The Evil Jeanius is a collaborative studio album by American hip hop production duo Blue Sky Black Death and American rapper Jean Grae. It was released by Babygrande Records on September 30, 2008.[1]
The album was controversial because Babygrande took Jean Grae's vocals without her permission and she was largely unaware of the project until it was announced.[1] In response to the situation, Jean Grae exclaimed "Fuck Babygrande".[2][3]
Critical reception
Michael Kabran of PopMatters gave the album 4 stars out of 10, saying, "the album lacks the cohesion and comes across like an uneven mixtape, assembled without an active contribution from all parties."[1] Meanwhile, Ben Meredith of URB gave the album 4 stars out of 5, calling it "a powerful hip-hop album, extraordinarily eclectic, and a real treat from the Jean Grae/Blue Sky Black Death collaboration."[6]
Track listing
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1. | "Shadows Forever" | 3:37 |
2. | "Ahead of the Game" (featuring Blacastan) | 4:05 |
3. | "Strikes" | 4:00 |
4. | "Threats" (featuring Chen Lo) | 4:06 |
5. | "Away with Me" | 3:51 |
6. | "Even on Your Best Day" | 3:23 |
7. | "Take It Back" | 3:00 |
8. | "Lights Out" | 3:33 |
9. | "Nobody'll Do It for You" | 2:53 |
10. | "It's Still a Love Song" | 5:04 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Jean Grae – vocals
- Blue Sky Black Death – production
- Blacastan – vocals (2)
- Chen Lo – vocals (4)
- MadAdam – turntables (2, 4, 9)
- Bladerunner – keyboards (10)
- Mark Christensen – mastering
- Charles Wilson, Jr. – executive production
- Ruddy Rock – executive production
- Ben Dotson – product management
- Willy Friedman – product management
- Jesse Stone – marketing
References
- 1 2 3 4 Kabran, Michael (November 16, 2008). "Blue Sky Black Death: Jean Grae: The Evil Jeanius". PopMatters. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Jean Grae: Reddit AMA January 2014". Interviewly.
- ↑ "Rapper Jean Grae Selling Verses on Craigslist". The Urban Daily. September 27, 2008.
- ↑ Paine, Jake (October 22, 2008). "Blue Sky Black Death - Jean Grae: Evil Jeanius". HipHopDX. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- ↑ Jost, Matt (October 28, 2008). "Blue Sky Black Death :: Jean Grae: The Evil Jeanius :: Babygrande Records". RapReviews.com. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- 1 2 Meredith, Ben (October 14, 2008). "Jean Grae :: The Evil Jeanius". URB. Archived from the original on October 20, 2008. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- ↑ Denslow, Mike (October 21, 2008). "Jean Grae & Blue Sky Black Death: The Evil Jeanius". Beats Per Millennium. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
- ↑ Chop Shop review
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