BY JAKE PAINE • AUGUST 10, 2019

Over the past 15 years, Murs and 9th Wonder have made some of the best collaboration albums between an MC and a producer. These works have become standouts in their respected catalogs. In the mix of both men’s careers and personal lives, they carved out time to make The Iliad Is Dead And The Odyssey Is Over. On this reported final go-round for the pair, 9th also involved The Soul Council (the collective including Khrysis, Nottz, Eric G, AMP, Kash and E. Jones), as well as his daughter, JDEAFBEATS.

In a recent conversation with AFH TV (currently available for anyone to view), Murs explains the importance of turning the page from 2018’s A Strange Journey Into The Unimaginable into some new ground. Asked about possibly requiring extra attention to shifting between the album themes, Murs says, “I never think; I just—to my detriment, sometimes—go. Whatever was gonna come out was gonna come out. I usually just let the music speak. What I went through before Strange Journey Into The Unimaginable was so deep; I didn’t consciously go into [the album planning to address it]. I just knew when I poked the balloon—to me, I’m full of ideas and inspiration, thank God. The beat kinda just pokes the balloon; whatever comes out, comes out. I told Strange [Music], ‘If we poke the balloon this time… if you don’t want this to come out…’ They were like, ‘Go for it.’ So that’s all I had over the process of what I was goin’ through.” Around the 18:00 mark, Murs admits that although he was thoughtful, he may have been uninspired for the 2018 LP. Murs thanks his wife for taking care of their newborn to allow him to record the 2019 LP, where he felt far more inspired.

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