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.

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.

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