Jeru the Damaja discography

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Jeru the Damaja discography
Studio albums5
EPs1
Singles19

The discography of Jeru the Damaja , an American hip hop musician, consists of five studio albums, one extended play and nineteen singles. His most successful album to date is his sophomore album Wrath of the Math , which peaked at #35 on the Billboard 200 in 1996. [1] Jeru's only song to date to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 is his debut single "Come Clean", which peaked at #88 in 1993. [1]

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions [1] [2] [3]
US US
R&B
CAN UK
The Sun Rises in the East
  • Release date: May 24, 1994 [4]
  • Label: Payday/FFRR
  • Formats: LP, CD, CS
365
Wrath of the Math
  • Release date: October 15, 1996 [5]
  • Label: Payday/FFRR
  • Formats: LP, CD, CS
3531379
Heroz4Hire
  • Release date: September 7, 1999 [6]
  • Label: Know Savage
  • Formats: LP, CD, CS
Divine Design
  • Release date: September 23, 2003 [7]
  • Label: Ashenafi
  • Formats: LP, CD
Still Rising
  • Release date: October 16, 2007 [8]
  • Label: Ashenafi
  • Format: CD

Extended plays

TitleAlbum details
The Hammer

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions [1] [3] Album
US
Hot 100
US
Rap
US
R&B
US
Dance
UK
1993"Come Clean"8810536The Sun Rises in the East
1994"D. Original"22746
"You Can't Stop the Prophet"454484
1996"Ya Playin' Yaself"2057667Wrath of the Math
"One Day"
"Me or the Papes"781877
1998"Billie Jean (Safe Sex)"Heroz4Hire
"Anotha Victim"
1999"99.9%"
2001"Great Solar Stance"
"Renegade Slave"
2002"Blak Luv"
"Rasta Powers"Divine Design
2003"War"
2004"Rap Wars"

Promotional singles

[10]

YearSingleAlbum
1995"Da Bichez"The Sun Rises in the East
1997"East New York Stalks"Non-album single
"Friend or Foe"Non-album single
2001"It Beez Like Dat"Non-album single
2004"Don't Get It Twisted"Non-album single
YearSingleAlbum
1998Flip The Mic Northern Sulphuric Soul
2000El Presidente DJ Honda III
2003Verses of Doom Muskabeatz
2020Real Hip-Hop It's Bigger Than Music

Music videos

[11]

YearSongDirector
1993"Come Clean"Dave Perez-Shadi
1994"D. Original" Lionel C. Martin
"You Can't Stop the Prophet"Adisa
1996"Ya Playin' Yaself"Nick Quested
1997"Me or the Papes" Marc Klasfeld

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