| Murphy's Law | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Murphy Lee |
| Cover: | Murphy's Law album cover.jpg |
| Genre: | Hip-hop |
| Label: | Universal |
| Next Title: | You See Me |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
Da Skool Boy Presents Murphy's Law is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Murphy Lee. It was released on September 23, 2003 via Universal Records. The recording sessions took place at Basement Beats Studios in St. Louis, Stankonia Recording and SouthSide Studios in Atlanta, The Hit Factory and Daddy's House Recording Studio in New York City. Production was handled by Jay E, Waiel "Wally" Yaghnam, Jermaine Dupri, City Spud, Jayson "Koko" Bridges, Jazze Pha, Mannie Fresh, and Murphy Lee himself, with LRoc serving as co-producer.
It features guest appearances from fellow St. Lunatics members Nelly, Ali, Kyjuan and City Spud, as well as Darius Bradford, St. Louis Slim, King Jacob, Prentice Church, Avery Storm, Cardan, Jazze Pha, Jermaine Dupri, Lil' Jon, Lil' Wayne, Moshay, P. Diddy, Roscoe, Seven, Sleepy Brown, Toya and Zee.
In the United States, the album debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200 and number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, selling around 135,000 copies in its first week. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on November 17, 2003 for the sales of 500,000 units.
The album was supported by the single "Shake Ya Tailfeather", which originally appeared on Bad Boys II Soundtrack. The official lead single off of the album, "Wat Da Hook Gon Be", peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 11 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. The follow-up single "Luv Me Baby" made it to number 54 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The song "Hold Up" was released as a promotional single.
| Chart (2003) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[1] | 8 | |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[2] | 5 |