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Did you guys know that JERU THE DAMAJA has a new EP out?!
Preview tracks are available via free torrent bundles (like the new Thom Yorke), and I just snagged a digital version because the record stores in town don't have it. I literally just found out about it about an hour and a half ago, and I'm not sure if it has a physical pressing, but it's official and sponsored, and appears (from the front and back JPEG inages) to be either self-released or sponsored by several small imprints, in typical mixtape fashion.
It's called The Hammer and so far it sounds really fucking good.
I'm not sure if anyone in the café shares my love of Jeru, or would give much of a fuck about a new release from such a quintessentially early '90s, conscious rap/positive tip emcee in 2014, but Jeru is behind at least one of my all time favorite hip-hop albums, The Sun Rises in the East.
Anyway, I'm surprised as hell about this one. I will certainly come back with a brief review once I listen to the entire release and learn more about it. But if anyone is interested, check out the preview tracks. Surprisingly fresh, if you ask me.
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