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CelticBalla32
08-30-2014, 05:41 AM
I haven't posted on Rhyme Junkie in a couple weeks but I just put something together profiling Jeru the Damaja's debut album The Sun Rises in the East. Jeru is so underrated and it makes me sad that so many people don't even know who he is these days. His first two albums were produced entirely by DJ Premier and Jeru is an excellent emcee. He's intelligent, has a unique flow and a great voice.

Here's a snippet of the intro:

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senelcoolidge
08-30-2014, 08:30 AM
I have/had this album. It's probably in one of my old boxes. I used to listen to a lot of hip hop back in the late 90's. I liked Jeru. In that period there were a few good MC's..they were just not mainstream enough.
East_Stone_Ya
08-30-2014, 09:03 AM
my favorite track on that album :pimp:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkJpjc3IU0M
NumberSix
08-30-2014, 09:04 AM
I have/had this album. It's probably in one of my old boxes. I used to listen to a lot of hip hop back in the late 90's. I liked Jeru. In that period there were a few good MC's..they were just not mainstream enough.
A few?
NumberSix
08-30-2014, 09:06 AM
Btw, for those of you who don't know. This guy is who those Mad Rapper skits where mocking
fiddy
08-30-2014, 09:15 AM
my favorite track on that album :pimp:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkJpjc3IU0M
One of my fav tracks :cheers:
CelticBalla32
08-30-2014, 01:46 PM
my favorite track on that album :pimp:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkJpjc3IU0M

Yeah man, Aint the Devil Happy is probably my favorite Jeru track as well. It's a toss-up between that and Come Clean.

People look at me funny sometimes because they don't know who Jeru is, then I play that and they're like "yoooooo who is this!?!?" lol
TheMarkMadsen
08-30-2014, 02:26 PM
Amazing album. Wish this was how rap still was.
fsvr54
08-30-2014, 03:06 PM
Jeru was amazing

Although I prefer Wrath of the Math

Come Clean is my favorite jeru song though
CelticBalla32
08-30-2014, 04:21 PM
Jeru was amazing

Although I prefer Wrath of the Math

Come Clean is my favorite jeru song though

Stay tuned, I'll be profiling Wrath of the Math next week. :rockon:
senelcoolidge
08-31-2014, 12:59 AM
Remember Afu-Ra. I still have his first album (Body of the Force). I was really into hip hop in the late 90's. WTF happened to hip hop?

http://youtu.be/eZHop4jupB0
bdreason
08-31-2014, 04:16 AM
Still have his album in rotation.



y'all playin' ya self.
bdreason
08-31-2014, 04:23 AM
Actually playin' yaself is on his 2nd album I think.
bdreason
08-31-2014, 04:24 AM
my favorite track on that album :pimp:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkJpjc3IU0M


He's droppin some dr. octagon type flows on this track.