Biography
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Born
25 March 1970 (age 54)
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Born In
Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
DJ MURO (ディージェイ ムロ Diijei Muro?) is an active Japanese hip hop producer and DJ. His real name is Takayoshi Murota. In 1987 DJ Krush, Muro, Twigy and others formed the "KRUSH POSSE", a crew of rappers and Dj's. During this time he excelled at DJing hip-hop and began producing hip-hop beats. His solo debut appeared 1993. In the mid 90's Muro formed the legendary group Microphone Pager along with Twify which laid the foundation of Japanese rap and released countless Japanese hiphop classics. 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.
With a collection in excess of 100,000 records, he rents a separate apartment in Tokyo just to house his collection! His (Japanese only) Blue Note & Stones Throw and King of Diggin compilations have made him world famous. He is also a label owner, producer and owner of the hip-hop store Savage in Tokyo’s Shibuya district. His distribution company is called 11154. For more information about MURO, SAVAGE!, K.O.D.P. & Incredible Records check out the nicely designed website www.11154.net.
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 (2001/5/23)
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)
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
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