Jeru The Damaja – The Sun Rises In The East [Vinyl]

1994: Jeru The Damaja appears next to the Twin Towers in fire, a prophetic image that is enough to justify owning this mythical album.
Yet, The Sun Rises In The East is far more than just an anthological cover, it’s Gang Starr Family’s best MC’s first album, it’s a golden production from DJ Premier, it’s a unique slightly off-beat flow, it’s a raw and charismatic voice, it’s poetic writing, it’s Come Clean, it’s Afu-Ra’s first, it’s East Coast rap’s renaissance, for all these reasons, it’s a fucking classic.

Tracklist

1. Intro (Life)
2. D. Original
3. Brooklyn Took It
4. Perverted Monks in Tha House (Skit)
5. Mental Stamina (Ft. Afu-Ra)
6. Da Bichez
7. You Can’t Stop the Prophet
8. Perverted Monks in Tha House (Theme)
9. Ain’t the Devil Happy
10. My Mind Spray
11. Come Clean
12. Jungle Music
13. Statik

You can listen to the album on the NY State Of Mind playlist, exclusively on Hip-Hop 4 Life.