Knitting Factory Brooklyn (Venue Partner)
361 Metropolitan Avenue
(347) 529-6696
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J-Live, Photo: Corren Conway of Forever12
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- When
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Friday July 25, 2008 (10pm)
- Where
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Directions: The Knitting Factory is a 4 minute walk from the L/G Train (Lorimer-Metropolitan) and a 7 minute walk to L Train (Bedford Ave).
- Price
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$20 / $17 advance
- Links
It's an all-too-common story in the world of hip-hop: an unusually gifted MC spends years recording a debut LP, only to have it shelved by a series of uncaring — or insolvent — record labels. But New York rapper/DJ/producer J-Live has spun that tale of woe into an impressive career — he just released his fifth full-length, Then What Happened?, nearly ten years after his embattled debut finally saw the light. The record's full of visceral, angry condemnations of ignorant wanna-be rappers, and literate, funky paeans to the power of a tight flow. Tonight, he's supported by the focused lyricism of Queens native Homeboy Sandman.
