The Sun Rises in the East

Solid, preferred some other hip-hop albums on here but rounding up as 3* seemed very stingy for something that I enjoyed! :)

"I'm not a misogynist."

Like hell you are. You just made an entire song called 'Da Bichez' for God's sake. I mean Jesus Christ no other subculture cranks out as many misogynists as rap/hip hop.

'Even though I'm righteous / Rotten's what you're yellin' / But I'm not chain-snatchin' / Or drug-sellin'.' Jeru's debut is, in every way, just as innovative and imaginative as Nas's, tho it lacks the seismic quality of that greatest of all hip-hop albums. What I venerate most about this record is the aspect of an east-coast cacophony: Gang Starr, Organized Konfusion, Boot Camp Clik, Nas, Wu-Tang, Mobb Deep, Kool G, Chuck D, De La, Jungle Bros. It is, in other words, NYC hip-hop incarnate. And yet, Jeru is sui generis: a flow that's funky and disjointed, a voice that's sonorous and pastoral, and lyrics that are memorably righteous. 'Your nine spay, my mind spray.' +, Preemo proves that he's the east-coast Dr. Dre: at times, he out-funks the G-funk.

I had not heard of this, but I really liked it.

There are some really strong tracks here, but I have to imagine this album would have hit a lot harder if it hadn't come out a year after Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). Still, no shame in not being quite as good as one of the best albums of the 1990s.

Decent 90s hip hop.

Boom bap? More like boom crap.

No

strong flow, less clunky than the roots, but doesn't feel distinctive

There were a couple of tracks I quite liked but for the most part nothing overly memorable on this one.

Top Track - Come Clean - E New Y Radio

The Sun Rises In The East is a pretty enjoyable album. I've never really heard of this album or this rapper but if i hadn't had the info this site and Wikipedia gave me, i probably would have thought this album came out in the late 80s because it has all the vibes of a late 80s hip-hop album. There were definitely some pretty fun bits of this album and some boring ones but those were pretty few and far between. This album still had quite a lot of the cheesiness i enjoy from these sorts of albums. I was also pretty surprised about the length of this album being only around 40 minutes when i would typically expect hip-hop albums to be an hour. I'm not sure i can justify giving this album any higher than 3 stars but i still like it.
Best Song: Da Bichez
Worst Song: Ain't The Devil Happy

I like what it did to East coast hiphop, but I can’t enjoy it as much as most of the albums that came after it. Low 3

Interesting/cool samples, particularly the dissonant piano chords on D. Original. And, wow, that's some smooth jazz to rap about Da Bichez. But a lot of the songs got dull after a while, even when the samples they were based on were cool (e.g., Brooklyn Took It, My Mind Spray, Come Clean). I'll go with the 3 because there was nothing I disliked, but I probably wouldn't revisit. Favorite tracks: D. Original, Ain't the Devil Happy, Jungle Music.

This really hasn't aged well. The production is great, the number of skits is manageable, and the flow is fine. Nothing really stands out as interesting though.

I've given up trying to listen to the words of hip hop albums. I mean who gives a fuck what they think anyway.
And I can't take anyone calling themselves 'The Damaja' seriously. It's like at school when the kid-with-no-mates tries to give themself a "cool" nickname. Mate, you're still a cock.

This has some foot tapping beats (Come Clean is great). But some stuff gets repetitive.
I've heard worse though.

2½

It's OK, but didn't hold my interest enough to keep listening.

Idk how to judge hip hop albums. This one was a bit sexist and dated at times. 2*

No, just no

4/5

- Boom Bap!
- Catchy loops and samples
- Lyrical chops fading between conscious and "gangsta" states of mind
- Young kids making art and trying to be Big Dawgs. They take it seriously.
- While it may be a forgettable record, it remains an enjoyable listen.

Almost made it through a rap album in the 90's without using faggot. Almost. I assume this was the thinking man's rap? He calls women bitches but only the "bad ones". Ugh. I've been getting a lot of early 90's rap and it's a little exhausting. Beats are fine. Got a bit jazzy. That's about it.