Jeru the Damaja

Speaking out against what he saw as a decline in rap during the mid-'90s, Jeru The Damaja came to the fore as a self-proclaimed prophet and the savior of hip-hop, much as Krs-one had done almost ten years before. Jeru first appeared as a guest on Gang Starr's Daily Operation album, and his own deal with Payday/ffrr appeared soon after, resulting in 1994's The Sun Rises In The East. Though he made few friends in the rap world -- given his outspoken criticism of such popular figures as The Fugees and Sean "puffy" Combs -- he proved a vital force in the emergence of the new rap consciousness of the late '90s.



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