The End of the Beginning (MURS album)
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The End of the Beginning is the second studio album by Murs, an American
rapper, that was released in 2003. This album is MURS' debut on the Definitive Jux
label, and is hailed by critics as one of MURS' best albums. John Bush of Allmusic says that it is "one of the most refreshing rap records in years." It reached #27 on the Independent Albums
chart in 2003.
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rapper, that was released in 2003. This album is MURS' debut on the Definitive Jux
Definitive Jux
Definitive Jux is an independent record label based in New York City, United States. It was co-founded in 1999 by Jaime Meline and Amaechi Uzoigwe. The label was initially known simply as Def Jux, but in 2001, popular hip hop label Def Jam Recordings sued Def Jux over the name similarity...
label, and is hailed by critics as one of MURS' best albums. John Bush of Allmusic says that it is "one of the most refreshing rap records in years." It reached #27 on the Independent Albums
Independent Albums
The Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels...
chart in 2003.
Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Performer (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "You & I" | Tate the Example | MURS |
| 2 | "Dibbs Did This Shit (Interlude)" | Mr. Dibbs | MURS |
| 3 | "What Do You Know?" | Belief | MURS |
| 4 | "The Scuffle" | Oh No Oh No (rapper) Oh No is an underground hip hop artist from Oxnard, California who has released several albums on Stones Throw Records.-Biography:... |
MURS |
| 5 | "The Night Before" | Jizzm High Definition | MURS |
| 6 | "Transitionz az a Ridah" | Patchwerk | MURS |
| 7 | "Happy Pillz" | Blockhead Blockhead (music) Blockhead is an American Hip hop producer based in Manhattan, New York. Aside from his solo efforts released on the Ninja Tune label, he is most associated with producing for Aesop Rock, a rapper for the Definitive Jux independent hip hop label. He has also previously worked with rappers C-Rayz... |
Aesop Rock Aesop Rock Ian Matthias Bavitz , better known by his stage name Aesop Rock, is an American hip hop artist and producer. He was at the forefront of the new wave of underground and alternative hip hop acts that emerged during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was signed to El-P's Definitive Jux label until it... , MURS |
| 8 | "Risky Business" | Humpty Hump | MURS, Shock G Shock G Gregory E. Jacobs , known by the stage names Shock G and Humpty Hump, is an American musician and rapper, known as the lead vocalist for the hip hop group Digital Underground... |
| 9 | "The Dance" | El-P | El-P, MURS |
| 10 | "God's Work" | Belief | MURS |
| 11 | "Def Cover" | El-P | MURS |
| 12 | "Please Leave" | Oh No | MURS |
| 13 | "Sore Losers" | RJD2 RJD2 RJD2 is an American music producer, singer and musician. RJD2 was born in Eugene, Oregon, and raised in Columbus, Ohio. He currently resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was signed to the Definitive Jux label where he released two largely instrumental hip hop albums and has produced tracks... |
MURS |
| 14 | "BT$" | Sunspot Jonz 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... |
MURS |
| 15 | "18/w a Bullet (Remix)" | Ant Ant (producer) Ant is a hip hop producer whose full name is Anthony Davis.He is best known as being one half of the hip hop group Atmosphere, but has worked with many other artists and projects, mostly with Rhymesayers Entertainment, such as Brother Ali, I Self Devine, Felt and The Dynospectrum... |
MURS |
| 16 | "Brotherly Love" | Belief | MURS |
| 17 | "Got Damned?" | Ant | MURS |
| 18 | "Done Deal" | Mum's the Word | 3 Melancholy Gypsys 3 Melancholy Gypsys 3 Melancholy Gypsys is an American hip-hop group from Los Angeles, California that consists of Eligh, Murs and Scarub. The 3 met for the first time in 1992 at Hamilton High School.and after forming 3MG were incorporated into the Log Cabin Crew. The trio worked on music as 3MG and the Log Cabin for... , MURS |
Credits
- Executive producer: El-P
- Project coordinator: ESE
- Mastering: Emily Lazar
- Engineering: Todd Mumford, Nasa, Ariel Rechtshaid
- Mixing: Todd Mumford, Nasa, Ariel Rechtshaid
- Photography: Dan Monick
- Art direction: Shane Sakanoi