Everything about Dj Muggs totally explained
Lawrence Muggerud (born
January 28,
1968 in
Queens, New York), and better known as
DJ Muggs (or simply
Muggs), is
Cypress Hill's
DJ and producer. He is
Italian-American/
Norwegian-American, with his surname being of
Norwegian origin.
Background
DJ Muggs was first a member of the group
7A3, a group he didn't produce, but only DJ for. 7A3 managed to release an album and several singles before being dropped by their record label and disbanding.
Cypress Hill, the group then formed by DJ Muggs with
B-Real and
Sen Dog, became one of the most popular and influential
hip hop groups of the 20th century. DJ Muggs also works as a producer and DJ for other artists such as
House of Pain (song "Jump Around" and many others on the group's debut album),
Tricky (album "Juxtapose"),
Funkdoobiest (song "Bow Wow Wow" and many others),
Ice Cube,
KRS-One,
Eminem,
Everlast and
MC Eiht.
In 2003, he released his solo album
Dust, which somehow departed from the usual hip-hop formula, has a
trip-hop/
rock sound and features artists such as
Greg Dulli, Amy Trujillo and
Everlast on vocals.
DJ Muggs and Cypress Hill are part of an even bigger collective of musicians, graphic and other artists, the
Soul Assassins, who have so far released 2 compilation albums.
Today, DJ Muggs has his own Sirius satellite radio show on Shade 45 dubbed "Mash-Up Radio", a show where he and other DJs play their rap/rock blends. In 2005, he's founded the record label
Angeles Records together with
Self Scientific. One of the first releases on the label was
Grandmasters, DJ Muggs' collaboration album with
GZA/The Genius of Wu-Tang Clan.
In 2007, a remix version of the album was released.
A new collaborative album Legend Of The Mask Of The Assassin, this time with
Sick Jacken of
Psycho Realm and featuring Cynic of
Street Platoon/Sick Symphonies, was released late 2007.
Technique
DJ Muggs' beats have been known for their dusty-sounding, eerie and soul-driven melodies. Most of Cypress Hill's production was minimalistic with hard-hitting drums and bass, looped throughout the song; the recent
GZA album
Grandmasters featured that production. In the later 90s/early 00s, Cypress Hill began incorporating rock more into their beats, coming away with a rap/rock sound akin to that of
Rick Rubin.
Discography
» For releases with Cypress Hill, see the group's discography.
For releases with Soul Assassins, see the group's main article.
Albums By/Featuring DJ Muggs
Mixtapes (partial list)
DJ Muggs, 2003: Soul Assassins Mixtape Volume One
DJ Muggs, 2003: Classic Mixtape Volume One
DJ Muggs, 2004: Rock Superstar
DJ Muggs & Chace Infinite, 2004: The Last Assassin
DJ Muggs, 2005: Soul Assassins Take Aim
Mixtapes (partial list)
DJ Muggs, 2003: Soul Assassins Mixtape Volume One
DJ Muggs, 2003: Classic Mixtape Volume One
DJ Muggs, 2004: Rock Superstar
DJ Muggs & Chace Infinite, 2004: The Last Assassin
DJ Muggs, 2005: Soul Assassins Take AimFurther Information
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