Jean Grae
Genre: Hip-Hop
Decades Active: 00s
Although she was born in South Africa, Jean Grae (real name Tsidi Ibrahim) will always be a New Yorker by heart. The daughter of two jazz musicians, Jean learned an appreciation for all genres of music at an early age. She attended the High School of Performing Arts as a vocal major and was later accepted to New York University as a Music... [+] Read More
Northern State
Genre: Hip-Hop
Decades Active: 00s
The New York-based rap trio Northern State are no funky divas. Julie "Hesta Prynn" Potash, Correne "Guinea Love" Spero, and Robyn "DJ Sprout" Goodmark formed the hip-hop-centric rap outfit in 2000. They're college educated and slick in checking rhymes; rearing to give rap a new face in the new millennium.
Potash, who earned a degree...
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