Keith Murray

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Keith Murray (born September 13, 1974 in Brooklyn , New York City ) is an American rapper and member of the well-known hip-hop group Def Squad , which also includes Redman and Erick Sermon .

life and career

Murray's most famous song is "The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World", which appeared on the 1994 debut album of the same name. From 1994 to 1999 he published on Jive Records . Then he changed the label for each album - from Def Jam to Koch Records to Legion of Doom Records.

In 1998 he was sentenced to three years in prison for assault for assaulting a man with a bar stool over a disagreement. Murray denies the act.

His current album is called Rap-Murr-Phobia (Fear of Real Hip Hop) and was released by Koch Entertainment. In addition to his Def Squad colleagues Redman and Erick Sermon, u. a. also to hear Tyrese and Method Man on the long player.

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1994 The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World - - - - US34
gold
gold

(19 weeks)US
First published: November 8, 1994
1996 Enigma - - - - US39 (11 weeks)
US
First published: November 26, 1996
1999 It's a beautiful thing - - - - US39 (6 weeks)
US
First published: January 12, 1999
2003 Hey's Keith Murray - - - - US40 (4 weeks)
US
First published: July 15, 2003
2007 Rap-Murr-Phobia (The Fear of Real Hip-Hop) - - - - US52 (2 weeks)
US
First published: July 31, 2007

Compilations

year title Remarks
1999 The Most Beautifullest Hits First published: August 10, 1999

more publishments

  • 2008 Intellectual Violence
  • 2008 Puff Puff Pass

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1994 The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World
The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World 		- - - - US50 (18 weeks)
US
First published: October 10, 1994
1995 Get Lifted
The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World 		- - - - US71 (10 weeks)
US
First published: January 27, 1995
1996 The Rhyme
Enigma 		- - - UK59 (2 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: October 21, 1996
1998 Incredible
It's a Beautiful Thing 		- - - UK52 (2 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: September 15, 1998
(feat. LL Cool J )
2003 Yeah Yeah U Know It
He's Keith Murray 		- - - - US99 (1 week)
US
First release: January 28, 2003
( feat.Def Squad )

As a guest musician

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1998 Shorty (You Keep Playin 'With My Mind)
Imajin 		DE100 (1 week)
DE 		- - UK22 (3 weeks)
UK 		US25 (20 weeks)
US
First published: May 1998
(Imajin featuring Keith Murray)
Home Alone
R. 		DE82 (6 weeks)
DE 		- - UK17 (5 weeks)
UK 		US65 (16 weeks)
US
First published: October 30, 1998
( R. Kelly featuring Keith Murray)
2001 Fatty Girl
The Good Life 		- - - - US87 (14 weeks)
US
First published: December 4, 2001
(with Ludacris & LL Cool J)

Further guest contributions

  • 1993 "Hostile" ft. Jeffrey Stewart / "Swing It Over Here" ft. Redman - on Erick Sermon's "No Pressure" album - Rush Associated Labels
  • 1994 "Cosmic Flop" by Erick Sermon - on Redman's "Dare Iz Darside" album - Rush Associated Labels
  • 1994 "Keith Murray Interlude" - on Mary J. Blige's "My Life" album - MCA Records
  • 1994 "Newark To CI" - on Shaquille O'Neal's "Shaq Fu - Da Return" album - Jive
  • 1995 "Be Happy (Puffy Remix)" - on Mary J. Bliges "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman" maxi-CD - MCA Records
  • 1995 "Tell 'Em" ft. Roz / "Welcome" ft. Aaron Hall / "Set It Off" / "Open Fire" ft Redman - on Erick Sermon's "Double Or Nothing" album - Rush Associated Labels
  • 1995 "What I'm After (I Know You) (Remix)" - by Lords of the Undergrounds "Faith b / w Neva Faded" 12 " - Pendulum Records
  • 1995 "Get Down To It" - from Kapone's "Get Down To It b / w No Jurisdiction" 12 "- Penalty Records
  • 1995 "Genetic For Terror" by Erick Sermon, LOD, Redman - from Jamal's "Last Chance, No Breaks" album - Rowdy Records
  • 1995 "Live In 1995 Freestyle Session" ft. Busta Rhymes , Fat Joe , Guru , Ill Al Skratch, Q-Tip , Rampage , Unique Mop, Wu-Tang Clan / "Bad Boys II Freestyle Session (Part 1)" ft. Erick Sermon - on Doo Wops "Live In 1995 Freestyle Session"
  • 1995 "I Shot Ya", "I Shot Ya (Remix)" ft. Fat Joe, Foxy Brown , Prodigy - on LL Cool J's "Mr. Smith “album - Def Jam Recordings
  • 1996 UGK - "Live Wires Connect" ft. Lord Jamar - on VA - "Don't Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood - The Soundtrack" - Island Records
  • 1996 LL Cool J - "I Shot Ya" / Skin Deep - "No More Games (Remix)" - VA - "Kool DJ Red Alert Presents ..." - Next Plateau
  • 1996 "Da Ill Out" ft. Jamal - on Redman's Muddy Waters album - Rush Associated Labels
  • 1996 "Pay Ya Dues" ft. Busta Rhymes , Cocoa Brovaz - VA - Frankie Cutlass - "Politics & Bullshit (Sampler)" - Epic Records
  • 1996 "Flipmode Squad Meets Def Squad" ft. Rampage , Jamal, Lord Have Mercy, Redman - on Busta Rhymess " The Coming " album - Elektra Records
  • 1997 "KIM" ft. Redman - on EPMD's "Back In Business" album - Def Jam Recordings
  • 1997 "Off The Wall" - on Tha Alkaholiks ' "Likwidation" album - Loud Records
  • 1998 KRS-One - "5 Boroughs" ft. Buckshot , Cam'ron , Killah Priest, Prodigy, Redman, Run, Vigilante - Jive
  • 1998 “Down South Funk” by Erick Sermon - on Redman's “Doc's Da Name 2000” - Def Jam Recordings
  • 1998 "Hai!" Ft. 50 Grand - DJ Honda's "II" album - Relativity
  • 1999 "It's My Thang '99" ft. Erick Sermon, Redman - on DJ Clues "The Professional" Mixtape - Roc-A-Fella Records
  • 1999 "High Divaz" ft. Kel-Vicious - on Humanreck's "Deadly And Dangerous" album - Bad Newz Records
  • 1999 "The Right Time" - on Cherrelle's "The Right Time" album - Power Records
  • 2000 "Hostility" ft. Redman - on Erick Onasi's "Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis" album - DreamWorks Records
  • 2001 "Wrong 4 That" - on Redman's "Malpractice" album - Def Jam Recordings
  • 2001 “Now What's Up” for Redman, Sy Scott / “Up Them Thangs” for Cadillac Tah / “Music (Remix)” for Redman - J Records
  • 2002 "So It Ain't So" ft. Boo & Gotti, Mikkey - on Baby aka Birdman's "Birdman" album - Cash Money Records
  • 2002 "Hold Up Dub" - on Erick Sermon's "React" album - J Records
  • 2002 "Take It to the Head" - on Kelly Price's "Priceless" album - Def Soul
  • 2002 G-Dep - "Special Delivery (Remix)" ft. Craig Mack , Ghostface Killah - Bad Boy Entertainment
  • 2004 "Listen" - from Erick Sermon's "Chilltown, New York" album - Universal Records
  • 2004 "How Many Times (Remarkable)" ft. Lord Tariq - on Rahzel's "Rahzel's Greatest Knock Outs!" Album - Sure Shot Recordings
  • 2004 Obie Trice - "Rap Game (Remix)" - Shady Records
  • 2006 Legends of the hood feat Karim (Jentown Chryme Hamburg) album Schwarzer Rabe

Track Appear On

  • 1994 "How's That" by Erick Sermon, Redman - VA - "A Low Down Dirty Shame (Music From The Motion Picture)" - Jive
  • 1995 "Freestyle" with Redman - on Funkmaster Flex 's "60 Minutes Of Funk - The Mix Tape Volume I" album - Loud Records
  • 1995 "Get Lifted" - VA - "Jive West 25th Vol. 2" - Jive
  • 1995 "East Left" - VA - "New Jersey Drive Vol. 1 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)" - Tommy Boy Music
  • 1996 "It's That Hit" - VA - "Insomnia - The Erick Sermon Compilation Album" - Interscope Records
  • 1998 "Freestyle" - on Funkmaster Flex's "60 Minutes Of Funk - The Mix Tape Volume III" album - Loud Records
  • 1998 Too Short - "Independence Day" - VA / Too Short - "Nationwide: Independence Day: The Compilation" - Jive
  • 2001 "He's Back" - VA - " Rush Hour 2 - Soundtrack" - Def Jam Recordings
  • 2001 "Freestyle" - on Funkmaster Flex '- "Special Delivery - Freestyle EP (Part 2)" - Fat Beats
  • ? "Rapper's Delight" ft. Redman, Erick Sermon - VA - "Rapper's Delight b / w Sucker MC's" - White Label

Unofficial releases

  • ? "Untitled Freestyle" - VA - "Classic Freestyles Vol. 1"
  • ? "Get Lifted" - VA - "Get Lifted / Verbal Intercourse / '93 Til Infinity / God Lives Through" - Hip Hop Classics
  • 1995 "Get Lifted (Instrumental)" - VA - "Hot Funk"
  • 2003 "The Rhyme (Slum Village Remix)" - VA - "AKAJ Yancey" - Once Upon A Time

Def Squad

  • 1998 "El Niño" (Def Jam Recordings)

swell

  1. ↑ a b c Chart sources: UK US
  2. ↑ Music Sales Awards: US

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Murray, Keith
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American rapper
DATE OF BIRTH September 13, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Brooklyn , New York , USA