Jean Grae and Quelle Chris have a yin and yang chemistry on Everything's Fine, one of the smartest, funniest, and most eclectic hip hop albums I've heard this year.
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Jean Grae & Quelle Chris - "OhSh" ft. Hannibal Buress
New TracksCommentTwo of my favorite underground rappers, Quelle Chris and Jean Grae, are set to release a collaborative album titled Everything's Fine this March. I'm pretty excited about this for the following reasons:
- Quelle Chris is one of Detroit's true eccentrics, and has an understated but compelling rap style. He also dropped one of the best rap records of 2017, Being You Is Great, I Wish I Could Be You More Often.
- Jean Grae is one of the East Coast's most gnarly and versatile lyricists, and I've been waiting for her to drop something more sizable since her last couple of mixtapes in 2011 and 2012.
- The tracklist contains appearances from SNL's Michael Che, Nick Offerman of Parks and Rec, New York's own Your Old Droog, Denmark Vessey, singer Anna Wise, and even humorist John Hodgman.
- The lead single, "OhSh," is fire and features a rap verse from comedian Hannibal Buress.
Everything's Fine drops March 30 via Mello Music Group.
Jean Grae- "Kill Screen"
VideosCommentNew York MC Jean Grae brings some heavy wordplay and a stand-out video to go along with it.
Jean Grae has already established herself as an MC to watch after working with artists like Talib Kweli--someone who she is easily comparable to. With "Kill Screen," Grae shows she can certainly hold her own some extremely well-read verses, but what's equally attention-grabbing on this video are the myriad of subliminal images and messages. Inspired by the ideas of mind control Grae has taken it upon herself to densely edit the video with many hard cuts and fast messages that encourage replays and pauses to catch them all. The opening is also a nice little homage or so it seems to the Kill Bill films.
It is impressive to see an artist convey their message in original ways beyond music, which is what Jean Grae manages here.
Jean Grae's Cookies or Comas
New TracksCommentDownload via DJ Booth: Jean Grae- Cookies or Comas I told you this was coming!
Featuring verses from Styles P., Talib Kweli, Royce Da 5'9'', and Pharoahe Monch, Jean Grae is getting some great MCs on her latest mixtape. Of course, the New York MC is no lightweight herself. She's got a great flow, a ton of personality, and a nice handful of past releases.
I'm on my first listen through the tape right now, and what I'm loving most about it is the versatility. Grae goes hard with her collaborators on "RIP" and "Assassins," but can get weird enough to make it onto the new Madvillainy album--well, if that ever comes out. Even the sadder spots here like the borrowed-via-Kanye "Blame Game" come off sincere, and warrant no eye-rolls from me. "Rock On" might even be a club hit waiting to be discovered.
Grab the tape via the link above, and enjoy.
Jean Grae- "Casebasket"
New TracksCommentAccording to Above Ground, Brooklyn MC Jean Grae will be dropping a new mixtape titled Cookies or Comas on June 23rd. Well, I hope, because I'm tired of feeling like the only female MC getting any attention right now is that "Gucci Gucci" lady.
I'm also reading Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch, Styles P and Royce Da 5'9" will be helping out with the release, too. Looking forward to it. Scope the track "Casebasket" above.