Jean Grae - Mean Jean (B Day Edition) / audio

Jean Grae - Mean Jean (B Day Edition)

GRANDGOOD Audiocast 38 Feat. New Music From Jean Grae, Dave Dub, Squarepusher, Diamond D, Bambu and others

Mostly new music from a variety of artists we respect. Please go out and support your favorite artists and they will support you. Participation is critical. Thank goodness for contemporary rap.

GRANDGOOD Audiocast 38

Jean Grae w/ Chen Lo - Threats (prod. by Blue Sky Black Death)
Bambu - Like Us (prod.by Cza)
Dj Babu Feat. Bishop Lamont - my opinion
Coherent Motion - Crisis (prod. by NOAIRE)
Crooklyn Dodgers (sole remix)
Dave Dub (prod. by the Dopefiend Beatnigs) - “I killed satan, I’m running from the law”
Squarepusher - Delta V
Tommy Gun (megalon) - Burn It Down (prod. by ray long)
Diamond D - Bad/Good
soup kitchen in Clearwater, FL
Black & Brown Project (Self Scientific&Sick Jacken) - Together As One (Niggaz & Mexicans)
Bambu - Crooks and Rooks (prod by Nick James)
Dave Dub w/ Severe - Young Hustlers (prod. by JTheSarge)

DJ I-Dee - The Right ft. Jean Grae & Wrekonize / video

Sathima Bea Benjamin and Her Daughter, Jean Grae, To Perform:: 1/23

via All About Jazz

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.

Joining Sathima and Jean for the performance are pianist Stephen Scott, bassist Buster Williams, and drummer George Gray.

Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Sathima Bea Benjamin and special guest Jean Grae
with Stephen Scott, Buster Williams, and George Gray
Sweet Rhythm
88 Seventh Avenue South (at Bleecker St)
New York, NY 10014
(212) 255-3626
www.sweetrhythmny.com
$15 cover, $10 drink minimum

Hi-Res Images Of Selected Works From The Smithsonian’s RECOGNIZE! Hip-Hop and Contemporary Portraiture Exhibit

Some nice hi-res images of selected works from the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery’s exhibit titled RECOGNIZE! Hip-Hop and Contemporary Portraiture. The resized pic above is by Kehinde Wiley, oil on canvas, and was used for the VH1 Hip-Hop Honors Awards marketing campaign last year. The exhibit is scheduled for February 8 through October 26, 2008. Link

update: smithsonian politely asked us to take down the links

I am from at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery External Affairs department. We saw that you have posted high-res images of objects from the exhibition “RECOGNIZE! Hip Hop and Contemporary Portraiture.” These images are copyright restricted by the artist and/or owner. We ask that you please remove these high-res images and only post low-res images. Using high-res images without permission from the artist and/or owner jeopardizes the National Portrait Gallery’s relationship with future artists and/or owners. Thank you for publicizing our exhibition. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about this.

Dilated Peoples, DJ Babu, Sunshine Theater, Albuquerque, NM
By David Scheinbaum
Gelatin silver print, 2002
David Scheinbaum; © David Scheinbaum

Erykah Badu, Sunshine Theater, Albuquerque, NM
By David Scheinbaum
Gelatin silver print, 2002
David Scheinbaum; © David Scheinbaum

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
By Kehinde Wiley
Oil on canvas, 2005
Collection Glenn Fuhrman, New York; © Kehinde Wiley

Ice T
By Kehinde Wiley
Oil on canvas, 2005
Private Collection, courtesy Rhona Hoffman Gallery; © Kehinde Wiley

Jean Grae, Coachella, Indio, CA
By David Scheinbaum
Gelatin silver print, 2002
David Scheinbaum; © David Scheinbaum

Jurassic 5, Akil, Sunshine Theater, Albuquerque, NM
By David Scheinbaum
Gelatin silver print, 2002
David Scheinbaum; © David Scheinbaum

KRS One, Paramount, Santa Fe, NM
By David Scheinbaum
Gelatin silver print, 2002
David Scheinbaum; © David Scheinbaum

LL Cool J
By Kehinde Wiley
Oil on canvas, 2005
LL Cool J; © Kehinde Wiley

Mule
By Jefferson Pinder
8 mm film transferred to digital video, 2006
Jefferson Pinder, courtesy of G Fine Art; © Jefferson Pinder

Recognize! mural
By Tim Conlon and Dave Hupp
Montana spray paint on Sintra panel, 2007
Tim Conlon and Dave Hupp; photograph by Mark Gulezian

The Pharcyde, Sunshine Theater, Albuquerque, NM
By David Scheinbaum
Gelatin silver print, 2002
David Scheinbaum; © David Scheinbaum

Funny Interview With Jean Grae On Bootleggin, Talib, Pedophiles, Upcoming Releases [video]

via DigiWaxx.com

Die, Rugged Man, Die!

Someone sent me this new track that was posted over at thick. We’re all glad Ra is still doing it and Nature Sounds gets props for standing behind this man. According to Nature Sounds the new album will be titled Die, Rugged Man, Die! and features Masta Killa, Saigon, Jean Grae, Killah Priest, Ayatollah and J-Zone. Y’all remember Crustified Dibbs? Go here for an almost complete discography.