| The Hear After | ||||
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| Released | July 19, 2005 [1] | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 52:01 | |||
| Label | Penalty Recordings | |||
| Producer | J-Live, Oddisee, Hezekiah, Tony Whitfield, Probe DMS, Floyd the Locsmif, James Poyser, The Fire Dept. | |||
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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.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The A.V. Club | favorable [2] |
| The Guardian | favorable [3] |
| HipHopDX | 3.0/5 [4] |
| Pitchfork | 6.5/10 [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]
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Here" (featuring Soulive) | J-Live | 3:29 |
| 2. | "Aaw Yeah" | Oddisee | 2:50 |
| 3. | "Fire Water" | Hezekiah, Tony Whitfield | 3:38 |
| 4. | "Do My Thing" (featuring Cvees) | Probe DMS | 4:36 |
| 5. | "Whoever" | J-Live | 4:14 |
| 6. | "The Sidewalks" | J-Live | 4:16 |
| 7. | "Audio Visual" | Floyd the Locsmif | 4:22 |
| 8. | "Brooklyn Public Part 1" | J-Live | 4:06 |
| 9. | "Listening" (featuring Kola Rock) | J-Live, James Poyser | 5:07 |
| 10. | "Harder" | The Fire Dept. | 4:34 |
| 11. | "Coming Home" (featuring Dwele) | J-Live | 3:39 |
| 12. | "Weather the Storm" | J-Live | 3:39 |
| 13. | "After" | J-Live | 3:31 |
| Total length: | 52:01 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Super Seniors" | 2:56 |
| 15. | "Shake" | 3:55 |
| Total length: | 58:52 | |
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