Prince Paul
Background information
Birth name	Paul Huston
Born	April 2, 1967
Origin	New York City, New York
Genre(s)	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Record producer and DJ
Years active	1986–present
Label(s)	Tommy Boy Records
Associated acts	Stetsasonic, Handsome Boy Modeling School, De La Soul

Prince Paul (born Paul Huston) is a DJ and hip hop producer. Prince Paul is known for having a very unorthodox, but mostly well-received sense of humor. Musically, he was one of the driving forces of what was to become known as alternative rap, by using surprising samples and quirky humour. Image File history File links Princepaul. ... April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... NY redirects here. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... See also: 1985 in music, other events of 1986, 1987 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // January 23 - The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Tommy Boy Records is a record label started in 1981 by Tom Silverman after borrowing $5000 from his parents. ... Stetsasonic, appearing on the cover of their debut album, On Fire Stetsasonic was an American hip hop group formed in 1981 (see 1981 in music) in Brooklyn, New York. ... Dan The Automator (left) & Prince Paul Handsome Boy Modeling School is a hip-hop collaboration between Dan the Automator and Prince Paul, producer of influential rap trio De La Soul. ... De La Soul is a Grammy-award winning hip hop group from Long Island, New York. ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Alternative hip hop (Bohemian hip hop) is a style of hip hop distinguished by socio-political lyrics, sparse beats that sample few and/or unusual sources (see jazz rap) and uniquely positive rhymes. ...

Originally a member of Stetsasonic, he produced De La Soul's 1989 debut album 3 Feet High and Rising (It was on this album that Prince Paul invented the hip hop skit which has a long-standing and pervasive tradition on Hip hop albums to this day). After two more albums, he left them, putting together two solo projects: Psychoanalysis: What is It? and the hip hop opera A Prince Among Thieves featuring rappers such as Big Daddy Kane, Xzibit and Everlast. He, along with Frukwan of Stetsasonic, Too Poetic of Brothers Grimm and the RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan, made up the Gravediggaz. Stetsasonic, appearing on the cover of their debut album, On Fire Stetsasonic was an American hip hop group formed in 1981 (see 1981 in music) in Brooklyn, New York. ... De La Soul is a Grammy-award winning hip hop group from Long Island, New York. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 3 Feet High and Rising is the influential debut album from American hip-hop trio De La Soul. ... A hip hop skit is a form of sketch comedy that appears on a hip hop album, and is usually written and performed by the artists themselves. ... A Prince Among Thieves is the second album by rap artist/producer Prince Paul. ... Antonio Hardy (born September 10, 1968), known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is a rapper from Brooklyn, New York. ... Alvin Nathaniel Joiner IV (born January 8, 1974), better known by his stage name Xzibit, is an American hip hop performer, actor, and television personality who was born in Detroit, Michigan and was raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico by his father and stepmother. ... Everlast (born Erik Schrody, August 18, 1969 in Valley Stream, New York) is an American singer-songwriter, known for his genre-crossing mix of rap and acoustic-based rock music. ... The pioneering hardcore hip hop group Wu-Tang Clans plan to conquer the hip hop industry consisted not only of making each member into a solo star in their own right, but also to create and promote numerous affiliate artists. ... Stetsasonic, appearing on the cover of their debut album, On Fire Stetsasonic was an American hip hop group formed in 1981 (see 1981 in music) in Brooklyn, New York. ... Too Poetic (born Anthony Ian Berkeley, 1966 in Trinidad, d. ... Group including Too Poetic from Gravediggaz. ... RZA, pronounced Rizza, (born Robert Diggs, July 5, 1969 in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, USA) is an American producer, rapper and actor. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Gravediggaz was a hardcore hip hop group from New York City, well-known for its dark sense of humor and abrasive, menacing soundscapes. ...

With jazz legend Teo Macero, Prince Paul co-produced guitarist Vernon Reid's solo debut in 1995. Teo Macero is a jazz saxophonist and record producer. ... Vernon Reid (born August 22, 1958) is a guitar player, perhaps best known as the founder and primary songwriter of hard rock group Living Colour. ...

Paul teamed up with Dan the Automator to form Handsome Boy Modeling School; their album So... How's Your Girl? featured prominent names such as Sean Lennon and Del Tha Funkee Homosapien. In the year 2000, Paul produced I Hope I Sell A Lot Of Records At Christmastime by Princess Superstar as well as MC Paul Barman's début EP It's Very Stimulating. White People continued Handsome Boy's tradition of strange skits and an odd mix of guests over Paul- and Automator-produced beats, including RZA, Linkin Park, Tim Meadows, Cedric Bixler-Zavala07:36, 18 February 2007 (UTC)68.41.117.88 and John Oates. Dan the Automator Nakamura is a Japanese American, born in San Francisco, California, a hip-hop and rap producer most known for his work in the mid to late 1990s and early 2000s. ... Dan The Automator (left) & Prince Paul Handsome Boy Modeling School is a hip-hop collaboration between Dan the Automator and Prince Paul, producer of influential rap trio De La Soul. ... So. ... Sean Taro Ono Lennon (aka Sean Ono Lennon, born October 9, 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor. ... Del tha Funkee Homosapien, also known as Del the Funky Homosapien, Deltron, and Unicron, is an alternative hip hop artist. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Song Profile This single was produced by Prince Paul. ... Princess Superstar (born Concetta Kirschner, 1977(?)) is an American rapper. ... MC Paul Barman is a hip hop MC from Ridgewood, New Jersey, who attended Brown University. ... Whites redirects here. ... RZA, pronounced Rizza, (born Robert Diggs, July 5, 1969 in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, USA) is an American producer, rapper and actor. ... Linkin Park is a two-time Grammy Award-winning band from Los Angeles, California. ... Tim Meadows (born February 5, 1961 in Highland Park, Michigan) is an American actor. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... -1...

Politics of the Business (2003) is a look at present-day hip hop, again featuring many guests, from Chuck D and Ice T to the Beatnuts and Wordsworth. The latter also collaborated on a track Paul composed for the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie soundtrack. The response to POTB was lackluster; Paul's intention of ridiculing the sterile beats of the day either missed or fell flat. Carlton Douglas Chuck D Ridenhour (born August 1, 1960) is an American rapper, composer, actor, author, radio personality and producer. ... Tracy Marrow (born February 16, 1958), better known as Ice T or Ice-T, is an American rapper, singer and actor. ... The Beatnuts are a hip hop crew from Queens, New York City. ... Wordsworth is an underground hip hop MC from Brooklyn. ... The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a full-length feature film based on Nickelodeons hit TV show SpongeBob SquarePants. ...

His most recent effort is the album Itstrumental, a return to Paul's more conservative or more daring previous work, depending on how one saw POTB. Itstrumental contained an awesome range of genres, relying heavily on past samples, especially those from A Prince Among Thieves, and tying it together with several lighthearted skits about his apparently real depression. He also produced the album The Art of Picking Up Women of imaginary rockers The Dix, who bring rap's misognyny and boasting to 60's-style R&B. A Prince Among Thieves is the second album by rap artist/producer Prince Paul. ... The Dix is a fictional R&B group from a fictional place called Compton, New York. ...

Paul nabbed a deal with satellite radio company XM and currently runs "The Ill Out Show" on the company's The Rhyme 65 channel. The show is hosted with members of "The Ill Out Crew", various staple partners Paul has worked with throughout his career such as Don Newkirk. (The game show host of 3 Feet High and Rising fame.) The show is a Hip-Hop fan favorite, airing news, classic songs, and interviews with various Hip-Hop artists. What may become one of the show's most famed episodes was a "Love Joint" show in July 2006, featuring love/relationship-oriented Hip-Hop songs and in an unorthodox fashion - an in-depth interview with R.A. the Rugged Man. Paul is also scheduled to produce the original musical score for an upcoming Frank Henenlotter film. A satellite radio or subscription radio (SR) is a digital radio that receives signals broadcast by communications satellite, which covers a much wider geographical range than terrestrial radio signals. ... XM may stand for: XM Satellite Radio, a United States broadcasting company. ... 3 Feet High and Rising is the influential debut album from American hip-hop trio De La Soul. ... is a rapper from Long Island. ...

Discography

• 1996 Psychoanalysis: What is it? (WordSound, later reissued by Tommy Boy)
• 1999 A Prince Among Thieves (Tommy Boy Records)
• 2003 Politics of the Business (Razor & Tie)
• 2005 Itstrumental (Female Fun)
• 2005 Hip Hop Gold Dust (Antidote)

A Prince Among Thieves is the second album by rap artist/producer Prince Paul. ... Tommy Boy Records is a record label started in 1981 by Tom Silverman after borrowing $5000 from his parents. ...

Production

• 3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul
• De La Soul Is Dead by De La Soul
• 6 Feet Deep by The Gravediggaz
• The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel by The Gravediggaz
• I Hope I Sell A Lot Of Records At Christmastime by Princess Superstar
• Handsome Boy Modeling School with Dan the Automator
• Lovage with Dan the Automator
• Roll with the New by Chris Rock