The Sun Rises In The East

Brooklyn emcee Jeru The Damaja's debut album. A must have for any fan of Gang Starr. DJ Premier handles the entirety of the production. I remember listening to this album and being absolutely amazed at Premier's work on the boards. From the eerie strings of "Ain't The Devil Happy" to the water pipes on the album's highlight "Come Clean", every track is perfection. Some cite this as DJ Premiers finest, most focused work, and while I won't go there, it would definitely be in my top 3 Premo projects. Almost overshadowed by Premo so far in this blog is emcee Jeru The Damaja, who is one of the most gifted lyricists to ever come out of the borough of Brooklyn. Jeru thinks of himself as a hip hop savior, even going so far to proclaim himself as a "Prophet". Jeru's lyrics focus on Afrocentricity, and perservering hip hop in it's purest form, along with a clever storytelling track(Can't Stop The Prophet). I compare Jeru positively to KRS-One in many ways, even the two emcees voices sound kind of similar. Fitting that Jeru samples The Blastmaster himself for standout track "Brooklyn Took It". Overall, The Sun Rises In The East is a landmark underground hip hop album from the early 90's, with amazing production and dope lyricism from one of BK's most underrated poets. Check it,

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