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- Jeanius
- Released 2008
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- The Evil Jeanius (Parental Advisory)
- Released 2008
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- Attack of the Attacking Things
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- This Week (Parental Advisory)
- Released 2004
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biography
Although she was born in South Africa, Jean Grae (real name Tsidi Ibrahim) will always be a New Yorker by heart. The daughter of two jazz musicians, Jean learned an appreciation for all genres of music at an early age. She attended the High School of Performing Arts as a vocal major and was later accepted to New York University as a Music Business major. Disenchanted by the classroom settings, Jean decided early on that she was more of a hands-on learner. During high school she learned to read and arrange music as well as learn classical and choral arrangements, giving her a good foundation on becoming a hip-hop writer and producer.
Jean Grae (then known as What? What?) was recruited by a rapper named Ocean, who formed a group called Natural Resource in the mid-90s. In 1997, Natural Resource founded their own record label, Makin' Records, and released the 12" single, "Negro League Baseball", which became an underground hip-hop classic. They followed with several other 12"s including "I Love This World", "They Lied" and "Bum Deal". In addition to writing and producing with Natural Resource, Jean Grae also produced singles for Makin' Records artists Pumpkin Head, Don Scavone and The Bad Seed.
Natural Resource broke up in 1998 due to creative differences, but the exposure with the group worked towards Jean's benefit. Changing her name from What? What? to Jean Grae, she was asked to appear on a number of songs with artists such as Herbaliser, High & Mighty, the Mumia 911 Project, the Hip-Hop For Respect project, Mr. Len, Da Beatminerz and Masta Ace.
In the summer of 2002, Jean Grae released her debut album, Attack of the Attacking Things. The album featured the assistance of Da Beatminerz, Mr. Len, and Masta Ace. The album received much critical and fan acclaim as one of the best female hip-hop albums since Lauryn Hill's 1998 album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. This Week followed in 2004. ~ Quibian "Q" Salazar-Moreno, All Music Guide
Jean Grae (then known as What? What?) was recruited by a rapper named Ocean, who formed a group called Natural Resource in the mid-90s. In 1997, Natural Resource founded their own record label, Makin' Records, and released the 12" single, "Negro League Baseball", which became an underground hip-hop classic. They followed with several other 12"s including "I Love This World", "They Lied" and "Bum Deal". In addition to writing and producing with Natural Resource, Jean Grae also produced singles for Makin' Records artists Pumpkin Head, Don Scavone and The Bad Seed.
Natural Resource broke up in 1998 due to creative differences, but the exposure with the group worked towards Jean's benefit. Changing her name from What? What? to Jean Grae, she was asked to appear on a number of songs with artists such as Herbaliser, High & Mighty, the Mumia 911 Project, the Hip-Hop For Respect project, Mr. Len, Da Beatminerz and Masta Ace.
In the summer of 2002, Jean Grae released her debut album, Attack of the Attacking Things. The album featured the assistance of Da Beatminerz, Mr. Len, and Masta Ace. The album received much critical and fan acclaim as one of the best female hip-hop albums since Lauryn Hill's 1998 album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. This Week followed in 2004. ~ Quibian "Q" Salazar-Moreno, All Music Guide
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Who will get the last JG verse?
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- 7/27/2009
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- Jean Grae's MySpace Blog
- Yuppery yup! I started doing fewer.. then only 2.. now as my meeting is tomorrow.. maaan. I hope everyone loves this album as much as I do. The last …
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LoooooooOOoooove
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- 2/19/2009
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- 3:10 AM
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- Jean Grae's MySpace Blog
- In anticipation of my show at Joe's Pub this saturday.. that's right.. THIS SATURDAY FEB 21st...I've posted up some of my "love songs" from various p…
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It’s my birthday I can rhyme if I want to
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- 11/26/2008
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- 9:45 PM
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- Jean Grae's MySpace Blog
- So.. HEY!Umm.. wow.. It's always a crazy time of year, this birthday especially... When I spoke to Len earlier, I said, "I can remember my 21st B Day…
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CHECK OUT "LIFE WITH JEANNIE"
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- 10/14/2008
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- 8:09 PM
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- Jean Grae's MySpace Blog
- Yeah, it's the new blog. So the ones here don't have to be so "guess what the fuck I did today". go get er!Life With Jeannie
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WHAT THE HELL ARE THOSE SONGS???
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- 10/13/2008
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- 9:35 PM
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- Jean Grae's MySpace Blog
- I've added two songs to my page....One is the "original prank" version of "Say Something"The first time I had heard the song, I thought "gee guys.. a…
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Who is JEAN GRAE????
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- By MARISHAE
- 10/26/2008 12:34:45
- Why in the hell people dont know or respect Jean she is killing all the females in the game LYRICALLY. All her music she is talking about something thats worth listening to. Talib Kweli knows whuts good.
BLACKSMITH DAMIT IF YOU DONT KNOW YOU BETTER DO YOUR RESEARCH!!!! - 2 out of 2 people
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