DOWNLOAD: Jean Grae - Casebasket
Jean Grae has been one of the most distinct and skilled voices in underground hip-hop for nearly 15 years. Her pitch-shifting, rhythmic, dip-diving flow and lyrics, heavy on allusive internal rhymes, was on display years before Nicki Minaj was picking up on it. On Grae's DJ Drama-hosted mixtape, Cookies Or Comas (out Thursday on Gangsta Grillz), you can hear this rollercoaster flow over and over again. The Boogie Blind-produced "Casebasket" is a sterling example, with Grae's attitude-filled raps chipping into a chopped-up, funky drum loop, keeping it lean and mean.
