Rap-Murr-Phobia (The Fear of Real Hip-Hop) explained

Rap-Murr-Phobia (The Fear of Real Hip-Hop) is the fifth solo studio album by American rapper Keith Murray. It was released on July 31, 2007 through Koch Records. Production was handled by Erick Sermon, except for two tracks which were produced by Mike City and Shuko. It features guest appearances from L.O.D., Junior, Baggy Bones, Bosie & Ryze, Def Squad, Jamal, Method Man, Ming Bolla, Taya, Tyrese and Unique. The album debuted at number 52 on the Billboard 200 and number 7 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States, selling 13,000 units in its first week.^[1]

Personnel

• Keith Murray – main artist
• Tone Kapone – featured artist (track 1)
• Kelly "Kel-Vicious" Brister – featured artist (tracks 4, 12, 16)
• Reginald "Redman" Noble – featured artist (track 6)
• Erick Sermon – featured artist (track 6), producer (tracks 1–3, 5–8, 10–18), mixing (tracks 1, 2, 4–7, 9–16), executive producer
• Tyrese Gibson – featured artist (track 8)
• Junior – featured artist (tracks 8, 15)
• Jamal Phillips – featured artist (track 10)
• Clifford "Method Man" Smith – featured artist (track 11)
• Gerald "50 Grand" Berlin – featured artist (tracks 11, 12, 16)
• D. "DL" Welch – featured artist (tracks 12, 16)
• C. "Olu" Olujobi – featured artist (tracks 12, 16)
• D. Murray – featured artist (tracks 12, 16)
• Taya – featured artist (track 13)
• Baggy Bones – featured artist (track 13)
• Deanna "Uneek" Bennett – featured artist (track 14)
• Ming Bolla – featured artist (track 16)
• Bosie – featured artist (track 16)
• Ryze – featured artist (track 16)
• Michael "Mike City" Flowers – producer (track 4)
• Christoph "Shuko" Bauss – producer (track 9)
• David "Gordo" Strickland – mixing (tracks 1, 2, 4–7, 9–16)
• Tommy Uzzo – mixing (tracks 3, 8)
• Arnold Mischkulnig – mastering (tracks 1, 2, 4–7, 9–16)
• Chris Athens – mastering (tracks 3, 8)
• Paul Grosso – creative director
• Andrew Kelley – art direction, design
• Beatrice Genter – photography
• Mike Schrieber – photography
• Todd Westphal – photography
• Alyson Abbagnaro – A&R
• Mary Sierra – management
• Michael "Blue" Williams – management
• Marleny Dominguez – management
• Christian Mariano – management

Notes and References

1. Web site: Trust . Gary . August 8, 2007 . Common Claims First No. 1 Album . February 16, 2023 . . en-US.