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Jean Grae, born on November 27, 1976, in Cape Town, South Africa, is the daughter of South African jazz musicians. She studied Vocal Performance at the LaGuardia School of Music & Art before majoring in Music Business at NYU. In 2018, she got married. In the mid '90s, Jean teamed up with Ocean to form a group that released a series of independent singles, gaining attention in New York's underground hip-hop scene. After the breakup of Natural Resource in 1998, she adopted her current moniker and released her first LP, "Attack of the Attacking Things," in 2002, followed by two more albums in the subsequent years. Jean has collaborated with numerous prominent hip-hop artists, including Atmosphere, The Roots, Talib Kweli, The Herbaliser, Da Beatminerz, Phonte, Mr. Len, Masta Ace, Vordul Mega, C-Rayz Walz, and Immortal Technique.

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