AARP premiered on Super Bowl Sunday during the episode of NBC's This Is Us and has run through 2019. In January of 2019 J. Ivy wrote for, starred in, and narrated B.E.T.'s documentary "Martin: The Legacy of a King." He was also featured in Episode 1 of AMC's "Hip-Hop: The Songs that Shook America." Personal life After dating for six years, J. Ivy married singer-songwriter Tarrey Torae, on September 4, 2005, in Chicago, Illinois. Awards and nominations Discography Studio albums Here I Am (2010) My Daddy's Records (2017) Catching Dreams (2020) The Poet who sat by the Door (2022) Live albums Catching Dreams: Live at Fort Knox Chicago (2021) The Poet Who Sat by the Door The Poet Who Sat By The Door is the sixth album of American poet, spoken word artist, actor and songwriter J. Ivy. It was released on September 30, 2022, by Word & Soul, LLC. The album won a Grammy in the category of Best Spoken Word Poetry Album in 2023. The album features collaborations with artists such as multi-award winning singer and songwriter John Legend, rapper Slick Rick The Ruler, PJ Morton, Ledisi, Sir the Baptist, Deon Cole, singer-songwriter and co-executive producer Tarrey Torae, BJ the Chicago Kid, Ursula Rucker, Omari Hardwick, Yaw, Musiq Soulchild, Sunni Patterson, Verse, and Abiodun Oyewole. Ivy made The Poet Who Sat By The Door to promote his art form of poetry and the spoken word. The album's music and messages include recurring themes of endurance, love, passion, oppression, inspiration, faith and healing. In an studio interview on WGN Channel 9's live morning show, Daytime Chicago, Ivy explains how he recorded The Poet Who Sat By The Door in two months after spending two years working on Emmy nominated Netflix documentary jeen-yuhs: A Kanye West Trilogy, and while leading the push for the new Best Spoken Word Poetry Album category with the Recording Academy. Ivy also tells the story of how he gave John Stephens (a.k.a. John Legend) his stage name. Executive Producers: J. Ivy, Tarrey Torae, Harvey Mason Jr., Sir the Baptist, Juan Woodbury. Album Producers: J. Ivy, Tarrey Torae, Sir the Baptist, Juan Woodbury, Om’Mas Keith, Maurice Brown, Marshall Knights Producers: J. Ivy, Tarrey Torae, Greg “G Ball” Magers, Sir the Baptist, Prof. Larry Jenkins, Xcelence, Maurice Brown, Seauxgood, Tensei, Bryan Abraham, Kris Myers, Nicole Neely, JT Rich, Marshall Knights, PJ Morton, Juan Woodbury aka Mr. Takumoto,