Jeru created and took on the persona of “the Damaja” (because he damages the mic) that is part conscious truth teller and part true to the streets Brooklyn hard rock. Jeru the Damaja then hooked up with DJ Premiere and Guru, collectively known as Gangstarr, shortly after they moved to New York in the late 1980’s. Jeru first introduced his unique hardcore Brooklyn style to Hip Hop audiences on “I’m the Man” a track on Gangstarr’s 1992 Daily Operations album. The East New York native then cemented his place in the Hip Hop world by releasing the 1993 classic single “Come Clean” from his legendary album, The Sun Rises in the East. After a two year hiatus, Jeru then released his album The Wrath of the Math that included the hit singles “Ya Playin Yaself” and “Me or the Papes” and was proclaimed the savior of hip hop due to his honest and straightforward lyrics. In 2000 Jeru released his album Heroz 4 Hire completely autonomously, from the production of the album to the albums release on his own independent label KnowSavage Records. With this release he established himself as a multitalented, multifaceted, artist and business person and even ventured behind the camera by directing the videos for his single “99.9 %” and “El Presidente” a single with DJ Honda. 

Since the release of his last album Heroz 4 Hire, Jeru has been touring extensively throughout the United States, Europe, South America, and Africa. In between tours Jeru has done joint project with the gold selling UK group Groove Armada, DJ Cut Killa, Doudou Masta in France, DJ Honda from Japan now based in New York and recorded with DJ Hazu from Japan. A song Jeru did, “Verses of Doom” with the production of Chad Muska, a professional skateboarder, can be heard on the Tony Hawks Pro Skater 4 released the end of 2002 and is on Chad’s compilation album Muska Beatz. Jeru is presently finishing production on his fourth album that will be released on his new label Ashenafi Records. It will feature production by Jeru, and new producers Ed Dantes and Sabor. The first single will be released in the summer of 2003. His latest release is highly anticipated by the entire hip-hop community and will be the culmination of ten celebrated years in the music business. Jeru believes that this will be his best work put together with fresh new production and will be reminiscent of the early days of hip hop.

Complete Discography 

Albums 
1994 – The Sun Rises in the East (Payday)
1996 – The Wrath of the Math (Payday)
2000 – Heroz 4 Hire (KnowSavage) 
Singles 
1993 – Come Clean (Payday) 
1994 – D. Original (Payday) 1994 – Can’t Stop the Prophet (Payday) 1995 – Ya Playin’ Yaself (Payday) 1996 – Me Or the Papes (Payday) 
2000 – 99.9 Pacent (KnowSavage) 
2001 - It Beez Like That (KnowSavage) 
2001 - Great Solar Stance (KnowSavage) 
Guest Spots 
Gangstarr w/ Little Dap "I'm the Man" Daily Operation (Chrysalis - 1992) 
Gangstarr w/ Lil Dap "Speak Ya Clout" Hard To Earn (Chrysalis - 1994) 
Digable Planets "Grafitti" Blowout Comb (Pendulum Records - 1994) 
D&D All-Stars (Mad Lion, Doug E. Fresh, Krs-One, Fat Joe, Smif N Wessun, & Jeru) "1, 2 Pass It" The D&D Project (Arista - 1995) 
D&D All-Stars "1, 2 Pass It (Remix)" (Arista - 1995) 
Walkin' Large "When I Flow" Riverside Pictures (Groove Attack Productions - 1995) 
Clockers sdtk. w/ Chubb Rock & O.C. "Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers" (MCA - 1995) 
Pump Ya Fist Compilation "The Frustrated Nigga" (Polygram - 1995) 
New Jersey Drive sdtk. vol. 2 "Invasion" (Tommy Boy - 1995) 
Illkid Records Compilation "Come Clean" (Payday/ FFRR - 1995) 
Bounty Killer "Suicide Murder" Reggae Meets Hip-Hop (Massive B. - 1996) 
Bounty Killer "Suicide Murder Hip Hop Mix/" "Reggae Mix" (Massive B. - 1996) 
Bounty Killer "Suicide Or Murder" My Xperience vol. 1 (1996) 
Rae & Christian "Flip the Mic" Northern Sulphuric Soul (Sm:)e Communications - 1998) 
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai w/ Afu Ra "East New York Stamp" (Razor Sharp/ Epic - 2000) 
DJ Honda "El Presidente" (Honda Recordings - 2000) 
Group Home "Real Niggas Don’t Die" (Replay - 2000) 
Wizone "Microphone Memoirs (remix by Kingsize)" Drastic Jungle Project (Insomniac Music - 2000) 
Game Over II w/ Big Dap & Out Loud "Pay Like U Way" (Yosumi Records/ Jcor Entertainment - 2001) 
Groove Armamda “SunToucha”Good Bye Country, Hello Night Club (Zomba Records - 2001) Kut Killa feat. Jeru the Damaja and DouDou Masa “Back to the Roots” (Double H Productions - 2000) DJ Hazu feat. Jeru the Damaja and Nips “Sword Heads” (P-Vine Record - 2002)
Muska Beats Chad Muska feat. Jeru the Damaja “Verses of Doom” (One Two-One Two Records – 2002)

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