''¡Mursday!'' is the self-titled debut album by
American hip hop
Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...
group ¡Mursday!, which consists of the group
¡Mayday!
¡Mayday! (stylized in all caps as ¡MAYD∀Y!) is an American hip hop group from Miami, Florida. The group comprises rappers Bernardo "Bernz" Garcia and Ben "Wrekonize" Miller, along with producer and percussionist Andrews "NonMS" Mujica. Unt ...
and rapper
Murs. The album was released on June 10, 2014, by
Strange Music
Strange Music is an American independent record label specializing in hip hop music and founded by Tech N9ne and Travis O'Guin in 1999.
History
In 2009 Skatterman & Snug Brim fulfilled their commitment to Strange Music and left the label.
In ...
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Singles
The album's first single "Tabletops" was released on April 21, 2014. On May 1, 2014, the music video for "Tabletops" was released. On June 6, 2014, the music video for "Here" was released. On May 29, 2014, the music video for "Serge's Song" was released.
Critical response
''¡MursDay!'' was met with generally positive reviews from
music critic
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s. David Jeffries of
AllMusic
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gave the album four out of five stars, saying "If it didn't seem like destiny before, the Strange Music debut from Murs certifies that Tech N9ne's imprint is an ideal home for the alternative/underground/cult rapper. Besides that, teaming Murs with house band and genre-busters Mayday! is a brilliant idea, as the Strange freshman is eased into the scene with a sideline/collaborative release, but with both parties sharing a temperament that's hyperactive, ''¡Mursday!'' comes off like a thrilling comic book team-up issue on wax."
Rachel Chesbrough of ''
XXL'' gave the album an L rating, saying "It lacks timelessness and may fade with the season it’s built to thrive in. That said, if you’re going to blend two coasts for a summer album, ''¡MursDay!'' proves that there are no better cities than LA and Miami to get the job done."
Thomas Quinlan of ''
Exclaim!
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'' gave the album a seven out of ten, saying "While ''¡Mursday!'' isn't "the most amazing music you've heard in the past, uh, 40 years," as claimed by Murs on "Intro," it is a great summertime album that should receive a lot of play throughout the season."
Commercial Performance
The album debuted at number 45 on the
''Billboard'' 200 chart, with first-week sales of 8,024 copies in the United States.
Track listing
Charts
References
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2014 collaborative albums
Murs (rapper) albums
¡Mayday! albums