''The Most Beautifullest Hits'' is a greatest hits compilation by the
hip hop artist
Keith Murray
Keith Omar Murray (born May 29, 1974) is an American rapper from New York. Murray grew up on Carleton Ave, in Central Islip, which is located on the South Shore of Long Island in Suffolk County. Murray was a known member of a local rap collec ...
.
Background
The compilation has songs from Murray's first three albums, as well as
Redman's ''
Dare Iz a Darkside'',
Erick Sermon's ''
No Pressure'',
LL Cool J
James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), known professionally as LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is one of the earliest rappers to achieve commercial success, along ...
's ''
Mr. Smith'' and
Def Squad
Def Squad is an American rap supergroup consisting of Erick Sermon, Redman, Keith Murray, Hurricane G, and Jamal. Before officially forming as a group to release an album in 1998, they had each been featured on tracks by each other. The Def ...
's ''
El Niño''.
In a similar manner to Murray's previous album, ''
It's a Beautiful Thing'', the greatest hits compilation was an attempt by
Jive Records
Jive Records was an American independent record label founded by Clive Calder in 1981 as a subsidiary to the Zomba Group. In the US, the label had offices in New York City and Chicago. Jive was best known for its successes with hip hop, R&B, an ...
to capitalize on Murray's success while he was
incarcerated
A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, correcti ...
- despite Murray's disapproval.
The majority of the production was done by
Erick Sermon, showing how he and Murray were an inseparable team.
Tracklist
References
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Albums produced by Erick Sermon
Albums produced by J Dilla
1999 greatest hits albums
Jive Records compilation albums