Jean Deaux Wants “JD’S REVENGE II”
Rapper, singer-songwriter, and film-maker Jean Deaux shares “JD’s Revenge II,” a continuation of a run that has already established her as one of today’s sharpest and most uncompromising voices. Her previously released single “Immaculate” was a declaration refusing to separate vulnerability from power. On “JD’s Revenge II” Deaux confronts what she’s been through with the resolve of someone who’s unwilling to break and with plenty left to say.
“2025 was one of the hardest years of my life, and every time I thought it was about to break me or kill me, I got stronger,” Deaux shares. “A lot of folks should be scared of the beast that I’m becoming. Tell them h*es JD back.”
That transformation drives “JD’s Revenge II”, bringing a harder, more urgent edge to the unhurried confidence and candor of her earlier work. Deaux channels a difficult year into a clear statement of intent, ready to define what’s next on her own terms.
Jean Deaux writes from a singular vantage point: as a Black, queer, native Chicagoan and self-directed creative whose perspective has never been borrowed. Her evolution has been closely tracked by critics at Billboard, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Forbes, and The Fader, and has been named an artist to watch by NPR.
Deaux’s journey began in spoken word and poetry within Chicago’s tight-knit hip-hop scene. Standout guest collabs alongside Saba, Smino, Mick Jenkins, and Isaiah Rashad established her as one of the city’s most sought-after voices well before she stepped fully into her own. Since then, she’s continued to build a catalog with artists such as Ravyn Lenae, Kehlani, DESTIN CONRAD, Ambré, DUCKWRTH, Kari Faux, and more. With a sharp pen, a filmmaker’s eye and a voice that moves freely between rap and R&B, Deaux is an artist worth following wherever she goes next.
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