He also produced the album The Art of Picking Up Women by the Dix, which combines some of hip-hop's misogyny and boasting with 1960s-style R&B. Paul was the host of XM radio's "The Ill Out Show", until the station was dropped following its merger with Sirius.
Paul Edward Huston (born April 2, 1967), better known by his stage name Prince Paul, is an American disc jockey, record producer and recording artist from Amityville, New York.
In 1981, at age 14, Paul performed a DJ set at The Ace Center Amityville that helped him gain recognition.
He joined the group in 1984 after impressing Daddy-O with his routine in the "Brevoit Day Celebration" DJ battle in Brooklyn.
Daddy-O was struck by Paul's energy, saying that he performed his routine with Liquid Liquid's song "Cavern", "like he was mad at the turntables." Paul credits Grandmaster Flash's song "Flash To The Beat" as the reason he purchased his drum machine. Prince Paul produced "The Gas Face" and "Brooklyn-Queens" on 3rd Bass' 1989 debut The Cactus Album.
I’ve never had such a perfect fit in any other production situation." In 1990, Russell Simmons gave Prince Paul an imprint under his Def Jam label, however the only album, It Takes a Nation of Suckers to Let Us In by Resident Alien, was never officially released. In 1992, Paul produced the songs "Drug Dealer", "Sex and Violence", and "How Not To Get Jerked" for Boogie Down Productions' Sex and Violence album.
The song is very dark and deals with date rape, racism, and violence. According to Paul, he originally proposed the idea for A Prince Among Thieves to Russell Simmons in the early 1990s but Simmons was not interested.
They recorded a demo together in 1991 and released their first album Niggamortis/6 Feet Deep in 1994 on Gee Street records.
I’ve never had such a perfect fit in any other production situation." In 1990, Russell Simmons gave Prince Paul an imprint under his Def Jam label, however the only album, It Takes a Nation of Suckers to Let Us In by Resident Alien, was never officially released. In 1992, Paul produced the songs "Drug Dealer", "Sex and Violence", and "How Not To Get Jerked" for Boogie Down Productions' Sex and Violence album.
They recorded a demo together in 1991 and released their first album Niggamortis/6 Feet Deep in 1994 on Gee Street records.
After the group signed to Gee Street, Paul estimated that it took them about six months to complete the album. In 1995, Paul co-produced guitarist Vernon Reid's solo debut with Teo Macero.
In 2010, after holding on the demo for 15 years, Paul decided to offer it as a free download online. In 1996, he appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation CD, America is Dying Slowly, alongside Wu-Tang Clan, Coolio, and Fat Joe.
The CD, meant to raise awareness of the AIDS epidemic among African American men, was called a masterpiece by The Source magazine. In 1996, during the early recording sessions for Stakes Is High, De La Soul and Prince Paul decided to part ways.
Major recognition for Prince Paul came when he produced De La Soul's debut album 3 Feet High and Rising (1989), in which he pioneered new approaches to [hop production], mixing and sampling, as well as by adding [hop skit|comedy sketches]. His first solo album, What Is It?, came out in 1997, followed by a second album, A Prince Among Thieves, in 1999. == Life and career == Paul was interested in music from a young age and started collecting vinyl when he was five.
Records in 1997 with bonus cuts) 1999: A Prince Among Thieves (Tommy Boy/Warner Bros.
Major recognition for Prince Paul came when he produced De La Soul's debut album 3 Feet High and Rising (1989), in which he pioneered new approaches to [hop production], mixing and sampling, as well as by adding [hop skit|comedy sketches]. His first solo album, What Is It?, came out in 1997, followed by a second album, A Prince Among Thieves, in 1999. == Life and career == Paul was interested in music from a young age and started collecting vinyl when he was five.
In the interview, Paul states that he asked the members of De La Soul to work on a new album on and off since 1999.
This was Prince Paul's first contribution to Gorillaz, whose 2001 debut album was produced by Prince Paul's long-time friend and collaborator Dan The Automator, who he co-founded Handsome Boy Modeling School with in 1999. == Equipment == Paul has talked about his fondness for vintage equipment in several interviews.
In 1999, Rock appeared on Paul's A Prince Among Thieves.
In 2000, Prince Paul produced MC Paul Barman's début EP It's Very Stimulating, followed by another Handsome Boy Modeling School album, White People, with guests including the RZA, Linkin Park, Tim Meadows, and John Oates. Prince Paul's 2003 album Politics of the Business again featured many guests such as Chuck D, Ice-T, the Beatnuts, and Wordsworth.
This was Prince Paul's first contribution to Gorillaz, whose 2001 debut album was produced by Prince Paul's long-time friend and collaborator Dan The Automator, who he co-founded Handsome Boy Modeling School with in 1999. == Equipment == Paul has talked about his fondness for vintage equipment in several interviews.
In 2000, Prince Paul produced MC Paul Barman's début EP It's Very Stimulating, followed by another Handsome Boy Modeling School album, White People, with guests including the RZA, Linkin Park, Tim Meadows, and John Oates. Prince Paul's 2003 album Politics of the Business again featured many guests such as Chuck D, Ice-T, the Beatnuts, and Wordsworth.
The latter also collaborated on a track Paul composed for the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie soundtrack. In 2005, Paul won a Grammy award for his work on Chris Rock's Never Scared album, the first of his career. Several songs by Paul have been featured only on compilations such as Om Records's "Deep Concentration" and Bill Laswell's "Altered Beats". In 2005, he released the album Itstrumental.
Later in 2005, Rock's debut album was produced by Paul. == Discography == === Solo albums === 1996: What is It? (WordSound Records, later reissued by Tommy Boy/Warner Bros.
An album Turn My Teeth Up!, released in September 2007, features George Clinton, Shock G, Yellowman, Reggie Watts, Nona Hendryx, David Byrne, and Gabby La La. In 2008–2009, Paul collaborated with Oakland rap group Souls of Mischief on the group's album Montezuma's Revenge (2009).
An album Turn My Teeth Up!, released in September 2007, features George Clinton, Shock G, Yellowman, Reggie Watts, Nona Hendryx, David Byrne, and Gabby La La. In 2008–2009, Paul collaborated with Oakland rap group Souls of Mischief on the group's album Montezuma's Revenge (2009).
In 2010, after holding on the demo for 15 years, Paul decided to offer it as a free download online. In 1996, he appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation CD, America is Dying Slowly, alongside Wu-Tang Clan, Coolio, and Fat Joe.
In a 2010 interview he described the process by saying, "I’ve gotten to the point now where I’ll re-play samples with instruments.
Paul stated in an interview that his two favorite songs from the album are "Proper Aim" and "Morgan Freeman Skit". In 2012, Paul spoke openly in an interview about the possibility of doing another De La Soul album after Maseo had made some public comments about a reunion.
Especially in a day and age where I can’t openly sample like that." Paul later released Throwback to the Future with his Brazilian hip hop fusion group BROOKZILL! in 2016.
In 2017 Prince Paul helped score the Gimlet Media podcast Mogul about hip-hop scene-maker Chris Lighty. In 2017, Prince Paul joined the Creators Advisory Board of Tracklib.
In an interview with Tracklib, Prince Paul stated that "I know Tracklib will help (producers) because it will give everybody an opportunity to sample without having to look over their shoulder.". In 2020, Prince Paul co-produced the Gorillaz song Pac-Man for the band's Song Machine web series.
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