Her stage moniker may have been inspired by a comic book character, but Jean Grae’s in-your-face lyricism makes her a real life hip-hop superheroine. JG is not a joke. This unsung lyricist has 6 solid albums under her belt, not counting her work with early 90s crew Natural Resource where she rapped under the alias What What. Jean is often overlooked when veteran MCs are discussed, but she has proved herself to be well ahead of the league of underground rappers--male or female.
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