Volume 1 - Jeru the Damaja - You Can't Stop the Prophet

Volume 1: Jeru The Damaja - You Can't Stop The Prophet
Download: http://www.zshare.net/audio/15558921430dfe11/
IGN Thread: http://boards.ign.com/teh_vestibule/b5296/167517969/p1/?0

DISCLAIMER: This blog is not for you to come in and talk about how much you hate rap. It is my sincere hope that some of these tracks I've written about will cause you to change your mind, or even prove that hip-hop is not mindless. It is, rather, a beautiful, expressive artform. And that's what these threads are here to prove.
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Background: Jeru the Damaja


Jeru is a fairly underground rapper from NY. Hasn't had much mainstream success, but is a talented lyricist and MC, one of those who speaks on important issues. He also is good friends with the legendary DJ Premier, who he's known since High school, interestingly enough. Primo handled the production on his heralded classic The Sun Rises in The East (1994), one of my favorite albums of all time. This is the only album of his I've heard, and the only one that's gained classic status amongst hip-hop fans.
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The Track: You Can't Stop the Prophet, off of his album "The Sun Rises in the East"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4-xCI2sk2Y

Also check out: My Mind Spray, Come Clean


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Lyrics: http://www.lyricsdepot.com/jeru-the-damaja/cant-stop-the-prophet.html

Snippet: [who are you?]
The black prophet
One day I got struck by knowledge of self
They gave me super scientifical powers
Now I, run through the ghetto
Battling my arch nemesis Mr. Ignorance
He's been trying to take me out since the days of my youth

This is the intro to the track, explaining the concept, basically. Jeru is known as "The Prophet", a superhero of sorts, battling his four enemies, Ignorance, Deceit, Despair, Animosity, Hatred, Jealousy and Envy. I find this to be a very good storytelling track, which also exemplifies Jeru's style as a more...distinctive, unique rapper, of sorts. I won't spoil the story, but this theme of battling his adjectival enemies continues on his next few albums.

Enjoy, be back tomorrow