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For the X-Men character, see <a href="/wiki/Jean_Grey" title="Jean Grey">Jean Grey</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard plainlist"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; font-size: 125%;"><div class="">Jean Grae</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Jean_Grae_at_La_Zona_-_SXSW_2006_-_crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Jean Grae performing in 2006"><img alt="Jean Grae performing in 2006" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Jean_Grae_at_La_Zona_-_SXSW_2006_-_crop.jpg/220px-Jean_Grae_at_La_Zona_-_SXSW_2006_-_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="183" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Jean_Grae_at_La_Zona_-_SXSW_2006_-_crop.jpg/330px-Jean_Grae_at_La_Zona_-_SXSW_2006_-_crop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Jean_Grae_at_La_Zona_-_SXSW_2006_-_crop.jpg/440px-Jean_Grae_at_La_Zona_-_SXSW_2006_-_crop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="516" data-file-height="429" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Jean Grae performing in 2006</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de">Background information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Birth name</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Tsidi Ibrahim</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Also known as</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">What? What?</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1976-11-26</span>) </span>November 26, 1976<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 48)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Cape_Town" title="Cape Town">Cape Town</a>, South Africa</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl 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li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" title="Hip hop music">Hip hop</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Progressive_rap" title="Progressive rap">progressive rap</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupations</th><td class="infobox-data role"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Rapper</li><li>songwriter</li><li>record producer</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1990–2020</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blacksmith_Records" title="Blacksmith Records">Blacksmith</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Warner_Records" title="Warner Records">Warner Bros.</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Babygrande_Records" title="Babygrande Records">Babygrande</a></li><li>Third Earth</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formerly of</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Crooklyn_Dodgers" title="Crooklyn Dodgers">Crooklyn Dodgers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jeangrae.com/">www<wbr />.jeangrae<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>Tsidi Ibrahim</b><sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Warren_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Warren-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (born November 26, 1976), known professionally as <b>Jean Grae</b> (formerly <b>What? What?</b>), is an American former rapper. She rose in the <a href="/wiki/Underground_hip_hop" title="Underground hip hop">underground hip hop</a> scene in New York City and built an international fanbase. During her career, Grae's unique music and lyrical style earned recognition as a favorite <a href="/wiki/Master_of_ceremonies" title="Master of ceremonies">emcee</a> by many rap artists such as <a href="/wiki/Talib_Kweli" title="Talib Kweli">Talib Kweli</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jay-Z" title="Jay-Z">Jay-Z</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Black_Thought" title="Black Thought">Black Thought</a> of the Roots.<sup id="cite_ref-Smalls_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Smalls-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jean_Grae&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Jean Grae was born Tsidi Ibrahim, in <a href="/wiki/Cape_Town" title="Cape Town">Cape Town</a>, South Africa, on November 26, 1976. The child of South African <a href="/wiki/Jazz" title="Jazz">jazz</a> musicians <a href="/wiki/Sathima_Bea_Benjamin" title="Sathima Bea Benjamin">Sathima Bea Benjamin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Abdullah_Ibrahim" title="Abdullah Ibrahim">Abdullah Ibrahim</a>, Jean was raised in New York City, where the family moved after Jean's birth. Grae studied Vocal Performance at <a href="/wiki/Fiorello_H._LaGuardia_High_School" title="Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School">Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School</a>, before studying a Major in Music Business at <a href="/wiki/New_York_University" title="New York University">New York University</a>; dropping out after three weeks of class.<sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-AskMen_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AskMen-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jean_Grae&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1996–1998:_Career_beginnings"><span id="1996.E2.80.931998:_Career_beginnings"></span>1996–1998: Career beginnings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jean_Grae&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1996–1998: Career beginnings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1995, Jean was discovered by <a href="/wiki/George_Rithm_Martinez" class="mw-redirect" title="George Rithm Martinez">George Rithm Martinez</a> when he recruited the artist for a five-song demo in his group Ground Zero. The demo earned "Unsigned Hype" honors in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Source_(magazine)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Source (magazine)">The Source</a></i> in March 1996.<sup id="cite_ref-Warren_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Warren-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jean later joined a hip hop group called Natural Resource<sup id="cite_ref-Warren_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Warren-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> along with rapper Ocean and <a href="/wiki/Disc_jockey" title="Disc jockey">disc jockey</a> James "AGGIE" Barrett. In 1996, they released two <a href="/wiki/12-inch_single" class="mw-redirect" title="12-inch single">12-inch singles</a> on their label, Makin' Records.<sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They appeared on singles by <a href="/wiki/Pumpkinhead_(rapper)" title="Pumpkinhead (rapper)">Pumpkinhead</a> and Bad Seed, as well as on the O.B.S. (Original Blunted Soldiers) double <a href="/wiki/12-inch_single" class="mw-redirect" title="12-inch single">12-inch single</a>. They produced much of the material released under pseudonym "Run Run Shaw". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1998–2004:_Solo_career"><span id="1998.E2.80.932004:_Solo_career"></span>1998–2004: Solo career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jean_Grae&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 1998–2004: Solo career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Natural Resource dissolved in 1998, after which Jean changed her <a href="/wiki/Stage_name" title="Stage name">stage name</a> from What? What? to Jean Grae, a reference to the <a href="/wiki/X-Men" title="X-Men">X-Men</a> character <a href="/wiki/Jean_Grey" title="Jean Grey">Jean Grey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Crockett_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crockett-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jean released the <a href="/wiki/Vinyl_record" class="mw-redirect" title="Vinyl record">LP</a>, <i>Attack of the Attacking Things,</i> on August 6, 2002, and released <i><a href="/wiki/This_Week_(album)" title="This Week (album)">This Week</a></i> on September 21, 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-Crockett_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crockett-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jean has recorded with major hip-hop artists such as <a href="/wiki/Atmosphere_(music_group)" title="Atmosphere (music group)">Atmosphere</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Roots" title="The Roots">The Roots</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phonte" title="Phonte">Phonte</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mr._Len" title="Mr. Len">Mr. Len</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pharoahe_Monch" title="Pharoahe Monch">Pharoahe Monch</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Herbaliser" title="The Herbaliser">The Herbaliser</a>, <a href="/wiki/Masta_Ace" title="Masta Ace">Masta Ace</a> and <a href="/wiki/Immortal_Technique" title="Immortal Technique">Immortal Technique</a>. </p><p>Grae recorded an album with <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> producer <a href="/wiki/9th_Wonder" title="9th Wonder">9th Wonder</a>, entitled <i><a href="/wiki/Jeanius" title="Jeanius">Jeanius</a></i>; the unfinished recording was leaked online, and work stopped.<sup id="cite_ref-Johnson_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Johnson-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, at a release party for <i>9th Wonder's Dream Merchant Volume 2,</i> Jean stated that <i>Jeanius</i> was still going to be released. It was released on June 24, 2008 on Zune Live Marketplace, then on disc on July 8, 2008. Jean's rapping was described by <a href="/wiki/Robert_Christgau" title="Robert Christgau">Robert Christgau</a> as "remarkable for its rapidity, clarity and idiomatic cadence. The writing has a good-humored polysyllabic literacy."<sup id="cite_ref-Christgau_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Christgau-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Talib_Kweli_Jean_Grae_SXSW_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Talib_Kweli_Jean_Grae_SXSW_2010.jpg/220px-Talib_Kweli_Jean_Grae_SXSW_2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Talib_Kweli_Jean_Grae_SXSW_2010.jpg/330px-Talib_Kweli_Jean_Grae_SXSW_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Talib_Kweli_Jean_Grae_SXSW_2010.jpg/440px-Talib_Kweli_Jean_Grae_SXSW_2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="674" /></a><figcaption>Talib Kweli and Jean Grae in 2010</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2005–2008:_Blacksmith_Music"><span id="2005.E2.80.932008:_Blacksmith_Music"></span>2005–2008: Blacksmith Music</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jean_Grae&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2005–2008: Blacksmith Music"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Previously signed to <a href="/wiki/Babygrande_Records" title="Babygrande Records">Babygrande Records</a>, Jean signed a deal in 2005 with <a href="/wiki/Talib_Kweli" title="Talib Kweli">Talib Kweli</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Blacksmith_Records" title="Blacksmith Records">Blacksmith Records</a>. On April 28, 2008, Grae posted a blog entry on <a href="/wiki/Myspace" title="Myspace">MySpace</a> saying goodbye to fans.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jean was disenchanted with the music industry and desired to start a family, but said that work on new material was ongoing.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July 2008, Talib Kweli posted a blog entry explaining Grae's album, mentioning that Grae was not retiring. He encouraged fans to purchase the album, referring to Grae as "one of the last true MCs left." Grae returned to doing live performances later that year.<sup id="cite_ref-Chinen_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chinen-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2008–present:_Freelance"><span id="2008.E2.80.93present:_Freelance"></span>2008–present: Freelance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jean_Grae&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2008–present: Freelance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On September 18, 2008, Grae posted a <a href="/wiki/Craigslist" title="Craigslist">Craigslist</a> ad offering creative services for $800/16 bars.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Michaels_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Michaels-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On a blog, Jean stated, "I don't wanna complain anymore, I just wanna change some things about the way artists are treated and the way you guys are allowed to be involved, since it IS the digital age."<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since then, Jean's music has been self-released through the artist's website and <a href="/wiki/Bandcamp" title="Bandcamp">Bandcamp</a>. </p><p>On June 25, 2011, Grae released a free mixtape entitled <i>Cookies or Comas</i>, which features guest appearances from <a href="/wiki/Styles_P" title="Styles P">Styles P</a>, Talib Kweli and Pharoahe Monch; it also includes "Assassins" from Monch's <i><a href="/wiki/W.A.R._(We_Are_Renegades)" title="W.A.R. (We Are Renegades)">W.A.R.</a></i> album and "Uh Oh" From Talib Kweli's <i><a href="/wiki/Gutter_Rainbows" title="Gutter Rainbows">Gutter Rainbows</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was followed by the 10-track <i>Dust Ruffle</i> on January 2, 2013, featuring unreleased songs from 2004 to 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Between October and November 2013, Grae released EPs titled <i>Gotham Down Cycle 1: Love in Infinity (Lo-Fi)</i>, <i>Gotham Down Cycle II: Leviathan</i>, <i>Gotham Down Cycle 3: The Artemis Epoch</i>. In December 2013, Jean combined them into <i>Gotham Down Deluxe</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:All_My_Teeth_%E2%80%94_Molly_Lewis_and_Jean_Grae_at_the_first_Red_Team_show_on_JoCo_Cruise_2019.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/All_My_Teeth_%E2%80%94_Molly_Lewis_and_Jean_Grae_at_the_first_Red_Team_show_on_JoCo_Cruise_2019.png/220px-All_My_Teeth_%E2%80%94_Molly_Lewis_and_Jean_Grae_at_the_first_Red_Team_show_on_JoCo_Cruise_2019.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/All_My_Teeth_%E2%80%94_Molly_Lewis_and_Jean_Grae_at_the_first_Red_Team_show_on_JoCo_Cruise_2019.png/330px-All_My_Teeth_%E2%80%94_Molly_Lewis_and_Jean_Grae_at_the_first_Red_Team_show_on_JoCo_Cruise_2019.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/All_My_Teeth_%E2%80%94_Molly_Lewis_and_Jean_Grae_at_the_first_Red_Team_show_on_JoCo_Cruise_2019.png/440px-All_My_Teeth_%E2%80%94_Molly_Lewis_and_Jean_Grae_at_the_first_Red_Team_show_on_JoCo_Cruise_2019.png 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1080" /></a><figcaption>Grae performing with <a href="/wiki/Molly_Lewis_(ukulele_player)" title="Molly Lewis (ukulele player)">Molly Lewis</a> in 2019</figcaption></figure> <p>Grae branched out from music, releasing audiobook <i>The State of Eh</i> in January 2014,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and writing, directing and starring in the online sitcom <i>Life with Jeanie</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2013, Jean had a supporting role in indie film <i>Big Words</i><sup id="cite_ref-auto_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in 2015 appeared on the <i>And The Crime Ring</i><sup id="cite_ref-auto_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> episode of <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> <a href="/wiki/Sitcom" title="Sitcom">sitcom</a> <i><a href="/wiki/2_Broke_Girls" title="2 Broke Girls">2 Broke Girls</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 2, 2016, Jean hosted the Golden Probes.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On September 9, 2018, Grae and Quelle Chris released their 15 track joint album <i><a href="/wiki/Everything%27s_Fine_(Jean_Grae_and_Quelle_Chris_album)" title="Everything's Fine (Jean Grae and Quelle Chris album)">Everything's Fine</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> rated by <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a> as the 22nd best Hip Hop Album of 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In recent years, Grae has distanced herself from her former hip-hop career.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life_and_musical_style">Personal life and musical style</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jean_Grae&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Personal life and musical style"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On December 3, 2017, Grae got engaged to fellow rapper and producer <a href="/wiki/Quelle_Chris" title="Quelle Chris">Quelle Chris</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 5, 2018, they were married at the W Loft in Brooklyn.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is known for more than 15 studio albums and collaborative albums with fellow rappers. </p><p>Grae identifies as <a href="/wiki/Non-binary" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-binary">non-binary</a><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and uses she/her pronouns.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Grae's rapping style relies on a complex interplay of shifting rhythms and slanted rhymes.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An analysis by Matt Daniels for <i>The Pudding</i> indicated that Jean uses a higher-than-average range of vocabulary in her lyrics.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jean_Grae&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Studio_albums">Studio albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jean_Grae&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Studio albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Attack_of_the_Attacking_Things" title="Attack of the Attacking Things">Attack of the Attacking Things</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Week_(album)" title="This Week (album)">This Week</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jeanius" title="Jeanius">Jeanius</a></i> <small>(with <a href="/wiki/9th_Wonder" title="9th Wonder">9th Wonder</a></small>) (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Everything%27s_Fine_(Jean_Grae_x_Quelle_Chris_Album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Everything's Fine (Jean Grae x Quelle Chris Album)">Everything's Fine</a></i> <small>(with <a href="/wiki/Quelle_Chris" title="Quelle Chris">Quelle Chris</a>)</small> (2018)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Compilation_albums">Compilation albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jean_Grae&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Compilation albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Dust Ruffle</i> (2012)</li> <li><i>Gotham Down Deluxe</i> (2013)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="EPs">EPs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jean_Grae&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: EPs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bootleg_of_the_Bootleg_EP" title="The Bootleg of the Bootleg EP">The Bootleg of the Bootleg EP</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i>Ho x 3: A Christmas Thingy</i> (2012)</li> <li><i>Gotham Down: Cycle 1: Love In Infinity (Lo-Fi)</i> (2013)</li> <li><i>Gotham Down: Cycle II: Leviathan</i> (2013)</li> <li><i>Gotham Down: Cycle 3: The Artemis Epoch</i> (2013)</li> <li><i>jeannie.</i> (2014)</li> <li><i>#5</i> (2014)</li> <li><i>The State of Eh. A Read Along Album Book Thing. By Jean Grae.</i> (2014)</li> <li><i>That's Not How You Do That: An Instructional Album for Adults</i> (2014)</li> <li><i>That's Not How You Do That Either: Yet Another Instructional Album for Adults</i> (2015)</li> <li><i>iSweatergawd</i> (2015)</li> <li><i>Saix</i> (2015)</li> <li><i>Jean Grae's CHRISTMAKWHANNUVUSWALIYEARS</i> (2015)</li> <li><i>MERRYPOCALYPSE</i> <small>(with <a href="/wiki/Quelle_Chris" title="Quelle Chris">Quelle Chris</a>)</small> (2016)</li> <li><i>Sevvin</i> (2016)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mixtapes">Mixtapes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jean_Grae&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Mixtapes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>The Official Bootleg</i> (2003)</li> <li><i>The Grae Files</i> (2004)</li> <li><i>The Grae Mixtape</i> (2004)</li> <li><i>Hurricane Jean The Mixtape</i> (2005)</li> <li><i>Hurricane Jean: The Jeanius Strikes Again</i> (2005)</li> <li><i>Cookies or Comas</i> (2011)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_song_appearances">Other song appearances</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jean_Grae&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Other song appearances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Immortal_Technique" title="Immortal Technique">Immortal Technique</a> – "The Illest" (ft. Jean Grae and Pumpkinhead)</li> <li>Immortal Technique – "You Never Know" (ft. Jean Grae)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akir" title="Akir">Akir</a> – "Tropical Fantasy" (ft. Jean Grae)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_High_%26_Mighty" title="The High & Mighty">The High & Mighty</a> – "Hands On Experience" (ft. What?What?, Kool Keith and Bobbito)</li> <li>Tek 9 – "Keep It Hot" (ft. What?What?)</li> <li>Tek 9 – "Bruklon" (ft. What?What?)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mr._Lif" title="Mr. Lif">Mr. Lif</a> – "Post Mortem"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atmosphere_(music_group)" title="Atmosphere (music group)">Atmosphere</a> – "Insomnia 411" (ft. Roosevelt Franklin and Jean Grae)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Herbaliser" title="The Herbaliser">The Herbaliser</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Blow_Your_Headphones" title="Blow Your Headphones">Blow Your Headphones</a>" – "The Blend"</li> <li>The Herbaliser – "Blow Your Headphones" – "New + Improved"</li> <li>The Herbaliser – "Blow Your Headphones" – Bring It"</li> <li>The Herbaliser – "<a href="/wiki/Very_Mercenary" title="Very Mercenary">Very Mercenary</a>" – "Mission Improbable"</li> <li>The Herbaliser – "Very Mercenary" – "Let It Go"</li> <li>The Herbaliser – "<a href="/wiki/Take_London" title="Take London">Take London</a>" – "Nah' Mean, Nah'm Sayin'"</li> <li>The Herbaliser – "Take London" – "Generals"</li> <li>The Herbaliser – "Take London" – "Close Your Eyes"</li> <li>The Herbaliser – "Take London" – "Twice Around"</li> <li>The Herbaliser – "Take London" (second edition's bonus disc) – "More Tea, More Beer"</li> <li>The Herbaliser – "Take London" (second edition's bonus disc) – "How To Keep A Girlfriend"</li> <li>The Herbaliser – "<a href="/wiki/Same_As_It_Never_Was_(album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Same As It Never Was (album)">Same As It Never Was</a>" – "Street Karma (A Cautionary Tale)"</li> <li>Masta Ace – "Disposable Arts" – "Hold U" (ft. Jean Grae)</li> <li>Masta Ace – "Soda and Soap" (ft. Jean Grae)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quelle_Chris" title="Quelle Chris">Quelle Chris</a> – "<a href="/wiki/Being_You_Is_Great,_I_Wish_I_Could_Be_You_More_Often" title="Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often">Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often</a>" – "The Prestige" (ft. Jean Grae)</li> <li>Talib Kweli – "New York Shit" (ft. Jean Grae)</li> <li>Talib Kweli – "Say Something"</li> <li>Talib Kweli – "Where You Gonna Run" (ft. Jean Grae)</li> <li>Talib Kweli – "Uh Oh" (ft. Jean Grae)</li> <li>Talib Kweli – "Black Girl Pain" (ft. Jean Grae)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cannibal_Ox" title="Cannibal Ox">Cannibal Ox</a> – "Swing Blades" (ft. Jean Grae)</li> <li>Soul Daddy – "No Drank" (ft. Jean Grae)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ski_Beatz" title="Ski Beatz">Ski Beatz</a> – "Prowler 2" (ft. Jean Grae, Jay Electronica, Joell Ortiz & Mos Def)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wale_(rapper)" title="Wale (rapper)">Wale</a> – "Goodbye" (ft. Jean Grae)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diverse_(rapper)" title="Diverse (rapper)">Diverse</a> – "Under the hammer" (ft. Jean Grae)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joell_Ortiz" title="Joell Ortiz">Joell Ortiz</a> – "So Wrong" (ft. Talib Kweli, Brother Ali & Jean Grae)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lil_B" title="Lil B">Lil B</a> – "Base 4 Ya Face" (ft. Jean Grae & Phonte)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/DJ_Jazzy_Jeff" title="DJ Jazzy Jeff">DJ Jazzy Jeff</a> – "Supa Jean" (ft. Jean Grae)</li> <li>Pharoahe Monch – "Assassins" (ft. Jean Grae & Royce Da 5'9")</li> <li>Sharkey – "<a href="/wiki/Sharkey%27s_Machine" title="Sharkey's Machine">Sharkey's Machine</a>" – "Summer in the City (Lovin' It)"</li> <li>Rosco P. Coldchain – "It's Our World (Tryin' Times)" (ft. D.P. & Jean Grae)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_%22Mobetta%22_Brown" title="Maurice "Mobetta" Brown">Maurice "Mobetta" Brown</a> – "Back At The Ranch" (ft. Jean Grae)</li> <li>Bodi – "Epilogue" (ft. Kristoff Krane & Jean Grae)</li> <li>Jota Mayúscula – "Maybe" (ft. Jean Grae)</li> <li>The Roots – "Somebody's Gotta Do It" (ft. Jean Grae)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MC_Frontalot" title="MC Frontalot">MC Frontalot</a> - "Gold Locks"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rapsody" title="Rapsody">Rapsody</a> - "Blankin Out Remix" (ft. Jean Grae)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sammus" title="Sammus">Sammus</a> - "1080p" (feat. Jean Grae)</li> <li>Flying Pupa - "Can It"</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jean_Grae&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFWiltz2004" class="citation news cs1">Wiltz, Teresa (December 31, 2004). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2004/12/31/ladies-last/9fe5484b-c076-4916-bd04-c87e5e0abe9a/">"Ladies Last"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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