Murphy Lee

Torhi Harper, better known by his stage name Murphy Lee, is an American rapper, best known as a member of the hip hop group St. Lunatics. Lee is also the CEO of his own label, U C Me Entertainment.

Murphy Lee
OccupationRapper
Years active1993–present
Musical career
Birth nameTorhi Harper
GenresHip hop
Associated acts
Websitenewmurph.com

Early life and career

Murphy Lee was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, and formed the St. Lunatics with fellow rappers Nelly, Ali, Kyjuan, and City Spud. They scored a regional hit with the song "Gimmie What You Got", but the crew found it hard to get a record deal. Nelly secured a deal as a solo act, and released Country Grammar in 2000. After his appearances on Country Grammar, the St. Lunatics released their debut album Free City in 2001. A second St. Lunatics Who's the Boss was released in 2006. It is not supported by the members as the music recording studio Fast Life released the CD because they owned the music. It is a CD of the group's 1996 songs, which are raps over the music of popular 1990s songs. In 2002, he was featured on Jermaine Dupris' hit single "Welcome to Atlanta" remix. In 2003, his biggest hit came with "Shake Ya Tailfeather," featuring Nelly and P. Diddy, which appeared on the Bad Boys II soundtrack. That song would later win him a Grammy at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards.

Riding the success of "Shake Ya Tailfeather," Murphy Lee released his debut album Murphy's Law later that year. All later releases were done off his website "murphyleeucme.com".

Discography

Studio albums
Year Title Peak chart positions RIAA certifications[1]
US[2] US R&B[2]
2003 Murphy's Law 8 5 US: Gold
2009 You See Me
  • Released: December 16, 2009
  • Label: UCME Entertainment
  • Format: digital download
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Singles
Year Song U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B U.S. Rap Album
2003 "Wat Da Hook Gon Be" (featuring Jermaine Dupri) 17 11 6 Murphy's Law
2004 "Luv Me Baby" (featuring Sleepy Brown & Jazze Pha) 119 54 25
"Hold Up" (featuring Nelly) — — —
2006 "Dat Bullshit" — — — New P.O.L.O
2007 "Hatin'" (featuring Young Dro) — — —
2008 "Murph Derrty" — — —
"My Shoes" (featuring Kanja) — — — You See Me
Year Song U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B U.S. Rap Album
2001 "Batter Up" (Nelly featuring Murphy Lee & Ali) — 76 — Country Grammar
2002 "Air Force Ones" (Nelly featuring Ali, Murphy Lee, & Kyjuan) 3 4 1 Nellyville
2003 "Shake Ya Tailfeather" (Nelly featuring P. Diddy & Murphy Lee) 1 3 1 Bad Boys II soundtrack

Guest appearances

Collaborations with St. Lunatics

Mixtapes
  • My Name Is Lee (2002)
  • Batter Up (2007)
  • The Return of SuperMan BigLee (2008)

References
  1. "Gold & Platinum – Kem". RIAA. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
  2. "Murphy Lee > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". allmusic.
  3. Lilah, Rose (2015-11-10). "Nelly - K.I.S.S. Feat. Diddy - Dirty Money & Murphy Lee". HotNewHipHop. Urbanlinx Media. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
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