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Biography
Infobox musical artist| | name = DJ Muggs| image =| caption =| image_size = | background = solo_singer| birth_name = Lawrence Muggerud| alias = Muggs| birth_date = birth date and age|1968|01|28|mf=yes| death_date =| origin = Queens, New York | instrument =| genre = hip hop music|Hip hop | occupation = Disc Jockey|DJ Producer| years_active =| label = Columbia Records cite web|url= http://geocities.com/patmil007/feb2589.JPG |title=Geocities: Muggs |date=2009-10-27 |accessdate=December 5, 2011 |archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20091027155210/ http://geocities.com/patmil007/feb2589.JPG |archivedate=October 27, 2009| associated_acts = Cypress Hill Funkdoobiest Soul Assassins GZA Sick Jacken The 7A3 Ill Bill | website = http://djmuggs.com/ djmuggs.com Lawrence Muggerud (born January 28, 1968), better known as DJ Muggs , is Cypress Hill 's Disc Jockey|DJ and producer. He also produced tracks for Funkdoobiest , House of Pain , Dizzie Rascal , U2 , Depeche Mode and more. He is the leader of LA art collective Soul Assassins .
Life and career
Cypress Hill (1988 – 2004)
Muggs was born in Queens, New York of Italian and Norwegian descent. Muggs moved to Los Angeles at Twenty.cite web|last=Cornish |first=Melanie |url= http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/interviews/id.1224/title.producers-corner-dj-muggs |title=Producer's Corner: DJ Muggs |publisher=HipHop DX |date=September 20, 2008 |accessdate=December 5, 2011 He briefly DJ'd the group 7a3 , putting out one album before disbanding. After linking up with B-Real and Sen Dog to form the group Cypress Hill , he went on to produce seven studio albums with the group, from 1991 to 2004. Of the seven, four reached platinum status, and three gold. Meanwhile, he scored hits on the side with Ice Cube 's "Check Yo Self" and House of Pain 's "Jump Around." During Cypress Hill's early years, DJ Muggs met The Alchemist (producer)|The Alchemist and his Dilated Peoples brethren on tour, deciding to take the young producer under his wing, providing a jump-start for his career. http://remixmag.com/artists/remix_popular_science/ dead link|date=December 2011
Soul Assassins
In 1997, Muggs released an album under the name Soul Assassins . The album, Chapter 1 (Soul Assassins album)|Soul Assassins I , reached #86 on the Billboard 200 and earned critical praise.Allmusic|class=album|id=r257010|pure_url=yes Produced by DJ Muggs, it featured a variety of rappers including Dr. Dre , B-Real, LA The Darkman , Mobb Deep , RZA , GZA , Goodie Mob , KRS One and Wyclef Jean . In 2000 he returned to the Soul Assassins with Soul Assassins II , which reached only #178 on the charts but garnered similarly positive reviews.Allmusic|class=album|id=r501504|pure_url=yes He also put out the record Dust (DJ Muggs Album)|Dust , an atmosphere-heavy trip-hop affair with Greg Dulli , Amy Trujillo and Everlast (musician)|Everlast on vocals. After the 2004 album Till Death Do Us Part (Cypress Hill album)|Til Death Do Us Part , which didn't reach gold but landed #23 on the Billboard 200 , Cypress Hill went on a hiatus from recording, enabling its members to focus more on their side projects.
Further Solo Projects & Return of Cypress Hill (2005 – 2010)
In 2005, DJ Muggs teamed up with Wu-Tang Clan 's GZA for the album Grandmasters (album)|Grandmasters , the first project released on his label Angeles Records . Patterned after a chess game, it received highly positive reviews;Allmusic|class=album|id=r804212|pure_url=yes Muggs also announced a Soul Assassins III album, produced jointly by himself and Alchemist, reportedly to be preceded by a record called Cloak & Dagger , also featuring Alchemist.cite web|url= http://www.riotsound.com/hip-hop/rap/interviews/DJ-Muggs-cypress-hill/index.php |title=Hip-Hop, Rap Interviews : DJ Muggs |publisher=Riotsound.com |date= |accessdate=December 5, 2011 Instead, Muggs produced an album for Psycho Realm member Sick Jacken, Legend of the Mask and the Assassin two years later, in 2007. In 2008, Muggs announced that his album with California rapper Planet Asia would be the third Soul Assassins album, http://www.kushtv.com/dailydose/? p=1541 but the two released Pain Language later that year as a simple collaboration.
Before the release of his solo album Smoke N Mirrors in 2009, B-Real reported that Cypress Hill has been working on an album for roughly a year. Currently in the mixing phase, Muggs has produced half of the album's material so far, going to DJ Premier , Pete Rock and Mike Shinoda for the rest.cite web|url= http://www.riotsound.com/hip-hop/rap/interviews/B-Real-Cypress-Hill/index.php |title=Hip-Hop, Rap Interviews : B-Real |publisher=Riotsound.com |date= |accessdate=December 5, 2011 In 2009, Muggs entered the Gumball 3000 cross-country race, and on June 23, 2009, Soul Assassins: Intermission was released, featuring RZA, Prodigy (rapper)|Prodigy , Evidence (rapper)|Evidence , The Alchemist and Bun B .cite web|last=Paine |first=Jake |url= http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.8966/title.dj-muggs-enters-the-gumball-3-000-new-album |title=DJ Muggs Enters The Gumball 3,000, New Album |publisher=HipHop DX |date=May 4, 2009 |accessdate=December 5, 2011 The first single for the album was "Gangsta Shit," by Bun B and M1 of Dead Prez .cite web|url= http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/audio/id.7702/title.soul-assassins-f-bun-b-m1-of-dead-prez-gangsta-shit |title=Soul Assassins f. Bun B & M1 (of dead prez) - Gangsta Shit |publisher=HipHop DX |date=May 26, 2009 |accessdate=December 5, 2011 Despite its high-profile guest list, the release was met with lukewarm reception,Allmusic|class=album|id=r1573315|pure_url=yes and Muggs later clarified its status as a preview before the release of Soul Assassins III , the next full-fledged installment of his Soul Assassins series. http://www.complex.com/blogs/2009/06/23/the-complex-7-dj-muggs/ Muggs plans next on recording his 5th V.S. album with group member B-Real .cite web|author=Alvin Aqua Blanco |url= http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/interviews/id.1600/title.b-real-pay-it-forward |title=B-Real: Pay It Forward |publisher=HipHop DX |date=September 23, 2010 |accessdate=December 5, 2011
On the Soul Assassins Official Website, it was also revealed that Muggs will contribute Production to the new album from rapper Apathy, "Honkey Kong" Due out in early 2011. The Track is Titled "Fear Itself"cite web|last=Arnold |first=Paul W |url= http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.13246/title.apathy-previews-next-album-honkey-kong-advises-lupe-fiasco |title=Apathy Previews Next Album, "Honkey Kong," August 23 Release Confirmed |publisher=HipHop DX |date=June 20, 2011 |accessdate=December 5, 2011
In 2011, Muggs plans on releasing a New Album called "Bass For Your Face" which he describes as a West Coast "Dubstep" Album. Although he says the album will feature an extensive guest list, thus far the only guest named is London Grime MC P-Money. In October of 2011, Muggs confirmed Via his Twitter Account that legendary Public Enemy Frontman Chuck D would contribute to the Album, and the albums lead Single would Feature UK artist Dizee Rascal & Los Angelous Upstart MC Bambu.
2007: Legend of the Mask and the Assassin with Sick Jacken featuring Cynic
2008: Pain Language with Planet Asia
2010: Kill Devil Hills (album)|Kill Devil Hills with Ill Bill
Soul Assassins
1997: Chapter 1 (Soul Assassins album)|Soul Assassins I
2000: Soul Assassins II
2009: Soul Assassins: Intermission
Collaboration albums
1999: Juxtapose (album)|Juxtapose with Tricky & Dame Grease
2004: The Last Assassin with Chace Infinite
2005: Mash Up Radio (Hip Hop vs. Rock) Vol. 1 with DJ Warrior
2005: Mash Up Radio (Hip Hop vs. Rock) Vol. 2 with DJ Warrior
2011: Los Angeles, Philippines with Bambu
References
Reflist
External links
http://djmuggs.com/ Official Site
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/interviews/id.1224/title.producers-corner-dj-muggs Interview With HipHopDX
Cypress Hill Persondata | NAME = Muggs, DJ | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Muggerud, Lawrence | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American hip hop musician | DATE OF BIRTH = January 28, 1968 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Queens, New York | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Muggs, Dj Category:Hip hop DJs Category:American hip hop musicians Category:Hip hop record producers Category:People from Queens Category:American musicians of Italian descent Category:American musicians of Norwegian descent Category:1968 births Category:Living people Category:Cypress Hill members
