Murs

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A longtime friend of Definitive Jux leader El-P, rapper Murs first appeared as a solo artist in 2003, after nearly a decade of working with various groups in the underground. Based in Los Angeles, his first single was released in 1993, and came from a self-released album by his first group, 3 Melancholy Gypsies. The track barely made a dent, but it did catch the attention of indie hip-hop fans in the area. Over time, the group members became friends with Mystik Journeymen, who asked 3MG (their shortened name) to join them when they started the Living Legends collective in 1996.

Between both 3MG and the Living Legends, Murs rapped on several influential indie rap albums, appearing on more than 20 records, EPs, and singles within a seven-year period. When El-P started to pull together his Def Jux label, Murs contacted the producer and told him he would release his solo record for the company once he had the opportunity. His commitments to both the Legends and 3MG often kept him from working on the album, but after a few years of slowly putting together tracks, Murs finally delivered The End of the Beginning in the spring of 2003.

Featuring flashier production than his group projects, the album was more in tune with a mainstream hip-hop record, though projects with Anticon rapper Slug under the name Felt -- A Tribute to Christina Ricci and A Tribute to Lisa Bonet -- unveiled a more experimental side to his artistry. The rapper returned to solo work with Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition, a collaboration with producer 9th Wonder, in 2004. One of the tracks from that album, "Walk Like a Man," inspired a movie starring Murs himself, along with Damien Wigfall. The soundtrack, Walk Like a Man, also appeared in mid-2005. Murs teamed up again with 9th Wonder to release Murray's Revenge in 2006. Two years later, he jumped to the majors for a contract with Warner Bros., which yielded Murs for President, with appropriately major-label features for will.i.am and Snoop Dogg. Another two years later, Murs reunited with 9th Wonder to make Fornever. His 2011 effort Love + Rockets, Vol. 1: The Transformation was produced solely by Ski Beatz, while 2012's The Final Adventure found him partnering with 9th Wonder one last album. ~ Bradley Torreano, Rovi

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Music

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  • Slash Gordan
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    Slash Gordan
  • Hip Hop & Love
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    Hip Hop & Love
  • I Used To Lover Here (Again)
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    I Used To Lover Here (Again)
  • The Problem Is...
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    The Problem Is...
  • The Problem Is
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    The Problem Is
  • Can It Be
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    Can It Be
  • H-U-S-T-L-E
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    H-U-S-T-L-E
  • Bad Man!
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    Bad Man!
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    • Break Up [The OJ Song]
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    • Silly Girl [Featuring Joe Scudda]
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    • Eazy-E
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    • D.S.W.G. [Dark Skinned White Girls]
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    • Everything
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    • Can It Be [Half A Million Dollars And 18 Months Later]
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Interviews & Exclusives

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  • Murs On Voting
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    Murs On Voting
  • Murs On "Can It Be?"
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    Murs On "Can It Be?"
  • Murs On The Title Of His New Album
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    Murs On The Title Of His New Album
  • Murs On What He's Listening To
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    Murs On What He's Listening To
  • Murs Introduces MTV2's Sucker Free
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    Murs Introduces MTV2's Sucker Free
  • Murs On Being From L.A.
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    Murs On Being From L.A.
  • Rock The Bells Performers And Snoop Himself Talk About His VMA Performance
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    Rock The Bells Performers And Snoop Himself Talk About His VMA Performance
  • Rock The Bells Performers Talk Favorite Hip-Hop Albums
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    Rock The Bells Performers Talk Favorite Hip-Hop Albums
  • All The Paid Dues
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    All The Paid Dues
  • Independent Hip Hop Today
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    Independent Hip Hop Today

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News

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    New Murs And 9th Wonder LP Dropping March 30
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    Murs and9th Wonderhave collaborated for three damn good albums over the years, with their third being the freeSweet Lordreleased in 2008. I heard rumo...
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    Murs Dropping 10 Albums In 2010
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    In the accompanying video interview withBaller Status,Mursreveals that he has such a huge supply of tracks recorded. And, this year, he plans on dropp...
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    Murs: ''67 Cutlass' (Video) | Prefix
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    Tweet Murs keeps the promotional train rolling for his latest album, Love & Rockets, Vol. 1: The Transformation, with a set of visuals for "'67 Cutlas...
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    Dee-1: 'Failure Ain't An Option' F. Murs & Tabi Bonney (Video) | Prefix
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    Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) and Mannie Fresh for "The Very Best" (which precedes the pair's eagerly anticipated "OMFGOD" collaboration), New Orleans...
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    Murs Reviews '42′ for XXL
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    Last week, some of the XXL staff checked out the new film 42, a sort-of biopic about Jackie Robinson, the famed African-American baseball star. We rea...
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Tour Dates

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Discography

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  • Love + Rockets, Vol. 1: The Transformation (2011)
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    Love + Rockets, Vol. 1: The Transformation (2011)
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  • Murs for President (2008)
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    Murs for President (2008)
    Warner Bros.
  • Murray's Revenge (2006)
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    Murray's Revenge (2006)
    Record Collection Music
  • West Coast Hustler Mash-up Remix (2006)
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    West Coast Hustler Mash-up Remix (2006)
    N2O
  • Walk Like a Man (2005)
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    Walk Like a Man (2005)
    Legendary Music
  • Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition (2004)
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    Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition (2004)
    Definitive Jux Records
  • Felt: A Tribute to Christina Ricci (2003)
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    Felt: A Tribute to Christina Ricci (2003)
  • The End of the Beginning (2003)
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    The End of the Beginning (2003)
    Definitive Jux Records
  • Varsity Blues (2002)
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    Varsity Blues (2002)
    Legendary Records (Pop)
  • Murs Rules the World (2000)
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    Murs Rules the World (2000)
    Veritech
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