Janine Gordon

Jah Jah
Birth name Janine Gordon
Also known as MC Jah Jah
Origin Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genres rap, hardcore rap, East Coast rap, hip hop
Occupation(s) rapper, photographer, artist
Website thing.net/~janine

Janine Gordon, better known by her professional name Jah Jah or MC Jah Jah, is an American rapper, photographer, and multimedia artist.

Rap career

Jah Jah is an independent artist who is currently working without a major label. Her first record deal was with E-magine music entitled "The Art of Hip Hop", produced with Chubb Rock in 2002. Since 2005 she has been working almost exclusively with Quickmix who produced "The Attack","Lawless" and "Intelligence Report". In 2002 she was on an episode of Texas Justice as a plaintiff against producers who did not produce industry standard quality music. She gave a live rap performance to the judge on this daytime television show and won. In 2003 she went to São Paulo Brazil for over a year and worked with a group of rapper and reggae artists including Jimmy Luv and Grand Master Duda, producing two albums. Jah Jah performed extensively at various clubs in Brazil and a television appearances on The Syange Show.[1] Jah Jah appeared on the first episode of ego trip's The (White) Rapper Show, but according to her they did not select her because she was overqualified and outshined the other contestants. Jah Jah got her start in rap by freestyling with other artists, known and underground hip hop scene during the '90s. It was here that she met many other artists such as Redman, Chubb Rock, and The Beatnuts. "I was encouraged meeting Redman and The Beatnuts. Redman called me out in his song back in 97'" stated the rapper in an interview.[2] She has a very wide fan base on Myspace and has experienced some success with her music overseas in Brazil.[2] Jah Jah was able to remain within the top 10 artists for over a year on the Myspace music chart.[3]

Lawsuit against 50 Cent

In 2005, Jah Jah filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against 50 Cent and Dr. Dre for allegedly stealing her music and using it illegally for 50's Massacre album.[4]

Discography

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Art work

Jah Jah has art, notably photography, that has appeared in magazines such as Arena and galleries in New York City, San Francisco,[5] Europe and Brazil.[2] Her visual art work is credited under her real name, Janine Gordon.[6] She also has a Master's Degree in Fine Art from New York University.[5]

Exhibitions

Here are the exhibitions that Janine's art has been featured in:

Solo Exhibitions

Group Exhibitions

References

  1. ↑ http://wordsntunes.com/ug_artists/index.php?UGAID=91
  2. 1 2 3 Williams-Wheeler, Dorrie. Thabiz.com "Jah Jah Interview" Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 2008-09-27.
  3. ↑ "Jah Jah". Retrieved 2008-09-27.
  4. ↑ Hip Hop Galaxy "Dr. Dre and 50 Cent Sued" Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Galerie Volker Diehl "Janine Gordon Biography" Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 2008-09-27.
  6. ↑ "Bio". Archived from the original on July 16, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
  7. ↑ Dunne, Aidan (13 February 2004). "American beauty?". Irish Times  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  8. ↑ Strickland, Carol (29 March 2002). "Whitney pushes boundaries of modern art". Christian Science Monitor  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  9. ↑ Nickas, Bob (May 2002). "Mild about Larry". Artforum International  – via Questia (subscription required) . Retrieved 17 March 2013.

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