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 nameTakayoshi Murota
Also known asKing of Diggin, DJ XXXL
Born (1970-03-25) March 25, 1970 (age 54)
Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture
OriginJapan
GenresHip hop, funk
Occupation(s)Rapper, DJ, record producer, designer
Years active1987–present
LabelsKing of Diggin'

Discography

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Singles

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  • 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

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  • 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)
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  • 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
  • "Maware Maware" - Released under the alias M2J (a duo made up of DJ Muro and John Paul "JP" Lam)

References

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  1. ^ Gesthuizen, Thomas. "DJ Muro does west Africa". guardian.com. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Muro". discogs.com. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
  3. ^ "DJ Muro". fania.com. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. ^ "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.
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