Jeru the Damaja

Jeru the Damaja
Jeru the Damaja
	Davis performing at the Out4Fame-Festival 2016 in Hünxe
Background information
Also known as	D. Original; Dirty Rotten Scoundrel;
Born	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;

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.

[LarkinDM-1] Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 171. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.

[About-2] "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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