Paul Wall

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Paul Wall
Paul Wall in September 2005
Paul Wall in September 2005
Background information
Birth name Paul Slayton
Born March 11, 1981 (age 26)
Origin U.S. flag Houston, Texas, United States
Genre(s) Southern Rap & Screwed and Chopped
Occupation(s) Rapper, DJ, Jeweler
Years active 1998-2004 (Swisha House)
2004 - present (Solo)
Label(s) Swishahouse, Asylum, Atlantic
Associated
acts		 The Sleepwalkers
The Color Changin' Click
Website DJPaulWall.com

Paul Wall (born Paul Slayton on March 11 in Houston, Texas, 1981) is an American rapper and hip hop artist, DJ, promoter and jeweler from Houston, Texas. He is affiliated with Swishahouse Records. Wall is a graduate of Jersey Village High School and studied mass communications at The University of Houston for three years. His current parents are Michael T. & Rikki L. Slayton of Houston. Paul Wall was originally one-sixth of Houston power group The Color Changin' Click.

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[edit] Early Career

Paul Wall began his musical career as working his way up from rapping as a kid in Houston 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 deep in the throws of Get Money, Stay True.

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.

[edit] Trivia

  • He made custom made grills for fellow Houston rapper Chingo Bling.
  • Since his separation from The Color Changin' Click, Paul Wall has made peace with Chamillionaire and the two have agreed to one day make music and tour together again.
  • Paul Wall was given a verse for Mike Jones' "Still Tippin'" to replace Chamillionaire, since Cham and Jones had developed a beef.
  • Expensive Taste is a rap "super-group" consisting of Paul Wall, Travis Barker (former drummer of blink-182, The Transplants, and (+44)), and Rob Aston (rapper of The Transplants).
  • He hosted BET's Rap City on the week that his album "Get Money, Stay True" is released so he can promote the album.

[edit] Personal Life

Paul has a wife, Crystal (to whom he has been married since October 2005). Crystal is an R&B singer also signed to Swishahouse (under the name Crys Wall), who made her debut on two tracks for The Day Hell Broke Loose 3 and appears on two tracks from Get Money, Stay True. The two have a son, William "Fat" Patrick Slayton, born April 18, 2006 (named partially in honor of deceased Houston rapper Fat Pat).

[edit] Discography

[edit] Swishahouse Records Releases

Album cover Album information
The Peoples Champ

[1]
Get Money, Stay True

[edit] Singles

Year Song U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B U.S. Rap Album
2005 "Sittin' Sidewayz" (featuring Big Pokey) 93 34 24 The Peoples Champ
2005 "They Don't Know" (featuring Bun B & Mike Jones) - 71 - The Peoples Champ
2006 "Girl" 35 42 7 The Peoples Champ
2007 "Break 'Em Off" (featuring Lil Keke) 72 58 21 Get Money, Stay True
2007 "I'm Throwed" (featuring Jermaine Dupri) - - - Get Money, Stay True

[edit] Featured Singles

Year Song U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B U.S. Rap Album
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

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[edit] See also

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