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Jeru the Damaja
Davis performing at the Out4Fame-Festival 2016 in Hünxe
Background information
Birth name
Kendrick Jeru Davis
Also known as
D. Original
Dirty Rotten Scoundrel
Born
(1972-02-14) February 14, 1972 (age 52) Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Genres
East Coast hip hop
hardcore hip hop
Occupations
Rapper
record producer
Years active
1991–present
Labels
Payday
FFRR
PolyGram
Know Savage
Ashenafi
Formerly of
Crooklyn Dodgers
Gang Starr Foundation
Musical artist
Kendrick Jeru Davis (born February 14, 1972), known as Jeru the Damaja (/'jeiru: ðə ˈdæmɪʤə JAY-roo thuh DAM-ih-juh), is an American rapper and record producer.[1] 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 by the editors of About.com.[2] He has worked extensively with Guru and DJ Premier of Gang Starr, whom he has known since he was in high school.
^Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 171. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
^"The Greatest Hip-Hop Albums of all Time - Top 100 Rap/Hip-Hop Albums". Rap.about.com. July 17, 2013. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
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