S.P.T.A. Said Person of That Ability

The follow-up to last year\'s *Undivided Attention* EP, *S.P.T.A.* (short for Said Person of That Ability) is J-Live\'s fifth full-length. It finds the longstanding New York artist continuing to serve up classic-style hip-hop loaded with strong beatwork and smart, down-to-earth lyricism. A concept album of sorts, it starts with three different Js (representing the emcee, DJ, and producer) talking to one another before launching into a dope collection of tracks that touch on romance (\"The Me and You\"), love for hip-hop (the scratch-happy \"Pronounced Spitta\"), and the ups and downs of life as a successful independent artist (\"Half a Glass\" with Lyric Jones). As per usual, the beats are knocking, with an abundance of mellow jazz and soul samples (the bass- and flute-propelled \"Life Comes in Threes\" is especially tight), courtesy of J as well as Diamond D, Marco Polo, RJD2, Nicolay, and others. Another solid offering from one of the more consistent cats working today.

J-Live’s long awaited fifth full length album. “S.P.T.A. Said Person of That Ability” (Pronounced Spitta) is the follow up to the Undivided Attention EP. This is the first full length project released from his own imprint Triple Threat Productions. The producer, deejay and emcee, approach this project creatively as if he were a three man group, rather than a solo artist. The album features production by J-Live, RJD2, Nicolay, The Audible Doctor, Illastrate, Korede, Floyd The Locsmif, Marco Polo and Diamond D.