Jean Grae
- January 5, 2024
- Rapper
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Jean Grae |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Date Of Birth | Nov 26, 1976(1976-11-26) |
| Age | 48 |
| Birthplace | South Africa |
| Country | South Africa |
| Horoscope | Sagittarius |
Jean Grae Biography
| Name | Jean Grae |
| Birthday | Nov 26 |
| Birth Year | 1976 |
| Place Of Birth | South Africa |
| Birth Country | South Africa |
| Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
| Parents | Abdullah Ibrahim, Sathima Bea Benjamin |
| Spouse | Quelle Chris |
Jean Grae is one of the most popular and richest Rapper who was born on November 26, 1976 in South Africa, South Africa. Rapper who rose to fame in New York City’s underground rap scene in the 90’s as a member of the groups Ground Zero and Natural Resource. She later earned acclaim as a solo artist with albums like 2002’s Attack of the Attacking Things and 2004’s This Week.
She worked with Lil B a.k.a. The Based God on the song “Base 4 Ya Face.”
Tsidi Ibrahim, (November 26, 1976), known professionally as Jean Grae (formerly What? What?), is an American hip hop recording artist, emcee, producer, actress, and comedian from Brooklyn, New York City. She rose to prominence in the underground hip hop scene in New York City and has since built an international fanbase. She is known as an important figure in hip hop and popular culture. Grae, unlike many rappers and emcees, seeks to “rupture the normative narratives of black sexuality” and resist the bondage of heteronormativity. Thus she adopts the language of men to “assert her mastery over lyricism and her desire for both men and women”. Nonetheless, her unique music style, gritty rhymes, and lyrical mastery have earned her recognition as a favorite emcee by many rap artists such as Talib Kweli, Jay-Z, and Black Thought of the Roots.
In 1995, she was discovered by George Rithm Martinez, when he recruited her for a five-song demo under his group Ground Zero. Their demo was critically acclaimed and earned the duo “Unsigned Hype” honors in The Source in March
- She later joined a hip hop group called Natural Resource, along with fellow rapper Ocean and disc jockey James “AGGIE” Barrett. In 1996, they released a pair of 12-inch singles called “Negro League Baseball” b/w “Bum Deal” b/w “They Lied”, and “Bum Deal (remix)” b/w “They Lied (remix)” b/w “I Love This World”, on their own label, Makin’ Records. She also appeared on singles by fellow Makin’ Records artists Pumpkinhead and Bad Seed, as well as on the O.B.S. (Original Blunted Soldiers) double 12-inch single alongside crew members Pumpkinhead, Bad Seed and Meat-pie, and produced much of the material released on the label under the pseudonym Run Run Shaw. During this period she established strong ties with the Brooklyn Academy crew, with which she would appear throughout her career.
Her birth name is Tsidi Ibrahim. Her parents are renowned jazz musicians Sathima Bea Benjamin and Abdullah Ibrahim .
Jean Grae Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Rapper |
| House | Living in own house. |
Jean Grae is one of the richest Rapper from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jean Grae 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She dropped out of New York University after three weeks. She was then discovered by future U.S. Department of State cultural ambassador George Martinez.
She recorded an episode of the comedy court case podcast Judge John Hodgeman in 2012.
Jean Grae was born Tsidi Ibrahim, in Cape Town, South Africa, on November 26,
- The daughter of South African jazz musicians Sathima Bea Benjamin and Abdullah Ibrahim, she was raised in New York City, where her parents had relocated after her birth. She studied Vocal Performance at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School, before majoring in Music Business at New York University. She dropped out after three weeks of class.
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Who is Jean Grae Dating?
According to our records, Jean Grae married to Quelle Chris. As of December 1, 2023, Jean Grae’s is not dating anyone.
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Grae recorded an album with celebrated North Carolina producer 9th Wonder, of Little Brother fame, entitled Jeanius; the unfinished recording was leaked on the internet, and subsequently work stopped on the album. However, at the release party for 9th Wonder’s Dream Merchant Volume 2 she stated that Jeanius was still going to be released. The album was eventually released on June 24, 2008, through Zune Live Marketplace, then on disc on July 8, 2008. Her rapping on the album was described by Robert Christgau as “remarkable for its rapidity, clarity and idiomatic cadence. The writing has a good-humored polysyllabic literacy.” Elsewhere, it was reported that her proposed fourth album, provisionally titled Phoenix had gone into production and that 9th Wonder would handle the lion’s share of the production duties with unknown UK producer Passion Hifi, English producer DJ SonicBass and NY resident Clinikal providing a beat each.
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Jean Ranked on the list of most popular Rapper. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Jean Grae celebrates birthday on November 26 of every year.
More recently Grae has branched out from music, releasing the audiobook The State of Eh, in January 2014, and writing, directing and starring in the online sitcom Life with Jeanie. In 2013, she had a supporting role in the indie feature film Big Words and in 2015 appeared on the And The Crime Ring episode of CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls.