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Jeru the Damaja
Since 1972
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Kendrick Jeru Davis (born February 14, 1971), known as Jeru the Damaja (/'jeiru: ðə ˈdæmɪʤə/ JAY-roo thuh DAM-ih-juh), is an American rapper and record producer. He is known for his 1993 single "Come Clean" from his debut album, The Sun Rises in the East, ranked as one of the 100 greatest hip-hop albums of all time. He has worked extensively with Guru and DJ Premier of Gang Starr, whom he has known since he was in high school.
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Jeru the Damaja, de son vrai nom Kendrick Jeru Davis, né le 14 février 1972 à New York, est un rappeur américain. Issu du quartier d'East New York à Brooklyn, il collabore surtout durant sa carrière avec les deux membres de Gang Starr, Guru et DJ Premier, qu'il connait depuis le lycée. Davis est mieux connu pour son premier album publié en 1994, The Sun Rises in the East, cité dans la liste des 100 meilleurs albums de hip-hop par About.com.
En outre, Davis est végétarien et taoïste et se réclamait à l'époque régulièrement de l'héritage idéologique des Black Panthers ou encore de la philosophie rasta.
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Discography
Albums
- 1994 The Sun Rises in the East
- 1996 Wrath of the Math
- 1999 Heroz 4 Hire
- 2003 Divine Design
- 2007 Still Rising
EPs
- 1999 99.9%
- 2014 The Hammer
- 2016 The Dirty Rotten Demos
Singles
- 1993 Come Clean
- 1994 Can't Stop the Prophet
- 1994 D. Original
- 1994 You Can’t Stop the Prophet
- 1995 Da Bichez
- 1996 Ya Playin' Yaself
- 1997 Me or the Papes
- 2000 El Presidente
- 2020 Real Hip-Hop
- 2020 POWER
