

The Murs/9 th Wonder musical partnership is more than a decade strong and numbers multiple collaborative albums, the most recent being 2015’s Brighter Daze. Good morning!!! This is what we mean by Strange Journey Into The Unimaginable Don’t worry about the rest of that sh*t, all of it is temporary.” He then ends by saying, “Focus on your vision and your dreams.” “Worry about what’s right for you and makes you happy as long as it’s not hurting anybody else. “If you’re being bullied or whatever, don’t worry,” he says.

The Felt co-founder and Living Legends member is slated to speak on his career, influences, and his record-setting 26-hour rap that landed him in the Guinness Book of World Records in 2016.Īnnouncing his appointment on IG, Murs said how his invitation to join the academic program where Grammy-Award winning producer 9th Wonder has long taught Hip-Hop classes is “that anything is possible sh*t,” adding “when I say anything is possible, it is so real.”īlack Thought & 9th Wonder Confirm A Collabo Project Is On The Way (Video) Murs Celebrates The MCs & Books That Taught Him He Is Powerful (Audio)Įvents start tonight with a public conversation between Murs and Joseph Winters from the Duke Religious Studies and African and African American Studies departments at Beyu Caffe in Durham. “I was made fun of, bullied and chastised all throughout my high school career and now I’m here.” “I graduated high school with a 0.545 GPA, with umpteen absences,” he says. Strange Reign featured appearances by JL, Jay Trilogy, Rittz, Big Scoob, Murs, Krizz Kaliko, MAYDAY!, CES Cru, and more.The long-term partnership between Los Angeles, California MC Murs and producer 9th Wonder is taking a new turn, as the self-described “Captain California” heads to Duke University to start a week-long residency as part of its African and African American Studies program.įinding himself in a college setting is not something the teenage Murs could have imagined, he shared in an Instagram post put up this morning (February 6). Months later, another Collabos collection arrived. Following 2016's solo effort, The Storm, Tech returned with the seventh Collabos album, Dominion, in the spring of 2017. A 2015 sequel - Tech's second release that year - once again featured the entire Strange clan. The most successful Collabo to date, Strangeulation debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 and topped the R&B/hip-hop, rap, and independent charts. Strangeulation featured the entire Strange posse, including new addition Murs, as well as figures from the rock world like Serj Tankian ( System of a Down) and John 5 ( Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie). Tech issued two albums and three EPs before the fifth Collabos album - the longest stretch between Collabos releases - that arrived in 2014. Two albums and a mixtape were released before 2011's Welcome to Strangeland, another Top 30 debut and showcase for his label's artists. Gates debuted at 13 on the charts - topping the Independent Albums chart and peaking at number five on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart - and spawned the summer hit, "O.G." Krizz, Kutt, Yukmouth, and the gang of familiar guests returned for another round, adding new faces like Devin the Dude, Jay Rock, 816 Boyz, and more. After releasing a pair of darker solo efforts, Tech unveiled the third Collabos LP, The Gates Mixed Plate. Sickology 101 followed in 2009, adding Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's Krayzie Bone, Chino XL, and Big Scoob into the mix. Kompany featured an extensive roster of guests, including frequent collaborators Krizz Kaliko, Yukmouth, and Kutt Calhoun, and debuted in the Top 50 of the Billboard 200.
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His sixth LP overall, Misery Loves Kompany would be the start of a successful series of collaborative albums that attracted both up-and-coming and high-profile guests from across genres. Prolific Kansas City rapper and head of the Strange Music label Tech N9ne released his first Tech N9ne Collabos effort in 2007.
