Murray's Revenge
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Murray's Revenge is the second collaboration album from California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 rapper Murs (of the Living Legends
Living Legends
Living Legends is a rap group composed of eight hip hop artists from California. Beginning in the early 1990s, the crew garnered a following by recording, promoting, and performing their music independently...

) and North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

 producer
Record producer
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 9th Wonder
9th Wonder
Patrick Douthit , better known as 9th Wonder is a hip hop record producer, record executive, DJ, professor, and lyricist from Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A. He began his career as the main producer for the hip hop group Little Brother, and has also worked with Mary J...

 (formerly of Little Brother). Like their first collaboration, Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition
Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition
Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition is an album by Murs, an American hip hop artist, released on March 23, 2004 on the Definitive Jux label...

, the album features ten songs, all produced by 9th Wonder, and is less than 40 minutes long. This effort was Murs' most commercially successful release, being his first to break into the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
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 album chart. The album features guest appearances from Joe Scudda and Rapper Big Pooh
Rapper Big Pooh
Big Pooh is an American rapper, who, along with fellow rap artist Phonte, was a member of the acclaimed North Carolina hip hop group Little Brother. In addition to numerous records and EP's by Little Brother, Pooh released a solo album in 2005 entitled Sleepers to positive critical review...

. Murray's Revenge featured three music videos, one for the single "L.A.","Yesterday & Today"and another for the title track, "Murray's Revenge." The album is profanity free.

Track listing

# Title Length Producer(s) Performer(s) Samples
1 "Murs Day" 1:54 9th Wonder
9th Wonder
Patrick Douthit , better known as 9th Wonder is a hip hop record producer, record executive, DJ, professor, and lyricist from Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A. He began his career as the main producer for the hip hop group Little Brother, and has also worked with Mary J...

Murs
  • Contains a sample from "The Rainmaker Theme" by The 5th Dimension
2 "Murray's Law" 2:39 9th Wonder Murs
  • Contains a sample from "Go Out and Get Some (Get It Out 'Cha System)" by Millie Jackson
    Millie Jackson
    Mildred "Millie" Jackson is an American R&B/soul singer-songwriter and comedienne. Three of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA for over 500,000 copies....

  • 3 "Silly Girl" 3:46 9th Wonder Murs
    Joe Scudda
  • Contains a sample from "Silly Wasn't I" by Valerie Simpson
  • 4 "Barbershop" 4:28 9th Wonder Murs
    Rapper Big Pooh
    Rapper Big Pooh
    Big Pooh is an American rapper, who, along with fellow rap artist Phonte, was a member of the acclaimed North Carolina hip hop group Little Brother. In addition to numerous records and EP's by Little Brother, Pooh released a solo album in 2005 entitled Sleepers to positive critical review...

  • Contains a sample from "Coming Down From Love" by Bobby Caldwell
    Bobby Caldwell
    Bobby Caldwell is an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who, despite a prolific musical output over his 30-year career, is still best known for his 1978 hit single "What You Won't Do for Love". While he has always maintained a devoted fan base in the United States, a legendary...

  • 5 "Yesterday & Today" 3:35 9th Wonder Murs
  • Contains a sample from "Yesterday I Lied, Today I Cried" by William Bell
    William Bell (singer)
    William Bell is an American soul singer and songwriter, and one of the architects of the Stax-Volt sound. As a performer, he is probably best known for 1961's "You Don't Miss Your Water" ; 1968's "Private Number" ; and 1976's "Tryin' To Love Two", Bell's only US top 40 hit, which also hit #1 on the...

  • 6 "Dreamchaser" 2:34 9th Wonder Murs
  • Contains a sample from "A Love That's Worth Having" by Willie Hutch
    Willie Hutch
    Willie McKinley Hutchison, known professionally as Willie Hutch was an American singer, songwriter as well as a record producer and recording artist for the Motown record label during the 1970s and 1980s....

  • 7 "L.A." 2:49 9th Wonder Murs
  • Contains a sample from "Atlas" by The Mighty Diamonds
    The Mighty Diamonds
    Mighty Diamonds are a Jamaican harmony trio, recording roots reggae with a strong Rastafarian influence. The group, which comprised Donald "Tabby" Shaw, Fitzroy "Bunny" Simpson, and Lloyd "Judge" Ferguson, was formed in 1969, and remains together as of 2010...

  • 8 "Love & Appreciate" 3:12 9th Wonder Murs
  • Contains a sample from "Let Me Live in Your Life" by Ben E. King
    Ben E. King
    Benjamin Earl King , better known as Ben E. King, is an American soul singer. He is perhaps best known as the singer and co-composer of "Stand by Me", a U.S...

  • 9 "D.S.W.G. (Dark Skinned White Girls)" 4:27 9th Wonder Murs
  • Contains a sample from "I Feel So Good Again" by The Moments
    The Moments
    The Moments may refer to:*The Moments, an American R&B vocal group later known as Ray, Goodman & Brown*The Moments , an English group of the early 1960s who featured Steve Marriott...

  • 10 "Murray's Revenge" 2:42 9th Wonder Murs
  • Contains a sample from "Nautilus" by Bob James
    Bob James (musician)
    Robert McElhiney James is a jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer.-Biography:During the 1970s, Bob James played a major role in establishing the smooth jazz genre. "Angela", the instrumental theme from the sitcom Taxi, is probably Bob James' most well-known work to date...


  • Album chart positions

    Year Album Chart positions
    Billboard 200
    Billboard 200
    The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

    Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums Top Independent Albums Top Heatseekers
    Top Heatseekers
    Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...

    2006 Murray's Revenge #166 #70 #15 #4
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