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C Murder Even while on lockdown at Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna, Louisiana, one of the youngest member of the No Limit dynasty continues to make his presence felt in the music industry. His new CD, Truest S*** I Ever Said, is his sixth and, according to him, his best album to date. “I recorded it while I was here so it’s very up to date,” he says. “It’s about the trials and tribulations of what’s been going on with me for the past three years. Everybody that listens to it says this is the best album that I’ve done yet, ya heard me? So that’s good.” Along with brothers Master P and Silkk the Shocker, C-Murder branded his name on hip hop music in the 90’s, dishing out his distinctive New Orleans-seasoned flavor. He first emerged on the scene as a member of Tru, a trio that also comprised P and Silkk and he later appeared on a number of No Limit releases, including Master P's Ghetto D and the I'm Bout It soundtrack. By 1998 C-Murder was ready to branch out on his own with the release of his solo debut Life or Death, which was followed in 2000 by Bossalinie. By then, his status as a true hip hop star had kicked into high gear thanks in part to his participation on the 504 Boyz smash hit, "Wobble Wobble” and his own highly-successful CD, Trapped in Crime, which featured a much-touted collaboration with Snoop Dogg (“Down for My Ns”). But disaster struck in 2002 when C-Murder was jailed on a murder charge stemming from a nightclub shooting. That following year, he was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Undaunted, unbroken and unafraid, C-Murder has consistently professed his innocence and continues to move forward with his music career without missing a beat. “It’s been a minute since I put something out. I been here three years. I thought I was gon’ be out by now but since I’m not I wanted to let everybody know you can’t stop a true nigga, ya heard me? We go through problems and adverse situations but we still do what we gotta do. I wanna let everybody know that I ain’t letting none of this change me or change the way I do my music. You still gon’ get that wild, rowdy, gutter music from me at the same time I’m puttin’ knowledge in their heads about everything that’s going on.” On Truest Shit I Ever Said, C-Murder serves up real life stories -- straight, no chaser. “With this record here I’m real proud of the fact that I got a chance to say everything I wanted to say. I didn’t feel neglected, like I couldn’t say this or I’m not capable of saying this and that’s why everybody’s saying it’s one of my best records. I’m keeping it true with them and saying what needs to be said.” The first single/video from the set is “Y’all Heard of Me,” featuring long-time friend an Southern icon, B.G. Says C-Murder of the joint: “Basically it’s a real club southern type song. It’s basically describing the person that’s rapping, just letting them know how we are, how we live and how we make moves. I’m giving them something to bob their heads to cuz the beat’s real nice.” C-Murder said his favorite song on the CD is ‘Mama How You Figure” featuring Ms. Peaches and produced by C-Los Beats. C-Murder said the song reminds him of his own life. “It touched me. The chorus is real straightforward. I have Peaches singing on it and basically what I’m talking about is a situation that I’m in and how I’m trying to come out on top in an adverse situation. The song is all about a struggle and I’m struggling right now with this case and that’s why it touched me.” The CD also features a remix of Akon’s hit “Locked Up” (re-named “Won’t Let Me Out”) as well as appearances by Capone, Soulja Slim, Curren$y, and fellow incarcerated rap, MAC. “I got a song with Capone called ‘Heard You Was Looking 4 Me.’ He been holding it down for me since I been here so we decided to do something together and show the world what’s happening. Then I did a song called ‘Hustler’s Wife.’ I been doing a lotta reading and I wrote a rap about a book that inspired me. Me and Soulja Slim hooked up and collaborated on a song called ‘Holla At Me,’ which was produced by Danny Cartel….All the people that have been there for me, they’re there. I didn’t really wanna touch nothing that I wasn’t feeling.” And what
he was feeling day in and day out was the realness of his life and his
situation. They were feelings, he says, that easily found their way into
his music. “Being here definitely gave me a lot more to talk about
and a lot more to give to people who wanna listen to my music. On every
song the situations are real to me. It’s not about flossing and
all that stuff. It’s about living in society and what’s going
on because this situation made me put out a real album, none of that flamboyant
stuff. I took my time and made sure I selected all the best beats I could
find and tried to emphasize what’s going on through my lyrics.”
And even as he finds himself held captive, he says making this cd was
actually quite liberating. “That’s the mentality I had to
give myself. You can’t let this get you down. You gotta let it out
and this record is my therapy.” “People are definitely gon’ see a difference in me because times change and everybody elevates their game as they do new records but basically they gon’ see the same C-Murder that started from way back and that’s what they’re really looking for. They ain’t really looking for no drastic change. They’re looking for a wiser, smarter rapper that’s gon’ put it out there but still keep it the way he came out. I know that’s how I jumped in the game and I ain’t about to change even with all this going on. I’m still gon’ be me.” |