Murphy Lee
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| Murphy Lee | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Tohri Harper | |
| Born | December 18, 1979 | |
| Origin | St. Louis, Missouri | |
| Genre(s) | Hip-hop R&B Pop Rap |
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| Occupation(s) | Rapper | |
| Years active | 1996-present | |
| Label(s) | U C Me Entertainment/Derrty Ent./Universal Records | |
| Associated acts |
St. Lunatics | |
Murphy Lee, born Tohri Murphy Lee Harper, on December 18, 1979 (Also known as Murph-Derrt and Da Skool Boy) to a single mother in St. Louis, Missouri & was raised in University City, AKA U-City, with older brother Kyjuan and their sisters and younger brothers. After first appearing on co St. Lunatics member Nelly's 1st release Country Grammar in 2000, Murph went on to work with some of the elite in the rap game including Jermaine Dupri, Lil Wayne, Ying Yang Twins and many more. Releasing his debut solo album Murphy's Law in '03, Murph won a grammy for the song "Shake Ya Tailfeather" featuring Nelly and Diddy. The album would eventually go platinum. Continuing the platinum streak the Tics started back in 2000 with Nelly's first album, Country Grammar.
He is also the owner of Good for You Cafe, currently with 2 locations in St. Louis, which offers not only vegetarian dishes, but dishes containing meat as well. Murph has also expanded his business profile with the advent of his own label "U C Me Entertainment" and his latest venture a Promotion Company, Xclusive Promotional Products, for up and coming artists. Murphy Lee has released 3 mixtapes of his own, and appeared on his own artists albums, such as younger brother, Futurre's Group Da Camp, R&B singer, Zee's, as well as Prentiss Church, Potzee, and Quor 03.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Murphy's Law (2003) Certified: Platinum
- Who Says St.Louis Aint Hip Hop *working name, scheduled to be released in 2007
[edit] Singles
- "Wat Da Hook Gon Be" (featuring Jermaine Dupri)
- "Shake Ya Tailfeather" (featuring Nelly & P. Diddy)
- "Luv Me Baby" (featuring Jazze Pha & Sleepy Brown)
- "Hold Up" (featuring Nelly)
- "Dat Bullshit" (featuring T.Lee aka Seviin)
[edit] Trivia
- Was originally known as "Lil T"
- He's a Vegetarian.
- He's a Saggitarius.
- He's rarely seen without a baseball hat.
- He hosted the The Center in 2004.
- Appeared as himself on an episode of The Parkers which also featured Chilli from TLC.
- Freestyled with Joe Budden on Rap City.
[edit] External links
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