{{Short description|Japanese hip hop producer/DJ}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = MURO | image = | alt = | caption = | image_size = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Takayoshi Murota | alias = King of Diggin, DJ XXXL | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|03|25}} | birth_place = Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture | origin =Japan | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date 1st) --> | death_place = | genre = Hip hop, funk | occupation = Rapper, DJ, record producer, designer | instrument = | years_active = 1987–present | label = King of Diggin' | associated_acts = KRUSH POSSE, Microphone Pager | website = }} {{nihongo|'''Takayoshi Murota'''|室田 隆義|Murota Takayoshi|born March 25, 1970, in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture}}, better known by his stage name '''MURO''', is a Japanese hip hop recording artist, DJ, record producer and designer. In 1987 DJ Krush, Microphone Pager, TWIGY and others formed the "KRUSH POSSE", a crew of rappers and DJs. During this time he excelled at DJing hip-hop and began producing hip-hop beats. His solo debut appeared 1993. In the late 1990s he worked extensively with Nitro Microphone Underground, one of Japan's most successful hip-hop crews. In addition to producing he also was active as a designer.<ref name=guardian>{{cite web|last=Gesthuizen|first=Thomas|title=DJ Muro does west Africa|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/nov/07/african-hip-hop-muro|publisher=guardian.com|accessdate=13 October 2013}}</ref><ref name=muro>{{cite web|title=Muro|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Muro|publisher=discogs.com|accessdate=13 October 2013}}</ref><ref name=fania>{{cite web|title=DJ Muro|publisher=fania.com}}</ref>

==Discography== ===Singles=== *Street Life (1994/4/21) *THE VINYL ATHLETES (1999/12/22) *EL Carnaval (2000/7/5) *LYRICAL TYRANTS From Local To Global (2001/1/24) *SPACE FUNK 2001 feat. Nipps

===Albums=== *K.M.W.(King Most Wanted) (1999/4/21) *PAN RHYTHM:Flight No.11154 (2000/8/23) *INCREDIBLE!-BLUENOTE DJ MIX by MURO (remix) (2001/5/23) *KING OF DIGGIN' presents…Sweeeet Baaad A＊s Encounter (2002/6/12) *CHAIN REACTION (mini album) (2003/1/22) *BACK II BACK (best of album) (2004/3/10) (CCCD) *BACK II BACK 2 (best of album) (2004/8/25) (CCCD) *20 Street Years Instrumentals Non Stop Mixed by DJ MURO (remix) (2005/7/20) *20 Street Years (2005/7/20) *MURO MUROTIMATE BREAKS&BEATS VOL.1 (best of album) (2006/11/22) *MURO MUROTIMATE BREAKS&BEATS VOL.2 (best of album) (2006/11/22) *TOKYO TRIBE 2 (soundtrack) (2006/11/22)<ref name=youtube>{{cite web|title=DJ MURO @福岡O/D 08/09/13 King Of Diggin'|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBerjyUfVpA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/RBerjyUfVpA |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|publisher=youtube.com|accessdate=13 October 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> *DIGGERS DOZEN (12 nippon gems selected by DJ Muro) (2022-BBE Music)

===Featured On=== *MISIA「つつみ込むように…」 (1998/2/21) *つつみ込むように…(DJ WATARAI REMIX～Featuring MURO) *Zeebra「BASED ON A TRUE STORY」 (2000/6/14) *THE UNTOUCHABLE III featuring MURO *RINO LATINA II「Carnival of Rino」 (2001/12/5) *病む街 PartII 第三章 feat.MURO, TWIGY *キングギドラ「最新兵器」 (2003/10/8) *リアルにやる(MURO Remix) *Nitro Microphone Underground「STRAIGHT FROM THE UNDERGROUND」 (2004/8/25) *10%無理 featuring MURO *マボロシ「ワルダクミ」 (2004/12/8) *SET IT OFF featuring MURO, DABO *MIKRIS「M.A.D.」 (2005/10/5) *OFF THE CHAIN feat.MURO, TAD'S A.C *DJ MASTERKEY「THE ADVENTURES OF DADDY'S HOUSE」 (2006/6/7) *RHYME LINE feat.MURO & BOO *KASHI DA HANDSOME「DIME PIECES」 (2007/3/7) *ALL★STAR feat.MURO, LUNCH TIME SPEAX *Patch Up The Pieces ft. Freddie Foxxx & DJ Muro (Album: DJ Babu Presents Duck Season) *DJ Cam - Honeymoon, Muro-Han-Tome

===M2J=== *"Maware Maware" - Released under the alias M2J (a duo made up of DJ Muro and John Paul "JP" Lam)

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==External links== *{{Official website|https://www.digot.jp|Muro}} – official site *{{Discogs artist|Muro|Muro}} *[http://www.myspace.com/murotimate Muro] at Myspace

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Muro}} Category:Japanese hip-hop Category:Musicians from Saitama Prefecture Category:People from Kawaguchi, Saitama Category:1970 births Category:Living people