Warehouse Live

He spent his early years in the Brooklyn neighborhood of East New York, where he has been rapping at block parties since the early days of his youth. He first showcased his hardcore Brooklyn style to audiences on "I'm the Man," a track from Gang Starr's 1992 album Daily Operation. The following year he released his first single, "Come Clean", which was produced by DJ Premier and became an instant underground hit. His first album, The Sun Rises in the East, released in 1994, and produced entirely by DJ Premier, is considered a classic, and was one of the most acclaimed Hip Hop albums of its time. As an interesting side note, the album cover shows the World Trade Center on fire only one year after the 1993 bombing of the North Tower. The album featured Jeru's signature conscious lyrics, however he was criticized by The Fugees for his explicit lyrics particularly, in the song "Da Bichez". Fugees member Pras lightly mentioned Jeru on the track "Zealots", from the group's landmark 1996 album The Score, with the line "No matter who you damage, you're still a false prophet", referencing Jeru's single "You Can't Stop the Prophet". Jeru lightly responded in the intro to the track Me or The Papes. Jeru followed up in 1996 with his sophomore album Wrath of the Math again produced solely by DJ Premier. The album was also widely acclaimed, though not on the same level as his debut. Like on his first album, Jeru was accusatory of commercial hip hop artists and record labels (Death Row, Bad Boy), who he criticized on the concept track "One Day". After the release of Wrath of the Math, Jeru had a falling out with DJ Premier and Guru, and was missing from the scene until 1999, when he released his third album, Heroz4hire, released together with Mizmarvel. Heroz was his first album without production from DJ Premier and also his first under his then newly created KnowSavage Records. It featured the single "99.9 Pa Cent", which was a verbal attack on his former affiliates Gang Starr. Heroz4hire was less critically acclaimed, due mostly to Premier's absence. His latest album, Divine Design, released in 2003, was the first album under his new record label, Ashenafi Records. The album received little attention and mixed reviews. A new Jeru album, tentatively titled Still Rising, has been announced, currently with no release date. His work is simply Sublime.

Lower Life Form, comprised of PhD and Brew on vocals,C.O.S. on the beats, and Ish on the turntables, originally formed in 2000 when Ish and PhD were introduced at a local venue. Since then, LLF has not looked back. PhD and Ish recorded an early EP in 2001 entitled "Liphe", and then went on to record a full length album entitled "The Lowlife". Performing overseas, as well as all along the Gulf Coast, LLF continued to press forward and gain momentum. Recently, in 2005, LLF morphed into a four member beast with the additions of fulltime producer "C.O.S.", and "Brew" sharing fulltime mic duties with PhD. What has emerged from the transition is a solid new sound, that not only excites LLF, but has begun to spin a whole new fanbase as tracks from their new album have started to leak. LLF has often been considered a "golden era of hip-hop" throwback, due to the combination of sample heavy beats and its witty rhyme schemes. But more than that, LLF's music reflects who they are on a personal level, as well as the everyday struggles of growing up in the South. While many artists feel compelled to live up to certain criteria, LLF feels compelled to be themselves and it clearly shows in their music. With both emcees hailing from two very different lifestyles on two very different sides of Houston, nothing is left untouched. LLF looks to continue its quest to broaden the boundaries within the rap community, not only in Houston, but across the globe. Since its inception, LLF has kept its focus by sticking by one idea, "It is what it is, and we are who we are."