''The Evil Jeanius'' is a collaborative studio album by American hip hop production duo

Blue Sky Black Death Blue Sky Black Death (abbreviated BSBD) was a production duo based in the San Francisco Bay Area. It consisted of Ryan Maguire, better known by his stage name Kingston, and Ian Taggart, better known by his stage name Young God, or, later, Televa ...

and American rapper

Jean Grae Tsidi Ibrahim (born November 26, 1976), known professionally as Jean Grae (formerly What? What?), is an American rapper from Manhattan, New York City. Jean rose in the underground hip hop scene in New York City and has built an international f ...

. It was released by

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on September 30, 2008. 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. Years later, Jean Grae responded to a question about the album by writing, "It was a shit thing to do. Fuck babygrande."

Critical reception

Michael Kabran of ''

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'' 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." 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."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. *

– vocals *

– 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

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Evil Jeanius 2008 albums Collaborative albums Jean Grae albums Blue Sky Black Death albums Babygrande Records albums