Janine Gordon (born 1972 or 1973), 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. 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 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. She has a very wide fan base on Myspace and has experienced some success with her music overseas in Brazil. Jah Jah was able to remain within the top 10 artists for over a year on the Myspace music chart.
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.
Discography
The Art of Hip Hop (2002) Take a Lick Take a Bite (2005) The Attack (2007) Musica Do Brasil (2008) Intelligence Report (2010) Lawless (2010)
Art work
Jah Jah has art, notably photography, that has appeared in magazines such as Arena and galleries in New York City, San Francisco, Brazil, and Europe. Her visual art work is credited under her real name, Janine Gordon. She also has a master's degree in fine art from New York University.
Exhibitions
Here are the exhibitions that Janine's art has been featured in:
Solo exhibitions
2008 MV Art Projects, Zurich
2007/08 Elga Wimmer Gallery, New York
2006 Les Rencontres d'Arles festival, France: laureate of the Discovery Award
2006 Galerie Kamel Mennour, Paris
2005 Galerie Volker Diehl, Berlin, Germany
2005 Galerie Kamel Mennour, Paris
2004 Oliver Kamm Gallery, New York
2002 Deitch Projects, New York Galerie Volker Diehl, Berlin XL Xavier LaBoulbenne, New York 2001 Refusalon Gallery, San Francisco 1998/99 ANP, Antwerpen 1996 John Gibson Gallery, New York 1995 White Columns, New York ìIn Vitroî, Art Contemporain, Geneva, curated by Lionel Bovier