DJ Muggs

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DJ Muggs (born January 28, 1968 in Queens , New York City ; civil law Lawrence Muggerud ) is an American DJ and producer for the hip-hop group Cypress Hill .

Life

Muggs is of Italian-American origin and grew up in New York City before moving to Los Angeles when he was 12 . His surname Muggerud is Norwegian . At first he was a member of the 7A3 group , but their music label ended the collaboration after the first release. His second group Cypress Hill , where Muggs is responsible for the musical, became one of the most influential hip-hop groups of the 90s . Muggs also appeared as a solo artist and he worked with the English rapper Tricky . He also produced albums for House of Pain and Funkdoobiest and songs for artists such as Ice Cube , KRS-One , Eminem and MC Eiht . DJ Muggs founded the artist collective Soul Assassins in 1992 , which unites musicians from the Cypress Hill environment and graphic artists. Since 2004 Muggs has hosted a Sirius radio show on Shade 45 called "Mash-Up Radio".

In 2001 Mugg became a father.

The The Grand Masters LP is one of two first editions of the 2005 newly founded record label Angeles Records , DJ Muggs and the hip-hop duo Self Scientific . On September 11, 2007, another collaboration album by DJ Muggs was released via Rebel Music Group. This time he had teamed up with Sick Jackets from Psycho Realm .

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
The Soul Assassins - Chapter 1
  UK 86 03/15/1997 (1 week)
Juxtapose (with Tricky & Dame Grease )
  DE 41 08/30/1999 (4 weeks)
  AT 23 08/29/1999 (5 weeks)
  CH 35 08/29/1999 (3 weeks)
  UK 22nd 08/28/1999 (3 weeks)
  US 182 09/04/1999 (1 week)
The Soul Assassins - Chapter II
  CH 97 October 29, 2000 (1 week)
Grandmasters (with GZA )
  US 180 11/12/2005 (1 week)
  • 1988: Coolin 'in Cali (with The 7A3)
  • 1992: Fine Malt Lyrics ( House of Pain )
  • 1994: Same As It Ever Was (House Of Pain)
  • 1997: DJ Muggs presents The Soul Assassins Chapter 1
  • 1999: Juxtapose (with Tricky & Dame Grease )
  • 2000: The Soul Assassins II
  • 2003: Dust
  • 2004: Mash Up Radio Vol. 1 (Mixtape)
  • 2005: Mash Up Radio Vol. 2 (Mixtape)
  • 2005: Grandmasters (with GZA from the Wu-Tang Clan )
  • 2007: Legend of the Mask and the Assassin (with Sick Jackets from Psycho Realm )
  • 2008: Pain Language (with Planet Asia )
  • 2009: Soul Assassins: Intermission
  • 2010: Kill Devil Hills (with Ill Bill )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ DJ Muggs: The Hip Hop Gods Interview ( memento from July 26, 2015 in the web archive archive.today ) on hiphopgods.rapstation.com, accessed on July 26, 2015 (English)
  2. ↑ News: Sick Jacken and DJ Muggs drop LP together ( Memento from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) on hiphopjudge.com from August 30, 2007
  3. ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
Cypress Hill
Studio albums

Cypress Hill • Black Sunday • III: Temples of Boom • IV • Skull & Bones • Stoned Raiders • Till Death Do Us Part • Rise Up • Elephants on Acid

Extended plays

Something for the Blunted • Unreleased & Revamped • Stash • Smoke 'Em If You Got' Em • Cypress X Rusko

Live albums

Live at the Fillmore

Compilation albums

Los Grandes Éxitos en Español • Greatest Hits from the Bong • Super Hits • Collections • Strictly Hip Hop: The Best of Cypress Hill

personal data
SURNAME DJ Muggs
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lawrence Muggerud
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American DJ and producer for the hip hop group Cypress Hill
DATE OF BIRTH January 28, 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Queens , New York City