Takayoshi Murota (?? ??, Murota Takayoshi, born March 25, 1970, in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture), better known by his stage name MURO, is a Japanese hip hop recording artist, DJ, record producer and designer.
In 1987 DJ Krush, Microphone Pager, TWIGY and others formed the "KRUSH POSSE", a crew of rappers and Dj's.
During this time he excelled at DJing hip-hop and began producing hip-hop beats.
His solo debut appeared 1993.
In the late 1990s he worked extensively with Nitro Microphone Underground, one of Japan's most successful hip-hop crews.
In addition to producing he also was active as a designer.