Music Review

Wrath of the Math

Reviewed by Matt Diehl | Jan 10, 1997
EW's GRADE
B+

Details Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap

Jeru the Damaja claims Wrath ''was created to SAVE hip-hop.'' He almost succeeds, but not without contradictions: Jeru expertly satirizes phony gangstas on ''Tha Bulls---,'' while casting himself as a ghetto superhero in ''Revenge of the Prophet (Part 5).'' But his positive rhymes on Wrath of the Math ultimately win the day: Combined with DJ Premier's head-bobbing minimalist funk, Jeru tells it like it is like no other.

Originally posted Jan 10, 1997 Published in issue #361 Jan 10, 1997 Order article reprints

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