Jeru the Damaja is an American hip hop artist associated with the Gang Starr Foundation. His 1994 debut The Sun Rises In The East was produced by DJ Premier and is widely regarded as a 1990s New York hip-hop classic.

Debut album The Sun Rises In The East (1994) produced entirely by DJ Premier; early appearances with Gang Starr in 1992; Wrath Of The Math released in 1996. Frequently cited for dense lyricism, New York jazz/funk sampling, and Afrocentric themes.

The provided review presents Jeru the Damaja's 1994 debut The Sun Rises In The East as a masterpiece and a must-have for rap fans. It highlights DJ Premier's production, New York jazz/funk sampling, and standout tracks like "My Mind Spray" and "Da Bichez". The album is paired with 1996's Wrath Of The Math as a historical peak of 90s rap.

For:Fans of 90s New York hip hop, rap historians, and readers of DeBaser looking for classic albums.

 Therefore, it seems superfluous to add further words to describe an absolute masterpiece like "The Sun Rises In The East," a sublime work that stands out from the rest, and together with the subsequent "Wrath Of The Math," dated 1996, it undoubtedly represents one of the historical peaks of a genre like Rap, relatively young, yet already rich with excellent gems and sometimes unjustly forgotten.

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