Jeru The Damaja - The Sun Rises in the East Appreciation Thread

[FreshAIG]

This to me, is one of the most classic albums ever and that put the East back on the map during the Death Row era.

He kinda got himself blackballed after Wrath of Math but this album can go toe to toe with any album from 1994. Yes even Illmatic

 

[Why-Fi]

lightning in a bottle. they both went full retard on this album and everything worked. wrath of the math had too many forced moments

 

[FreshAIG]

lightning in a bottle. they both went full retard on this album and everything worked. wrath of the math had too many forced moments

Playin Yourself is classic but yeah there's a lot of really mediocre songs on WOM.

The Sun Rises is classic from front to back

 

[Zach Lowe]

Lowkey Jeru and Buckshot ran the streets in the 90s

edit: can't believe u old heads fell for this bait post

 

[Newark88]

Jeru was neck and neck if not I say a notch up higher then BIG in the streets in 94

 

[DoomzdayzV]

I always say that Illmatic got all the props that this album should have received instead. Its just that ru was a little too positive for the climate at the time. fukk Nas.

 

[FreshAIG]

Jeru was neck and neck if not I say a notch up higher then BIG in the streets in 94

He was. I remember I had to convince a couple of my friends Biggie was that nikka. By 1995 Biggie ran everything, but 1993-1994 it was Buckshot, Nas and Jeru and still Kool G.

 

[mson]

I always say that Illmatic got all the props that this album should have received instead. Its just that ru was a little too positive for the climate at the time. fukk Nas.

Why u mad at the next man?

 

[Big Mel]

Album still sounds incredible to this day. Arguably the best Gang Starr foundation album of all time.

 

[cheek100]

this shyt was my personal theme music in my top quality sony headphones that summer
that summer was hot atl bytches freaknik still lingered in the streets

 

[Dusty Bake Activate]

Incredible album. The first time I heard Can't Stop the Prophet.

 

[Newark88]

He was. I remember I had to convince a couple of my friends Biggie was that nikka. By 1995 Biggie ran everything, but 1993-1994 it was Buckshot, Nas and Jeru and still Kool G.

Word! When Come Clean dropped, it was like equivalent to when Meek dropped I'm A Boss.

 

[Art Barr]

my personal favorite album from 1994.
plus, i think it is considerably better than illmatic, too.

although i still love illmatic.
i will turn on both for repeat loops session all day for days at a time, all the time.


art barr

 

[Walt]

overrated album, has two good songs on it and a bunch of filler. The beats sound cheap as fukk.

 

[mson]

overrated album, has two good songs on it and a bunch of filler. The beats sound cheap as fukk.