Well I took some time off the blog to re evaluate my life and the blog, yeah...good times. Any how continuing with my appreciation of NY hip hop here's Jean Grae. If you've never heard of her, she's now the best you've never heard. Years ago she was in a short lived group called Natural Resource on the label Makin' Records. They recorded maybe two or three impossible to find singles then broke up. Jean, then named What What, appeared with some other artists like Pumkinhead, Meatpie and the talented Herbaliser(if not a bit dated, don't get me wrong I love them but still). Natural Resources went under in like 98' I think which was when she changed her name to Jean Grae. She put out Attack of the Attacking Things, Bootleg of the Bootleg EP, and This Week. She also recorded an album with 9th Wonder that never saw light after it was leaked to the internet (it's good). Her cadence and flow sound alot like Jay Z nowadays, which isn't a bad thing. Still, she's far more imaginative, funny, and personal than Jigga. She's released alot of 'emo' hip hop songs that may alienate some people but she delivers these songs in a way that allow them to resonate to almost anyone that listens to it. If you ever meet a hip hop producer tell them to give this woman their beats, all of them if possible. She suffers from bad 'underground' production. She always sounds better over someone else's beats, and I'm glad she joined Blacksmith Records with Talib, hopefully they'll be able to forward her some bangers. She was also offered to join the Roots but she turned it down for personal reasons. These are my favorite Jean songs, have at em.
Monday
Hater Anthem
The Blend
Tea & Beer
Lovesong
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