DJ Muggs
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
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- 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
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
personal data | |
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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 |