This week we feature the brand new long awaited album from one of the few female emcee’s out there just rappin. Jean Grae. When I say just rappin I mean not selling how freaky she is, or name checking designers, or even singing for half the album. Jean is just rappin. If you don’t know Ms. Grae she’s been around for a minute doing her thing on the underground. 
In fact it’s been kind of a mystery as to why she has not been bigger than she is. Almost everybody agrees she’s got some skills on the mic, nice flow and in this modern music environment (unfortunately) she’s even easy on the eyes. Now being cute SHOULD NOT be a requirement but it’s only mentioned to prove that Jean is the complete package. ANYway her album Jeanius actually was made 4 years ago but was leaked and then got caught in that matrix that we will simply call “music industry politics”. Jeanius has finally seen the “official” light of day courtesy of Blacksmith Records, you might know the head of Blacksmith, a dude by the name of Talib Kweli. Beats courtesy of 9th Wonder. By the way the albums covers you see to the right are not the actual cover or covers that Jeanius is packaged in these are inside pics that Jean and 9th did to recreate some classic album covers from the past. It gives an idea of where she is coming from. The actual album cover is all black and simply says jeanius on the front in letters that look like a child has done them. Check the interview below Jean did with Village Voice to get some more insight. As always, these are not the complete songs, just 90-second clips to give you a feel for the music. If you like what you hear, buy the CD. We’ve gotta support if we want real hip hop to flourish.
