title: The Hear After
text: # The Hear After
  
  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
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | The A.V. Club | favorable |
  | The Guardian | favorable |
  | HipHopDX | 3.0/5 |
  | Pitchfork | 6.5/10 |
  | PopMatters | |
  
  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."
  
  