''Rap-Murr-Phobia (The Fear of Real Hip-Hop)'' is the fifth solo studio album by American rapper
Keith Murray
Keith Omar Murray (born May 29, 1972) is an American rapper from New York. He is best known for being a member of the hip hop group Def Squad, which includes fellow rappers Redman and fellow Long Island native Erick Sermon. The group releas ...
. It was released on July 31, 2007, through
Koch Records
MNRK Music Group (pronounced "monarch"), formerly known as Koch Records and Entertainment One (eOne) Music/Records, is an American independent record label and music management company based in New York City. It was formed in 1987 as a music div ...
. The album was produced by
Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon (born November 25, 1968) is an American rapper and producer. He is best known as one-third—alongside PMD & DJ Scratch—of 1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for his production work.
Early life
Erick Sermon was born on November ...
,
Mike City
Michael Flowers, known professionally as Mike City (born December 2, 1970), is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for producing the singles " I Wish" for Carl Thomas, " Heard It All Before" for Sunshine Ande ...
, and Shuko. It features guest appearances from L.O.D., Junior, Baggy Bones, Bosie & Ryze,
Def Squad
Def Squad is an American rap supergroup consisting of Erick Sermon, Redman, Keith Murray, Hurricane G, and Jamal
Jamaal ( ''/'') is an Arabic given name and surname meaning "beauty."[Jamal
Jamaal ( ''/'') is an Arabic given name and surname meaning "beauty."][Jamaal]
at BehindTheName.com It is popular in th ...
,
Method Man
Clifford Smith, Jr. (born March 2, 1971), known professionally as Method Man, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. He is a member of the East Coast hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan, and is half of the hip hop duo Method Man & R ...
, Ming Bolla, Taya,
Tyrese
Tyrese Darnell Gibson (born December 30, 1978) is an American R&B singer and actor from Los Angeles, California. He signed with RCA Records in 1998, and released his debut single "Nobody Else" in August of that year. It peaked within the top ...
, and Unique. The album debuted at number 52 on the
''Billboard'' 200 and number 7 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine that ranks R&B and hip-hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Luminate. The chart debuted as Hot R&B LPs in the issue dated January 30, ...
in the United States, selling 13,000 units in its first week.
Track listing
Personnel
*
Keith Murray
Keith Omar Murray (born May 29, 1972) is an American rapper from New York. He is best known for being a member of the hip hop group Def Squad, which includes fellow rappers Redman and fellow Long Island native Erick Sermon. The group releas ...
– main artist
*Tone Kapone – featured artist
(track 1)
*Kelly "Kel-Vicious" Brister – featured artist
(tracks 4, 12, 16)
*Reginald "
Redman" Noble – featured artist
(track 6)
*
Erick Sermon
Erick Sermon (born November 25, 1968) is an American rapper and producer. He is best known as one-third—alongside PMD & DJ Scratch—of 1980s/1990s hip hop group EPMD and for his production work.
Early life
Erick Sermon was born on November ...
– featured artist
(track 6), producer
(tracks 1–3, 5–8, 10–18), mixing
(tracks 1, 2, 4–7, 9–16), executive producer
*
Tyrese Gibson
Tyrese Darnell Gibson (born December 30, 1978) is an American R&B singer and actor from Los Angeles, California. He signed with RCA Records in 1998, and released his debut single " Nobody Else" in August of that year. It peaked within the top ...
– featured artist
(track 8)
*Junior – featured artist
(tracks 8, 15)
*
Jamal Phillips – featured artist
(track 10)
*Clifford "
Method Man
Clifford Smith, Jr. (born March 2, 1971), known professionally as Method Man, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. He is a member of the East Coast hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan, and is half of the hip hop duo Method Man & R ...
" Smith – featured artist
(track 11)
*Gerald "50 Grand" Berlin – featured artist
(tracks 11, 12, 16)
*D. "DL" Welch – featured artist
(tracks 12, 16)
*C. "Olu" Olujobi – featured artist
(tracks 12, 16)
*D. Murray – featured artist
(tracks 12, 16)
*Taya – featured artist
(track 13)
*Baggy Bones – featured artist
(track 13)
*Deanna "Uneek" Bennett – featured artist
(track 14)
*Ming Bolla – featured artist
(track 16)
*Bosie – featured artist
(track 16)
*Ryze – featured artist
(track 16)
*Michael "
Mike City
Michael Flowers, known professionally as Mike City (born December 2, 1970), is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for producing the singles " I Wish" for Carl Thomas, " Heard It All Before" for Sunshine Ande ...
" Flowers – producer
(track 4)
*Christoph "Shuko" Bauss – producer
(track 9)
*David "Gordo" Strickland – mixing
(tracks 1, 2, 4–7, 9–16)
*Tommy Uzzo – mixing
(tracks 3, 8)
*Arnold Mischkulnig – mastering
(tracks 1, 2, 4–7, 9–16)
*Chris Athens – mastering
(tracks 3, 8)
*Paul Grosso – creative director
*Andrew Kelley – art direction, design
*Beatrice Genter – photography
*Mike Schrieber – photography
*Todd Westphal – photography
*Alyson Abbagnaro – A&R
Charts
References
External links
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2007 albums
Keith Murray (rapper) albums
MNRK Music Group albums
Albums produced by Erick Sermon
Albums produced by Mike City
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