During the West Coast’s rise to prominence in the early ’90s, New York rap was on the ropes and needed some rejuvenation. Classic debuts released in 1993 and 1994 from the likes of the Wu-Tang Clan ...
He spent his early years in the Brooklyn neighborhood of East New York, where he has been rapping at block parties since the early days of his youth. He first showcased his hardcore Brooklyn style to ...
On this date in 1996, Brooklyn lyricist Jeru the Damaja returned to the front lines of Hip Hop with the release of his sophomore album Wrath of the Math on the Payday/PolyGram imprint. A core member ...
Jeru The Damaja had a potent run in the 1990s as part of the Gangstarr Foundation with two heralded albums produced by DJ Premier and continuing to work well into the 21st Century. The Brooklyn native ...
On May 24, Jeru the Damaja's 1994 debut album, 'The Sun Rises in the East,' will be 20 years old. To commemorate the album's 20th anniversary, the good folks at Complex magazine have launched a new ...
Brooklyn rap vet Jeru the Damaja hasn’t released a new album in over a decade and he hasn’t released new music since 2014’s The Hammer EP, but he remains active, performing live every now and then and ...
Brooklyn rapper Jeru The Damaja talks about coming up with NOTOTIOUS B.I.G. in the 1990s -- shooting down rumors he was criticizing the late artist in his songs knocking materialistic rap – and lists ...
On this day, May 24, in hip-hop history... His flow was unique, often stabbing at the beat instead of easing into it. As his name implies, there was also a Caribbean twang to his voice that connected ...
Jeru the Damaja checks in with AllHipHop.com to talk about his Tiny Desk appearance and his 6th album “Power.” (AllHipHop News) Some fancy Jeru the Damaja as one of the best lyricists to come out of ...
The Brooklyn hip hop legend will be touring world wide the whole 2025 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his classic debut album. He will coming to Plymouth on May 19th 2025 "Three decades of ...
When facing the assignment of interviewing Jeru the Damaja, I didn't know what to expect. I had become aware of the Brooklynite with the release of Come Clean sometime around 1993. Teaming up with DJ ...
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