Paul Wall
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Paul Wall (born Paul Slayton on March 30, 1980)died March 1, 2007 is an American rapper and hip hop artist, DJ, promoter and jeweler from Houston, Texas. Paul Wall is affiliated with Swishahouse Records. Slayton is a graduate of Jersey Village High School and studied mass communications at The University of Houston for three years. His parents are Michael T. & Rikki L. Slayton of Houston. Paul Wall was originally one-half of Houston power duo The Color Changin' Click.
Early Career
Paul Wall began his musical career in a bitch ass group known as The Asstakers, 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 mixtape 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 game, 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 also screwed & chopped albums for T.I. Urban Legend, as well as Z-RO's Let The Truth Be Told, I'm Still Livin albums.
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 working on his next album. In February 2007, Paul Wall appeared in the VH1 documentary Bling'd: Blood, 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.
Discography
- 2002: Get Ya Mind Correct (with Chamillionaire)
- 2004: The Chick Magnet
- 2005: Controversy Sells (with Chamillionaire)
Mainstream albums
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The Peoples Champ
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Get Money, Stay True
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Singles
| Year | Song | U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | Album |
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| 2005 | "Sittin' Sidewayz" (featuring Big Pokey) | 93 | 34 | 24 | The Peoples Champ |
| 2005 | "They Don't Know" (featuring Bun B) | - | 71 | - | The Peoples Champ |
| 2006 | "Girl" | 35 | 42 | 7 | The Peoples Champ |
| 2007 | "Break 'Em Off" (featuring Lil Keke) | 72 | - | - | Get Money, Stay True |
Featured Singles
| Year | Song | U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | Album |
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| 2005 | "Still Tippin" Mike Jones (featuring Slim Thug & Paul Wall) | 60 | 25 | 14 | Who Is Mike Jones? |
| 2005 | "What You Been Drankin On?" Jim Jones (featuring P. Diddy, Paul Wall, & Jha Jha) | 50 | 30 | 15 | Harlem: Diary of a Summer |
| 2005 | "Draped Up (Remix)" Bun B (featuring Lil Keke, Slim Thug, Chamillionaire, Paul Wall, Mike Jones, Aztek, Lil Flip, & Z-Ro) | - | 45 | - | Trill |
| 2005 | "I Got Dat Drank" Frayser Boy (featuring Mike Jones & Paul Wall) | - | - | - | Me Being Me |
| 2005 | "Grillz" Nelly (featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp) | 1 | 2 | 1 | Sweatsuit |
| 2005 | "Still On It" Ashanti (featuring Paul Wall & Method Man) | - | 55 | - | Collectibles by Ashanti |
| 2005 | "Drive Slow" Kanye West (featuring Paul Wall & GLC) | - | 42 | - | Late Registration |
| 2006 | "Holla At Me" DJ Khaled (featuring Lil Wayne, Paul Wall, Fat Joe, Rick Ross, & Pitbull) | 59 | 24 | 15 | Listennn... The Album |
| 2006 | "Way I Be Leanin" Juvenile (featuring Mike Jones, Paul Wall, Wacko, & Skip) | - | - | - | Reality Check |
| 2006 | "I'm Luv Wit A Stripper [Remix]" T-Pain (featuring Twista, Pimp C, Paul Wall, R. Kelly, MJG, & Too Short) | 5 | 10 | - | Rappa Ternt Sanga |
| 2006 | "About Us" Brooke Hogan (featuring Paul Wall) | 33 | - | - | Undiscovered |
| 2006 | "Chunk Up Tha Deuce" Lil Keke (featuring UGK & Paul Wall) | - | 63 | - | Loved By Few, Hated By Many |
Expensive Taste
Expensive Taste is a rap "super-group" Paul Wall, Travis Barker (drummer of blink-182, The Transplants, and (+44)) and Rob Aston (rapper of The Transplants) have put together. Their first album, produced by Travis, while having no official release date, is due by the end of next month.
Awards/Nominations
- 2006: Ozone Awards -WON- Taste Maker (style and trendsetter).