It's no mistake that Jeru was such a great influence to underground hip-hop's inception, as he is clearly unconcerned with anything other than his vision of the truth. He goes on to fault Puffy for the kidnapping, and manages to get hip-hop back from Suge Knight after a trip to LA. Matter of fact, scratch my rest, meet me and D&D in a half an hourĪnd bring all your shit with you, 'cause you know what we got to do" I said "hip-hop is in trouble, meet me at my rest on the double I couldn't recognize the clowns because they was all hooded downīut I peeped Foxy Brown sippin' Cristal in the backgroundĪnd smack dab in the middle was hip-hop with a Versace suit on You know what the motive is, it's all about doughĪnd in case you think we bullshitting here's the photo.' 'We have Hip-Hop hostage with guns to his throatĭo the right thing and we might let him goīut if you call the police, that's all she wrote So I go to the door there's a note it says: Screechin' off, so I jump up, scratch my nutsīut when I'm like 'Who's that?' nobody speaks up On the incisive "One Day," he takes names, hurting plenty of feelings over Primo's melancholy violins:īy the sound of my buzzer and a car or a truck This nigga will emancipate himself from the title of niggaĭuring a time when hip-hop was securely into the early stages of East coast gangsta rap, Jeru continued to swim against the current. This nigga is smarter than the nigga of times past You should now bear witness to a new brand of nigga Then send your forces 'cause now we mean business The evil of men run through my bloodstreamĪnd the blood of kings runs through my bloodstream "Systematic destruction of the original man Primo's DWYCK-esque bassline opens the first song, "Frustrated Nigga." Jeru picks off right where he left off on "The Sun…," as a more recent, warped incarnation of KRS' "teacher": With Jeru on the mic, an emcee who's style is tailor made to fit Premier's offbeat production style from this period, this record is wonderfully realized and nearly classic. Premier was at the top of his game, in a year when he laced three tracks for Jigga's classic debut, not to mention the entirety of Group Home's "Living Proof." "Wrath of the Math," though, is just as powerful an example of Premier's greatness as nearly anything else.
One constant remained for his second album, though, with DJ Premier producing the entire thing once again.
For many people, his sophomore effort, "Wrath of the Math," was lost in the shadow of "The Sun Rises in the East." This is understandable, as his first album was groundbreaking and an inspiring twist on hip-hop's formatted expectations.
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** RapReviews "Back to the Lab" series **Īfter Jeru's stunning debut in 1994, he was primed for a big letdown.
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Jeru the Damaja :: Wrath of the Math :: Full Frequency Range Records