, better known by his
stage name
A stage name is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians. Such professional aliases are adopted for a wide variety of reasons and they may be similar, or nearly identical, to an individu ...
MURO, is a Japanese
hip hop recording artist, DJ, record producer and designer. In 1987
DJ Krush
, better known by his stage name DJ Krush, is a record producer and DJ. He is known for his atmospheric instrumental production which incorporates sound elements from nature and extensive use of jazz and soul samples.
Early life
Ishi was born i ...
,
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.
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)
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)
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Zeebra
, known professionally as , is a Japanese hip hop recording artist and DJ who made his first appearance in 1995. Zeebra is a former member of the hip-hop group King Giddra, which also included DJ Oasis and K Dub Shine, and the older brother of f ...
「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)
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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
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Maware Maware
"Maware Maware" (lit. "Spin, Spin", stylized as "MAWARE MAWARE" in Japan) is a song recorded by Japanese singer Misia featuring Muro and JP, credited under the pseudonym M2J, and French-Cameroonian singer Francis Jocky. The song was released thr ...
" - Released under the alias M2J (a duo made up of DJ Muro and John Paul "JP" Lam)
References
External links
* – official site
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Muroat
Myspace
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Japanese hip hop
Musicians from Saitama Prefecture
People from Kawaguchi, Saitama
1970 births
Living people