Love & Rockets Vol. 1: The Transformation

Studio album by Murs and Ski Beatz

Released

October 11, 2011

Studio

Damon Dash's studio, Camp BluRoc, in upstate New York

Genre

Alternative hip hop

Length

48:50

Murs and Ski Beatz chronology

Murs for President
(2008)

Love & Rockets Vol. 1: The Transformation
(2011)

Yumiko: Curse of the Merch Girl
(2012)

Love & Rockets Vol. 1: The Transformation is a collaborative album by American rapper Murs and New York DJ Ski Beatz, released on October 11, 2011 by DD172's record label arm BluRoc Records. It was recorded at Camp BluRoc, a recording studio in upstate New York owned by Damon Dash.^[1]^[2] According to review aggregator website Metacritic, the album received generally favorable reviews from critics.^[3]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(72%)^[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
PopMatters	^[4]
Robert Christgau	^[5]
HipHopDX	(4/5)^[6]
XXL	(favorable)^[7]
Exclaim!	(favorable)^[8]

Track listing

Epic Salutations
Remember 2 Forget
67 Cutlass
Eazy-E
Hip Hop & Love
International
S-K-I-B-E-A-T-Z
Westside Love
Life & Time
Reach Hire
Dream On
316 Ways
Animal Style

Personnel

Ab-Soul – Featured Artist
Chelsea Baratz – Saxophone
David Barnett – Design, Illustrations
Tabi Bonney – Featured Artist
Kristopher Bowers – Keytar
Matt Brandau – Bass
Will Caviness – Horn
Matt Cody – Engineer
Damon Dash – Executive Producer
Dee-1 – Featured Artist
Embassy the Hitmaker – Producer
Raquel Horn – A&R, Administration
David Linaburg – Guitar
Locksmith – Featured Artist
McKenzie Eddy – A&R, Administration
Murs – Executive Producer, Primary Artist
O.C. – Featured Artist
Harold O'Neal – Keyboards
Darryl Richardson – Photography
Royal P – Producer
Ski Beatz – Engineer, Producer
Greg Newman Spero – Keyboards
Brady Watt – Bass

References

↑ Young, Alex (2 September 2011). "Murs announces Love & Rockets, Volume 1: The Transformation". Consequence of Sound.
1 2 Jeffries, David. "Love & Rockets Vol. 1: The Transformation Review". AllMusic.
1 2 "Love & Rockets Vol. 1: The Transformation". Metacritic.
↑ Amidon, David (4 December 2011). "Love & Rockets Volume 1: The Transformation Review". PopMatters.
↑ Christgau, Robert (6 January 2012). "Ain't No Party Like an Alt-Rap Party 'Cause an Alt-Rap Party's So Unfashionable". Expert Witness. MSN Music.
↑ Hunte, Justin (26 October 2011). "Murs x Ski Beatz – Love & Rockets Vol. 1: The Transformation". HipHopDX.
↑ Staff (13 October 2011). "Murs & Ski Beatz, Love & Rockets, Vol. 1: The Transformation Review". XXL.
↑ Fox, Luke (25 October 2011). "Love & Rockets Vol. 1: The Transformation Review". Exclaim!.

Murs
Albums	F'Real (1997) Murs Rules the World (2000) The End of the Beginning (2003) Murs for President (2008) Have a Nice Life (2015) Captain California (2017)
EPs	Varsity Blues (2002)
Murs & 9th Wonder	Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition (2004) Murray's Revenge (2006) Sweet Lord (2008) Fornever (2010) The Final Adventure (2012) Brighter Daze (2015)
Murs & Fashawn	This Generation (2012)
Murs & ¡Mayday!	¡MursDay!
3 Melancholy Gypsys	Grand Caravan to the Rim of the World (2005)
Living Legends	Almost Famous (2001) Creative Differences (2004) Classic (2005)
Felt	Felt: A Tribute to Christina Ricci (2002) Felt, Vol. 2: A Tribute to Lisa Bonet (2005) Felt 3: A Tribute to Rosie Perez (2009)
Related	Discography Slug (rapper)

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