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* His songs "Trill" and "Sittin Sidewayz" are featured in the Hip Hop fighting game "[[Def Jam: Icon]]" |
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* Paul Wall is a fan of [[professional wrestling]] and his nickname "The People's Champ" is taken from [[The Rock (entertainer)|The Rock]]. |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
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Revision as of 11:50, 26 May 2007
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Paul Wall (born Paul Slayton on March 30, 1981 in Maine) is an American rapper and hip hop artist, DJ, promoter and jeweller from Houston, Texas. He is affiliated with Swishahouse Records. Wall is a graduate of Jersey Village High School and studied mass communications at The University of Houston for three years. Paul Wall was originally one-sixth of Houston power group The Color Changin' Click.
Early Career
Paul Wall began his musical career as working his way up from rapping as a kid in Houston performing at many youth festivals and gatherings before venturing into southern hip-hop. Paul Wall and Chamillionaire soon went to Swishahouse, but left for Paid in Full Records a short time later. After several mixtapes and independent releases, including the critically acclaimed Get Ya Mind Correct, the two parted ways. Chamillionaire continued to release independent records, while Paul Wall returned to the Swishahouse fold. This move allowed him to appear on Mike Jones' first commercially distributed single, "Still Tippin'", from his first major label album Who Is Mike Jones?. Who Is Mike Jones? was the first screwed & chopped music to receive major play outside of the Houston area, both on mainstream radio and video outlets such as MTV and Clear Channel affiliates.
Wall credits a lot of his success to the mixtape, having hosted tapes by DJ Ideal, Joey Fingaz, DJ Rondevu and many others. Paul Wall dominated the mixtape scene and was the first Texas rapper to host a DJ SWB video mix dvd.[citation needed]
He was also featured on the extended remix of Houston rapper Trae's song Swang. This remix also features UGK, Slim Thug, Jim Jones, Big Pokey, Big Hawk & Mike Jones. The song also samples fallen Houston rapper Fat Pat and pays tribute to those rappers from Houston who have passed on.
He is also in a group called Expensive Taste with Rob Aston an ex-Transplants member, and +44's Travis Barker (ex-Aquabats, Blink-182, Box Car Racer, and Transplants). Their debut album is set to be released sometime in 2007, but it is unknown when the band will have time to release the record and tour, as Barker's priority is with +44 and Wall is deep in the throes of Get Money, Stay True.
In February 2007, Paul Wall appeared in the VH1 documentary Bling'd: food, Diamonds, and Hip-Hop, which chronicles his visit to Sierra Leone, where he investigated the blood diamond phenomenon and witnessed the aftermath of that country's civil war alongside Raekwon and Tego Calderon. He went on a tour with Fall Out Boy, The Academy is..., and +44 in early 2007.
Trivia
- He made custom made grills for fellow Houston rapper Chingo Bling.
- Paul Wall was given a verse for Mike Jones' "Still Tippin'" to replace Chamillionaire, since Cham and Jones had developed a beef.
- Expensive Taste is a rap "super-group" consisting of Paul Wall, Travis Barker (former drummer of blink-182, The Transplants, and (+44)), and Rob Aston (rapper of The Transplants).
- His songs "Trill" and "Sittin Sidewayz" are featured in the Hip Hop fighting game "Def Jam: Icon"
- Paul Wall is a fan of professional wrestling and his nickname "The People's Champ" is taken from The Rock.
- Paul wall mom is from africa
Discography
Albums
- 2005: The Peoples Champ
- 2007: Get Money, Stay True
Solo Singles
- 2005: "Sittin' Sidewayz" (featuring Big Pokey)
- 2005: "They Don't Know [Remix]" (featuring Mike Jones & Bun B)
- 2006: "Girl"
- 2007: "Break 'Em Off" (featuring Lil Keke)
- 2007: "I'm Throwed" (featuring Jermaine Dupri)
Featured Singles
- 2005: "Still Tippin'" (Mike Jones featuring Slim Thug & Paul Wall)
- 2005: "What You Been Drankin' On?" (Jim Jones featuring P. Diddy, Paul Wall, & Jha Jha)
- 2005: "I Got Dat Drank" (Frayser Boy featuring Mike Jones & Paul Wall)
- 2005: "Draped Up [Remix]" (Bun B featuring Lil Keke, Slim Thug, Chamillionaire, Paul Wall, Mike Jones, Aztek, Lil Flip, & Z-Ro)
- 2005: "Grillz" (Nelly featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp)
- 2005: "Still on It" (Ashanti featuring Paul Wall & Method Man)
- 2005: "I'm N Luv (Wit A Stripper) [Remix]" (T-Pain featuring Twista, Pimp C, Paul Wall, R. Kelly, MJG, & Too Short)
- 2006: "Drive Slow" (Kanye West featuring Paul Wall & GLC)
- 2006: "Holla at Me" (DJ Khaled featuring Lil Wayne, Paul Wall, Fat Joe, Rick Ross, & Pitbull)
- 2006: "Way I Be Leanin'" (Juvenile featuring Mike Jones, Paul Wall, Skip, & Wacko)
- 2006: "About Us" (Brooke Hogan featuring Paul Wall)
- 2006: "Chunk Up Tha Deuce" (Lil Keke featuring Paul Wall & UGK)
Awards/Nominations
- 2006: Ozone Awards -WON- Taste Maker (style and trendsetter).
- 2007: Grammy Award -Nominated- Best Rap Performance as a Duo or Group for "Grillz" (with Nelly, Ali & Gipp)