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The best kept secret in music
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It’s James Fitzmaurice, better known as J Murda, a local hip-hop artist whose name ironically belies his rather principled music - Inside Columbia
… J Murda, a young MC whose style brings to mind Slug from Atmosphere rapped about kicking cigarettes. - Sno Cone
You might know James Fitzmaurice as a kind of big guy who sits quietly in the back of the class, but in the underground hip-hop syndicate of Columbia, he’s known by a different name. Jimmy Spits. - M.A.C.C. Greyhound
Fitzmaurice, the most unlikely MC in my recent memory and two-time winner of Rock the Mic, the district's hip-hop competition, was rolled out to center stage in a wheelchair (ala Kurt Cobain), from which he exploded to throw down some savage rhymes. - COMO Music.com
Tomorrow night, James Fitzmaurice transforms into Jimmy Spits, a local MC with a knack for rhymes and a stellar flow. It won't be his first time on The Blue Note stage... - Columbia Daily Tribune
Discography
2004- J Murda and The Musicians
2005- Sober People Unite
2007- Suburban Myth
2008-LeaPs and bounds
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Bio
After winning 4 talent shows at Hickman High School Jimmy Spits began performing at The Blue Note, Randy Bacon Art Gallery, The Sapphire Lounge, Earth Day and others. His demo's have been in the hands of DMX, Ant of Atmosphere, and Henry Rollins. He was signed to LemonDrop records in Springfield Missouri. He has played extensively in Springfield and Columbia Missouri.
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