The Sun Rises In The East
by Jeru The Damaja

The Sun Rises In The East by Jeru The Damaja
Year: 1994
Release date: 1994-05-24
Overall rank: 5,895th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 76 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1994 (115th)
Award Top albums of of the 1990s (951st)
Award Best albums of all time (5,895th)

Listen on Spotify SPOTIFY
Product Details
Availability

eBay
eBay
Jeru the Damaja - The Sun Rises in the East Cassette Tape VTG 1994 Rap / Hip Hop
Condition: Good


eBay
eBay
Jeru the Damaja - The Sun Rises in the East Cassette 1994 Sealed / New / Mint OG
Condition: Brand New

$275.00


Go to store

eBay
eBay
Jeru the Damaja -- The Sun Rises in the East-- Cassette 1994
Condition: Very Good


  My favourite store:  

Jeru The Damaja bestography

The Sun Rises In The East is ranked as the best album by Jeru The Damaja.

Jeru The Damaja album bestography « Higher ranked
-
This album (5,895th)
The Sun Rises In The East
Lower ranked (20,495th) »
Wrath Of The Math

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

Listen to The Sun Rises In The East on YouTube

Loading content from YouTube...

The Sun Rises In The East rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 5,895th | 1990s rank: 951st | 1994 rank: 115th

The Sun Rises In The East collection

The Sun Rises In The East ratings

Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 76 votes)
  Ratings distribution Help Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AV
where:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.

Showing latest 5 ratings for this album.  | Show all 76 ratings for this album.

Sort Sort by
RatingDate updatedMemberAlbum ratingsAvg. album rating
 
80/100
 !
05/23/2026 04:20 ScottJones  Ratings distribution  12283/100
 
75/100
 !
04/15/2026 17:08 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  12,85870/100
 
80/100
 !
01/30/2026 16:28 Jakor  Ratings distribution  5,43470/100
 
100/100
 !
01/28/2026 09:33 Norman Bates  Ratings distribution  10,13175/100
 
60/100
 !
11/24/2025 16:17 EyeKanFly  Ratings distribution  8,75665/100

Rating metrics: Help Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some albums can have several thousand ratings)

This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.5/100, a mean average of 75.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.8.

Please log in or register if you want to be able to leave a rating

The Sun Rises In The East favourites

Showing all 7 members who have added this album as a favourite

The Sun Rises In The East comments

Showing all 5 comments |
Most Helpful First | Newest First | Positive Sentiment First | Longest Comments First
(Only showing comments with -2 votes or higher. You can alter this threshold from your profile page. Manage Profile)

Rating:  
80/100
From 05/23/2026 04:20 | #314542 | TOP COMMENT
I liked the hard beats, and production is top-notch - though sparse, but there's always something interesting going on, with even some intriguing avant touches. And I like the rhythm and flow of Jeru's rapping. He has no pretentions, sounds authentic and angry. Very solid east coast hip hop taking the genre in a harder direction. Could have maybe used a bit more variety. Best: "Da Bitchez" - I found this one the most musical and would have liked to hear more like it.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
70/100
From 03/11/2022 13:54 | #282738
Generic. Rap is not my forte, so someone else might think otherwise.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | -2 votes (0 helpful | 2 unhelpful)
Rating:  
100/100
From 02/05/2018 16:18 | #207250 | TOP COMMENT
to me this is one of he greatest rap albums of all time. a classic masterpiece of east coast brilliance, underrated record by the masses.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Rating:  
70/100
From 04/29/2014 22:55 | #110377 | TOP COMMENT
I prefer West Coast rap, but I appreciate Damaja's anti-violence message.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (1 helpful | 1 unhelpful)
From 09/24/2012 01:56 | #51066 | TOP COMMENT
This is my shiiiiiiiit. Preemo's best collection of beats, Jeru at his best. Some serious grown-man shit.
Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
Please log in or register if you want to be able to add a comment

Your feedback for The Sun Rises In The East

Anonymous
Let us know what you think of this album by adding a comment or assigning a rating below.
The top comments are featured on our aggregated charts!
Log in or create a FREE account to assign a rating or leave a comment for this album.