Prince Paul Musical artist

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. Paul began his career as a DJ for Stetsasonic. Since then he has worked on albums by Boogie Down Productions, MC Lyte, Big Daddy Kane and 3rd Bass, among others. 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 hip hop production, mixing and sampling, as well as by adding comedy sketches. In 1994, Paul returned to rapping, joining RZA and Frukwan in Gravediggaz, a project that debuted with 6 Feet Deep. His first solo album, Psychoanalysis: What Is It?, came out in 1997, followed by a second album, A Prince Among Thieves, in 1999. Later that year Prince Paul formed Handsome Boy Modeling School with Dan the Automator and they released the album So...How's Your Girl?.

Personal facts

Prince Paul
Alias (AKA)
The Undertaker Chest Rockwell
Huston Paul (birth name) The Undertaker Chest Rockwell
Birth dateApril 02, 1967
Hometown
Amityville New York
United States

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Musical artist

Career started1985
associated musical artist
Big Daddy Kane
Chris Rock
De La Soul
Gravediggaz
Dino 5
Stetsasonic
Handsome Boy Modeling School
MC Paul Barman
Resident Alien (Hip Hop)
BackgroundNon performing personnel
genre
Contemporary R&B
Hip hop music
record label
Warner Bros. Records
Razor & Tie
Elektra Records
Tommy Boy Entertainment
WordSound Records

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