Muro (DJ) explained

MURO
Background:	solo_singer
Birth Name:	Takayoshi Murota
Alias:	King of Diggin, DJ XXXL
Birth Date:	25 March 1970
Birth Place:	Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture
Origin:	Japan
Genre:	Hip hop, funk
Occupation:	Rapper, DJ, record producer, designer
Years Active:	1987–present
Label:	King of Diggin'
Associated Acts:	KRUSH POSSE, Microphone Pager

, better known by his stage name MURO, is a Japanese hip hop recording artist, DJ, record producer and designer. In 1987 DJ Krush, Microphone Pager, TWIGY and others formed the "KRUSH POSSE", a crew of rappers and DJs. During this time he excelled at DJing hip-hop and began producing hip-hop beats. His solo debut appeared 1993. In the late 1990s he worked extensively with Nitro Microphone Underground, one of Japan's most successful hip-hop crews. In addition to producing he also was active as a designer.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Discography

Singles

• Street Life (1994/4/21)
• THE VINYL ATHLETES (1999/12/22)
• EL Carnaval (2000/7/5)
• LYRICAL TYRANTS From Local To Global (2001/1/24)
• SPACE FUNK 2001 feat. Nipps

Albums

• K.M.W.(King Most Wanted) (1999/4/21)
• PAN RHYTHM:Flight No.11154 (2000/8/23)
• INCREDIBLE!-BLUENOTE DJ MIX by MURO (remix) (2001/5/23)
• KING OF DIGGIN' presents…Sweeeet Baaad A＊s Encounter (2002/6/12)
• CHAIN REACTION (mini album) (2003/1/22)
• BACK II BACK (best of album) (2004/3/10) (CCCD)
• BACK II BACK 2 (best of album) (2004/8/25) (CCCD)
• 20 Street Years Instrumentals Non Stop Mixed by DJ MURO (remix) (2005/7/20)
• 20 Street Years (2005/7/20)
• MURO MUROTIMATE BREAKS&BEATS VOL.1 (best of album) (2006/11/22)
• MURO MUROTIMATE BREAKS&BEATS VOL.2 (best of album) (2006/11/22)
• TOKYO TRIBE 2 (soundtrack) (2006/11/22)^[4]
• DIGGERS DOZEN (12 nippon gems selected by DJ Muro) (2022-BBE Music)

Featured On

• MISIA「つつみ込むように…」 (1998/2/21)
• つつみ込むように…(DJ WATARAI REMIX～Featuring MURO)
• Zeebra「BASED ON A TRUE STORY」 (2000/6/14)
• THE UNTOUCHABLE III featuring MURO
• RINO LATINA II「Carnival of Rino」 (2001/12/5)
• 病む街 PartII 第三章 feat.MURO,TWIGY
• キングギドラ「最新兵器」 (2003/10/8)
• リアルにやる(MURO Remix)
• Nitro Microphone Underground「STRAIGHT FROM THE UNDERGROUND」 (2004/8/25)
• 10%無理 featuring MURO
• マボロシ「ワルダクミ」 (2004/12/8)
• SET IT OFF featuring MURO,DABO
• MIKRIS「M.A.D.」 (2005/10/5)
• OFF THE CHAIN feat.MURO,TAD'S A.C
• DJ MASTERKEY「THE ADVENTURES OF DADDY'S HOUSE」 (2006/6/7)
• RHYME LINE feat.MURO & BOO
• KASHI DA HANDSOME「DIME PIECES」 (2007/3/7)
• ALL★STAR feat.MURO,LUNCH TIME SPEAX
• Patch Up The Pieces ft. Freddie Foxxx & DJ Muro (Album: DJ Babu Presents Duck Season)
• DJ Cam - Honeymoon, Muro-Han-Tome

M2J

• "Maware Maware" - Released under the alias M2J (a duo made up of DJ Muro and John Paul "JP" Lam)

External links

• – official site
  • Muro at Myspace

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gesthuizen. Thomas. DJ Muro does west Africa. guardian.com. 13 October 2013.
2. Web site: Muro. discogs.com. 13 October 2013.
3. Web site: DJ Muro. fania.com.
4. Web site: DJ MURO @福岡O/D 08/09/13 King Of Diggin'. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/RBerjyUfVpA . 2021-12-15 . live. youtube.com. 13 October 2013.