Heroz4Hire

Heroz4Hire
Studio album by Jeru the Damaja
Released	September 7, 1999
Recorded	1998–1999
Genre	Hip Hop
Length	45:38
Label	Knowsavage
Producer	Jeru the Damaja
Jeru the Damaja chronology
Wrath of the Math (1996) Heroz4Hire (1999) Divine Design (2003)

Heroz4Hire is the third album by hip hop artist Jeru the Damaja. It is entirely produced by Jeru the Damaja himself unlike his first two albums which were produced by DJ Premier.

Album information

This album lacked the critical acclaim of Jeru's first two albums. It also did not chart, or have any charting singles.

The album features Miz Marvel and Lil' Dap (of Group Home) as guests. Afu-Ra is not featured, as on Jeru's previous albums.

Miz Marvel, a member of Jeru's Supahuman Klik and Knowsavage record label, appears on four tracks.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Q	[2]

John Bush of Allmusic enjoys the production claiming that it is similar to Premier's work in its rawness, but there are not as many catchy hooks.^[3]

Q magazine (6/00, p. 108) - 3 stars out of 5 - "Creative and coherent...the lyrics are intelligent, and the record benefits from contributions by the very talented Mizmarvel."

The Wire (5/00, p. 53) - "Harks back to a primordial age of HipHop basics, and there's no question that he's got the lyrical flow and gaunt studio talent to pull it off....boldly speaking of purity and survival."

Track listing

Samples

• "99.9%"
  • "Waterfall" by Electric Light Orchestra
  • "Come Clean" by Jeru the Damaja
• "Seinfeld"
  • "Survival" by Yes
• "Blak Luv"
  • "Just the Two of Us" by Grover Washington, Jr.
• "Anotha Victim"
  • "Time and a Word" by Yes
• "What a Day"
  • "It Was a Good Day" by Ice Cube

Album singles

References