Back چيرو ثى داماچا ARZ Jeru the Damaja Danish Jeru the Damaja German Jeru The Damaja Spanish Jeru the Damaja French Jeru the Damaja Galician ג'רו דה דמג'ה HE Jeru the Damaja Italian Jeru the Damaja Polish Jeru the Damaja Portuguese
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| Born | February 14, 1972 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
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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.