So Wassup? Episode 33 | Jeru The Damaja - "Ya Playin Yaself" 

Facts

All day. But on some Sun rises in the east or Group home type vibe. I'm sorry to say Wrath of the math was a no go for me

Absolutely

Mad overdue

Very long over due, i love Jeru but not without Premier!

Ppl slept on that album

@@davidcampbell215 Actually back then it was a big hit here in the underground community in the Dominican Republic, we played it endlessly, I had a radio show in 88 5 FM and played most tracks regularly, as well as in every party we would hold, but probably you mean commercially speaking, then again I do remember the video for Playing Ya Self on Mtv and all so it did get its fair share of play. To paraphrase Frederick Douglass, good musical taste is a road seldom travelled by the multitude lol. The masses are distraught most of the time

Preem, Pete & 9th - the triad.

@@JuniorPolancoLaCoalicion I loved that album too back in the day. As well as his first one. Who do you guys like now as far as hip hop goes?

Did it really (eradicate the whole sophomore jinx) because the album sells on Wrath of the Math didn't do as well as The Sun Rises in the East that year.

>illest beats ever really tho..lol. I could name a few on "moment of truth" that are more creative and sound better than this beat

#JeruWasRight

I agree with you player.. Brotha Jeru dropped Science and Knowledge on both albums.

@@doderiolarkisso4038 I said ONE of...learn to read bro.

@@dj_jazzywhut i can read quite perfectly, thank you. My reply still stands though lmao

Say it louder the idiots in the back please.

Same😆

Laaaaaaaate.

Yeah man, same here.

almost the same when Buckwild and Pete Rock using that same kenny burke sample back in 94

Dj PREMIER 🇨🇱🇨🇱💯🎤🏧

That is one of my all time faves from Preem no doubt

Ohhhhhhhhh yes. Wirlwind through cities remix

word one of the first preemo beats i heard and i still get goosebumps hearing it today!

Voodoo child ( premier remix ) !

I agree the lyrics...

Why do they need to listen to Jeru, when Jeru never really sold any records, while todays current stars are making millions? It’s called the music BUSINESS for a reason.

@@dantegood2195 that mindset is part of the problem.

@@zncuentertainment712 - What mindset? You’re aging now. You’re not supposed to understand the music today’s teenagers like. Just like your dad, mom, and grandparents didn’t understand the rap you loved when you were a teenager.. When people age they need to maintain perspective from when they were young.

@@dantegood2195 "Jeru never really sold any records, while todays current stars are making millions." But Jeru still has a reputation for creating one of the best hip hop albums of all time "The Sun Rises in the East." The album peaked at #36 on the US Billboard 200 and #5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. "Wrath of the Math" peaked at #35 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Those are great numbers! I honestly don't know if these albums went gold in the states, but they most likely have by now. I'm sure it went silver and gold over seas. And besides, record sales do not reflect whether an artist is great or not. If that were the case DJ Premier's albums and singles would be multi-platinum and diamond several times over. The masses do not always know what great art is. That is obvious by the garbage that is popular in the mainstream. "You’re not supposed to understand the music today’s teenagers like." But certain music is timeless. And 90's hip hop has more of that timeless quality than today's hip hop which is why a lot of people still listen to it and would even agree that it's some of the best hip hop ever created. Many of these people are teenagers born after the 90's and they love it as if it was just released!

I’ll be honest. Im glad junior mafia and biggie got a hold of that sample before Jeru did.

@@dantegood2195 You might be on your own with that one :)

@@DuckAlertBeats - Junior Mafia created a classic anthem with it. Ya played yourself was coo, but it was just a regular old underground type song.

@@dantegood2195 but you have no idea what their song could have been had it used that sample. I mean yeah, jeru wasn’t really mainstream and it’s not likely that it would have been a huge hit like players anthem was, but it still could have been another unsung street classic like some of his other tracks. I agree players anthem is a classic but you never know what could have been had another scenario played out. You can’t go back and see what might have been, but who’s to say / maybe it would have been the song that blew Jeru up so everyone knew who he was and he had a huge hit. You never know.

@@mutedmutiny9542 - I think I have a pretty good idea since the song was always going to be “ya played yourself”. There’s no indication the concept would have been any different if premo used the original sample. The song was always going to be the same.

Aprendí a crear mis primeros beat escuchando a dj premier 💪🏧

Yep

yep he's speaking garbage here now that he's a made man

👍

De La Soul

Jeru will always be a Underground Icon😎😎

Weak diss tho all he said he suprised he "you run with them " more of a shot at people he produced than anything , and big did it on a preem beat with preems acknowledgement so they was always on good terms

@@lewisalba7825 yea but preem said he had to “stop the tape” on him and check big in front of everyone

This is what I wanted Preme to mention in this clip.

Preemo's beat is so much better!

Yes!👊🏿

Good pick

The scratches and sample are unforgettable , next

Thought Preemo was gonna continue with “… I don’t push a Lex!…”

@@ninshaiTV haha that would have been it! 😆