D. Original

"D. Original"
Single by Jeru the Damaja
from the album The Sun Rises in the East
Released	May 3, 1994 (1994-05-03)[1]
Recorded	1993 (1993)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	3:36
Label	Payday/ffrr
Songwriter(s)	Kendrick Davis Christopher Martin[2]
Producer(s)	DJ Premier[2]
Jeru the Damaja singles chronology
"Come Clean" (1993) "D. Original" (1994) "You Can't Stop the Prophet" (1994)

"D. Original" is a song co-written^[2] and performed by American hip hop musician Jeru the Damaja, issued as the second single from his debut studio album The Sun Rises in the East. In 1994, the song peaked at #22 on the Billboard rap chart but it fared better on the dance chart, where it peaked at #6.^[3]

"D. Original" contains samples of "Give It to You" by Upp; "We Write the Songs" by Marley Marl, Heavy D and Biz Markie; and "I'm the Man" by Gang Starr.^[4] Since the song's release, it has been sampled in "Expanding Man" by Dilated Peoples; "Nasty As I Wanna Be" by Dirt Nasty; "B-Boys Revenge 96 Porkopolis Turntable Jazz" by Mr. Dibbs; and "Streetwise" by Termanology.^[4]

Music video

The official music video for "D. Original" was directed by Lionel C. Martin.^[5]

Chart positions

Chart (1994)[3]	Peak position
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)	6
US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard)	22
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)	74

References

1. "Jeru the Damaja - D. Original [Vinyl] - Amazon.com Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
2. "Jeru The Damaja - D. Original (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
3. "Jeru the Damaja | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
4. "D. Original - Jeru the Damaja | WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
5. Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - Jeru the Damaja - "D original"". Music Video DataBase. Retrieved October 7, 2015.

External links

• "D. Original" at AllMusic
• "D. Original" at Discogs (list of releases)