Murda Beatz is a hip hop and jazz record producer.
 The history of the two labels is intertwined, the latter having been started by EL-P of Company Flow in reaction to the former, and offered an outlet for more underground artists such as Mike Ladd, Aesop Rock, Mr Lif, RJD2, Cage and Cannibal Ox
 He chose his stage name "Murda Beatz" to promote his music on YouTube

