Always Has Been

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{{Infobox album|

| name = Always Has Been

| type = ep

| artist = J-Live

| cover = Always Has Been J-Live.jpg

| alt =

| released = 2003

| recorded = 1995–1997

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| studio =

| genre = Hip hop

| length = 25:31

| label = Triple Threat Productions

| producer =

| prev_title = All of the Above

| prev_year = 2002

| next_title = Always Will Be

| next_year = 2003

}}

{{music ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/always-has-been-mw0001002451|title=Always Has Been - J-Live | Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic}}

|rev2 = Pitchfork

|rev2score = 6.4/10{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/4180-always-will-be-ep/|title=J-Live: Always Will Be EP|website=Pitchfork}}

}}

Always Has Been is an EP by indie hip hop artist J-Live, released in 2003 on Triple Threat Productions.{{Cite web|url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/story.cfm%3Fcontent%3D138071|title=J-Live|first=Tim|last=Perlich|date=August 28, 2003|website=NOW Magazine}} It consists of six songs recorded early in J-Live's career, prior to the release of his first album The Best Part. It was released simultaneously with Always Will Be, another EP by J-Live.{{Cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/events/155713|title=J Live and M*a*u*f at Junction|website=Resident Advisor}}

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