Always Has Been is the first EP released by indie hip hop artist J-Live

J-Live

J-Live is an MC, DJ, and producer from New York.-Early career and The Best Part:...

, released in 2003 on the label Triple Threat Productions. It is an EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 and consists of six songs recorded early in J-Live's career, prior to the release of his first album The Best Part

The Best Part

The Best Part is the debut album by underground rapper, J-Live. It was recorded from 1995 to 1998 and featured production by Prince Paul, DJ Premier, and Pete Rock. Due to problems with his record label, Raw Shack Records, J-Live left the label and the album was shelved...

. It was released simultaneously as Always Will Be

Always Will Be

Always Will Be is the second EP released by indie hip hop artist J-Live, released in 2003 on the label Triple Threat Productions. It is an EP consisting of eight new tracks...

, another EP by J-Live, which is made up of eight new tracks.

The tracks "Braggin Writes" and "Schools In" were rerecorded for The Best Part, but here they appear in their original form. The tracks "Longevity", "Can I Get It", and "Hush the Crowd" had not been released on either of J-Live's previous albums.

Track listing

1. "Longevity" - (5:09)
2. "Braggin Writes" - (3:12)
3. "Can I Get It" - (4:11)
4. "Hush the Crowd" - (4:31)
5. "Braggin Writes (Dome Cracker Remix)" - (3:49)
6. "Schools In" - (4:39)