Always Has Been is an EP by indie hip hop artist J-Live, released in 2003 on Triple Threat Productions.

[3] 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.

[4] 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.