Jean Grae Shares Her Thoughts On Nicki Minaj

[FightMang36]

Nicki Minaj is complete garbage

[ghostrecon755]

Now she got da swag that i dig fa real! if ya goal is to be the black Lady Gaga but wanna be takin' serious as an emcee..lol.. Good Luck! Peep: Nikki is a rapper.. Jean is an EMCEE. Emcees make you think... Rappers just make you hear.. Emcees spit to make shit stick.. sink and become embedded... Rappers are on some (here this should last ya til i "really start getttin' my shit together" ) bullsihit which is FAD RAP.. just for now bullshit.. Not hatin' just edumacatin'! I love'm both tho! PEACE!

[HALLAH215]

I have a crush on this jawn

[missytee3740]

i like that she not downing nicki... we will do it for you, she SUCKS!!!!!!

[EarthlyGoddessOya]

You dont need their award,the people love you Jean Grae.

[HajjLaboratory]

YOU GUYS ONLY THINK JEAN SHOULD HAVE WON BECAUSE YOU HATE NICKI...

[Gsand8236]

@HajjLaboratory no its because Jean Grae is a better rapper lyrically than Nicki Minaj's fake ass

[crossfader29]

@HajjLaboratory thats true LOL

[Scott19seventy5]

Q: Why aren't you up there Jean?

A: Who the fuck said I wanted to be a stank ass dick suckin' hoe just for a grammy? HUH?

[bvb357]

Yeah, fuck an award. We'll see who's music is still relevant in ten years.

[CeeNicole92]

she is beast! ( : She's awesome.

[BigMamiGigi]

In My Opinion, Jean Is Thee Best. Nicki Is Jst Main Stream. Obviously Shes Gonna Win Cz No Other Female Rapper Have Made It Real Big As Her. Don't Call Me A Hater For Nicki But I Not Feeling Her Much Cz Shes Todays Lame Rap. Jean Is More Poetic And Very Intellect Plus She Don't Need 2 Show Alot Of Skin To Make It Big, Shes Great As She Is.

[quasdunks]

Jean Grae is more like and encyclopedia and Minaj is more like a Magazine

[MILLSTHEHIPPO]

i love u jeannnnn you da best<3 an award don't mean shiaaaa.

[GOLDbbyclam]

I'm floored. Earlier today I was listening to my mama Jean and wishing I could hear her diss on Niki Minaj .... I clicked on this video for that satisfaction- and found myself worlds more satisfied with her real response. I am not, however, suprised.

[JediMindTricks183]

damn shes actually kinda cute. haha

[GerrelG92]

i think that comparing Jean Grae to Nikki Minaj is like comparing Nas to lil wayne. The analogy is so perfect Jean/Nas inspirational and progressive talented MC's, while lil wayne/Nikki are more Pop stars that are popular because of there general lyrics (ignorant, pointless lyrics). its just how many people get the music

[MindbendaAMV]

@GerrelG92 Nas...used to be progressive. He been lost his way. Common to Lil Wayne would be better.

[90mv]

@MindbendaAMV he aint lost nothing man

[GerrelG92]

@MindbendaAMV what do you mean "used to be progressive". he always kickin' knowledge on his own works

[TrichromeKola]

i wish i could meet jean grea... woman is strait amazing... she is very humble plus a great artist

[stardelorian]

all these beating around the bush repsonses...

niki minaj is an entertainer that talks about ignorant shit...if you talk about ignorant shit like a good illuminati pet...youll be famous and get promoted right

if you make music thats lyrical and inspirational...you wont get promoted...its that simple...wtf...i wish i was there....i wouldnt sugar coat a fukcin thing

[Papparazzi18]

Jean Grae is a poet that happens to be a legendary femcee. Nicki Minaj is a rapper.

[danqerou5]

jean shoulda WON!!!!!!

[sunmanpatoo]

i respect anything with jean on it

[clutchmc22]

@sunmanpatoo very bad place to do an interview, all I hear is music and other people talking

[sosincere8430]

im in love .....

[sixfoursoul]

"clark kent in a skirt" 10 fold...jean's ILL!!!!

[rlopezrocha]

Nikki is irrelevant. She's a made artist. Jean is real.

[youngBtheSkyKing]

you hear that people two different categories now i don't wanna hear any more talk about it ya understand!

[BlackStarMallitia]

@youngBtheSkyKing

yeah ones wack pop music bubble gum garbage and the other is hip hop

[youngBtheSkyKing]

@BlackStarMallitia exactly!

[SeattleHipH0p]

Jean Grae you are best female mc out there right now hands down. No worries fuck minaj fuck young money that joint you did with monche on W.A.R. was doppppppppe

[blackworldonline]

well, u gotta be an intellect to sound like one, duh.

[ClubberLang2991]

Yo Jean Grea is a beautiful women I found out about her from listening to MF DOOM

[stillnotlovinnpolice]

come on now jean doesn't fuck with the mainstream... even if it is BET..that is mainstream it aint no different than fucking MTV. these are all mainstream tv programs that tell people what to like what to wear how to think..there is no consciousness in that shit. jean grae to me represents this consciousness. she is political in different ways that aren't comparable to nicki. i think nicki is a good rapper but her content is mainstream. same old same old. period.

[r0b0tj0n3s]

hip-hop is a musical styling that originated in brooklyn new york, using relooping home produced beats and rythmically placed poetry. rap is a synthetically clond version, wich trivializes the trials and tribulations of those in impovershed area who speak and relate to real life issues presented in hip-hop music, then sells in flashy high priced ways 2 white sub-urban teenagers and ignorant muther fucks. jean grae is a poet, nicki is a rapper. there is no room in hollywood for poets/intellects

[4play38]

sex sells thats why nikkis so popular jean grae better mc no doubt but but the kids will buy more into nikki because on a whole shes more marketable

[TheRevolutionaryPoet]

what she says from 2:35 is the main point. they are two totally different artists with two different views and paths in the industry. no disrespect, but nicki was better before she signed with young money. real talk. her mixtapes were a lot better than what she has now. Jean is being smart about it, staying underground. the industry has a habit of destroying good artists like her. Thats why smart emcees like her, rita j, phonte, rhymefest, etc. stay underground, so they dont lose their identity.

[mack1820]

@TheRevolutionaryPoet i see what your saying, but can you still eat and live like that?

[milzz100]

she was my fav ever since the freestyl on WKCR, "the type of bitch that pack a get and a dress, slice yo skin and burn an L wit yo flesh" brrrappp I still remember that

[teddybruscie]

Jean is not stressing this issue. As long as Nicki doesn't say anything that disrespects Jean don't expect anything from Jean and visa versa. I don't even know why people think Jean should be nominated. She's a Underground artists. She's rarely been on the radio if even. No disrespect but BET wouldn't put her on if they wanted to because most people don't know who she is. Fact. It's like putting Drafting a local High School Quarterback.

[truthspeaks01]

@teddybruscie A MUCH MORE TALENTED HIGH SCHOOL QUARTERBACK...

[teddybruscie]

@truthspeaks01 Exactly.

That was a very loose example but thank you for understanding what I was trying to say.

[DonDaDapper]

They always ask jean about nicki, but never ask nicki about jean wtf!

[ChickFingaz]

@DonDaDapper I love Jean to death and don't particularly care for Nicki. But if asked about Jean, Nicki would probably be like, who? No one asks Nicki about Jean because not enough people know about Jean to ask about her. It's unfortunate, but that's what it is. Be glad you know her. #cakeORdeath

[MoDizzle92377]

let's not hate on nicki too bad because we all have shaking are asses in the club to one of her songs.

[ldpoetess]

@MoDizzle92377 I dont shake my ass to it let alone go to clubs that play that type. And those who appreciate underground artists and those with substance just know better, its not hating if they dont accept/tolerate a gimmick

[CARLOH81]

NICKI AINT GOT SHIT BUT FAKE TITS AN ASS..

[mistanderson]

@CARLOH81 Damn (smelling) ....... must be hate lol.

[smoothrasin]

Aw come on Jean! Nikki Menaje SUCKS and you know it! Jean is just being a good sport about it being all mature and shit! But I'm sick of wack act like her and various other artist today that have destroyed HIP HOP as we once knew it. I'm pretty sure Nikki made that statement cause even she don't believe her own BULLSHIT! lol

[jeanettewo1]

Jean is the underground-queen.Nicky is just a commercial doll

[ySLicon]

I LOVE JEAN GRAE, I remember the first song I heard of Jean Grae it was like 4 am in the morning I downloaded "A-Alikes" when she opened her mouth to spit her first verse, I kid yo not I sheded a tear ..LOL it was so raw sounding, no gimmicks, and she got some vocab, metaphors and wit for yo ass, I definitely bought "This Week" the following day

[vitalstyle20]

theres really no comparison peoples....jean is the true shit

[kikiharris75]

I like both women, but in the end, Nicki Minaj will crash and burn, but JG will still be around.

[xeodus9]

damn she sexy

[lordtroah]

Im in love. She doesnt sound like a complete moron. No "haters blah blah" very respectful, non controversial.

You have a new my lady.

[PaidYouOff]

Jean is too polite to say that "Totally different" means, "I deal with bars and the craft of MCing, Minaj deals in pop hop and she's getting in where she's fitting in." That's what it is. Jean's an MC, a crazy good MC. She's better than most men. Minaj is just famous.

[dredotcom25]

wonder if there will ever be a time when she gets fuckin fed up with the Nicki questions... would love to see THAT interview

[BrentWoodSean38]

She's really a humble girl. Her career wasn't well managed, if managed at all. If she surrounded herself around the right people, she would of blown up no doubt long ago

[Sparrow10567]

followers live well while there around. Trailblazers become a legacy...they live forever

[dirtyrice4ever]

i love how shes really an intellect!

[dvsn23]

Yeah she's probly thinking she could have went the minaj route and sold a ton of records. But the reward is rather superficial that route. Jean has die hard ride or die fans that will be with her for life, whereas nicki minaj's spotlight will probably fade within a few years.

[Auntkekebaby]

Love how she handled this question. Must be annoying.

[TheCityMixProduction]

(long sigh) Damn, that woman is the shit! I bet she farts in middle C! Jean...whenever you're ready.....

[itskeythedfordnigga]

yea,yea,yea great points jean but still would put yu #1

[90mv]

must be annoying being asked this all the time

[mykectown]

Wow. That was a great interview. She has some great points.

[StoneColdvsMe]

Jean Grae, thank you for existing.