Keith Murray

Keith Murray sat down with VladTV for an exclusive interview where he detailed projects that he has in the works, including a special 20th anniversary edition of his debut album, “The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World.” He revealed that the follow-up will feature production credits from fellow Def Squad emcee Erick Sermon, and should lead to a U.S. tour. When asked about what else he’s grinding on, Keith mentioned that he has some film and television deals in the works, and also encouraged fans to pick up his apparel and support his tour.

Keith Murray discussed mainstream artists getting involved with Battle Rap in this clip from his exclusive interview with VladTV Battle Rap Journalist Michael Hughes. He specifically named Common vs. Drake and Lil Wayne vs. Pusha T as battles that he’d like to see. Keith later shared his thoughts on the Canibus vs Dizaster battle, and Canibus’ shocking decision to pull out a notepad after he forgot his rhymes. Keith wasn’t too upset about the fact that Canibus pulled out the notepad because he related that to mainstream artists rapping a verse they have written on their phones during radio interviews when they’re supposed to be spitting an off-the-top freestyle. What upset Keith, was the fact that Canibus wasn’t able to spit any hot bars once he pulled out the notepad. For the record, if Keith was in his shoes he wouldn’t have resorted to pulling out any form of pre-written material to help him get through the stressful situation.

Keith Murray dispels rumors that he squared off with 2Pac, and explains that there was never an issue between him and the legendary West Coast rapper. Speaking more on the incident, Keith says one of Tupac’s boys came over and asked him about LL Cool J’s “I Shot Ya” record. The NY rapper says Pac also came over and asked if the song was a diss track, and Keith assured him that it wasn’t. Afterward, they shook hands and parted ways. The “Get Lifted” rapper also addresses a video clip of him speaking to Rugah TV after the Underground Hip Hop Awards, which many interpreted as him admitting to fighting Tupac. He claims that the video explained their face-to-face interaction, and says he was emphasizing how the incident was underground compared to how everything is out in the open online today. Keith closes the lid on the topic by revealing that he believes the video was edited to get more views. The conversation then moves to the New York-born rapper talking about getting in a fight with a Def Jam employee in Houston, which was later brought to the label’s human resources. Keith says they alleged victim lied about the extent of his injuries to get money from the label. He adds that the guy who claims he was choked out by Keith was actually a good friend, and things turned sour between them. While he says he doesn’t regret the altercation with his former friend, Murray says that he