The Peoples Champ

The Peoples Champ
Studio album by Paul Wall
Released September 27, 2005
Genre Hip hop, Southern hip hop, Houston hip hop
Length 70:18
Label Swishahouse, Atlantic, Asylum
Producer Paul Wall, DJ Paul & Juicy J, Michael 5000 Watts, Grid Iron, Sanchez Holmes, Khao, Kojack, Salih Williams, KLC, Mr. Lee, Kanye West, Speez, A. Sampson
Paul Wall chronology
The Chick Magnet
(2004)		 The Peoples Champ
(2005)		 Get Money, Stay True
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
HipHopDX [2]
RapReviews [3]
Pitchfork Media (7.9/10)[4]
Rolling Stone [5]

The Peoples Champ is the major label debut album by rapper Paul Wall. The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 176,000 copies its first week.[6] This is his second studio album overall and first to reach #1 on the Billboard 200. This album is also available in a Chopped and Screwed version by DJ Michael "5000" Watts. There was also a special 2-disc edition available with an alternative album cover and bonus disc. The five singles from the album are "Sittin' Sidewayz", "They Don't Know", "Internet Goin Nutz", "Girl" and Kanye West's Drive Slow, featuring Paul Wall (which was released on West's Late Registration prior to this album). In 2010, Rhapsody (online music service) called The Peoples Champ one of the top ten albums by a white rapper.[7]

Track listing

# Title Producer Featured Guest Time
1 I'm a Playa DJ Paul, Juicy J Three 6 Mafia 4:25
2 They Don't Know GridIron Glow-Ree Mike Jones 3:43
3 Ridin' Dirty GridIron Glow-Ree Trey Songz 4:27
4 State to State Sanchez Holmes Freeway 4:12
5 So Many Diamonds Khao T.I. 3:58
6 Smooth Operator Kool Kojak 3:15
7 Sittin' Sidewayz Salih Williams Big Pokey of the S.U.C. 3:52
8 Internet Going Nutz KLC 4:43
9 Trill GridIron Glow-Ree, Mike Dean, Medicine Man & TicToc B.G. & Bun B 4:08
10 Sippin' tha Barre Mr. Lee 4:39
11 Drive Slow Kanye West Kanye West & GLC 4:33
12 March 'n' Step GridIron Glow-Ree Lil Wayne 3:47
13 Got Plex Speez Archie Lee & Cootabang 3:45
14 Girl Speez 4:38
15 Big Ballin' GridIron Glow-Ree 4:01
16 Sip-N-Get High Alan Sampson Aqualeo 3:45
17 Just Paul Wall GridIron Glow-Ree 4:11
18 They Don't Know GridIron Glow-Ree Bun B 3:43

Chart positions

Chart (2005) Peak
position[8]
U.S. Billboard 200 1
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ HipHopDX review
  3. ^ RapReviews review
  4. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  5. ^ Rolling Stone review
  6. ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1510011/kanye-west-falls-champ-paul-wall.jhtml
  7. ^ The 10 Best Albums By White Rappers Referenced 26 July 2010
  8. ^ allmusic ((( The Peoples Champ > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))
Preceded by
Late Registration by Kanye West		 Billboard 200 number-one album
September 25, 2005 - October 1, 2005		 Succeeded by
Ten Thousand Fists by Disturbed
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