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Davis performing at the Out4Fame-Festival 2016 in Hünxe | |
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Born | Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. | February 14, 1972
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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.