Murphy Lee
American rapper
Torhi Murphy Lee Harper (born December 18, 1979), better known by his stage name Murphy Lee, is an American rapper who is best known as a member of the St. Louis, Missouri-based hip hop group, St. Lunatics. Following the commercial success of its lead member Nelly in the early 2000s, Lee signed with his label Derrty Entertainment, an imprint of Universal Records to release his debut studio album, Murphy's Law (2003). It peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200 and was supported by the Billboard Hot 100-number one single "Shake Your Tailfeather" (with Nelly and P. Diddy), which was also included on the accompanying soundtrack to the 2003 film Bad Boys II.
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
Featured singles
Guest appearances
2001: "Batter Up" (Nelly featuring Murphy Lee & Ali)
2001: "Thicky Thick Girl" (Nelly featuring Murphy Lee & Ali)
2001: "Steal the Show" (Nelly featuring Ali, Murphy Lee, & Kyjuan)
2001: "Wrap Sumden" (Nelly featuring Ali, Murphy Lee, & Kyjuan)
2002: "Dem Boyz" (Nelly featuring Kyjuan & Murphy Lee)
2002: "Oh Nelly" (Nelly featuring Murphy Lee)
2002: "Air Force Ones" (Nelly featuring Ali, Murphy Lee, & Kyjuan)
2002: "Roc the Mic (Remix)" (Nelly featuring Freeway, Murphy Lee, & Beanie Sigel)
2002: "Thinkin' About You" (Solange ft. Murphy Lee)
2002: "CG 2" (Nelly featuring Kyjuan & Murphy Lee)
2002: "Boughetto" (Ali featuring Murphy Lee)
2003: "Welcome to Atlanta (Remix)" (Ludacris featuring P. Diddy, Murphy Lee, & Snoop Dogg)
2003: "Gigolo (Remix)" (Nick Cannon ft. R. Kelly, E-40 & Murphy Lee)
2003: "Sample Dat Ass" (Chingy ft. Murphy Lee)
2003: "Drop Dead Gorgeous" (Kanye West ft. Murphy Lee)
2004: "Tipsy" (Remix) (J-Kwon ft. Chingy, Murphy Lee and DJ Clue)
2004: "River Don't Runnin'" (Nelly featuring Murphy Lee & Stephen Marley)
2004: "Getcha Getcha" (Nelly featuring Ali, Murphy Lee, & Kyjuan)
2007: "Work Dat, Twerk Dat" (Ali & Gipp ft.
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