Murs 3: 16 (2004)

Product Summary Label: Caroline Distribution UPC: 00600308888623 Release Date: 3/23/2004 Buy.com Sku: 60629776 Item#: MM435W Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Intro ~ Murs/9th Wonder 2. Bad Man! ~ Murs/9th Wonder 3. 3:16 ~ Murs/9th Wonder 4. Pain, The ~ Murs/9th Wonder 5. Trevor An' Them ~ Murs/9th Wonder 6. Freak These Tales ~ Murs/9th Wonder 7. H-U-S-T-L-E ~ Murs/9th Wonder 8. Walk Like A Man ~ Murs/9th Wonder 9. And This Is For... ~ Murs/9th Wonder 10. Animal, The - (featuring Phonte) ~ Murs/9th Wonder   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Percy Miracles (vocals). Audio Mixer: 9th Wonder. Recording information: Chop Shopp Studios, Durham, NC. Photographer: Dan Monick. Virtually alone among contemporary rappers, Murs tells a straightforward story with every rap, and listeners looking for more to love following one of the most acclaimed rap records of 2003 (The End of the Beginning) will be glad to find ten more tracks of equal value on Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition. At some point during a hectic 2003 that saw him doing close to 200 shows, Murs decamped to North Carolina to join producer 9th Wonder (Little Brother) for that rare thing in post-gangsta rap -- a dedicated rapper/producer session. While he claims he's "more Coldplay than Ice-T," this is a gangsta record through and through, though one from the viewpoint of a common-man hustler who walks the grocery store parking lots ("H-U-S-T-L-E"), spits raps about not being able to pick up any women ("The Pain"), and drops a deft two-minute tale ("Trevor an' Them") about witnessing the most inept heist of all time. 9th Wonder's productions are the perfect balance for Murs' raps, spreading the '70s sweet soul samples all over the record and keeping the beats simple and chunky. Despite a few of his trademark entertaining tracks, Murs is dead serious on this record, eulogizing a friend on "Walk Like a Man" and laying out his sexual exploits (with far too many details) on "Freak These Tales." It's that balance of frankness and occasional humor that makes 3:16: The 9th Edition every bit the informed record that its predecessor was. ~ John Bush Producer: Murs; 9th Wonder Engineer: Chris Tyson; 9th Wonder Musical Guests Phonte   Compilation Appearances Justify The Mean$ Shifting Gears (Explicit Version) Ill Audio Vol 1 Hosted By: Casual (Explicit Version) My Baddest B*tches Now Sound Redesigned Exodus Into Unheard Rhythms Out Of The Frying Pan Into The Fire(Explicit Version) Legendary Music 1 Rising Son: Legend Of Skate Christian / O.s.t Ed Rec Vol Iii Die Already WLIB AM: King Of The Wigflip Fiesta Fiesta Fiesta Fiesta Rebel Musiq(Explicit Version) Tonite Show   Technical Info Release Date : 03/23/2004 Original Release Date : 2004 Catalog ID : 80 Label : Definitive Jux Records Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00600308888623   Professional Reviews CMJ (3/08/04, p.5) - "Murs is the unwaveringly determined, charmingly conflicted link between punk rock and Tupac....It's as short as the first Stooges album, and just as replayable."