Jean Grae
Hip-hop band from Cape Town · formed 1976
- female emcees
- hip hop
- rap
- rapper
- underground hip-hop
- Urban/R&B
- Shows on record
- 8
- Rooms played
- 7
- Cities
- 4
- Releases
- 31
- Last show
- Feb 4, 2023Café du Nord
About
Jean Grae is a band from Cape Town, formed in 1976, tagged female emcees, hip hop, rap by its sources. Shows on record run from 2006 to 2023, across 7 rooms in 4 cities.
- Jean Grae formed in 1976 — MusicBrainz
- Jean Grae is based in Cape Town — MusicBrainz
- Brooklyn Academy: member — MusicBrainz
- Natural Resource: member — MusicBrainz
- O.B.S.: member — MusicBrainz
- Jean Grae has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2002–2022 — MusicBrainz
- Jean Grae has 167227 listeners on Last.fm — Jean Grae on Last.fm
- Jean Grae has released 10 recordings between 2015 and 2025 — Jean Grae on Discogs
- Jean Grae is a Genius-verified artist — Jean Grae on Genius (verified)
- Jean Grae has 458 followers on Genius — Jean Grae on Genius
- Twitter/X handle (per Genius): @JeanGreasy — Jean Grae on Genius
- Country (per TheAudioDB): Cape Town, South Africa — Jean Grae on TheAudioDB
The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.
Shows
8 on record · SongkickShows per year
- 20061 show
- 20131 show
- 20142 shows
- 20151 show
- 20161 show
- 20221 show
- 20231 show
| Date | Venue | Billing | With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2023 | Café du Nord · San FranciscoSupportwith Jonathan Coulton, Paul and Storm, Puddles Pity Party | Support | Jonathan Coulton, Paul and Storm, Puddles Pity Party |
| May 27, 2022 | Mass MoCA · North AdamsSupportwith Solid Sound, Wilco, Sylvan Esso, +20 | Support | Solid Sound, Wilco, Sylvan Esso, +20 |
| Jan 6, 2016 | Union Hall · BrooklynSupportwith Jessica Williams, Phoebe Robinson, Roy Wood, Jr, +1 | Support | Jessica Williams, Phoebe Robinson, Roy Wood, Jr, +1 |
| Apr 18, 2015 | Carson Creek Ranch · AustinSupportwith Manchester Orchestra, Phosphorescent, Black Joe Lewis, +4 | Support | Manchester Orchestra, Phosphorescent, Black Joe Lewis, +4 |
| Jun 18, 2014 | The Bell House · BrooklynSupportwith Dave Hill, Valley Lodge, David Cross, +5 | Support | Dave Hill, Valley Lodge, David Cross, +5 |
| Apr 18, 2014 | Union Hall · BrooklynSupportwith Tapeheads, Dave Hill, Valley Lodge, +6 | Support | Tapeheads, Dave Hill, Valley Lodge, +6 |
| Nov 18, 2013 | Littlefield · BrooklynSupportwith Night Train, Desiree Burch, Taylor Ketchum, +1 | Support | Night Train, Desiree Burch, Taylor Ketchum, +1 |
| Mar 15, 2006 | LZR · AustinSupportwith Talib Kweli, Head Automatica, Vacation, +2 | Support | Talib Kweli, Head Automatica, Vacation, +2 |
Where they play
7 rooms in 4 citiesRooms played most
- Union Hall · Brooklyn2 shows
- Café du Nord · San Francisco1 show
- Carson Creek Ranch · Austin1 show
- Littlefield · Brooklyn1 show
- LZR · Austin1 show
Cities played
- Brooklyn4 shows
- Austin2 shows
- North Adams1 show
- San Francisco1 show
Releases
31 releases, 2002–2025Résonner 1.212
2025
You F**King Got This Sh! T: Affirmations for the Modern Persons
2022 · Album
Everything’s Fine
2018 · Album
Sevvin
2016
Merrypocalypse
2016
That's Still Not How You Do That: An Instructional Album For Adults
2016
Jean Grae’s CHRISTMAKWHANNUVUSWALIYEARS
2015 · Album
That’s Not How You Do That Either: Yet Another Instructional Album for Adults
2015 · Ep
iSweatergawd
2015 · Ep
#5
2015
Saix
2015
#5
2014 · Ep
That’s Not How You Do That: An Instructional Album for Adults.
2014 · Ep
The State of Eh. A Read Along Album Book Thing. By Jean Grae.
2014 · Album
jeannie.
2014 · Ep
GOTHAM DOWN: cycle II: LEVIATHAN
2013 · Ep
Gotham Down Deluxe
2013 · Album
Gotham Down: Cycle 1: Love in Infinity (Lo-Fi)
2013 · Ep
Gotham Down: cycle 3: The Artemis Epoch
2013 · Ep
Dust Ruffle: Songs I Found Under My Bed
2012 · Album
Ho X 3. A Christmas Thingy.
2012 · Album
Cookies or Comas
2011 · Album
Going Crazy (12")
2010 · Ep
Jean Grae: The Evil Jeanius
2008 · Album
The Orchestral Files
2007 · Album
Grae Fruits: The Jean Grae Compilation
2004 · Compilation
Jeanius
2004 · Album
The Grae Mixtape
2004 · Compilation
This Week
2004 · Album
The Bootleg of the Bootleg EP
2003 · Ep
Attack of the Attacking Things… The Dirty Mixes
2002 · Album
Lineup
- Brooklyn Academy
- Natural Resource
- O.B.S.
Airplay
Photos, art and posters
Sources & corrections
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | Artist facts |
| Jean Grae on Last.fm | Artist facts |
| Jean Grae on Discogs | Artist facts |
| Jean Grae on Genius (verified) | Artist facts |
| Jean Grae on Genius | Artist facts |
| Jean Grae on TheAudioDB | Artist facts |
| KEXP | Airplay |
| Songkick | Show history, Show posters |
| TheAudioDB | Photos |
| Discogs | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Genius | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Last.fm | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
| Wikidata | Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it |
This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.