Jean Grae does not rap anymore. Earlier than she stop doing it, she put out a handful of albums and dozens of LPs. She collaborated with The Roots, Masta Ace, Phonte and plenty of extra.
Jean Grae’s new e-book In My Remaining Years.
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Throughout her time as an MC, she says she by no means actually felt like she slot in. She cherished what she did, more often than not, however why does it must be simply rap? Why is rap the one medium a rapper can use to specific themselves?
Apart from rapping, Jean created a stage present the place she made up characters, checked with the viewers, and left reside voicemails for exes. Jean additionally acts and has appeared on the present 2 Broke Women, amongst different issues.
She’s additionally added creator to her resume. Her new e-book In My Remaining Years is a set of essays written by Grae. In it, she writes about her childhood rising up in New York, through Cape City. About her mother and father, jazz musicians Sathima Bea Benjamin and Abdullah Ibrahim. She’s even included a reasonably juicy story about Idris Elba.
Jean joins us to speak about why she distanced herself from rapping and has by no means actually appreciated being labeled a “rapper.” She additionally will get into her upbringing and shares why she thinks her mother and father traveled again to South Africa for her delivery.
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