Why They DON'T Mention Jeru The Damaja? Stunted Growth Music

When talking hip hop many times the conversation eventually gets to what was the best era to enjoy rap music. Some say the early 2000s, some say the early or late 90s, and some even say Hip Hop has never been better than it is now. For the most part, if you’ve somehow been able to enjoy all eras, from being there or doing your homework, the majority rules that in its purest form, the 90s was the golden era, where competition was at its peak. Artist all tried to bring their own flavor to the pot, unlike today where it all pretty much sounds the same. One album that released that year was the debut of one of hip hop’s greatest story tellers Jeru The Damaja and his album “The sun rises in the east”. Also regarded as a top hip hop album of all time. For Jeru to release in a juggernaut of an era, and the power punch 94 was for that decade, and his album still be placed among the best, is high marks for the Brooklyn bred MC. But, other than research to find out how good Jeru was, he and his album is almost never mentioned on mainstream platforms for its content. For starters the entire album was produced by the legend DJ Premier in his prime, at the same time sharing beats with Nas on the classic Illmatic. Jeru has been around, and Jeru was one of the best to do it, when hip hop was at its most competitive. Yet when you hear tales of the best not just story tellers, but rappers of his generation, Jeru the damaja is seldom mentioned. Why is that? Why They Don’t Mention Jeru The Damaja? Stunted Growth Music
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[@stuntedgrowthmusic]

One of Hip Hop's best story tellers that they never mention. Jeru has been around and been one of the best in the competitive 90s, but things changed and maybe the change didn't fit his style.

[@manystylesrecords]

BRO CAN WE GET THE STUNTED GROWTH I SENT A SUPER CHAT FOR WHY METHOD MAN AND REDMAN DIDNT GET AS BIG AS OUTKAST OR EVEN MENTIONED???

[@bwalls7980]

Request. Rocko from atl

[@chaseiphone6552]

YOU HAVE NEVER DONE A VIDEO ON THE RAPPER “ YOUNG GREATNESS “ FROM LOUISIANA.. 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@Omni95]

Request: 90s Rapper "Paris" from Cali

[@langstonanderson6558]

Can you do the Beatnuts next?

[@lincolnhamilton7043]

As soon as I got the notification, I clicked on this so fast. Jeru was definitely one of the most slept on MCs of the 90s.

[@jeanemlicar]

He’s dope and I still got his first and second album but to be honest,he was going against some of the greats back then such as Nas,Wu-Tang Clan,OutKast,Tupac,Biggie,Big L,Brand Nubian,De La Soul,the Pharcyde,Craig Mack,Nine,A tribe called Quest,The Roots,Black Moon,Smif N Wesson,The Boot Camp Clik,Das Efx,Cypress Hill,The Fugees,Redman,Def Squad,The Lost Boyz,Busta Rhymes,Naughty by Nature.Etc.

[@DiceB]

One of the greatest in the 90’s

[@jeanemlicar]

Indeed.@@DiceB

[@santoniobrown8562]

Big ole facts 💯! Dude was a monster too

[@mikegillins4992]

I remember buying jeru debut album always digg his style thou guru was more dope to me

[@steve_santiago]

Last I knew, Jeru was living in Europe where they LOVE hip hop, specifically 90s Boom bap. He is still performing and promoting other 90s hip hop artists who tour over there often and do really well

[@blancomsk]

correct, he's been chillin in Germany for a few years now :D

[@user-xl6pn6xy9r]

True! In the 🇬🇧 we stay true to the 90s old school.

[@Mr_Big_Lou]

Jeru is a MAN with integrity who never sold his soul for money & fame. He was for his people and had dope lyrics and flows with substance. It’s a shame he doesn’t get mentioned in the same breath as other 90’s greats, but his lyrical content puts him in a class of his own to those who can comprehend it.

[@x4president1]

94 was really Dj. Premier's year from Hard to Earn to Illmatic to Ready to Die to Sun Rises in the East. Legend

[@juniorjames7076]

Honestly my favorite consistent producer, hands down! Gang Starr and Group Home were my favorite groups by the end of the '90s since by then Tribe, Black Sheep and The Fugees had broken up and De La had disappeared for a while.

[@avalancherok574]

Foreal..and those 3 albums dropped in almost the same month. Special times.

[@YaredYahu1212]

Jeru the Damaja's song "Playing Ya'self" is one of the greatest songs ever penned. I loved that song as a kid not even knowing the powerful message for young men and women. Much love to Jeru. Shalom

[@deandremoye3979]

I got his name for my middle name damaja im amazed fr

[@twin78]

The video was dope too! S/O to Nick Quested!

[@juniorjames7076]

Bad Boy ushered in the death of Hip Hop as far as I'm concerned. IMO, Hip Hop has been dead since the Black Eyed Peas got rid of the Black girl for Fergie. That was the "nail" on the coffin for me!!

[@elvinsolano6177]

He was way ahead of his time.

[@BigRealTv410]

🗣📢Come Clean🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥Too

[@Swooshman_3]

His verse in “The Return of The Crooklyn Dodgers” was special. He was lyrically lethal & criminally under appreciated. Thanks 4 this 🤝🏽

[@luciousthomas6141]

Subliminal Hypnotism and Colonialism leaves most ni66as dead or in prison!

[@shenglongisback4688]

One of my fav. Listen for yah mind I got the right nutriention. We keeps it hard like fat asses and cases of heniken. Here is Brooklyn...etc then near the end of verse. I melt emcees with mental telephapy .. that line.

[@ri067953]

Chips that power nuclear bombs now power my Sega. All 3 verses are high powered but Jeru definitely has the illest verse on that song.

[@shenglongisback4688]

@@ri067953 yeah man the Sega line another heater

[@meekmozart5216]

He annihilated that verse 🗣️🔥💪🏾💯

[@gregholmes6083]

It's "Cant Stop The Prophet" and "Come Clean" for me, that solidified Jeru's skill. Him and Preemo? Instant classic.

[@spacepunk_nappy]

I took my (then) 10 yr old son to an old school Hip Hop concert in Prospect Park one summer...Jeru performed that year and as we were leaving,he ran up to Jeru, startling him, and told him how much he enjoyed it...I apologized and explained it was his first time hearing about him and loved his set...Jeru was SO kind to him and thanked me for bringing him...My son is 27 now and still a big fan...

[@Eshaper]

Two incredible albums if I may say. It has all the ingredients that I appreciate in it’s entirety.

[@reek1175]

To me, hip hop’s golden era was from 1985-1995 or 96. If hip hop shut down in 96, I’d still have most of the beloved music ever

[@floydjones1219]

96 greatest year ever 💯

[@suave_d]

​ not even close. 88 will never be topped by any other year.

[@CainaanDC]

his first two albums were certified classics in my opinion

[@diehardnygiantsfan6569]

Wrath of the Math was spectacular! I got to get into him more and I also enjoyed Heroz4hire (Seinfeld and 99.9% were bangers)

[@semird615]

“When the Damaja attacks, MCs stop rhyming and the start smoking crack” 🤣☠️😂

[@suave_d]

Yo, I was standing in line at the grocery store not long ago while listening to this video -- and when he said that, I busted out laughing and people were looking at me. Lol That was hilarious.

[@TYBO-xl1xz]

The80’s to around 1997 was the best era of Hip Hop to me.

[@anthonymcmillan8273]

💯% AGREED 👍!!

[@Rakeemgrant]

Facts

[@Streetsweeper0]

87-97 Golden Years of HipHop 💯

[@bricktobuildings1145]

The year that WuTang was moved from the driver seat was 97

[@jus3278]

Stretch it to 98 or 99

[@twin78]

One of the rawest MC in the mid-90s. With Preemo beats, he never went wrong. Anti-flossing, no "Big Willie" style, unlike many other well known MCs in the 1990s. Pure hip hop. I would've loved to hear him and KRS-One on a track together back in the day!

[@mikegillins4992]

Would of been great collaboration

[@dannydamnmendez]

They were both on the posse cut "1,2 Pass It" off of The D&D Project, Jeru was actually freestyling over a beat from that compilation ("Look Alive" by Big C)

[@Rakeemgrant]

He and the Gza are Chess opponents? Imagine those 2 on a track

[@JGLCSW]

​@@dannydamnmendezabout to mention that track. And it was produced by... Primo!

[@Dayosonic]

Plus his age

[@bighou2359]

Come Clean still the greatest beat in hip hop history.

[@marvin7533]

Highly underrated. He's in my top 10. Jeru is still dropping dope singles.

[@acknickulus]

I was just about to write that he’s in my top ten when I seen your comment.

[@leethurgood9602]

Absolute banger first album, second is amazing too. Seen Jeru live 3 or 4 times and always incredible. Jungle Music first verse is one of the best verses ever.

[@jamesgibson3716]

Love love love this cat!!! The Sun rises in the East is without question a certified classic....

[@CelltheGREAT]

Big facts.

[@terrancewoods3463]

Come Clean is one of my favorite Hip Hop tracks of all time. That beat was sick!!!!

[@anthonymcmillan8273]

His first 2 albums are CLASSICS!! I also like the song he came out with a few years ago called "Solar flares". Song goes HARD! I never really knew the full story of the song "Kick in the 🚪" came about. Now I know. I wonder if they had a chance to squash the misunderstanding before B.I.G passed? This was a good episode 👍! Keep them coming!

[@saj8]

First album was a classic. The second one, I felt like he was trying to follow the formula of the first album too closely.

[@bricktobuildings1145]

@@saj8 I like that format for him and Redman.

[@dmaster5556]

Hell yeah, mad props for doing this one. Jeru's one of my favorite MCs from that period and the fact that he got not one but TWO albums completely produced by DJ Premier shows how much they held his skill in high esteem.

[@danteprice1874]

Facts i always put jeru and gangstar in tje same playlists

[@jasperbosch4101]

@@danteprice1874 Gang Starr ;)

[@p-double7427]

Mad underrated! The greatest era for me has to be around '88 - '96 - the Golden Age. 1994 was an incredible year.

[@chuckchizzle]

91-95 was a great time to be a teenager. Not just for the music but the Video games too.

[@luciousthomas6141]

💯

[@q.heffner3612]

I do respect Jeru's courage to compete with BIG. It's funny that BIG was all hot about Jeru's diss record but I'd bet he wished Pac had the level of civility that the damaja had. Nothing personal with Jeru, just a skillful challenge. We need more of that today. These rappers are getting hella weak and if someone mentions that the emperor has no clothes, they reach for their sword instead of the pen. Thanks for the vid and keep the content going, its remarkable.

[@saj8]

2Pac was all in his feelings when De La released Stakes Is High.

[@bornmajesty2838]

I was just listening to "Come clean", that stays in rotation. "The sun rises in the East" is definitely a slept on classic. I put it up there with all the other great albums of that time.

[@damonburnie7870]

ain't the devil happy one of the hardest truest tracks ever made

[@adg_87]

Absolute Facts!!!!🔥🔥🔥

[@Smerzone]

Yes!!

[@muddypalmsera]

All of these reasons are spot on! If you're too young to grasp what this video is explaining listen to the song "Mass Appeal" by Gang Starr", it captured the content war of that era.

[@BadTV1993]

& what they do by the ROOTS

[@nickster1059]

My favoritisme mass appeal

[@trueOGseries]

When I came back to Baltimore, I already had a flag planted in Brooklyn so I stayed buying alot of records and mixtapes bringing em back to my city. I literally remember the night I was in Brooklyn and stopped at BeatStreet Records. I bought a evil dee and Tony Touch mixtape and my homeboy gave me 2 white label records. Didn't know who it was. When I got to Baltimore, I hooked up my dj equipment. The first joint was Blackmoon How Many Mc's. I was already vibing off that so I decided to play the other one. It was Come Clean. When I tell you I damn near broke that record cause I played that shit over and over till I got sleepy. I had never heard anything like it. I listened to the lyrics and was blown. From then on, I was a Jeru fan for life

[@victorjordanjr1109]

i still love his first album

[@jamesgibson3716]

An absolute classic!!!

[@TaylorMane89]

Absolutely

[@shauncameron8390]

An impressive debut.

[@JayDaReactor]

That first album was one of the reasons why I started rapping. Just pure lyricism at its finest

[@shauncameron8390]

I was never a fan of conscious rap back in the day, but Jeru The Damaja and Dead Prez were my favorites.

[@ri067953]

I remember when Jerus first album came out. I was in high school on the West Coast I had my little Honda civic with some sounds in the trunk. People at school would clown me for bumping it instead of Dre or Snoop.

[@adg_87]

Oh wow. They had no idea.

[@Earljoines]

One of the Best Storytellers in Hip Hop right up their With the Legends Ice Cube , Ice T , Eazy E , KRS One , Kool G Rap , Nas , Snoop , Biggie , .R.I.P Gangstarr ,R.I.P . 2Pac of the 90s era . Jeru has a art of storytelling that really draws you in like your really in a movie or live in real time as story unfolds as he's talking .His Album , The Sun rises in the East and the Wrath of Math are his Master Class Albums . His Best songs , Aint the Devil Happy , The Prophet Saga 1.2.3 , Scientifical Madness , Da Bitches , One Day , Invasion and the Runaway Slave these are classic songs in one of the best competitive era's of Hip in Hop that doesnt exist anymore the 90s was truly the Battle Arena Era you had to be the Best or get devoured by the Streets Lyrically or even Literally . Jeru was like a samurai in streets of Hip Hop Like most Top artists at the time and this man deserves , Respect and he deserves his Flowers now Salute to Jeru The Damaja one of the Best to ever do it .

[@tumishomogano1574]

Truth 🔥🔥🔥🤙❤️‍🔥

[@cedricnicholson7446]

Come clean is one of the dopest hip hop joints ever produced. Hip hop has always been flashy. Jeru just wanted balance.

[@jirrellj]

Jeru is hip hop in its purest form. It’s a shame he never got the respect he deserves.

[@TheDumontShow]

StuntedGrowthMusic, this is possibly the most important piece of content you ever did. This had to be told for many outside our era can understand how hip hop changed. This wasn't only a Stunted Growth for Jeru but he was also a causality to the change in shift that hip hop went through. His career died with that shift. Jeru was never gonna strive in the late 90s and early 2000s. This is why I say that Nas is the only man to ever blend conscious hip hop with street sensibility and commercial ability. Nas could have easily been Jeru if he didn't go that route he did with It Was Written

[@lincolnhamilton7043]

Now I’m about to go back and listen to both his first and second albums, both classics.

[@blacksuede]

Depending on how old you are his presence in HipHop and his arrival was so crucial at the time

[@DJMarkflexx81]

I was just mixing records from the 90,s and I was stuck on Jeru’s ‘Me Or The Paper’ . The work he did with DJ Premier is legendary . He’s still touring overseas and doesn’t have to make any new music .

[@LEXRAPS]

He was criminally underrated. He was 🔥🔥🔥. Some people said his flow was too old sounding. His records were dope to me! Still listen to his music to this day

[@JimNastics369]

This shit made me sad... I remember that shift in Hip Hop, it was the start of the ending for me. There was still some great music after that, but '94? That was my favorite shit!

[@russelladams7134]

Jeru moved to Germany and he is doing his own thing there. Great lyricist.

[@indigoGoddess7]

He deserves so much more respect, but this new school generation won't appreciate him and or the others that paved the way for them. This new generation is full of microwave people and microwave talent. Jeru will always been respected by us individuals who truly love and appreciate *real Hip Hop*

[@d.c.4lifeking602]

Much respect to Jeru a very dope emcee,but is their really something called real hip hop.Whats real hip hop?

[@onlyrog5]

Hard for people to appreciate rappers they don't know about.

[@Res0313]

Thanks so much for doing this video on jeru. One of my favorite MCs and very underrated MC. If you listen to the lyrics on" Ya playing yourself", he was ahead of his time. The classic line he said was "never new hustlers confessed in stereo"

[@hamiltonjohns572]

Juvenile would be an interesting Stunted Growth. He put Cash Money on the map in ‘98

[@markmercado89]

No doubt!!! He better than wayne back then & now!!!! His growth stunted cuz he ain't wanna kiss birdman in the lips.

[@aaronneville5650]

@@markmercado89 he's not better than wayne n never was . And om from new orleans

[@lesm3870]

One of the most accurate Stunteds yet. Jeru was cold as hell. Similar to black moon

[@goldenappleproductions2947]

Remember meeting Ru outside of Franklin K Lane High School in ENY BK shortly after Wrath of the Math came out. The God was crazy cool. Them 1st 2 Jeru records are incredible!

[@misterelom]

Those first 2 Jeru albums were incredible.

[@nastynaz3376]

Big Pun, Canibus, DMX, was the best era ever, and Canibus is still dropping crazy lyrical albums

[@brianharris9949]

Been there since the beginning. 94 was a special year. Tired of the debate over which era was better. Those that know, know…

[@stuntedgrowthmusic]

Facts. Ready to die over Illmatic though

[@brianharris9949]

@@stuntedgrowthmusic That's tough but I'm leaning Illmatic.

[@laemotica8405]

Jeru burned every bridge he came across. He was extremely disliked in the industry. No one wanted to work with him by the 3rd album.

[@shauncameron8390]

He even had a falling out with Premo. He just did not sound the same rapping on his own beats.

[@floydjones1219]

Facts

[@davesylvindeckerii4528]

I thought Jeru only burned the bridge wit Gangstarr

[@quas3728]

"The Sun Rises In The East" is the best primo produced album. It's great as illmatic!

[@ChamP10nk1ng]

Jeru's lyrics & style went over people's head with a low IQ. Plus rap was becoming super commercial by the time he dropped his 2nd album.

[@suave_d]

I agree with this.

[@danteprice1874]

I always wondered why i never listened to the rappers ppl fw lol

[@Mr1and14orth]

I appreciate you did this 🙌🏾👍🏾

[@anatorres-ym8ke]

Once i listened to Jeru 1st two albums and Group home - Livin Proof...i was a Premo fan forever

[@albertabdul-barrwang3494]

Most underrated MC in history word. Intelligent and witty... too smart for most headz out there.

[@RussellMills1877]

Even though he wasn't a huge artist he was nice on the mic and he deserves credit in hip hop for being a lyricist in a era where everyone brought something different to the table in music. And on a side note I have a you tube channel type in Russell Mills May 22, 2017 to find me.

[@dwightlewis1172]

Dope, once again! Love your hoop videos too.

[@johngregory4410]

This is one of your most thorough analysis yet. Thank you .

[@MEEZLEMONSTER]

Back when "Come Clean" ummmm, came out (when I was in 11th grade), I didn't even know Premo produced it. I wasn't purchasing albums back then, just watching "Rap City" & "Yo! MTV Raps" as my primary barometer for what was hot. The song & video were so dope that it didn't matter to me at the time who produced it. Years later when I did buy the album and was deep into my knowledge and fandom of Premo, I appreciated the singles even more and realized some of the album tracks were even better. "Wrath Of The Math" was a cool album too. Jeru is stamped in Hip Hop history, plus he's the only other person back then who had beef with Biggie, Puff & the Fugees like Pac did. So there's that...

[@khalilwashington1276]

He one of the real ones

[@terucks]

I’m just thinking. Wouldn’t Jeru would’ve been perfect fit for the Fugees?

[@retlaw190]

Then They would go from The Fugees to the The Egos😂

[@shauncameron8390]

LOL. They actually went at each other. "No matter who you damage/You still a false prophet." (c) Pras.

[@lajikn9ne945]

They had a lyrical beef...he touched them up on Black Cowboys....." I heard some emcee's wanna bring it but a female is one of their strongest men..."

[@davesylvindeckerii4528]

@@shauncameron8390damn that’s cold 😳

[@ivanpena6774]

Jaru Damaging what Up Shout Out 2 Poland Great Vibes to you an yours

[@spitfire0781]

Your prologues are just as in depth as the whole video!! That’s stunt #1 I love your content fam

[@expertguy101]

I love these real hip hop videos man. Keep it coming

[@hakan3217]

Premier and Jeru, incredible combination

[@princemastaking]

I still have Jeru the Damaga albums The Sun rises in the East & Wrath of the Math. But both were overshadowed by These classic albums from NY.....Nas - Illmatic, Gravediggaz - 6 Feet Deep, Shyheim - The Rugged Child, O.C.- Word Life, Notorious BIG - Ready to Die, Method Man - Tical, Redman - Dare iz a Darkside, Smif n Wesson - Da Shinin, Mobb Deep - The Infamous, Ol' Dirty Bastard - Return to the 36 Chambers The Dirty Version, Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Big L - Lifestyles ov da Poor & Dangerous, Fat Joe - Jealous Ones Envy, Naughty by Nature - Poverty's Paradise, Onyx - All We Got iz Us, LL Cool J - Mr Smith, KRS One self titled album, GZA - Liquid Swords, Kool G Rap - 456, Fugees - The Score, Busta Rhymes - The Coming, Shyheim - The Lost Generation, Lost Boyz - Legal Drug Money, Nas - It Was Written, Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt, A Tribe Called Quest - Beats Rhymes and Life, Heltah Skeltah - Nocturnal, Mobb Deep - Hell on Earth, Ghostface Killah - Ironman, Redman - Muddy Waters, De La Soul - Stakes is High.

[@dynamic9016]

Thanks much for this video.

[@jasonmunford1805]

You did your thing on this one my boy! Good job

[@briantomcollins]

I waa lucky enough to come of age in the 90's. I was 14 in 95'. I gotta consider that the golden age. So many classics, and all had a different sound.

[@Son1UPTu]

Rappers had something to say back then, now not so much, there is a sprinkle here and there now-a-days

[@charlesstokes1967]

His Style was Bitten soooo much that he became nonexistent

[@markmercado89]

Who bit his style? I believe u btw,just wanna know who.

[@aaronneville5650]

Who bit his style??? Man u old dudes be saying any an everything

[@charlesstokes1967]

@@aaronneville5650 I'ma take the high road on your comment bro and I'ma clarify my comment. Maybe using the term "bite" is too strong because it gives a negative connotation to what I meant. Biggie was such a lyrical phenomenon that changed the taste of buds of a significant portion heads who enjoyed New York style conscience hip hop. Biggie incorporated various elements (cadence, tone, story structure, word play, vocabulary intellect, etc.) of Jeru and similar artist, and took their audience away from them. Biggie reduced the size of the audience for an entire genre (accept for Wu) and brought them in the flashy/rugged/gangster new York style hip hop. Jeru's style used to run hip hop, them Biggie took his audience, Jay z then built off of it( using Biggie lyrics), then they went down south.

[@aaronneville5650]

Again no one bit his style he was corny

[@charlesstokes1967]

@@aaronneville5650every rapper is corny to someone and we all have opinions...Peace

[@AD3Basketball]

This is great! Talking about Jeru, I have his first 4 albums, all 🔥. I’m from the 90s, so this video hits perfect!

[@diannalipscomb1777]

Why is Vicious comments turned off? I'm going to leave them here. Vicious came to Lynchburg VA and performed. I enjoyed it very much!!!

[@ivanpena6774]

UnderGround Doesn't Need Glamur An Glitz Facts 1000%🎤✅️

[@rogermoore27]

Jeru stands alone. His voice is amazing and his music is proper hiphop

[@mayhemcbs]

Subscribed !Keep up the exceptional work

[@reefk8876]

“There’s a hole in the ozone layer, I’m rippin vampires, you think I give a Fck who’s the biggest player?” Jeru

[@MinistryB4Industry]

Scientifical Madness

[@vaughnalexander32]

Jeru in the 1990's: "Chips from nuclear bombs Power my sega!" BARS

[@stuntedgrowthmusic]

bars.

[@juniorjames7076]

Bad Boy ushered in the death of Hip Hop as far as I'm concerned. IMO, Hip Hop has been dead since the Black Eyed Peas got rid of the Black girl for Fergie. That was the "nail" on the coffin for me!! True Hip Hop has been dead since 2005.

[@vaughnalexander32]

@@juniorjames7076 hip hop aint die.. its 2 generations in.. it just evolved. Game different now. No more CD's or mp3s. Streams and tiktok determine your success rn..

[@jay1prauve1998]

Jeru is one of my favorite MCs ever! He deserves more credit for his contributions to hip hop.

[@bobbybleak9544]

I really wish you would have said something about the Prophet Series... Those 4 songs are like a Hip-hop graphic novel!!! Some of the best storytelling in Hip-hop History.... Respect for highlighting the Damaja!!!!!

[@djjamil3033]

no debate the golden era late 80s to mid 90s is the GOAT era..

[@Jac735]

Reel talk after all thus rap became about 💰 🤑 💸 💲 🪙 💶 and fashion it became worse and people ego became worse

[@suave_d]

Agreed. When mentioning the "Golden Era," you have to start with at least a portion of the 80s. In my opinion, if 1988 is not included in one's "golden era," I go deaf, and I won't even talk to you.

[@rogermoore27]

His content was intelligent too. I felt that he struck a scholastic quality

[@cassisbrook]

You can't stop the prophet! 🎶♥️

[@rooseveltware8651]

ANOTHER LEGEND MC IN OLD SCHOOL HIP HOP THAT'S IN A CLASS OF HIS OWN LIKE MANY OTHER'S BEFORE HIM AS WELL ARE FORGOTTEN BUT WE ALL KNOW THE ONE'S ✌️💯🇺🇲

[@dimviesel]

“One day” was a puffy/biggie diss. He referred to b.I.g. As ‘HipHop’ but we all knew what he was talking about. Cmon now😏

[@ahmedkarim6927]

99.9% is easily one of the hardest tracks of all time. Jeru was way too real for the industry.

[@t2p]

Not your average, scientifical madness, ain’t the devil happy ..just some of his amazing tracks….and to top it off one of the best live performers in hip hop …Jerus live energy is something else .. all the true heads respect Jeru

[@viktortrubaiev]

Great video. He deserves a lot more respect and attention to his music. Could please do Bone Thugs-n-Harmony next. Their growth wasn't stunted but they didn't reach their full potential. Here's why: 1. Their style was fresh but they only started with EP. E1999. Eternal was ready in August, 94 but wasn't out till July, 95 which was a big marketing mistake cause the rap was flooded by artists with similar styles(both biters and non-biters) 2. Their double-album 'The Art of War' contained few singles and music videos. It was a bad idea to give a song 'Batman and Robin' soundtrack cause the film appeared to be trash. Meanwhile, Bizzy would sabotage videos and concert tours. You can also mention his feud with Tomica. 3. Flesh-n-Bone was imprisoned in 2000. 4. More problems with Bizzy in 2002-03 resulting in a weak group album. 5. Rather weak solo careers. Bizzy cut some songs in his debut solo album because of sample clearance issues. His second album had little promotion and only one music video. Krayzie's first two solos weren't too strong commercially. Krayzie also caught Dr.Dre's 'Detox syndrome' and not used the momentum given by the Grammy-winning duo with Chamillionaire. 'Chasing the Devil' coulda caused more impact having been released back in 07-08

[@blackdragon6]

I don't think they fully count. They made it to the top. The problem was everything else. Example: Industry change killing Bone's Infrastructure metaphorically speaking, Tomica Wright, issues with Bizzy etc. But despite that Bone Thugs-N-Harmony constantly had hits after the 90s. For example that T.W.O album still went gold. The Art of War was quadruple platinum, i do agree that AoW should have had more music videos. Bone's situation is very unique, and multifaceted. But I don't think their growth was so much as stunted as it was.... hobbled.

[@olddboodaa4395]

I remember getting his album and rocked it days on in with other LPs of those days. Most definitely a part of my music rotation.

[@brianrahimi5299]

Jeru The Damaj, still left us with Perfection. Now, please let's talk my favorite M.C.: Black 🌝 and/or anybody from BCC. their bodies of work we're spectacular. Come fellos and ladies stop hating 90 hip hop era rules.🍾🍾🍾🙏🙏🤝👍👍

[@stevenjones8813]

One of the illest 🔥🔥🔥Definitely my favorite

[@aljoy9601]

Met Jeru way back in Toronto Canada at da mall, one of the best lyrical assassins!

[@terrenceliburd8655]

I think his lyrical skill level dropped, and the powers that be didn't want his message getting out. Very powerful message. P.E. also in 94 would slowly fade. Muse sick in our mess age would be their last charting album. But in their case P. E. was internationally known worldwide.

[@BaneTrogdor]

90's Greatest era in HIP HOP, greatest era in NBA! My two obsessions growing up.

[@ogtripplog]

Sun Rises In Da East & Wrath Of Da Math.....🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 been listenin since '94

[@chuck6033]

Showbiz and AG too. Craig Mack. Das FX. Leaders of the New School. Funkdoobiest. Cypress Hill. Grand Puba. Wu. 1992 - 1995 are the greatest years.

[@merrelldavis9509]

Me or the papers was one of my favorites from Jeru, great messages and insight in this real reality mc

[@danteprice1874]

Thats my fav too

[@seanholmes8290]

I was a punk rocker in the 90s but loved Jeru.