Paul Wall

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Image Credit: Daniel Benavides from Austin, TX (Paul Wall @ SXSW 2022), CC BY 2.0

Biography

Paul Michael Slayton (born March 11, 1981), better known by his stage name Paul Wall, is an American rapper. He is currently affiliated with Swishahouse Records, having released several albums under the label as well as collaborating with other rappers signed to the label. He was formerly musical partners with rapper Chamillionaire releasing several collaborative albums including the independently released Get Ya Mind Correct. In 2005, he was signed to Atlantic Records and became successful with his major-label debut The Peoples Champ. Get Money, Stay True followed in 2007.

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Year Formed 1999
Number of Albums 83
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Genres

Hip Hop

Trivia

What did Paul Wall study at the University of Houston?

mass communication

...Studying mass communication in University of Houston, Paul Wall chose to have a career in music rather than becoming a public relation staff. Luckily ...
What was the name of the mixtape that Paul Wall and Chamillionaire released in 1999?

Choppin Em Up Part 2

...sted Wall and Chamillionaire and listed them in a mixtape called Choppin Em Up Part 2 in mid 1999. Once forming a rap group known with the name of The...
When was Choppin Em Up Part 2 released?

mid 1999

...illionaire and listed them in a mixtape called Choppin Em Up Part 2 in mid 1999 . Once forming a rap group known with the name of The Color Changin' Cl...
What was Wall's rap group called?

The Color Changin' Click

...2 in mid 1999. Once forming a rap group known with the name of The Color Changin' Click and working together in several mixtapes and independent recor...
When did Wall parted ways with his band?

creative differences

...Get Ya Mind Correct, Wall and Chamillionaire parted ways, citing creative differences as the cause. After the disbandment of his group with Chamillion...
What was the name of Wall's sophomore album?

The Peoples Champ

... others. However, he didn't claim his fame until his sophomore set The Peoples Champ was dropped in 2005 and soared to the top spot on Billboard Hot 2...
How did Wall describe his music as?

about hustling

...lboard Hot 200. Becoming a rising star, Wall described his music as about hustling , not just hustling in terms of the block. As far as being the peopl...
How many years later, Wall returned with another studio?

2005

... claim his fame until his sophomore set The Peoples Champ was dropped in 2005 and soared to the top spot on Billboard Hot 200. Becoming a rising star,...
How many years later did Wall release Get Money, Stay True?

Two

...company. And the people in general have really just embraced me for that. Two years later, Wall returned with another studio album Get Money, Stay Tru...
What is the name of Paul Wall's celebrity endorsed company?

Grills by Paul Wall

...or his custom diamondlaced grills and celebrity endorsed company, Grills by Paul Wall , as he is for his music. Popular in the scene of southerndirty s...
Who did Wall idolize?

DJ Screw

...nd listening to hiphop like all his friends. He idolized hometown hero DJ Screw , who was one of the first hiphop artists to put the screwedandchopped ...
What city did Wall work as a street promoter before selling his own music?

Houston

...d a lot about record companies and the rap game as a street promoter in Houston . Peddling product for new albums for labels such as Def Jam, Cash Mone...
How long did Wall attend the University of Houston before dropping out of college?

three years

...an to learn what it takes to become a name in the music industry. For three years he attended the University of Houston before dropping out and focusi...
What genre of music passed on the legacy to popular culture as the millennial generation emerged?

classical

...Introduction About Paul Wall The classical genre of music passed on the legacy to popular culture, as the millennial generation emerged. Electronic Fo...
What gave off a stable ground for DJing and Rapping?

Electronic Forms of music

...gacy to popular culture, as the millennial generation emerged. Electronic Forms of music became common, giving off a stable ground for DJing and Rappi...
Paul Wall is one of the most successful DJs and Rappers of what time period?

contemporary times

...own as Paul Wall is one of the most successful DJs and Rappers of contemporary times . His album numbers include multiple fan favorites with amazing mu...
What has Paul Wall excelled in making?

groovy hiphop tracks

...rites with amazing music and lyrics. Paul has excelled in making groovy hiphop tracks and also has excellent lyricswriting skills. His genre has a Sou...
What is Paul's estimated annual salary?

1.5 million

...n hiphop stalwarts. It is estimated that his annual salary amounts to 1.5 million . Paul has managed to gain this huge monetary worth through the label...
What record label did he sign in 2005?

Atlantic Records

...ependently released Get Ya Mind Correct. In 2005, he was signed to Atlantic Records and became successful with his major label debut The Peoples Champ...
How many Grammy Awards has he been nominated for?

one

...ed up by Get Money, Stay True followed in 2007. He has been nominated for one Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance as a Duo or Group for the song Gri...
What was the name of Chamillionaire's collaboration with Nelly?

Grillz

...ne Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance as a Duo or Group for the song Grillz , his collaboration with rapper Nelly. After proposing to do promotions ...
What was Watts' radio station?

97.9 the Box

...000 Watts' company Swishahouse, Chamillionaire and Paul Wall came to 97.9 the Box (KBXX), Watts' radio station. Paul and Chamillionaire convinced Watt...
Who convinced Watts to let them rap on his show?

Paul and Chamillionaire

...nd Paul Wall came to 97.9 the Box (KBXX), Watts' radio station. Paul and Chamillionaire convinced Watts to let them rap on his radio show and put the ...
What year was Paul Wall born?

1980

...Paul Wall (born Paul Slayton on March 30, 1980 ) is an American rapper, DJ, and promoter from Houston, Texas. Notable as one of the few successful whit...
In what state does Paul Wall live?

Texas

...on March 30, 1980) is an American rapper, DJ, and promoter from Houston, Texas . Notable as one of the few successful white Southern rappers, Slayton i...
Which record label is Slayton affiliated with?

Swishahouse Records

...few successful white Southern rappers, Slayton is affiliated with Swishahouse Records , formerly Swisha Blast Records. Slayton is a graduate of Jersey ...
What was Paul Wall's original home neighborhood?

De Soto in Acres Homes

...aimed several such neighborhoods over his career, starting with De Soto in Acres Homes (his original home neighborhood), then switching to Gulf Bank (...
What record label did Paul wall, Cha millionaire and Jon higgins leave for?

Paid in Full Records

...ere originally affiliated with Swishahouse Records, but left for Paid in Full Records a short time later. Chamillionaire continued to release independ...
What album did Wall record with his partner in 2002?

Get Ya Mind Correct

...o adjust to hearing hiphop at any other tempo. He recorded 2002's Get Ya Mind Correct with his partner, and then followed that with 2004's solo Chick ...
What was the name of Wall's 2004 solo album?

Chick Magnet

...nd Correct with his partner, and then followed that with 2004's solo Chick Magnet . Controversy Sells, another disc billed to Wall and Chamillionaire, ...
When did Controversy Sells hit the streets?

early 2005

...s, another disc billed to Wall and Chamillionaire, hit the streets in early 2005 , just months before Wall kicked off support for the charttopping Peop...
When did he release his first album for Asylum?

2009

...e Swishahouse family, his first album for Asylum, Fast Life, followed in 2009 . A year later, The Heart of a Champion arrived with blink182 drummer Tra...
What label picked up Til Houston for an official release?

Fontana

...o Sleep Til Houston, which was picked up for an official release by the Fontana label late that same year. Affiliated throughout the years with Paid i...
What was Wall's 2014 LP called?

The PoUp Poet

... a lucrative business as a maker of diamondlaced grillz. His 2014 LP The PoUp Poet was a collaboration with producer June The Jenius James, while 2015...
What year saw the release of Slab God?

2015

...PoUp Poet was a collaboration with producer June The Jenius James, while 2015 saw the release of Slab God, an album that featured Snoop Dogg, Devin th...
Which album featured Snoop Dogg, Devin the Dude, and Curreny as guests?

Slab God

...ion with producer June The Jenius James, while 2015 saw the release of Slab God , an album that featured Snoop Dogg, Devin the Dude, and Curreny as gue...
What was the name of Wall's ninth album?

The Houston Oiler

... Curreny as guests. A year later, Wall returned with his ninth LP, The Houston Oiler , which included appearances from fellow HTown icons like ZRo, Cha...