Murs (rapper)

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Murs
Murs (right) and 9th Wonder performing at Paid Dues in 2008.
Background information
Birth name	Nicholas Carter
Born	(1978-03-16) March 16, 1978
Origin	South Central, Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper
Years active	1996-present
Labels	Strange Music, Definitive Jux, Rhymesayers Entertainment, DD172, BluRoc, EMI, Veritech
Associated acts	Living Legends, 3 Melancholy Gypsys, Felt, 9th Wonder, The White Mandingos, Curtiss King, Fashawn, Tech N9ne, ¡Mayday!
Website	www.mursworld.com

Nick Carter (born March 16, 1978), better known by his stage name Murs, is an American rapper. His name is an acronym (or backronym) that he himself has created multiple meanings for such as "Making the Universe Recognize and Submit" or "Making Underground Raw Shit."

Murs is a former member of hip hop groups such as Living Legends along with Luckyiam, Sunspot Jonz, The Grouch, Scarub, Eligh, Aesop, Bicasso and Arata, and current member of 3 Melancholy Gypsys along with Scarub and Eligh, Felt along with Slug, and Melrose along with Terrace Martin. He is also a lead vocalist of The Invincibles along with Whole Wheat Bread.

On June 11, 2013, Murs released an album as lead vocalist of a band called The White Mandingos. The album is titled The Ghetto is Tryna Kill Me.

Career

Murs formed 3 Melancholy Gypsys with fellow Alexander Hamilton High School classmates Scarub and Eligh. The group became friends with Mystik Journeymen, and joined them in the Living Legends collective in 1996. His solo debut album, F'Real, was released on Veritech in 1997.

Murs has worked with Slug under the name Felt since 2002. The End of the Beginning, his debut album on Definitive Jux, was released in 2003. Murs released Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition, an album entirely produced by 9th Wonder, in 2004. Taking a more thoughtful approach than gangster rappers, it prompted Andy Gill of The Independent to say "eschewing bogus glamour for emotional realism, Murs manages to say more about the corrosive cancer of hip-hop's gun culture than all the thousands of column inches lavished on 50 Cent's bullet wounds". After another collaborative album with 9th Wonder, Murray's Revenge, in 2006, Murs signed a contract with Warner Bros., his debut album for the label being Murs for President. It was preceded by Sweet Lord which was given away free to fans.

Murs released Varsity Blues 2, a follow-up to his Varsity Blues EP, with production duties handled by Aesop Rock, Terrace Martin and Droop-E in 2011. He released This Generation, a collaborative album with Fashawn, in 2012.

Murs was invited by Sacha Jenkins, a hip hop journalist, to join the group The White Mandingos, a collaboration between Jenkins and Bad Brains bassist Daryl Jenifer. They released their first album, The Ghetto is Tryna Kill Me, on June 11, 2013 under the Fat Beats record label. Murs has stated that the recording is a loose concept album about a man from "the hood" who struggles to maintain his identity while recording as a rock artist. The band members have acknowledged that the album is partially based on their own experiences.

On February 7, 2014, it was announced via Tech N9ne's Facebook page that Murs was signed to his record label Strange Music.

Discography

Solo albums

Year	Title	Peak chart positions
		U.S.	U.S. Rap	U.S. Ind
1997	F'Real Label: Veritech Format: CD, digital download	—	*	—
1999	Good Music Label: Veritech (999) Format: CD	—	*	—
2000	Murs Rules the World Label: LLCrew Format: CD	—	*	—
2001	Murs Is My Best Friend Label: LLCrew Format: CD	—	*	—
2003	The End of the Beginning Released: February 25, 2003 Label: Definitive Jux (48) Format: CD, digital download	—	*	27
2008	Murs for President Released: September 30, 2008 Label: Warner Bros. (176828) Format: CD, digital download	45	11	—
2011	Love & Rockets, Volume 1: The Transformation Released: October 11, 2011 Label: DD172/BLUROC Format: CD, digital download	—	—	—
2012	Yumiko: Curse of the Merch Girl Released: July 17, 2012 Label: Devil's Due Entertainment/Murs 3:16 Format: CD, digital download	—	—	—
TBA	Love & Rockets, Volume 2: The Declaration Released: TBA Label: DD172/BLUROC	—	—	—

Collaborative albums

See also: Living Legends discography, 3 Melancholy Gypsys discography and Felt discography

Year	Title	Peak chart positions
		U.S.	U.S. R&B	U.S. Rap	U.S. Ind
2001	Pals (with the Netherworlds) Released: October 10, 2001 Label: Basement Format: CD, digital download	—	—	*	—
2004	Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition (with 9th Wonder) Released: March 23, 2004 Label: Definitive Jux (80) Format: CD, digital download	—	87	—	16
2006	Murray's Revenge (with 9th Wonder) Released: March 21, 2006 Label: Record Collection Format: CD, CD/DVD, LP, digital download	166	70	—	15
2008	Sweet Lord (with 9th Wonder) Released: July 23, 2008 Label: Record Collection Format: CD, digital download	—	—	—	—
2010	Fornever (with 9th Wonder) Released: April 13, 2010 Label: SMC (0425) Format: CD, digital download	—	—	—	—
2011	Melrose (with Terrace Martin) Released: February 8, 2011 Label: Murs 316 Format: CD, digital download	—	—	—	—
2012	This Generation (with Fashawn) Released: September 25, 2012 Label: Duck Down Music	164	—	—	—
2012	The Final Adventure (with 9th Wonder) Released: November 13, 2012	—	—	—	—
2013	The Ghetto Is Tryna Kill Me (with The White Mandingos) Released: June 11, 2013 Label: Fat Beats Records	—	—	—	—
2014	¡MursDay! (with ¡Mayday!) Released: June 10, 2014 Label: Strange Music Format: CD, digital download	45	—	4	12

EPs

• Comurshul (1996)
• Bac for No Good Reason (1996)
• 3:16 the EP (1999)
• Do More + Yeah EP (2000)
• Varsity Blues (2002)
• Def Cover (2003)
• Walk Like a Man (2005)
• Varsity Blues 2 (2011)

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions		Album
		US Sales	US R&B Sales
2003	"Def Cover"	—	—	The End of the Beginning
	"God's Work"	64	—
	"Risky Business" / "Brotherly Love"	—	73
2005	"Bad Man!" / "3:16"	—	—	Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition
2005	"H-U-S-T-L-E" / "Bartender"	—	—
2007	"Better Than the Best"	—	—	Murs for President
2008	"Can It Be (Half a Million Dollars and 18 Months Later)"	—	—
	"Me and This Jawn"	—	—
	"Time Is Now" (featuring Snoop Dogg)	—	—

Mixtapes

• Mursworld 2011 Winter/Spring (2011)
• Shut Your Trap (with Curtiss King) (2014)

Compilations

• Walk Like a Man (2005)
• The Genocide in Sudan (2005)
• Murs 3:16 Presents... Murs and the Misadventures of the Nova Express (2007)

DVDs

• MCTV (1998)
• Walk Like a Man (2005)
• Murray's Revenge: The DVD (2007)

Guest appearances

• Eligh - "7 Years (Wandering)" from A Story of 2 Worlds (1997)
• The Opus - "First Contact" from First Contact 001 (2002)
• Luckyiam - "Fuck Heroes" from Justify the Means (2002)
• Pigeon John - "2 Step" from Is Dating Your Sister (2002)
• RJD2 - "Final Frontier (Remix)" from The Horror (2003)
• Omid - "Live from Tokyo" from Monolith (2003)
• Scarub - "Aye Dios Mio" from A New Perspective (2004)
• Big Pooh - "Now" from Sleepers (2005)
• Subtitle - "Crew Cut (for Sale)" from Young Dangerous Heart (2005)
• DJ Z-Trip - "Breakfast Club" from Shifting Gears (2005)
• Oh No - "In This" from Exodus into Unheard Rhythms (2006)
• Mr. Lif - "Murs Iz My Manager" from Mo' Mega (2006)
• Terror - "Dibbs & Murs Check In" from Always the Hard Way (2006)
• Mestizo - "Even" from Dream State (2007)
• The Grouch - "The Bay to LA" from Show You the World (2009)
• Bicasso - "It's On" from Rebel Musiq (2009)
• Skream - "8 Bit Baby" from Outside the Box (2010)
• 2Mex - "Rollercoaster" from My Fanbase Will Destroy You (2010)
• Kendrick Lamar - "She Needs Me (Remix)" from Overly Dedicated (2010)
• Isaiah Toothtaker - "Get Housed Homeboy" and "WTF You Say" from Illuminati Thug Mafia (2011)
• Evidence - "Outta My Mind" (2010)
• Potluck - "Hands Up" from Rhymes and Resin (2011)
• Tabi Bonney - "Hip Hop & Love" from The Summer Years (2011)
• Ab-Soul - "Big Payback" from Longterm Mentality (2011)
• ¡Mayday! - "Hardcore Bitches" from Take Me to Your Leader (2012)
• Self Jupiter & Kenny Segal - "Altered States" from The Kleenrz (2012)
• Isaiah Toothtaker - "LA Nights" from Sea Punk Funk (2012)
• Cadalack Ron + Briefcase - "Dead Horse" from Times Is Hard (2012)

Video game appearances

• "L.A." appeared on the soundtrack of the E.A. video game NBA Live 2007.
• "Transitions az a Rydah" is featured in Tony Hawk's Underground.
• "Dreadlocks" is featured in the EA Sports NFL Football game Madden NFL 08.
• "Lookin Fly" is featured in Midnight Club LA.
• "SWC" is featured in WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009.
• "DJ Hero", also featured with "2009 DJ of the Year" DJ Z-Trip, is featured in DJ Hero, mixed with Foreigner's "Jukebox Hero"
• "The Problem Is...." is featured in Fight Night Champion.
• "Fresh Kicks" is featured in the iPhone version of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2.

External links

• Official website
• Murs discography at Discogs