Murphy Lee, born Torhi Murphy Lee Harper in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, on December 18, 1979, is an American rapper. He first achieved national prominence as a founding member of the St. Louis-based hip-hop group St. Lunatics following the success of lead member Nelly. Lee gained commercial attention with featured appearances on Nelly's singles, including “Batter Up” in 2001 and “Air Force Ones” in 2002, which reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2003, he achieved a Number 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Shake Ya Tailfeather”, a collaboration with Nelly and P. Diddy featured on the Bad Boys II soundtrack, which won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 2004. In September 2003, Murphy Lee released his debut studio album, Murphy's Law, on Derrty Entertainment and Universal Records, which reached number 8 on the Billboard 200 and number 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, receiving Gold certification from the RIAA. The album yielded the single “Wat Da Hook Gon Be” featuring Jermaine Dupri, which reached number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. He released his second studio album, You See Me, on UCME Entertainment in December 2009. His featured guest appearances include Kanye West's “Drop Dead Gorgeous” in 2003, J-Kwon's “Tipsy” remix in 2004, and Ali & Gipp's “Work Dat, Twerk Dat” in 2007.
