TRACKLISTING

01. Intro (Life)
02. D. Original
03. Brooklyn Took It
04. Perverted Monks in Tha House (Skit)
05. Da Mental Stamina
06. Bichez
07. You Can’t Stop the Prophet
08. Perverted Monks in Tha House (Theme)
09. Ain’t the Devil Happy
10. My Mind Spray
11. Come Clean
12. Jungle Music
13. Statik

The Sun Rises in the East is the debut album of American hip hop rapper Jeru the Damaja, released May 24, 1994 on PayDay Records. Production on the album was handled by legendary hip hop producer DJ Premier. The album features fellow Gang Starr Foundation member Afu-Ra. An interesting sidenote, the album cover depicts the World Trade Center on fire only one year after the 1993 bombing of the North Tower. The Sun Rises in the East was well-received by most music critics upon its release. It is considerably significant in hip hop, as it contributed to the revival of the East Coast hip hop scene, along with albums such as Wu-Tang Clan’s Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993), Nas’s Illmatic (1994) and Black Moon’s Enta Da Stage (1993). The album has been considered by critics to be Jeru the Damaja’s best work.

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