Crossan's self-titled debut album was nominated for Best Dance/Electronic Album and Best Recording Package at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, making him the first artist to be nominated as both a musician and creative director for the same album. His remix of Haim's "Walking Away" won Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.
Early life
Crossan was born and raised in Guernsey. After playing guitar, bass, drums and singing in local punk, hardcore, deathcore and gospel bands, Crossan started self-producing at the age of 15, "searching for samples on YouTube and other corners of the internet". He entered the electronic music scene after learning about Hudson Mohawke and streamed music via YouTube, where he discovered James Blake, Cashmere Cat and SBTRKT. Crossan's influences, including Gorillaz and The Smiths, inspired him to write music and learn to play different instruments. At 16, Crossan started to make electronic songs using Ableton Live, and uploaded them to SoundCloud the following year under the alias Mura Masa, taken from Japanese swordsmith Muramasa Sengo.
At 17, Crossan uploaded his first tracks, remixes and bootlegs to SoundCloud. The track "Lotus Eater" was picked up by BBC Radio 1 with Zane Lowe, Annie Mac, Huw Stephens and Phil Taggart all playing the song on their shows. After leaving Guernsey to study English literature at University of Sussex in Brighton, Crossan began playing his music live, with sold-out shows at the Green Door Store in Brighton and Electrowerkz in London. Crossan started his career by posting a mixtape called Soundtrack to a Death to SoundCloud in 2014. The mixtape was subsequently distributed globally by German label Jakarta Records.
Someday Somewhere: 2015–2016
Crossan signed to his own label Anchor Point Records in 2015, in partnership with Polydor Records and Interscope Records who distribute in the UK and in North America respectively. As well as Mura Masa records, the label has released music by Dublin artist Bonzai and post-music duo Jadu Heart.
In April 2015, he released his debut EP Someday Somewhere, with lead track "Firefly" being chosen for the In New Music We Trust playlist at BBC Radio 1. Released via Anchor Point, the EP featured UK vocalists Nao, Denai Moore and Jay Prince. The track "Lovesick" from the EP reached number 1 on the Spotify viral charts in the UK and USA. On 27 April 2015 he broadcast a 60-minute mix on the BBC Radio 1 show Diplo and Friends Alex was long-listed for the 'BBC Sound of... 2016' in December 2015, and placed 5th overall in the shortlist in January 2016.
On 15 March 2016, he unveiled the second single "What If I Go?" from his upcoming album. On 30 September 2016, he released his collaborative single titled "Love$ick" featuring American rapper ASAP Rocky via Anchor Point and Downtown/Interscope Records. The song is a newer version of Masa's 2015 single "Lovesick Fuck". Crossan said he arranged a meeting to discuss the collaboration with Rocky when he happened to be in London for several days. An official music video for the song was published on 3 November 2016 by Mura Masa's VEVO channel on YouTube.
Mura Masa: 2017–present
Crossan co-wrote the track "First Things First" on Stormzy's Gang Signs & Prayer, which entered the UK Albums Chart at number 1 on 3 March 2017. The track also entered the singles chart at number 25. On 17 March 2017, he released "1 Night", a collaboration with Charli XCX. Speaking about the collaboration, he said "I think I just had that beat lying around for a while and we sent it to a couple of people. Then Charli just did her thing".
Crossan released his self-titled debut studio album, Mura Masa on 14 July 2017. It was released on 14 July 2017 by Polydor, Interscope, Downtown and Anchor Point Records. The album was produced and recorded from 2014 to 2016, and has guest features by A. K. Paul, ASAP Rocky, Bonzai, Charli XCX, Christine and the Queens, Damon Albarn, Desiigner, Jamie Lidell, NAO and Tom Tripp. Upon release, it received positive reviews by critics, and debuted at number 19 on the UK Albums Chart and at 192 on the US Billboard 200. The album received nominations for Best Dance/Electronic Album and Best Recording Package at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.
In June, Crossan worked with Nile Rodgers-organised collective Chic on the band's comeback album, It's About Time. He featured alongside Cosha and Vic Mensa on the comeback single "Till the World Falls", which was released on 22 June 2018. Before that, 12 June 2018, the band also premiered another song from the album "Boogie All Night", which features Crossan, alongside working affiliate Nao. Crossan's remix of Haim's "Walking Away" won Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards on 10 February 2019.
LOVESICK
Mura Masa Lyrics
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The weather cold
The weather so
Chill, chilly really penguin feather roll
Cause I'm sipping Pro'
Yeah that 'meth is pro'
Promethazine, yeah a stepping stone
They only killing time, another second gone
I heard your man ain't home
Now you melatone
But you acting young
And you hella drunk
I need you (I'ma wait for you my lil' momma come home)
I want you
(And I swear to God, you gon' miss me when I'm gone)
I need you
(I'm a lovesick fuck, and it's right but you wrong)
I need you
I want you, come on fuck me, babe
I need you
I want you
I need you
I want you, come on fuck me, babe
I need you
I want you
Okay she giving me love
But it fuck my energy up
Every time it's finna be summer, only got the memories of us
And now we industry lovers
They making enemies of us
I mean sometimes we in public they drain this energy from us
Visit Italia, be my señorita
La vida or I be there either way you need a reason
I ain't talking bout MasterCards, debit cards either
Credit charge, Kermit the frog, margaritas
Yeah, I heard she got a main homie (yeah)
Yeah, you wanna lay the hands on me (yeah)
But you should see the way she dance on me
Yeah, wishing I ain't had no pants on me
I need you
I'm a lovesick fuck
I want you
I'm lovesick fuck
I need you
I want you, come on fuck me, babe
I need you
I want you
I need you
I want you, come on fuck me, babe
I need you
I want you
I need you
I'm a lovesick fuck
I need you
I'm a lovesick fuck
I need you
I'm a lovesick fuck
I need you
I'm a lovesick fuck
The lyrics to Mura Masa's song, "Lovesick," are quite straightforward, with the repeated phrases "I need you" and "I want you" serving as the primary focus of the song. At first listen, one may associate the lyrics with a typical love song, however, a closer interpretation of the lyrics gives way to something more complex.
The first two lines of the song, "I need you, and I want you (Come over here)," suggest a physical desire for someone that the singer is unable to resist. The use of the phrase "come over here" adds to this sentiment, implying a desire for closeness and physical interaction. However, this sexual desire soon reveals itself as something more complicated, as the singer repeats the phrase "I need you" and "I want you" throughout the song, suggesting a deeper emotional need for the object of their desire.
The repetition of these phrases serves to emphasize the singer's desperation and the intensity of their desire, suggesting an addiction-like quality to their feelings. The repetition of these phrases also suggests a cyclical pattern to the singer's thoughts, as they seem unable to escape their need and want for this person. Overall, the lyrics to "Lovesick" suggest a complex mix of physical and emotional desire, highlighting the often-confusing nature of love and longing.
Line by Line Meaning
I need you
The singer is expressing a strong desire to have the person they are addressing near them.
And I want you (Come over here)
The person wants the subject of the song to come closer to them.
I need you
Reaffirming the feeling of needing the subject of the song.
And I want you
The singer is expressing a desire for the person they're addressing.
I need you
The singer is once again expressing a strong desire to have the person they are addressing near them.
And I want you (Come over here)
Reaffirming their desire for the person they are addressing to come closer to them.
I need you
Expressing the importance of the person they are speaking to.
And I want you
Reasserting the singer's desire for the person they're addressing.
I need you
Continuing to express a strong emotional need for the person addressed in the song.
And I want you (Come over here)
Asking the subject of the song to come closer to the singer.
I need you
Repeatedly emphasizing the importance of the person the song is addressed to.
And I want you
Reasserting the singer's desire for the person they're addressing.
I need you
Expressing once again a strong emotional need for the person addressed in the song.
And I want you (Come over here)
Asking the subject of the song to come closer to the singer and fulfill their desires.
I need you
Clear expression of the importance of the person addressed in the song.
And I want you
Reinforcement of the singer's desires for the person they're addressing.
I need you
The singer cannot express enough how much they need the person being addressed in the song.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Rakim Mayers, Alexander Crossan
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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LYRICS
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The weather cold, the weather so
Chill Chilly Willy penguin feather roll
Cause I'm sipping Pro, yeah, that meth is pro
Promethazine, yeah, a stepping stone
Oh, they acting up? Get your weapon drawn
They only killing time, another second gone
I heard your man ain't home, now you melatone
But you acting young and you hella grown
[A$AP Rocky:]
I need you
I'mma wait for my lil momma come home
I want you
Man, I swear to God, she gon' miss me when I’m gone
I need you
I'm a lovesick fuck and it’s right but you wrong
[Mura Masa:]
I need you, I want you
Come over here
I need you, I want you
I need you, I want you
Come over here
I need you, I want you
[A$AP Rocky]
Okay, she giving me love, but it fuck my energy up
Every time it's finna be summer, only got the memories of us
And now we industry lovers, they making enemies of us
I mean, sometimes we in public, they drain this energy from us
Visit Italia, be my señorita
I-vee-tha or Eye-be-tha either way you need a visa
I ain't talking 'bout MasterCards, debit cards either
Credit charge, Kermit the Frog, margaritas
Yeah, I heard she got a man, homie
Yeah, he wanna lay the hands on me
But he should see the way she dance on me
Yeah, wishing I ain't had no pants on me
I need you
I'm a lovesick fuck
I want you
I'm a lovesick fuck
[Mura Masa:]
I need you, I want you
Come over here
I need you, I want you
I need you, I want you
Come over here
I need you, I want you
I need you
I'm a lovesick fuck
I need you
I'm a lovesick fuck
I need you
I'm a lovesick fuck
I need you
I'm a lovesick fuck
I'm a lovesick fuck
I'm a lovesick fuck
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the longest Nike ad that I've ever seen
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Andrew Koshurko well spotted
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The best Nike add I've ever seen
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u never seen the player view add from nike football then
@blackout12388
You ever seen London? It’s pretty accurate
@emmaruelas9501
all these times i watched this never would have thought that it was
@rulfus7
nostalgia for a youth you never lived
@lynxyt_194
Angus McAnus if you lived in the UK your youth life was somewhat like this: without the crime though 😂🤭
@hassan903
@@lynxyt_194 no crime no fun 😤🤭
@lynxyt_194
FortniteIs Shit nah I actually had a brain and knew the consequences of committing crime :)