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Feat:El-P/Shock G/Ant Of Atmos Phere/Blockhead/Oh No/Sunspot
Personnel includes: Murs, Shock G, Humpty Hump (rap vocals).
Producers include: El-P, Shock G, Ant, Blockhead, Oh No, Sunspot Jonz.
Audio Mixers: Todd Mumford; Jesse Shatkin; Nasa ; Ariel Rechtshaid.
Recording information: Defcon 4; Definitive Jux Studios; The Barrio, Van Nuys, CA; Trail Mix Studios.
Photographer: Dan Monick.
A ten-year hip-hop veteran, Murs doesn't want to be called an up-and-comer anymore, and he proves his maturity with one of the most refreshing rap records in years, an excellent debut for Definitive Jux named The End of the Beginning. Murs has an old-school flow that recalls Ice Cube, and unlike many in underground rap, he's not only got a clever delivery but a lot to say. What immediately impresses about the album is the ample variety of moods and material: "The Night Before..." is a streets-is-watching nightmare with a vicious chorus ("Last night I almost got shot on my block/Not the block where I live at/The block where I chill at"), but a few tracks later, Murs is inviting Digital Underground's Shock-G over to his pad for "Risky Business," and looking on in disbelief as Shock's alter ego, Humpty Hump, wreaks more carnage than The Cat in the Hat (sample: "Yo, is your Dad's Rolls blue?/Cuz I got bad news..."). "Transitions az a Ridah" has him remembering good times on a skateboard and ordering a moment of silence for all his favorite spots, while Aesop Rock stops by for the deliriously stoned "Happy Pillz." Whether he's ordering past-their-prime rappers off the mic ("Please Leave") or stressing over how much his favorite action figures cost ("BT$"), Murs is the most entertaining, least affected rapper since Biz Markie, and with the skills of Ice Cube it's clear that unlike the Biz, he's no novelty act. As usual, he says it best, on "The Night Before...": "Now some claim gangsta rap's to see an end of the streets, but it's use is an excuse to pretend over beats/So I'm-a lend my speech to all within my reach to tell what really goes on, from sales to the streets." ~ John Bush
Rolling Stone (2/20/03, p.64) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Murs is a belligerent MC with a spring in his step and a style honed by battling. Murs is downright pop-y..." End Of The Beginning Music Murs End Of The Beginning Songs | 1. | You & I |
| 2. | Dibbs Did This Shit (Interlude) - (Interlude) |
| 3. | What Do You Know? |
| 4. | Scuffle, The |
| 5. | Night Before, The |
| 6. | Transitions az a Ridah |
| 7. | Happy Pills - (featuring Aesop Rock) |
| 8. | Risky Business - (featuring Shock G & Humpty Hump) |
| 9. | Dance, The - (featuring El-P) |
| 10. | God's Work |
| 11. | Def Cover |
| 12. | Please Leave |
| 13. | Sore Losers |
| 14. | BT$ |
| 15. | 18/W a Bullet - (Remix, remix) |
| 16. | Brotherly Love |
| 17. | Got Damned? |
| 18. | Done Deal - (featuring 3MG) |
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End Of The Beginning Music End Of The Beginning Music Review Average Rating: (4.3 out of 5 stars)   aight...
Just average, check Varsity Blues or Murs 3:16 for some of his best work.
Submitted by Culture (Queens, NY)
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 Absolutely Great
Just a great, great album.
Murs is a great MC and getting with the Def Jux team is one of the best things to happen to him
Submitted by a reviewer (Holland)
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Classic Hip-Hop
5 our of 5 stars is not enough to describe this album. The classic hip-hop album most hip-hopper will never hear! Forget 50 Cent.. Murs is the real deal.
Submitted by a reviewer (san francisco, ca)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  Murs is Murs
This album brings the originallity and personal touch we have all come to expect from Murs. The album starts off really hot, cools down for 3 tracks in the middle, but finishes the last half dozen or so songs with some of Murs best work.
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The Corrs: Jim Corr (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Sharon Corr (vocals, violin); Andrea Corr (vocals, tin whistle); Caroline Corr (vocals, drums, bodhran, percussion).
Recorded at Ardmore Studios in Dublin, Ireland in January 2002.
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Additional Tracks
Personnel includes: Jay-Z, R. Kelly (vocals); Devin The Dude, Beanie Sigel, Lil' Kim (rap vocals); Donnie Lyle (guitar, keyboards); Precision (guitar); Rodney East, Kendall Nesbitt (keyboards); Louie "LP" Pimental (bass); Abel Garibaldi, Ian Mereness, Poke, Tone (programming); Shanay Reed (background vocals).
Producers include: Megahertz, Poke, Tone, R. Kelly, Charlemagne.
Engineers include: Abel Garibaldi, Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Poke.
CD contains 1 bonus track.
Both R. Kelly and Jay-Z were flying high around the time of The Best of Both Worlds, so the idea of a collaborative album was a reasonable one, following up the success of The Blueprint (2001) and TP-2.com (2000). Unfortunately, Jay-Z's contributions (interjections and verses, mainly) sound like filler on The Best of Both Worlds, although Kelly fares better, supplying some potent hooks and co-producing the tracks with the Trackmasters (i.e., Poke and Tone), but he can't carry the album alone. Still, there are some moments where the collaborations click, particularly on the album's singles, "Get This Money" and "Take You Home with Me." ~ Jason Birchmeier
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