J-Live ought to not be selling on Bandcamp. He ought to be flourishing out of stereos around the world. He ought to be forced to stay fresh in old shit, he ought to be rocking the most recent gear and flyest shoes. but then, if he did, we wouldn’t get a song like “Old Shit,” in which he brags about being able to look good in 5-year old clothes and how he can live within his income: “It ain’t how much you make, it’s how much you keep.” You have to wonder if much more rappers shared his philosophy, wouldn’t the world be better off?
Isn’t art about being an example and making a statement, not preening and making money?
I think so.
And J-Live is a true artist. purchase his newest and support a really progressive voice in hip hop who is able to be smart, real, humble, powerful, and hilarious. All at the same time.
His own Self by J-Live