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Murphy Lee
Person · male · United States · St. Louis · born 1978 · recording since 2003
American rapper
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Also known as Tohri Murphy Lee Harper · Torhi Harper · マーフィー・リー
Timeline
1970s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Da Skool Boy Presents Murphy’s Law
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2010s
Biography
Biography
Torhi Murphy Lee Harper (born December 18, 1982), 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.
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. Murphy Lee and DJ Speedy)
2007: "Throw Some D's" (Remix) (Rich Boy ft. Lil' Jon, Andre 3000, Jim Jones, Nelly, Murphy Lee and The Game)
2007: "Do Them Bad" (Huey ft. Murphy Lee)
2007: Duffle Bag Boy (Remix) (Playaz Circle featuring Lil Wayne and Murphy Lee)
2009: "Think About It" (Darren B ft. Murphy Lee & Gena)
2010: "Drumma" (Aye Verb ft. Chingy, Murphy Lee & Jibbs)
2010: "Studda Step" (Unladylike ft. Murphy Lee)
2010: "Sell Out Everything" (DJ Freddy Fred ft. Young Buck, Murphy Lee & Gunplay)
2010: "k.I.s.s" (Nelly ft. Diddy-Dirty Money & Murphy Lee)
2011: "Kill Me" (Adore ft. Murphy Lee)
2012: "GO" (Nelly ft. Murphy Lee and City Spud)
2014: "The Reason Why" (Daz Dillinger ft. Short Khop, Young Buck, Bo$$ and Murphy Lee)
2022: "Call Me a Boss" (Heather Hobbs ft. Murphy Lee)
2024: "I'll Be on It" (Lady O ft. Murphy Lee)
2024: "That Shine" (Bone The Mack ft. Murphy Lee, Lil' Flip & W8ght)
Mixtapes
My Name Is Lee (2002)
Batter Up (2007)
The Return of SuperMan BigLee (2008)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 12 | 30.2th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (4 release groups · 2 studio albums)
Albums · 2
Da Skool Boy Presents Murphy’s Law
2003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:09:25
1Be Myself (intro)0:372Don’t Blow It4:193Hold Up4:214Grandpa Gametight3:585Luv Me Baby4:286“Murphy’s Law”2:207Cool Wit It5:068This Goes Out4:559Wat da Hook Gon Be3:4510So X‐treme4:5211“How Many Kids You Got”0:3312I Better Go4:1413Red Hot Riplets4:4714Regular Guy3:4215Gods Don’t Chill3:4416Murphy Lee4:2917“Head From a Midget”0:1718Shake Ya Tailfeather4:5519Same Ol’ Dirty4:032015 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 15 tracks · 51:18
1Back to the Basics2:362Maria3:123Paid4:004Another Me2:115Up and Down Love4:006Show Me3:387Music Biz2:548Overdose2:579Saints On Saturday3:5210Bang3:4711I Got a Story4:2112I'm Back2:4113Haneehanahachacha3:1214Hollywood3:2315Loud Life4:34
Single · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Werk Dat, Twerk DatSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 24:51A1Werk Dat, Twerk Dat (album)4:11 A2Werk Dat, Twerk Dat (clean)4:11 A3Werk Dat, Twerk Dat (instrumental)4:11 B1Don’t Call Me No More (album)4:06 B2Don’t Call Me No More (clean)4:06 B3Don’t Call Me No More (instrumental)4:06 | 2005 | ||
| 2008 | My ShoesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:271My Shoes4:27 | 2 September 2008 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Murphy Lee head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 4 | 78.1th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 12 | 30.2th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Lunatics(band) | — | present | |
| St. Lunatics(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Murphy_Lee.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b4984b38-6dad-4d8f-9942-a15131f37f98discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b4984b38-6dad-4d8f-9942-a15131f37f98core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1359247genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1359247seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy_Leebiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy_Lee
Why this artist is in the database
- List of hip-hop musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Shawn Prez · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q1359247 · MusicBrainz: b4984b38-6dad-4d8f-9942-a15131f37f98
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