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Maker Music: Murs Interviews DJ Quik [VIDEO]

Both taking rise around the same time, Murs and DJ Quik reminisce about their days as two hip hop artists trying to make it in the game. Before all that, Quik remembers sitting in class at Compton Unified School District learning the craft to listen and molding him to be the artist he is now.…

May 15, 2012
Murs Presents L.A. County Museum of Art’s First Hip-Hop Concert Series

THROUGH THE MIC: LACMA X Hip Hop, the first museum hip hop concert series of its kind, will explore contemporary Los Angeles hip hop music from May through October 2012. Cocurated by LACMA and hip hop artist Murs, concerts will take place on the third Thursday of every month, and will feature emerging and experimental…

April 25, 2012
MakerMusic Video Vignette: Murs [VIDEO]

Maker Music presents a mini-doc with California pioneer Murs. 24 hours in the life of Cali emcee Murs, on the day before his 2012 Paid Dues festival went off in San Bernardino, CA, follow Murs to Soul Assassins Radio, Power 106 and KDAY, rehearses with Living Legends, tends to his fans and jumps onstage to kick…

April 18, 2012
Murs & SRS Present the FREE MyTunes Pro HD Music App

The iPad is many things, but not a.professional-grade audio system – until now. SRS Labs and Cali emcee Murs present the MyTunes Pro HD Music App, the most advanced, feature-rich, audio enhancing music player application ever developed for the iPad, also available in non-HD for the iPhone and iPod. â€œWhen Iâ€™m done putting tracks together…

March 21, 2012
Murs “Gods Gone Crazy” [VIDEO] x “Yumiko: Curse Of The Merch Girl” on Kickstarter

Murs presents “Gods Gone Crazy”, the first exclusive track from Yumiko: Curse Of The Merch Girl, his album and graphic novel collaboration with Josh Blaylock, available only on Murs’ Kickstarter page until this Wednesday. dropping this Wednesday and available only until then on Murs’ Kickstarter page. The album and novel unite to tell the story…

March 20, 2012
Murs to Release Graphic Novel/Album “Yumiko: Curse Of The Merch Girl” [VIDEO]

From pioneering the independent rap hustle to starting his own festival, Cali emcee Murs has always been a trailblazer. To that end, he proudly presents Yumiko: Curse Of The Merch Girl, a brand new album and graphic novel available exclusively through Kickstarter. The album and novel unite to tell the story of Yumi Morales, a…

February 21, 2012
Murs “’67 Cutlass” (Prod. by Ski Beatz) [VIDEO]

Cali underground rap legend Murs proudly presents the music video for “’67 Cutlass”, his newest from Love & Rockets Volume 1: The Transformation, his new album produced entirely by Ski Beatz, the man behind classic tracks for Jay-Z, Mos Def, Camp Lo and many more. The album features O.C., Dee1, Tabi Bonney, Ab-Soul and Locksmith,…

December 19, 2011
Murs “S.K.I.B.E.A.T.Z.” ft. Locsmith (Prod. Ski Beatz)

Cali underground rap legend Murs proudly presents the music video for “S.K.I.B.E.A.T.Z.”, his newest from Love & Rockets Volume 1: The Transformation, his new album produced entirely by Ski Beatz, the man behind classic tracks for Jay-Z, Mos Def, Camp Lo and many more. The song also features Bay Area emcee Locksmith. Love & Rockets…

November 10, 2011
Murs “316 Ways” [VIDEO] x “Love & Rockets, Vol. 1: The Transformation” Out Now!

Cali underground rap legend Murs proudly presents the music video for “316 Ways”, premiering today on MTV to celebrate today’s release of Love & Rockets Volume 1: The Transformation, his new album produced entirely by Ski Beatz, the man behind classic tracks for Jay-Z, Mos Def, Camp Lo and many more. Love & Rockets comes…

October 11, 2011
Murs “Love & Rockets Volume 1: The Transformation” [COVER ART]

Pioneering Cali indie emcee Murs proudly presents the entire cover art for Love & Rockets Volume 1: The Transformation, his new album dropping October 11 on Damon Dash’s new BluRoc label. The art was designed by Dave Burnett, the talent behind covers for Curren$y’s Pilot Talk series. The album is produced entirely by fellow labelmate…

October 4, 2011
“The Making of Murs’ Love & Rockets” Ep. 5

DD172/BluRoc label head Damon Dash appears alongside his roster – Tabi Bonney, McKenzie Eddy, Ski Beatz, Da$h and Sean O’Connell – in the fifth installment of the exclusive behind-the-scenes peek at the making of Love & Rockets Vol. 1: The Transformation, Murs’ new album dropping October 11. The Hip Hop & Love Tour kicks off…

September 20, 2011
Murs “Remember 2 Forget” [VIDEO]

DD172/BluRoc presents the music video for “Remember 2 Forget”, from Murs’ forthcoming album Love & Rockets Vol.1: The Transformation, dropping October 11. The song is produced by NY beat legend Ski Beatz, who produced the entire L&R album, and the video is directed by Shruti Parekh. The Hip Hop & Love Tour kicks off September…

September 15, 2011
The Making of Love & Rockets, Pt. 4

DD172/BluRoc presents the fourth installment of their exclusive behind-the-scenes peek at the making of Love & Rockets Vol. 1: The Transformation, Murs’ new album dropping October 11 on Dame Dash’s new imprint. The Hip Hop & Love Tour kicks off September 27 in Tempe, AZ featuring Murs and the rest of the DD172 roster –…

September 6, 2011
The Making Of Murs “Love and Rockets” Ep. 3

DD172/BluRoc presents the third installment of their exclusive behind-the-scenes peek at the making of Love & Rockets Vol. 1: The Transformation, Murs’ new album dropping October 11 on Dame Dash’s new imprint. The album cover was designed by David Barnett, the artist behind covers for Curren$y and 24 Hr Karate School. The Rock The Bells…

August 31, 2011
Paranoid Castle (Kirby Dominant & Factor) “Orca” [VIDEO]

Kirby Dominant had already lived the stuff of rap fairytales / nightmares by the time his name began ringing bells up and down the West Coastâ€™s â€˜90s underground scene. Reared in the same Bay Area circles that produced the Living Legends and Mystik Journeymen who took the independent rap hustle to its bare essentials â€“…

August 29, 2011