Janine Gordon

Janine Gordon

Jah Jah, also known as MC Jah Jah, is the professional name of Janine Gordon, a white, female rapper, photographer and multimedia artist from Brooklyn, New York.

Rap career

Jah Jah, was given her rap name from her old neighborhood Greenpoint amongst her grafitti writer friends she was rapping, and creating art with. In D.U.M.B.O she began to take rapping more serious and spent time in Faragut projects in local cyphers and local studios. She was always around many artists and producers Redman, Chubb Rock, and The Beatnuts where it became a natural progression to take it to the next level of production. In 2002 she released her first album "The Art of Hip Hop" with E-Magine music, recorded with Chubb Rock. In 2004 she moved to Brazil and worked with some local Brasilian musicians mixing Samba , Hip Hop and Reggae. She preformed in many clubs in Brazil as in France, Germany, Denmark and the local clubs of Brooklyn. In 2005-6 she released her second album "Take a Lick Take a Bite" of material recorded in Brasil and a mixed tape called "Musica do Brasil". In 2006-7 She released The Attack with producer, Quickmix in Berlin, with very catchy hits such as "Here Pussy Pussy" , "Pop That" , "More Cheeba" and "Do you Think I'm Sexy?" , which reached over 400.000 hits on Jah Jah's original myspace.In 2010 she released "Intelligence Report" a 3 songs EP that is politically inspired.

.[1] She has a very wide fan base on Myspace and has experienced some success with her music overseas in Brazil.[2] Jah Jah was able to remain within the top 10 artists for over a year on the Myspace music chart.[3]

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Controversy

Jah Jah vs. 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

• 2007 The Attack

Art Work

Jah Jah has art, notably photography that has appeared in magazines such as Arena and galleries in New York, San Francisco ,Europe and Brazil. 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 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

Group Exhibitions

• 2008 Art for Life, benefit with Rush Arts at Russell Simmons CNEAI, France, curated by John Armleder and Mai-Thu Perret No Milk Today, Autoversion Ltd. New York City The Other Side, The 58 Gallery, NJ, curated by Billy Miller Artist as Publisher, The Center for Book Arts___ In A Boxî, Canco, Jersey City, Curated by B.Miller Circulo Azul, Mexico curated by Elga Wimmer El Aire, Mexico, curated by Elga Wimmer Diva Art Fair, Elga Wimmer Black Noise, project with John Armleder , MAMCO ,Switzerland Invisible Museum , Devon Dikeu via Denver Art Museum Do the Right Bling, Stedelijk Museum, Holland Youth of Today , Shirinkunstalle, Germany Moscow Art Fair, Moscow, Galerie Volker Diehl MACO , Mexico Art fair , Elga Wimmer Extension 17. The Swiss Institute, NYC Paris Photo 2005, Galerie Volker Diehl Summer group show, Mitchell ñIness and Nash
• 2004 Will Boys Will Be Boys, curated by Shamim Momim The Armory, NY, Galerie Volker Diehl Palais de Tokyo ((((LIVE)))), Curated by Jerome Sans Rimbaud, I-20 Gallery, curated by Max Henry Teenage Kicks, Royal Hiberian Academy. Dublin, Ireland Affordable art fair, Oliver Kamm 5BE Gallery Art Miami, Oliver Kamm/5bE ,NADA Art Miami, Mitchell-Innes and Nash Gallery The Drawing Center Benefit selections A Moments Notice, Inman Gallery,Texas Robert York Gallery, NYC
• 2002 Highlights from the Permanent Photography Collection The Armory, Paul Morris Gallery The Bathroom show,Daniel Riech , NY BOMB, curated Brooklyn Front Gallery, Brooklyn Come to Life , curated by Noritoshi Hirakawa Hot Groove, Gallery M, NY Ottokringer Brewrei, Vienna
• 2001 The Whitney Bienniel, 2001, The Whitney Museum of American Art Pollock to Today: Highlights from the Permanent Collection Whitney Museum of American Art, New York Directory, Swiss Institute, New York, curated by Marc-Olivier Wahler Masculinities Nikolaj Contemporary Art Center of Copenhagen, "Guide to trust No.2", Yerba Buena Center for the arts,curated by Jimi Dams "Peppermint", Smack Melon, Brooklyn, NY, curated by Dermis Leon "The Conclusion of a Paradox",Venetia Kapernikas Gallery, curated by Noritoshi Hirakawa "The Last Year", Salle de Bains, Rotterdam "LoVe", Cynthia Braun Gallery, New York "Bloom", Lolocolmo, Brescia
• 1998 Identity Crisis, Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York Male, Wessel O ëConnor Gallery, New York, curated by Vince Aletti
• 1996 "Voyeurs Delight", Franklin Furnace, New York "The Most Important Thing in the World, Oasis Vs.Blur and artists who Rock", curated by Bill Arning " Non! Pas comme ca!", CAN, Neuchatel, curated by Marc-Olivier Wahler

External links

• "Jah Jah" Gordon's Official Website
• Janine Gordon "Stunting" Gallery
• Jah Jah's Official Myspace
• Galerie Volker Diehl: Janine Gordon Works
• Janine Gordon's Works in the Dikeou Collection