Female rapper Jean Grae recently announced that she is walking away from Hip-Hop music. In a new blog on her MySpace page, Grae issued a statement and thanks all of her fans for their longtime support.

"It's been a wonderful and awful journey all at the same time. Mostly leaning towards the wonderful part," Grae stated. "Thank you for letting me share what I could with you and sharing yourselves back, as you have really been the reason that I kept on."

"I will always love what I consider to be true hip hop music... from the bottom of my soul. I hope you will continue to distinguish those who are contributors to the evolution of Hip Hop and other black music as both an auditory stimulation and a culture, taking care that they are put in a position to do so."

Her MySpace statement didn't reveal what career options she would pursue. In the end, she writes "Enjoy. see y'all around. It's been amazing. Thank you again"

The Brooklyn MC was signed to Talib Kweli´s imprint Blacksmith Music under Warner Bros. in September 2005. Grae was set to drop her album "Jeanius", produced by 9th Wonder, later this year.