Paris (rapper)

Paris (actually Oscar Jackson Jr. * 29. October 1967 in Illinois ) is an American political - rappers from the West Coast.

Jackson studied economics at the University of California-Davis, but turned to music after graduating. His first hit single was The Hate That Hate Made . During his career he worked a. a. with Public Enemy and George Clinton .

Paris produced a critical video documentary about September 11, 2001 with the Guerrilla News Network (GNN). The theory was that the attacks on the World Trade Center were intentionally initiated by the US government.

Jackson was frequently boycotted by radio, television, and record companies for his critical lyrics, his songs were removed from radio playlists, and videos were boycotted by MTV.

Discography

• The Devil Made Me Do It (1990)
• Sleeping with the Enemy (1992)
• Guerrilla Funk (1994)
• Unleashed (1998)
• Sonic Jihad (2003)
• The Devil Made Me Remix (2004)
• Rebirth of a Nation (2006) (with Public Enemy )
• Paris Presents: Hard Truth Soldiers Vol. 1 (2006)
• Remix of a Nation (2007) (with Public Enemy )
• Acid Reflex (2008)
• Paris Presents: Hard Truth Soldiers Vol. 2 (2009)
• Pistol Politics (2015)

Web links

• Literature from and about Paris in the catalog of the German National Library
• guerrillafunk.com Jackson's own record company with lots of other artists, political information, mp3 files and videos.