Tag: j-live

January 5, 2024

The rich act poor, and the poor claim rich,
Whatever sounds cool’ll make the weaker mind switch.
If you on a major label or an indie 12-inch:
When you fronting on the mic, you still the industry’s bitch.

J-Live, “Sub Level,” from Rob Swift’s Sound Event, 2002

2002, brooklyn, east coast, hip-hop, j-live, music industry, new york, poor, rich, rob swift, sound event
April 30, 2023

You thought your shit was fly, but the flight was delayed.

J-Live, “Braggin’ Writes,” The Best Part, 2001

2001, east coast, j-live, new york, the best part
June 8, 2022

For underground metaphors, you can scrape an inch below the turf.
For what it’s worth, my style’s been developed in the core of the Earth.
The exhale’s volcanic, the inhale is seismic…

J-Live, “Braggin’ Writes,” 12", 1995

east coast, hip-hop, j-live, new york, Rap Quote, wordplay
February 26, 2022

The poor get worked, the rich get richer,
The world gets worse, do you get the picture?
The poor gets dead, the rich get depressed,
The ugly get mad, the pretty get stressed.
The ugly get violent, the pretty get gone,
The old get stiff, the young get stepped on.

Whoever told you that “it was all good” lied,
So throw your fists up if you not satisfied.

J-Live, “Satisfied,” All of the Above, 2002

All of the Above, j-live, new york, philosophy, poverty, Rap Quote
July 12, 2021

Lessons cut short to prep for tests that only test how well you prep.
…Man, no wonder why the score’s a mess.

J-Live, “Brooklyn Public Part 1,” The Hear After, 2005

2005, back to school, j-live, The Hear After