselves. Music is a wonderful thing, don't ruin it with over-complicated analysis.

  • nyyyce brah

  • "Got a little landlord, so now I tip-toe." Nice!!!

  • i wonder what the song is called with the trumpets

  • @Mr123jab The sample is Eddie Russ - All But Blind... it's amazing. Anyone who can here that song and turn it into this song is a musical genius.

  • @jag149 I Know. Thank You For The Sample

  • Hip hop doesn't need saving it needs real fans

  • dis is my shit!

  • swagg all i can say nice instrumental real laid back love the transition in tempo change

  • this is was up you need to know what lil wayne's wack tail came from not from this he came from a poser who doesn't know what rap is

  • @JaYm0n3y100 don't even mention his name in a J-Live video.

  • Yooo you people saying ya thought hip hop was dead are pissing me off hip hop is more then rap ya need to get ya self together.Yooo hip hop is straight true love and everything that is good for the street people to express yourself be yourself thats fucking hip hop to push for something greater thru self and every one else.

  • this j live is a raw poet, this tracks timeless- i bet i'll still be playing this in the next ten years and acting like i just heard it

  • I roll with ballers and thugs to make my image legit

    Even though back in the day they told me I was the shit

    I'm at the Cinderella ball, now it just don't quit

    Eh, Fuck that, I shrink my feet if the shoe don't fit

    I make it happen like hormones, you been forewarned

  • @BESTRKSOE *wasn't* shit

  • @rapsodierap stfu!

  • @BESTRKSOE Thought you might want to know the correct lyrics and understand the line properly, you didn't have to be a dick about it

  • whoo did he sampleeee?!?!?!?!?

  • fucking wow!

  • this is some G shit right here

  • Original Release Date: June 28, 2001

  • He's lyk dis cat cald Tumi down here in South Africa.both cats r impeccable,flawles flow,rym schemes nd immaculate deliveries.guys also check out Tumi of 'Tumi and The Volume'.dis cat is sick-sick.i wish him nd J-live cud jump on track prod by anotha underdog Kev Brown.

  • Ahh J-Live!mos def 1 of da best lyricist of al tyms.dis cat is lyk no 1.wen u look @ him,u c dis spectacle-wearing-nerdy Mc bt wen he raps nd ur eyes r closd.u c flawless.

  • song took like 5 years to get released. thank god we had napster back in the day.

  • PRODUCED BY GRAP LUVA! Pete Rock's brother!

    Dope shit.

  • definitely a fly concept the speed change is sick, especially in the beginning

  • Sippin' on chicken wings, smackin' on stout.

    leavin' fools scratchin' they heads..

  • This is the first underground rap song i ever heard back in 2000 when i was 14. J Live is the truth no doubt.

  • dont forget Grap Luva !!

  • real talk real love and for real talent to recognize now rep nice

  • raw wordplay!!

  • Heard this today in a club in Hong Kong (DJ Dim Sum) and had to find out what was playing... nasty.. nasty.. nasty real hip hop.

  • This cat is on point . Love his joint .

  • Man i wish lil wayne and co were on a beach in japan when dat shit went down

  • Love this!!!!!

  • im lovin this J-live shit 1st 2 songs heard ...both amazin'

    

  • sick track...the entire album is great tho

  • J-Live's REALLL!!!

  • why is everyone compared to lil wayne hahaha.

  • J-Live has another fan upon initial listening

  • hey seriously.......

    check out my page to further your hip hop enjoyment

  • thats alot of fucking skill

  • this song live is EPIC 

  • respect to real musicians.....one love

  • O kurwa miazga !!! xD Jaram się w chuj!

  • God bless the child that can write his own rhyme

  • I thought hip-hop was dying in front of our eyes and nobody was doing anything against it, but, wow, than i found this rapper named J-Live, found shit like 'Walkman Music' and i knew somebody was trying to save hip-hop. And then i found this song, and i knew J_live had saved hip-hop.

    Wow, I'm quite high right now^^

    One Love for J-Live!!

  • @schwuleund lets not get ahead of ourselves brother, now i miss hip hop in all its former glory. but one good artist is not the revival of a genre. J-live is broke brotha, at least in comparison to wack rappers like weezy. i dont think the underground ever died, im almost convinced it stayed strong it just lost so much popularity that it wasnt profitable enough to reach the ears of those who didnt reach it first. but when you get down to it, the population still appreciates dirt rap. thats that

  • @schwuleund Plenty more, Eyedea(Dead, R.I.P.), Slug, Rek The Heavyweight, Blueprint, illogic, Aesop Rock, Brother Ali and much more.

  • @schwuleund did u really think hip-hop was dying..or is that just another dumbass cliche comment that you say to get attention? seriously it was j-live that made u realize how much good hip-hop out there... its not hip-hop that was dying, it was your research for hip-hop music lol

  • @stokelycalm

    for real!!! sick of cats like that!!! lol

  • @stokelycalm I seriously dont understand how people like you +18 others think Hip-Hop is alive and well. I would sincerely like for someone to show me 15 songs that have come out in the past 2 years that are good. And if Hip-Hop were alive it'd be leaning heavily on a walker, singin' it's last words.

  • @sk8poompers 15 songs? i can give you 50 albums/week...let alone just 15 tracks over the past 2 yrs...you are saying that because you are completely miseducated on what hip-hop is and i'm not talking about "real hip-hop" because thats an oxymoron. check my top 30 list in my playlist...most hip-hop today doesnt exist on the mainstream level, its more on the indie level.

  • @stokelycalm Number one, I was being sincere. I'm not trying to troll. Show me 15 songs, I'm curious, and I don't think they're gonna be half as good as any of the classic albums like Infamous, INI, or Marauders.

    Number two, how would you know whether or not I'm educated on what good Hip-Hop is or isn't. The only thing you have to go on is that I've listened to this song, and NOW you have some of my favorite albums to go off of too. So stop frontin' and gimme some evidence. I want to know.

  • @sk8poompers you know normally I would educate you on all the dozens of genuine hip-hop releases everyday but you're just too fuckin stupid! lol...there's no hope for you. just get off this j-live page and float off to some lady gaga and black eyed peas with the other drones. you don't deserve this music if you seriously think theres only one or two good hip-hop tracks right now...wake the fuck up lol

  • @stokelycalm Let's just review what I've said in these posts. I like Tribe, Mobb Deep, Pete Rock, J-Live, I'm curious, and haven't done anything to warrant being called stupid.

    In fact, YOU, the person who said Hip-Hop was very much alive can't even provide FIFTEEN songs to someone who IS still searching for Hip-Hop. According to you, "It's not Hip-Hop that was dying, it was your research for Hip-Hop music lol."

    So am I really stupid, or can you NOT give me evidence of good Hip-Hop?.......lol

  • @sk8poompers, @stokelycalm

    3 channels you guys might want to subscribe to: Mr Yacz(or TheYacz), TairyHesticles, and BeatJunKiE82 .....you can thank me later... :) Peace.

  • @stokelycalm

    There are three kinds of people in the world: those who can't stand Picasso, those who can't stand Raphael, and those who've never heard of either of them.

    Peace out Mayyyne !!

  • @musicilla lol thanks

  • @stokelycalm I think he was just really high.

  • @stokelycalm Don't hate, dude. Hip hop died. People like J-Live gave you religion on its death bed.

    This song was the soundtrack of my last two years of college. Amazing manipulation of a sweet Eddie Russ track. Thanks, J!

  • @jag149 hip hop isn't dead. there might not be an abundance of good hip hop compared to the 90s but there is still a lot of good music being made. if you can't find any then search harder my friend.

  • @stokelycalm Totally agree. Any time I put some old school hip hop beats on YouTube, the top rated comment is ALWAYS about how hip hop is dead. Open your ears, do your homework - J-Live is the sound of a new generation.

  • j-live is the best emcee that ever existed....future emcees included.

  • oh God

  • oh god

    

  • yo where can i cop this album??? Hip hop III mixed by dj jazzy jeff

  • "fuck that i'll shrink my feet if the shoe dont fit" only an MC can come up with some fire like that

  • "fuck that i'll shrink my feet if the shoe dont fit" only an MC can come up with some fire like

  • damn the way the beat dropped omg..

  • I LOVE IT!

  • 1999's the year>>

  • Me Likey o-o

  • "sippin on chicken wings, smackin on stout!"

  • Man, this album (and song) held up so well over time. Gotta love hip-hop.

  • i dislike comments made on why people shouldn't dislike somthing.

  • @radiohasfailedusall Agreed people will like and dislike whatever they want, this music isn't for everyone and I understand that.

  • this song is guuuuuuuuuuuud

  • two idiots actually dislike this song?! real hip-hop keep it moving!!

  • im pretty sure the two people who disliked this just accidentally clicked it. i can understand, they must have been pretty shook up after hearing it

  • nice flow, good song.

  • jlive spits pure fire, he burned my ears 

  • Does anyone know where I can find this song on an album?

  • Those with no taste dislike this song.

  • this is just.. man what the fuck, i love j-live

  • J-Live is really impressive as long as flow is concerned..

  • Amazing!

  • what a ill start, how he speeds up all gradual to the point youre like WHAT THE FUCK! man i've had this song for so many years, definatly influence my choice in music today, thanks J-Live, for this gem!

  • all my hip hop heads can feel this one !!!

  • first time hearing this. speechless.

  • Mad dope joint, subterranean 4 eva babe!

  • Mad dope joint without dought, 4 eva baby

  • throw that beat with the right style

  • fucking sick

  • This is the hot shit. Real hip-hop. Nice to hear people doin it real and doin it REAL big. Crazy flow

  • 2 people have down syndrome

  • This is the story of all these weak ass 'rappers' that are coming around now, writing one song getting big, then never hearing of them again. J-Live on the other hand will stay around till the end.

  • It's different, but I like it :)

  • The drop is straight up nasty, if this doesn't at least make you nod your head, you better be paralyzed.

  • awesome... when the drums come in at 1:01

  • 66 some odd thou....this should have millions of hits..shows how many people know real rap..

  • He says "I ain't writing"? That's not right. This is Illuminati Jay Z shit going on. Watch the live stage version, and he drops all the hand signs.

  • @LowKeyAus Just listen to the song, who cares if it's illuminati or not, its sick, appreciate it

  • @deshisk8tr Agreed that it's a sweet track, and J Live isn't all on that. It's just a shock to realise that basically all artists, even cats like J Live and Mos Def, are doing that "Illuminati"/OTO shit to get paid. It's a worry. Freedom of speech, ya know?

  • ILL

  • are you kidding me? 2 people didnt like this? WHAT?! How can you NOT like this?!?!? WTF is wrong with people?

    see back in the day, there was this thing we used to listen to called "Hip Hop", but nah, I forgot, youngsters wouldnt know anything about that though, nope! Graffiti, beat boxing, break dancing...hmmmm, what kind of music had all those amazing elements? It was"Hip-something"....wasnt it?

  • That Tempo hill was just Amazing. J-live is a pure talent and should get a little more attention..

  • oo i like this alot

  • wow that was crazy how he slowed down so subtlety  its like you barley notice it dope as flow

  • heard this on hip hop vol 3 by jazzy jeff, last song, and boy does jeff know how to shut one down. great mc found the right way mixed by one of the best on a real old school MIX tape

  • dope mc

  • Anyone know where I can download this at?

  • @rapmann buy the fucking album, support our artists

  • @PrivatePenis Um. Nope.

  • Does anyone know where the horns are from? they're real sweet.

  • FUCKING TUNE!

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  • amazing

  • this is an amazing song

  • I actually feel sorry for the one person who gave this INCREDIBLE PIECE of music the thumbs down

  • i'm loving this song the more i listen to it, First Jlive song i've ever heard, I love start, the tempo and the trumpet? heh

    Good song 250 likes 1 dislike :O !

  • @AD1255 Same here, now i can't get enough of his music. It's such a classic style that brings me back to the golden age of hip hop when everyone i knew, knew what true hip hop was.

  • jlive, masta ace,raekwon, pete rock/iini, Big L, Big daddy kane, lord finesse, ghost face, brand nubian, binary star, outkast, wu tang, Nas, method man, mos def,madlib, krs one,jay z, common & many others = REAL HIP HOP

  • Yall heard the Steinksi remix of this? Equally great!

  • The Begginin gave me da chillz

  • memorized all the lyrics!

  • good song

  • thank you, j-live is a sick dude! all his music is great. listen to "shyste'

  • You can't get this dope without a prescription.

  • Like all hip hop nerds in 1999, I drove around with this album in my car assembled from random MP3s found on Napster. It's a tragedy that it took like 10 years for this album to actually be released. Should have gotten its due in 1999.

  • J-Live>Lil Wayne

  • @piazzajordan2 thats literally is comparing food vs shit

  • @Namtra08 You don't know what literally means

  • @piazzajordan2 shut the fuck up with all your lil wayne jokes it's SO OLD

  • @piazzajordan2 even mentioning these two in one sentence is ridiculous

  • had this song on a mixtape yeeeears ago, been looking for an mc called castro ever since.... so happy to find the true identity of the rapper... oh n this is one of the best hip hop tunes ever.

  • greatest MC never heard of

  • the FKING BEST SONG!!!

  • There once was a brother named Castro..

  • Once

    Upon

    A

    Time

    there was a brother named Castro.

  • still amazes me that rappers these days say "I am hip hop" but if they listened to this...they wouldn't know how to react.

    I'm not even gonna drop the "F**K (RAPPER'S NAME"...I'm just gonna say that this song here, is one of my faves and definitely a track made of true Hip Hop quality. :)

    thanks for the upload

  • @ModelSyndicate  ahah lil wayne ahahhaahhaahha

  • j-live.....is a genius....tru hip hop at its greatest

  • god bless the child that can write his own rhymes, some might choose praise, some might choose to snooze, the style that i use is that style thats mine. them thats gots i get, them thats not i lose.........the ending is awesome

  • i roll wit ballers and thugs to make my image legit

  • Ill Flow - J-live greatest MC no one knows about, foshure.

  • Grap Luva!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Like the sample "If it happen to him, it can happen to you"

  • DAMN i never knew this was j-live

  • whoooo classic

  • once apon a time the're was a brother name castro !

  • i think i played a game of war3 dota with this guy once

  • @thedankfranksays :D:D:D

  • JLive is True Hip-Hop....

  • i remember when i first got this and started playing around the house and younger brother would always be looking out to hear what i was listening to.

    And one day i went in his room and he playing this song and knew every damn word perfectly and was rappin along with out skipping a beat.

    Man that shit just blew me away.

  • you taught him well

  • you raised your young bro well....he has an ear for real music...peace yo!

  • @IndivisiblePrinciple awesome man, exactly how i started listening, because of my older sister

  • dis was heavy @ hiphop-kemp 09

  • Just awesome.

  • HIP HOPPPPP