Born In the borough of Brooklyn, Mr Live developed a way of speak that would set him apart from the average M,Cee. In 1990 Mr Live (then JAELIVE) was signed to PROFILE RECORDS under the group E&J and was embraced by such artist as RUN DMC, DANA DANE, and SPECIAL ED. After this, the group changed their name to BLACRAYN and spent this time on the New York underground circuit where they received many accolades for there live performances. At this point Mr Live had performed with such artist as LEADERS OF THE NEW SCHOOL, EPMD, PETE ROCK AND CL SMOOTH,NAUGHTY BY NATURE, GANGSTARR and many more hip-hop luminaries. In 1995, Mr Live broke off from BLACRAYN and went solo, hitting every open Mic and show case in New York City.

Bobbito Garcia (89.9 Tec 9 radio show) released the under ground hit "SUPADUPA" on his FONDLE EM record lable, Becoming one of the hottest selling singles out. Following this, Mr Live, Big Ves, and EARL BLAIZE (ANTI-POP CONSORTIUM) established a label called GET THESE RECORDS and proceeded to putout such underground hits as PLACEBO (88 Whatsanames featuring TONY BONES), ALL DAY and SPLASHING OVER MONICA . In 2002 Mr Live teams up with MR LEN, (formallyof COMPANY FLOW) and releases the single WHAT THE f***. Mr Live then teams with EARL BLAIZE to form DRAMA CLASS. Deep, melodic flows,meaningful lyrical content, and a blunt translation of life, makes Mr Live one of the most versatile and explosive MCees coming out of New York.