Jean Grae complaining no one is buying her albums and threatening to quit rap....

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She would've benefited from a being in a Super Group and not just being signed to Talib'so Blacksmith Records imo
 

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Rappers gotta figure out new ways to promote. You can't just throw a Bandcamp link up and expect nikkas to cop. You gotta make people interested.

Like this girl right here



I never heard of her before yesterday but this video was so dope and well-produced that I'm most likely gonna be checkin for anything new that she releases from now on.



Ayo, did you discover the main marketing campaign before it was a marketing campaign?


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Sounds like she lost her marbles. Poor Jean. She was really dope 10 years ago and she might've blown up were she 10 years younger today and got with the right people. She can rap, sing, tell stories, play characters etc. Now she's singing Christmas music on Bandcamp :mjcry:
 

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Jean Grae has had a few problems.

1. Her source of income should not just have been in rap.
Acting, business ventures in and out of entertainment like Queen Latifah.

2. she could've done more to use her sex appeal. Nicki Minaj, Foxy even Remy Ma have done so and so has Lauren Hill to a certain extent.
Even male rappers have to use it or use the image of wealth. I think she had a nice body that she hides to this day. But she could stand to get her body to where it needs to be and sex sells period. Also I think she could appeal to men and women of different cultures also because of her look.

4.Also like it or not, femcees have to be aligned with a male and/or male group. Lil Kim (BIG), Foxy (Nas the Firm, Jay Z), Lauren Hill ( Wycleff and Fugees) Queen Latifah (Treach Naughty By Nature cosign) Da Brat (JD,),Missy(Timbaland)

4. She needs to be have singing be a strong part of her game when it is needed like (Hill, Minaj, Queen )
Missy actually put Timbaland on but you may carry on.
 

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Jean Grae has had a few problems.

1. Her source of income should not just have been in rap.
Acting, business ventures in and out of entertainment like Queen Latifah.

2. she could've done more to use her sex appeal. Nicki Minaj, Foxy even Remy Ma have done so and so has Lauren Hill to a certain extent.
Even male rappers have to use it or use the image of wealth. I think she had a nice body that she hides to this day. But she could stand to get her body to where it needs to be and sex sells period. Also I think she could appeal to men and women of different cultures also because of her look.

4.Also like it or not, femcees have to be aligned with a male and/or male group. Lil Kim (BIG), Foxy (Nas the Firm, Jay Z), Lauren Hill ( Wycleff and Fugees) Queen Latifah (Treach Naughty By Nature cosign) Da Brat (JD,),Missy(Timbaland)

4. She needs to be have singing be a strong part of her game when it is needed like (Hill, Minaj, Queen )

all that might be valid, but the number one reason she's not poppin is that her music is weak as fukk. Why avoid the very obvious problem?

When you're in the underground and your music doesn't have mainstream appeal, you HAVE to make music that sticks to your fanbase. Borderline if not outright classic shyt.

What has Jean Grae released that's 'wow...'
 

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imma go w/ image/marketing. for the longest u could barely even find an image of her on the net outside maybe a few, and there were no videos. looking at her ig she's not a bad looking woman. some better marketing couldve benefited her greatly. like, do a couple photo shoots. if youre a female in this genre no matter what category u fall under, this is unacceptable.
 
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