Album

The Peoples Champ

Paul Wall

2005 · Hip Hop

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The Peoples Champ by Paul Wall

The Peoples Champ is a Hip-Hop album by Paul Wall, originally released in 2005. On Gatefold: 12 pressings tracked, owned by 5 collectors.

About

The crawling, surreal Houston rap style known as “screw” has gained a nationwide profile, with representatives like Paul Wall taking it way beyond Texas. He claims to be a fan above all, but behind his modesty is a convincing spitter with a stack of tracks that sound laden with doom even as he and his crew are simply bragging about their cash or celebrating their syrup habits. “Sittin’ Sidewayz,” Wall’s breakout single, is a spectral, echoy track that makes partying sound as threatening as an escaped prisoner. Similarly, “Trill” wouldn’t sound out of place in a horror movie; its placement in the sequence helps demonstrate a seeming intent to continually slow the album’s tempo until it has no choice to pick up (a little) speed with the Kanye West-produced “Drive Slow.”

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1I'm A Playa
  2. A2They Don't Know
  3. A3Ridin' Dirty
  4. A4State To State
  5. A5So Many Diamonds

Side B

  1. B1Smooth Operator
  2. B2Sittin' Sidewayz
  3. B3Internet Going Nutz
  4. B4Trill
  5. B5Sippin' Tha Barre

Side C

  1. C1Drive Slow
  2. C2March N' Step
  3. C3Got Plex
  4. C4Girl

Side D

  1. D1Big Ballin'
  2. D2Sip-N-Get High
  3. D3Just Paul Wall

Sound DNA

  • Hip-Hop
  • West Coast
  • bassheavy
  • swaggering
  • urban

Album notes

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A1 Produced […] for Hypnotize Minds Productions
A1 recorded and mixed […] at Hypnotize Studios, Memphis, TN.
A2 recorded at The Grid.Iron Studio, Houston, TX. Mixed […] at The Den Recording Studios, Houston, TX.
A3 recorded at The Grid.Iron Studio, […]. Mixed […] at The Den Recording Studios, […].
A5 recorded at The Grid.Iron Studio, […]. Additional recording at P$ West Studios, Atlanta, GA. Mixed […] at The Den Recording Studios, […].
B1 recorded at SwishaHouse Studios, Houston, TX. Mixed […] at The Den Recording Studios, […].
B2 recorded at SwishaHouse Studios and The Den Recording Studios, […]. Mixed […] at The Den Recording Studios, […].
B3 recorded at SwishaHouse Studios, […]. Mixed […] at Medicine Men Studios, Baton Rouge, LA.
B4 recorded at The Grid.Iron Studio, […]. Mixed […] at The Den Recording Studios, […].
B5 recorded at SwishaHouse Studios, […]. Mixed […] at The Den Recording Studios, […].
C1 recorded by Anthony Kilhoffer and Richard Reitz at The Record Plant, Hollywood, CA and by Andrew Dawson at Chalice Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA. Mixed […] for Dean's List Productions at Chalice Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA.
C2 recorded at The Grid.Iron Studio, […]. Mixed […] at The Den Recording Studios, […].
C3 recorded at The Grid.Iron Studio, […]. Mixed […] at The Den Recording Studios, […].
C4 recorded at SwishaHouse Studios, […]. Mixed […] at The Den Recording Studios, […].
D1 recorded at The Grid.Iron Studio, […]. Mixed […] at The Den Recording Studios, […].
D2 recorded at 44 Studios, Houston, TX. Additional recording at The Grid.Iron Studio, […]. Mixed […] at The Den Recording Studios, […].
D3 recorded at The Grid.Iron Studio, […]. Mixed […] at The Den Recording Studios, […].
Mastered […] at Oasis Mastering, Los Angeles, CA. // Three 6 Mafia appears courtesy of Sony BMG Music Entertainment // Freeway appears courtesy of Roc-A-Fella Records // T.I. appears courtesy of Grand Hustle/Atlantic Recording Corporation // Mike Jones appears courtesy of SwishaHouse/Warner Bros. // Bun B appears courtesy of Trill Entertainment/Rap-A-Lot // BG appears courtesy of Chopper City Records // Trey Songz appears courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation // Lil' Wayne appears courtesy of Cash Money/Universal // Grit Boys appears courtesy of Mo Betta Records // Archie Lee and Cootabang appear courtesy of SwishaHouse // Big Pokey of the SUC appears courtesy of Presidential Records // Kanye West appears courtesy of Hip Hop since 1978/Roc-A-Fella Records // GLC appears courtesy of Good Music/Sony BMG Music // Aqualeo appears courtesy of SwishaHouse
[…] keep your head up - stay true - get money

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • AqualeoFEATURING FEATURING, RAP
  • Archie LeeFEATURING FEATURING, RAP
  • B.G.FEATURING FEATURING, RAP
  • BGFEATURING
  • Big PokeyFEATURING FEATURING, RAP
  • Bun BFEATURING FEATURING, RAP
  • Coota BangFEATURING FEATURING, RAP
  • Corey StootGUITAR
  • Crooked Lettaz
  • Crystal AndersonVOCALS
  • Earl Klugh
  • Fat Pat
  • FreewayFEATURING FEATURING, RAP
  • GLCFEATURING FEATURING, RAP
  • Grit BoysFEATURING FEATURING, RAP
  • Hank Crawford
  • Kanye WestFEATURING
  • Leroy Hutson

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