All of the Above (J-Live album)
2002 studio album by J-Live
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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]
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| Released | April 2, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Hip-hop | |||
| Length | 74:23 | |||
| Label | Coup d'État | |||
| Producers | J-Live, Joe Money, DJ Spinna, P Smoovah, Ticklah, Richy Pitch | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Alternative Press | 8/10[5] |
| Blender | [6] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A−[7] |
| The Guardian | [8] |
| HipHopDX | 4.5/5[9] |
| Pitchfork | 8.5/10[10] |
| Rolling Stone |  [11] |
| Spin | 7/10[12] |
| Vibe | 4/5[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. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "First Things First" | J-Live | 4:11 |
| 2. | "How Real It Is" | J-Live, Joe Money | 4:52 |
| 3. | "Satisfied?" | DJ Spinna | 4:35 |
| 4. | "Interlude 1 (I'm a Rapper)" | J-Live | 0:57 |
| 5. | "MCee" | J-Live | 3:52 |
| 6. | "Like This Anna" | Joe Money | 4:22 |
| 7. | "One for the Griot" | Joe Money | 4:45 |
| 8. | "Stir of Echoes" | J-Live | 6:16 |
| 9. | "Interlude 2 (For the Babies)" | J-Live | 1:48 |
| 10. | "Do That S#!%" | DJ Spinna | 3:35 |
| 11. | "All In Together Now" | DJ Spinna | 3:16 |
| 12. | "Nights Like This" | Joe Money | 4:20 |
| 13. | "The 4th 3rd" | J-Live | 5:33 |
| 14. | "Traveling Music" | J-Live | 3:38 |
| 15. | "A Charmed Life" | P Smoovah | 3:52 |
| 16. | "All of the Above" | DJ Spinna | 4:30 |
| 17. | "Interlude 3 (Whatever)" | J-Live | 0:56 |
| 18. | "Happy Belated" | DJ Spinna | 2:50 |
| 19. | "Satisfied (Dub Version)" (CD bonus track) | Ticklah | 1:53 |
| 20. | "3 Out of 7" (CD bonus track; featuring Asheru and El Da Sensei) | DJ Spinna | 4:10 |
| 21. | "The Lyricist" (CD bonus track) | Richy Pitch | 3:32 |
| Total length: | 74:23 | ||
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
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| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[2] | 28 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[3] | 16 |