Muro (DJ)

Takayoshi Murota (室田 隆義), 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.

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)
 * 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)