Murs & Mayday! Detail The Evolution Of Their Friendship & Musical Direction

HipHopDx recently interviewed Murs and ¡Mayday! to promote their collaborative project ¡Mursday!. In this interview Murs and ¡Mayday! discuss a plethora of topic including the following:

• Murs Explains Why Many Male Rappers Exhibit Hoeish Behavior
• Bernbiz & Wrekonize Detail How Murs Fits In With ¡Mayday!
• How “¡Mursday!” Appeals To Strange Music Fans & New Listeners
• Murs Recalls “Animal Style” & “Justin Bieber’s Black Baby”

You can read a part of the interview and find a link to the full interview below. From HipHopDX:

Murs is a successful rapper. That’s a completely factual, objective statement. He’s partnered with Guerilla Union to throw the annual Paid Dues Festival, owns property and previously cut direct distribution deals with the likes of Fontana/Universal through SMC Recordings to independently release his music and recoup a larger share of the royalties. It would also be completely objective to say Murs has never had a crossover radio hit. His two appearances on Billboard magazine’s Top 200 albums chart are for 2006’s Murray’s Revenge and 2008’s Murs For President. June 10, 2014 will see the release of ¡Mursday!, a collaborative album with Miami-based Hip Hop group ¡Mayday! marking his official debut project with Strange Music. A quick look at previous ¡Mayday! collaborations with Lil Wayne or their 2012 Klusterfuk EP with Tech N9ne, which debuted at #12 spot on SoundScan’s weekly sales report, hints at the business advantages of working with ¡Mayday!. Or, you can just ask Murs himself. “I didn’t sign my life over to Strange Music to fuckin’ make underground records,” Murs explained, during an exclusive interview with HipHopDX. “I came to make positive music mainstream again like De La Soul.” At face value, it’s rather simple. Strange Music picks up yet another valuable free agent signing, while Murs gets both the platform and creative control to potentially bring his brand of Hip Hop to MTV and terrestrial radio without compromising his stance. As usual, it’s a unique and opinionated stance informed by the fact that he’s a Southern California resident, a successful businessman, a father and a Migos fan. Business aside, ¡Mayday! got the opportunity to solidify a relationship with a frequent collaborator and add a new member and a friend to their circle. As obvious puns go, it’s a dichotomy that’s rather Strange. One would assume ¡Mayday! and the rest of Murs’ new label mates wouldn’t have it any other way.

You can check out the full interview by clicking the link below.

Murs & Mayday Interview @ HipHopDX