This Jean Grae interview was conducted in Australia a couple years back - I guess Jean was out there doing some shows. She talks about beatmaking, the 9th Wonder project, and being an emcee. I didn’t realize she was so funny, man! Check it out.

The New York-based hip hop star Jean Grae will join her mother, the legendary South African jazz singer Sathima Bea Benjamin, onstage at New York’s Sweet Rhythm jazz club on Wednesday, January 23, 2008. This concert will mark the first time the two have performed together.

The performance also celebrates the re-issue of Sathima’s 1963 debut album A Morning in Paris, which features Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, and Sathima’s husband Abdullah Ibrahim all accompanying her on the piano. Due out in stores Tuesday, January 22, the album is currently available for download on iTunes. (more…)

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  Review Date: December 29, 2007
  Website: Jean Grae Website
  Label: Traffic Entertainment

Jean Grae “The Orchestral Files” Album Review
I must admit that I was a little disappointed when I purchased Jean Grae’s “The Orchestral Files” and opened up the CD case. It was not until that exact moment that I realized this album was composed of all unreleased tracks recorded sometime during the last five years. For some reason, I thought this was the much-anticipated new Jean Grae album. (more…)