Murs for President

MURS for President
Studio album by
Murs
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2008
Recorded2007–2008
GenreHip hop
Length60:09
LabelWarner Bros.
Producer
Murs chronology
Sweet Lord
(2008) 		MURS for President
(2008) 		Fornever
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The A.V. Club(B)[7]
ChartAttack[3]
DJBooth.net[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB[2]
Okayplayer82/100[5]
RapReviews.com[6]
Robert Christgau(1-star Honorable Mention)[9]
Spin[8]

Murs for President is the sixth studio album by American emcee MURS. The album was released on September 30, 2008, under Warner Bros. Records, making this his only album to date to be released under a major label.

Release

The album debuted at No. 45 on Billboard 200 and No. 11 on Rap Albums, with 12,000 copies sold in its first week. It has sold 58,000 copies in the United States as of May 2015.[10]

Track listing

Unless otherwise noted, Information is based on Liner Notes[11]

No.TitleWriter(s)ProducerLength
1."Intro"
Ted "Wild Animals" Chung1:47
2."I'm Innocent"
9th Wonder3:52
3."Lookin' Fly"
3:59
4."The Science"
4:55
5."Can It Be (Half a Million Dollars and 18 Months Later)"
Scoop DeVille3:43
6."Everything"
LT Moe3:34
7."Road Is My Religion"
  • N. Carter
  • Acklins "Mr. Khaliyl" Dillon
Mr. Khaliyl4:13
8."Sooo Comfortable"
Josef Leimberg5:02
9."Time Is Now" (featuring Snoop Dogg)
Terrace Martin4:55
10."Think You Know Me"
Nottz4:00
11."Me and This Jawn"
Nottz3:34
12."Love and Appreciate II" (featuring Tyler Woods)
9th Wonder4:31
13."A Part of Me"
  • N. Carter
  • T. Martin
  • Terrence Smith
  • M. Williams
  • R. Miller
Terrace Martin4:22
14."Break Up (The OJ Song)"
Knotch4:08
15."Breakthrough"
9th Wonder4:05
Sample Credits
Note

While the “I Wanna Be” Sample is credited to The Jackson 5 in the Liner Notes, the sampled song was actually performed by Michael Jackson.

Personnel

Information is based on the Album's Liner notes[11]

  • Murs - Rap Vocals (1–9, 11–15, Lead on 10), Executive Producer
  • 9th Wonder - Recording Engineer (12)
  • Christopher Avery - Recording Engineer (7–8, 10–11)
  • Calvin Bailiff - Recording Engineer (2, 15)
  • Ted "Wild Animals" Chung - Audio Mixing (1), Executive Producer
  • Aaron Dahl - Audio Mixing (2, 4–5, 8, 10–12, 14–15), Assistant Engineer (7)
  • DJ Quik - DJ Scratches (4), Audio Mixing (2, 4–5, 7–15)
  • Dylan Dresdow - Audio Mixing (3)
  • Carlitta Durand - Additional Vocals (15)
  • Kosta Elchev - Recording Engineer (4–6)
  • Evan Eneman - Additional Vocals (1)
  • Latonya "Tone Trezure" Givens - Background Vocals (10)
  • Chucc Hamilton - Additional Keyboards (9)
  • Chris Jackson - Recording Engineer (9)
  • Justin Keitt - Keyboards (1)
  • Khizman - Additional Lead Vocals (10)
  • Kokane - Additional Vocals (8)
  • Shvona Lavette - Additional Vocals (1)
  • Robert "Bubby" Lewis - Bass played by (4)
  • Victor Manzano - Recording Engineer (1, 14)
  • Terrace Martin - Recording Engineer (9, 13)
  • Steven Mudd - Assistant Engineer (3)
  • Sebastian Nova - Assistant Engineer (3)
  • Russell "Double R" Rededux - Executive Producer
  • Sukari Reid-Glenn - Flute (4)
  • Terrence "Scar" Smith - Additional Vocals (13)
  • LaToiya Williams - Additional Vocals (9)

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Canadian R&B Albums Chart[13] 39
U.S. Billboard Comprehensive Albums 46
US Billboard 200[14] 45
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[15] 11
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16] 20
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[17] 9

Music videos

  • Better Than the Best
  • Lookin' Fly
  • Can It Be (Half a Million Dollars and 18 Months Later)
  • Me and This Jawn
  • A Part of Me
  • Break Up (The OJ Song)
  • The Science
  • Road Is My Religion

MURS Administration

MURS Administration is a mockumentary movie about MURS running for the President of Hip-Hop. In the movie he is opposed for the presidency by Swaggerty and Eniggama. The film runs for 27:00, and contains strong language and nudity.

References

  1. ^ AllMusic
  2. ^ Entertainment Weekly
  3. ^ ChartAttack[usurped]
  4. ^ DJBooth.net
  5. ^ Okayplayer Archived 2008-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ RapReviews.com
  7. ^ The A.V. Club
  8. ^ Spin
  9. ^ Robert Christgau
  10. ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on May 15, 2015.
  11. ^ a b Murs. “Murs for President” (Album notes). Warner Bros. Records. 2008.
  12. ^ FunkWorm. “Hip Hop Artists...Michael Jackson”. Ihh. 26 June 2009. http://www.indiehiphop.net/hip-hop-artists-who-sampled-michael-jackson/
  13. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 3, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. ^ "MURS Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  15. ^ "MURS Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard.
  16. ^ "MURS Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
  17. ^ "MURS Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.

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