| Divine Design | ||||
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| Released | September 23, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2002-2003 | |||
| Genre | Hip Hop | |||
| Label | Ashenafi Records | |||
| Producer | Ed Dantez Sabor | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| RapReviews | [7.5/10] [1] |
Divine Design is the fourth album by hip hop artist Jeru the Damaja. It is produced by Ed Dantez and Luis "Sabor" Tineo as opposed Jeru's earlier albums which were produced by DJ Premier and Jeru himself.
It was not a critical success contrasting with Jeru's first two albums and similar to Heroz4Hire , it did not chart or have any charting singles. It features no guest appearances and Jeru does not try promoting colleagues such as Afu-Ra and Miz Marvel on the album.
| # | Title | Songwriters | Performer (s) |
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| 1 | "Intro" | K.J. Davis | *Interlude* |
| 2 | "Logical" | K.J. Davis | Jeru the Damaja |
| 3 | "True Skillz" | K.J. Davis, L. Tineo | Jeru the Damaja |
| 4 | "Murda 1" | K.J. Davis | Jeru the Damaja |
| 5 | "Baby Rappa" | K.J. Davis | *Interlude* |
| 6 | "Da Game" | K.J. Davis | Jeru the Damaja |
| 7 | "War" | K.J. Davis | Jeru the Damaja |
| 8 | "Praise the Lord" | K.J. Davis, L. Tineo | Jeru the Damaja |
| 9 | "Rasta Powers" | K.J. Davis | Jeru the Damaja |
| 10 | "Zilch the Pimp" | K.J. Davis | *Interlude* |
| 11 | "Queens" | K.J. Davis | Jeru the Damaja |
| 12 | "Dirty" | K.J. Davis | Jeru the Damaja |
| 13 | "Rap Wars" | K.J. Davis, L. Tineo | Jeru the Damaja |
| 14 | "Rize" | K.J. Davis | *Interlude* |
| 15 | "Whatyagonnado" | K.J. Davis | Jeru the Damaja |
| 16 | "Divine Design" | K.J. Davis | Jeru the Damaja |
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"War"
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"Rap Wars"
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"Rasta Powers"
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