Takayoshi Murota (室田 隆義, Murota Takayoshi, born March 25, 1970, in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture), 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]
MURO | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Takayoshi Murota |
| Also known as | King of Diggin, DJ XXXL |
| Born | March 25, 1970 Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture |
| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | Hip hop, funk |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, DJ, record producer, designer |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | King of Diggin' |
Discography
editSingles
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- "Maware Maware" - Released under the alias M2J (a duo made up of DJ Muro and John Paul "JP" Lam)
References
edit- ^ Gesthuizen, Thomas. "DJ Muro does west Africa". guardian.com. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ "Muro". discogs.com. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ "DJ Muro". fania.com.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "DJ MURO @福岡O/D 08/09/13 King Of Diggin'". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 13 October 2013.