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American rapper and photographer (born 1972/73)

Jah Jah
Birth name Janine Gordon
Also known as MC Jah Jah
Born 1972 or 1973 (age 51–52)
Origin Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genres rap, hardcore rap, East Coast rap, hip hop
Occupation(s) rapper, photographer, artist
Website thing.net/~janine[1]

Musical artist

Janine Gordon (born 1972 or 1973),[1] better known by her professional name Jah Jah or MC Jah Jah, is an American rapper, photographer, and multimedia artist.

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.[2]Jah Jah appeared on the first episode of ego trip's The (White) Rapper Show, but according to her [2] they did not select her because she was overqualified and outshone 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.[3] She has a very wide fan base on Myspace and has experienced some success with her music overseas in Brazil.[3] Jah Jah was able to remain within the top 10 artists for over a year on the Myspace music chart.[4]

Lawsuit against 50 Cent

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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.[5]

Jah Jah has art, notably photography, that has appeared in magazines such as Arena and galleries in New York City, San Francisco,[6] Brazil, and Europe.[3] Her visual art work is credited under her real name, Janine Gordon.[7] She also has a master's degree in fine art from New York University.[6]

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

  1. ^ Duray, Dan (19 July 2011). "Jah Jah Gordon Gave Ryan McGinley an 'A in Stealing' But the Court May Not Agree". The Observer.
  2. ^ "WORDSnTUNES Artists - New York, Hip Hop, R&B;, old school, underground". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
  3. ^ a b c Williams-Wheeler, Dorrie (February 2006). "Jah Jah Interview". Thabiz.com. Archived from the original on 2006-05-12. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
  4. ^ "Jah Jah". Retrieved 2008-09-27.
  5. ^ "Dr. Dre and 50 Cent Sued". Archived from the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  6. ^ a b c d "Janine Gordon Biography". Galerie Volker Diehl. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
  7. ^ "Bio". Archived from the original on July 16, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
  8. ^ Dunne, Aidan (13 February 2004). "American beauty?". Irish Times. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2013 – via HighBeam Research.
  9. ^ Strickland, Carol (29 March 2002). "Whitney pushes boundaries of modern art". Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2013 – via HighBeam Research.
  10. ^ Nickas, Bob (May 2002). "Mild about Larry". Artforum International.