Murphy's Law (Murphy Lee album)

Murphy's Law
Murphy's Law
Studio album by Murphy Lee
Released	September 23, 2003
Studio	Basement Beats Studios (St. Louis, MO); Stankonia Recording (Atlanta, GA); The Hit Factory (New York, NY); SouthSide Studios (Atlanta, GA); Daddy's House Recording Studio (New York, NY);
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	1:09:15
Label	Universal
Producer	City Spud; Jason "Koko" Bridges; Jason "Jay E" Epperson; Jazze Pha; Jermaine Dupri; Mannie Fresh; Murphy Lee; Waiel "Wally" Yaghnam;
Murphy Lee chronology
Singles from Murphy's Law
	"Shake Ya Tailfeather"; Released: June 29, 2003; "Wat Da Hook Gon Be"; Released: September 30, 2003; "Luv Me Baby"; Released: 2003;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
RapReviews	8.5/10
Vibe

Da Skool Boy Presents Murphy's Law is the debut solo studio album by American rapper Murphy Lee. It was released on September 23, 2003 via Universal Records. The recording sessions took place at Basement Beats Studios in St. Louis, Stankonia Recording and SouthSide Studios in Atlanta, The Hit Factory and Daddy's House Recording Studio in New York City. Production was handled by Jay E, Waiel "Wally" Yaghnam, Jermaine Dupri, City Spud, Jayson "Koko" Bridges, Jazze Pha, Mannie Fresh, and Murphy Lee himself, with LRoc serving as co-producer.

It features guest appearances from fellow St. Lunatics members Nelly, Ali, Kyjuan and City Spud, as well as Darius Bradford, St. Louis Slim, King Jacob, Prentice Church, Avery Storm, Cardan, Jazze Pha, Jermaine Dupri, Lil' Jon, Lil' Wayne, Moshay, P. Diddy, Roscoe, Seven, Sleepy Brown, Toya and Zee.

In the United States, the album debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200 and number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, selling around 135,000 copies in its first week. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on November 17, 2003 for the sales of 500,000 units.

The album was supported by the single "Shake Ya Tailfeather", which originally appeared on Bad Boys II Soundtrack. The official lead single off of the album, "Wat Da Hook Gon Be", peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 11 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. The follow-up single "Luv Me Baby" made it to number 54 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The song "Hold Up" was released as a promotional single.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Be Myself"	Jason Epperson Tommy Keith Bernadette Randle	Jay E	0:36
2.	"Don't Blow It" (featuring City Spud)	Torhi Harper Lavell Webb Waiel Yaghnam	City Spud	4:18
3.	"Hold Up" (featuring Nelly)	Harper Byron Thomas	Mannie Fresh	4:21
4.	"Grandpa Gametight"	Harper Epperson	Jay E	3:58
5.	"Luv Me Baby" (featuring Jazze Pha and Sleepy Brown)	Harper Phalon Alexander	Jazze Pha	4:27
6.	"Murphy's Law (Skit)" (featuring Darius Bradford and St. Louis Slim)	Darius Bradford St. Louis Slim	Murphy Lee	2:20
7.	"Cool wit It" (featuring St. Lunatics and Moshay)	Harper Cornell Haynes Ali Jones Robert Cleveland Epperson Steve Eigner	Jay E	5:05
8.	"This Goes Out" (featuring Nelly, Roscoe, Cardan, Lil' Jon and Lil' Wayne)	Harper Haynes Pierre Devon Jones Jonathan Smith Dwayne Carter Epperson	Jay E	4:54
9.	"What da Hook Gon Be" (featuring Jermaine Dupri)	Harper Jermaine Dupri James Phillips	Jermaine Dupri LRoc (co.)	3:44
10.	"So X-Treme" (featuring King Jacob and Prentice Church)	Harper Jacob Earl Thomas Prentiss Church Yaghnam	Waiel "Wally" Yaghnam	4:52
11.	"How Many Kids You Got (Skit)" (featuring Darius Bradford and St. Louis Slim)	Bradford St. Louis Slim	Murphy Lee	0:32
12.	"I Better Go" (featuring Avery Storm)	Harper Yaghnam	Waiel "Wally" Yaghnam	4:14
13.	"Red Hot Riplets" (featuring St. Lunatics)	Harper Haynes A. Jones Cleveland Epperson	Jay E	4:46
14.	"Regular Guy" (featuring Seven)	Harper Epperson	Jay E	3:41
15.	"Gods Don't Chill" (featuring King Jacob and Prentice Church)	Harper J. Thomas Church Yaghnam	Waiel "Wally" Yaghnam	3:44
16.	"Murphy Lee" (featuring Zee)	Harper Dupri Phillips Marvin Gaye	Jermaine Dupri LRoc (co.)	4:29
17.	"Head from a Midget (Skit)" (featuring Darius Bradford and St. Louis Slim)	Bradford St. Louis Slim	Murphy Lee	0:17
18.	"Shake Your Tailfeather" (featuring Nelly and P. Diddy)	Harper Haynes Varick Smith Jason Bridges	Jayson "Koko" Bridges	4:55
19.	"Same Ol' Dirty" (featuring Toya)	Harper Yaghnam	Waiel "Wally" Yaghnam	4:02
Total length:				1:09:15

Sample credits

Track 1 contains samples from "I Wanna Be Myself" written by Tommy Keith and Bernadette Randle and performed by the Rimshots.
Track 16 embodies portions of "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" written and performed by Marvin Gaye.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	8
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	5

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	92

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Kellman, Andy. "Murphy's Law - Murphy Lee | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (September 30, 2003). "Murphy Lee :: Murphy's Law :: Universal Records". RapReviews. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
^ "Revolutions". VIBE. Vol. 12, no. 12. Vibe Media Group. December 2004. p. 213. ISSN 1070-4701.
^ "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 41. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 11, 2003. p. 86. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 41. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 11, 2003. p. 55. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
^ "American album certifications – Murphy Lee – Murphy". Recording Industry Association of America. November 17, 2003. Retrieved January 31, 2025.

External links

Da Skool Boy Presents Murphy's Law at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Kellman, Andy. "Murphy's Law - Murphy Lee | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved January 31, 2025.

[2] Juon, Steve 'Flash' (September 30, 2003). "Murphy Lee :: Murphy's Law :: Universal Records". RapReviews. Retrieved January 31, 2025.

[3] "Revolutions". VIBE. Vol. 12, no. 12. Vibe Media Group. December 2004. p. 213. ISSN 1070-4701.

[4] "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 41. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 11, 2003. p. 86. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved January 31, 2025.

[5] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Vol. 115, no. 41. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 11, 2003. p. 55. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved January 31, 2025.

[6] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2003". Billboard. Retrieved January 31, 2025.

[United_StatesMurphy_LeeMurphyalbumCertRef-7] "American album certifications – Murphy Lee – Murphy". Recording Industry Association of America. November 17, 2003. Retrieved January 31, 2025.