Jeru The Damaja
Speaking out against what he saw as a decline in rap during the mid-'90s, Jeru the Damaja came to the fore as a self-proclaimed prophet and the savior of hip-hop, much as KRS-One had done almost ten years before. Jeru first appeared as a guest on Gang Starr's Daily Operation album, and his own deal with Payday/ffrr appeared soon after, resulting in 1994's The Sun Rises in the East. Though he made few friends in the rap world -- given his outspoken criticism of such popular figures as the Fugees and Sean "Puffy" Combs -- he proved a vital force in the emergence of the new rap consciousness of the late '90s.
Raised Kendrick Jeru Davis in Brooklyn, the Damaja began writing rhymes at the age of ten. At high school, he met Guru and DJ Premier of Gang Starr, and first guested on Gang Starr's "I'm the Man," from the 1992 album Daily Operation. Jeru toured with the group during 1993 and released his solo debut, Come Clean, for Gang Starr's Illkids label. The single became an underground sensation and led to his contract with Payday Records. He recorded The Sun Rises in the East with DJ Premier producing, and released the album in 1994. Though the album was well-received, Jeru got some flak for the song "Da Bichez" -- though he explicitly stated that most girls did not fit into the category. During 1994, he appeared on Digable Planets' second album (Blowout Comb) and recorded his follow-up, Wrath of the Math, with DJ Premier and Guru once again helping out with production. The independent record Heroz4hire followed in early 2000, and his protégé, Afu-Ra, debuted in 2000 with Body of the Life Force. Jeru kept a surprisingly low profile thereafter, though he did appear on a stellar track from Groove Armada's 2001 album Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub). Two years later, another solo album, Divine Design, was released, but it wasn't until 2007 that Jeru made another record, Still Rising.
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Discographie
20 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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The Sun Rises In The East
Hip-Hop/Rap - Paru chez Island Def Jam le 24 mai 1994
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Wrath Of The Math
Hip-Hop/Rap - Paru chez Island Mercury le 1 janv. 1996
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Set It Off
Camo & Krooked, Jeru The Damaja
Divers - Paru chez Hospital Records le 15 nov. 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Heroz4hire
Hip-Hop/Rap - Paru chez Maximum Warp Entertainment le 7 sept. 1999
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Divine Design
Hip-Hop/Rap - Paru chez Ashenafi Records le 23 sept. 2003
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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The Hammer
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Maximum Warp Entertainment le 9 déc. 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Truth Be Told
Hip-Hop/Rap - Paru chez Maximum Warp Entertainment le 30 juil. 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Harriet Tubman
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Maximum Warp Entertainment le 21 oct. 2019
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
IF ( IF WAS )
Hip-Hop/Rap - Paru chez Maximum Warp Entertainment le 10 août 2020
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Sol Glow
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Maximum Warp Entertainment le 22 oct. 2020
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Spontaneous
Hip-Hop/Rap - Paru chez Maximum Warp Entertainment le 22 oct. 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Love-Hate
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Maximum Warp Entertainment le 24 sept. 2020
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Blackness
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Maximum Warp Entertainment le 31 déc. 2020
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Process
Alternatif et Indé - Paru chez Maximum Warp Entertainment le 3 déc. 2021
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Monopoly
Hip-Hop/Rap - Paru chez Maximum Warp Entertainment le 10 sept. 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Beast (feat. Jeru The Damaja)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Paru chez Landmine Entertainment le 6 févr. 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo