The Sun Rises in the East

Sometimes I really wish I could properly get into hip-hop. I'm sure there's a whole depth and layer of nuance that I'm missing. However, this also gets filed under "kinda funky I guess"

My precoceived idea was that this would suck. But apparently I'm becoming indoctrinated into the east-coast rap scene of the 80s and 90s.

I really enjoyed this record. Just the right mix of social consciousness and hardcore with some excellent grooves. I had a hard time with "Bitch," though.

Weird to get this and Wu-Tang one after another.

Pretty surprised by this one. Great beats and a good MC. Not as good as Wu-Tang but definitely in that vibe.

Still it’s 90s hip hop so expect some homophobia and misogyny that hasn’t aged well - less than the West Coast rappers, but still there.

Not bad

I'm not a fan of rap, but as far as rap goes, this wasn't terrible. 2/5

I saw Jeru a few times in the early 00s so have a bit of a soft spot for him. This still stands up, especially with the DJ Premier production, although not a huge fan of J's overtly pseudo-intellectual lyricism (despite the flawless flow)

Some dope boom bap beats on here. The lyrics didn’t age well on some songs, namely the bichez, and the use of the other f word, which I know was pretty prevalent in hip hop at the time, but still doesn’t excuse it. It’s hard to give this album more than a three. His rhymes are solid, but this album was released the same year as Illmatic and Ready to Die. Biggie and Nas pushed hip hop forward lyrically with those albums. So while Jeru has some solid raps and good flow he kind of gets left in the dust by his peers.

Really good example of rap done well.

Jeru has great sound and mic style. I will ceetainly listen to this again. there are some great tunes on this.

Favourite song: Jungle music and Statik are great tunes.
Least favourite:
Album artwork: This wont be going on my wall at home

Pätevää riimittelyä, mut vieläkään ei ihan tää ysäri-geimi aukene.

Umiddelbart var det fint nok at høre der var en sang som er blevet samplet / genbrugt af The Prodigy på Diesel Power, hvilket var lidt en overraskelse

HL: “Ain’t the Devil Happy”, “Come Clean”, “Jungle Music”

Rounding up to a 3 today.

He’s not a misogynist, he says so multiple times

I started off not liking this one much. But by the end I found myself nodding along with the beats a little. I probably wouldn't choose to listen to this one again. But I never wanted to turn it off so it must be okay.

Stupid

I don’t Like Hip-Hop

Drei Halleluja für die Skip Taste! Rap, HipHop & Acid auf einem Werk und das noch mit einer nerviger Stimme und unsinnigen Texten. Ich kannte den Künstler vorher nicht und werde mich an ihn nur erinnern wenn ich die Statistik mit meinen schlechtesten Alben sehe 😕.

Een wat meer relaxte rapper, op zich toen al wat gedateerd. Maar toch prettig. Muzikaal iets minder relaxed, wat voor een fijne combi zorgt.

Favourite songs: You Can't Stop the Prophet, My Mind Spray, Ain't The Devil Happy, Come Clean - E New Y Radio, Jungle Music, Statik, Mental Stamina

Least favourite songs: Intro (Life), Perverted Monks in Tha House (fuck skits)

4/5

Genius east coast hip hop, from a time most of the scene was looking west. An artist I had never even heard of, but wish I had! Hints of wu tang style, in beats and flow, and i can hear his influence on both Akala and eminem, and many others. Bordering on conscious, but with beats and skits too. Loved it, now off to find out what he did to be expunged from the history books!

Great hip hop album, just dwarfed by some of the other monster albums that came out around the same time

I'd never heard of him, nor the album. It was alright, as far as mid-90s hip-hop go - good beats and raps.