The Sun Rises In The East
by Jeru The Damaja

The Sun Rises In The East by Jeru The Damaja
Year: 1994
Overall rank: 5,605th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 74 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1994 (111th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (924th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,605th)

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

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 5,605th | 1990s rank: 924th | 1994 rank: 111th
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2026 DommeDamianTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s95/1001
2026 covecoveTop 100 Music Albums of 199436/1003
2026 paladisiacTop 100 Music Albums of 199468/1002
2026 DommeDamianFavorite Hip-Hop/Rap records27/78 -
2026 DommeDamianFeb 26: 401-50060/100 -
2026Foxforce5Top 36 Music Albums of 199417/363
2026 DommeDamianTop 39 Music Albums of 199410/394
2026 baystateoftheartTop 100 Music Albums of 199482/1001
2025 paladisiactop 65r albums (62), #0201-0300*63/97 -
2025AledJamesTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s36/10013
2025PapaShiz86Top 100 Music Albums of 199453/1002
2025dougcummingsTop 34 Music Albums of 199424/342
2025 zags7000Top 100 Music Albums of 199437/1003
2025 PasticheTop 31 Music Albums of 199423/311
2025 paladisiac1990s 65rating (62-61.82), #001-100*37/83 -
2025MrumpTop 33 Music Albums of 199432/330
2025MaxStorm98Top 76 Music Albums of 199461/761
2025 cestuneblagueTop 100 Music Albums of 19943/1005
2025 Norman BatesTop 100 Music Albums of 199412/1004
2025 cestuneblagueTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s15/10017
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 84
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 241
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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 74 votes)
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01/30/2026 16:28 Jakor  Ratings distribution  5,25368/100
 
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01/28/2026 09:33 Norman Bates  Ratings distribution  10,05175/100
 
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11/24/2025 16:17 EyeKanFly  Ratings distribution  8,42765/100
 
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11/04/2025 03:13 Larcx13  Ratings distribution  2,85074/100
 
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09/29/2025 20:57 AledJames  Ratings distribution  1,52869/100

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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.4/100, a mean average of 75.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.0.

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From 03/11/2022 13:54 | #282738
Generic. Rap is not my forte, so someone else might think otherwise.
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From 02/05/2018 16:18 | #207250
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.
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From 04/29/2014 22:55 | #110377
I prefer West Coast rap, but I appreciate Damaja's anti-violence message.
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From 09/24/2012 01:56 | #51066
This is my shiiiiiiiit. Preemo's best collection of beats, Jeru at his best. Some serious grown-man shit.
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