The Hear After

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The Hear After
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 19, 2005 (2005-07-19)[1]
GenreHip hop
Length52:01
LabelPenalty Recordings
ProducerJ-Live, Oddisee, Hezekiah, Tony Whitfield, Probe DMS, Floyd the Locsmif, James Poyser, The Fire Dept.
J-Live chronology
All of the Above
(2002)
The Hear After
(2005)
Then What Happened?
(2008)
Singles from The Hear After
  1. "Harder" / "Do My Thing"
    Released: 2005

The Hear After is the third studio album by American hip hop artist J-Live. It was released on Penalty Recordings on July 19, 2005.

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. Clubfavorable[2]
The Guardianfavorable[3]
HipHopDX3.0/5[4]
Pitchfork6.5/10[5]
PopMatters[6]

Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club gave the album a favorable review, saying: "Gangsta rappers might like to think of their songs as dispatches from war zones, but The Hear After is more like a nice conversation with an old friend following a long separation."[2]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Here" (featuring Soulive)J-Live3:29
2."Aaw Yeah"Oddisee2:50
3."Fire Water"Hezekiah, Tony Whitfield3:38
4."Do My Thing" (featuring Cvees)Probe DMS4:36
5."Whoever"J-Live4:14
6."The Sidewalks"J-Live4:16
7."Audio Visual"Floyd the Locsmif4:22
8."Brooklyn Public Part 1"J-Live4:06
9."Listening" (featuring Kola Rock)J-Live, James Poyser5:07
10."Harder"The Fire Dept.4:34
11."Coming Home" (featuring Dwele)J-Live3:39
12."Weather the Storm"J-Live3:39
13."After"J-Live3:31
Total length:52:01
Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Super Seniors"2:56
15."Shake"3:55
Total length:58:52

References[edit]

  1. ^ "J-Live - The Hear After". AllMusic. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Rabin, Nathan (August 30, 2005). "J-Live: The Hear After". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  3. ^ Yates, Steve (August 21, 2005). "J-Live, The Hear After". The Guardian. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  4. ^ J-23 (September 15, 2005). "J-Live - The Here After". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 21, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Macia, Peter (October 13, 2005). "J-Live: The Hear After". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  6. ^ Braidwood, Stefan (August 24, 2005). "J-Live: The Hear After". PopMatters. Retrieved April 21, 2016.

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