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Influences
Non-Hip-Hop: George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic (P-Funk Mob) | Earth, Wind & Fire | Stevie Wonder | Curtis Mayfiled (R.I.P.) | Cameo | Slave | Zapp and Roger Troutman (R.I.P.) and The Bar-Kays, among others.
Hip-Hop: Early Def Jam | early Public Enemy | Rakim | Kam | early Cool J | Dr. Dre (production) & early Ice Cube.
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Paris hails from the San Francisco Bay Area and was catapulted onto the national hip-hop scene in 1990 with his hit single and album The Devil Made Me Do It, after earning a degree in economics from the University of California at Davis. Originally released on Tommy Boy Records, his first single from that album, "Break The Grip of Shame," was banned by MTV. Since then his uncompromising stance on political issues and biting social commentary have both aided and hindered his quest to bring solid music and messages to the masses. When his second album, Sleeping With The Enemy was ready for release in 1992, Paris was dropped from now-defunct Tommy Boy Records and distributor Time Warner when they discovered its incendiary content - content which included fantasy revenge killings of then-President Bush and racist police officers. Rather than buckle under pressure, he released the LP himself on his newly-formed Scarface Records to major sales and national acclaim.
Paris signed a major artist and distribution deal with Priority Records for himself and Scarface Records in 1993 and released his third LP, Guerrilla Funk, and several then up-and-coming groups, most notably the Conscious Daughters. Paris and Priority formally severed their business relationship due to creative differences in 1995, and in 1997, Paris signed a one-off deal with now-defunct Whirling Records (distributed by Rykodisc), for the release of his 4th LP, Unleashed. Released in limited numbers, the LP went largely unnoticed due to lack of focus and funding.
In 2003, Paris returned with a vengeance, injecting a much needed dose of reality and consciousness into an industry which now seems to only reflect corporate hip-hop sensibilities. Sonic Jihad was released to strong sales and critical acclaim, with Paris emerging with his new label and website, Guerrilla Funk Recordings. Born out of necessity, it's a musical organization that counters the corporate stranglehold of censorship currently plaguing the entertainment industry, providing a home for projects and material of such notable acts as Public Enemy, Kam, dead prez and The Conscious Daughters, among others. He also released deluxe remixed and remastered editions of his first three albums in '03.
Paris has never been one to shy away from controversy. In 2006, his Guerrilla Funk imprint released three projects, the first being Rebirth of a Nation, the long-awaited Paris-written and produced collaboration with Public Enemy. Receiving robust sales and critical acclaim, the album features dead prez, Kam, MC Ren, The Conscious Daughters and Immortal Technique.
He also released Paris Presents: Hard Truth Soldiers, Vol. 1, the first in a Paris-produced compilation series that is a collection of material that goes against the grain of commercial hip-pop by providing content of substance, touching on subjects ranging from war and police brutality to black on black crime and domestic violence. It showcases contributions from Public Enemy, The Coup, dead prez, Paris, T-KASH, Kam, The Conscious Daughters, Mystic, MC Ren, Sun Rise Above, and The S.T.O.P. Movement (Mobb Deep, Tray Deee, Soopafly, KRS-One, Defari, Daz, J-Ro, RBX, Bad Azz, WC, Dilated Peoples, Mac Minister, The Alchemist, Mack 10, Evidence, Defari, Everlast, and B-Real), among others.
Also in 2006, Paris introduced the world to former Coup-member T-K.A.S.H. and his stellar debut offering, Turf War Syndrome.
His anti-war anthem "What Would you Do?" on his most recent Sonic Jihad album questions the official account of 9/11, and has been embraced by activists and music lovers worldwide for its condemnation of the Bush administration's actions in response to and surrounding the events of that day.
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US DOLLAR WILL BE WORTHLESS SOON!!!!! US WILL CEASE TO EXIST NO MORE CONSTITUTION BILL OF RIGHTS!!! OR DOLLAR IT TOOK 200 YEARS TO ACCRU 1 TRILLION IN DEBT. IN LAST 18 MONTHS IT HAS MORE THAN DOUBLED THE PEEPS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEBT.JUST TO PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE ONE BILLION SECONDS AGO IT WAS 1973 THESE ARE THE DAYS THAT THE NATIVE AMER.AND BIBLE PROPHECIES AND EVERYWHERE PEOPLE HAVE PREDICTED.ALL OT HE OIL PRODUCING COUNTRIES HAVE STOPPED USING U.S DOLLARS.THE RUBLE IS BEING USED INSTEAD OF THE DOLLAR!!!!!ONE WORLD DICTATORSHIP IS BEING USHERED IN FAST.STOCK UP SPEND YO DOLLARS NOW!!!!! DONT YA KNOW THE PEN IS STRONGER THAN THE KNIFE AN THEY CAN GET IT ONCE OR THEY CAN GET IT TWICE DONT YA KNOW THE DESTRUCTION OF FLESH IS NOT THE END OF LIFE FEAR NOT OF THE ANTICHRIST DONT YA KNOW THAT TIME EXIST BEFORET THE EARTH DDNT YA KNOW THAT MY EYES ARE WINDOWS TO DA WORLD THE BODYS JUST A VESSEL TRANSPORTING THE SOUL CAUSE WHATS INSIDE OF PEOPLE IS INDESTRUCTABLE PLEASE READ IF YOU DONT KNOW THIS YOU IN FOR SOME ROUGH SHIT LIKE 1000 YEARS BEING CRUXIFIED DAILY BUT WORSE...SPREAD THE KNOWLEDGE. THERE IS SUCH DECEPTION ON EARTH IT IS THE CAUSED BY SATAN)AND CERTAIN GROUPS OF PEOPLE. IN POWER .YOU MUST HAVE THIS KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUPREME . OTHING EXISTS TIHOUT INTELLIGENCE BECAUSE INTELLIGENCE IS THE ROOT CAUSE OF MATTER PHYSICAL. .SO I MAKE SOMETHING OUT OF CLAY I TURN A LUMP OF NOTHING INTO A SCULPTURE. IF THIS PIECE OF CLAY IS CRUSHED DESTRYED I AM NOT AFFECTED.INTELLIGENCE CANNOT BE DESTROYED BY PHYSICAL MEANS CAUSE IT IS THE ROOT CAUSE OF MATTER IT IS NOT PHYSICAL.THIS IS FACT. YOUR BRAIN IS DESTROYED. YOU WILL STILL THINK AND LEARN. THIS IS FACT.LET HE WHO HAS NO SWORD SELL HIS COAT AND BUY ONE""2 IS ENOUGH"JESUS"HE WILL CAUSE ALL GREAT AND SMALL RICH AND POOR FREE AND ENLSAVED TO RECIEVE A MARK BY WHICH NO MAN MAY BUY OR SELL WITHOUT. CREDIT CARD MICROCHIP INJECTED INTO THE HAND THIS TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN MASS PRODUCED AND AMERICA IS
HI PARIS WILL YOU MAKE A DVD FOR ALL THE SONG ON DVD OF ACID REFELEX 9-9-08 WE HOPE YOU WILL MAKE A LIVE DVD AND A LIVE DVD PARIS WILL YOU HAVE A TOUR IN 2009 THANK YOU SO MUSIC FOR THE GOOD MUSIC I HOPE YOU MAKE A SONG WHIT TI AND ICE CUBE AND DR.DRE
A TAGGED SHEEP SOCIETY "BA-BA" OBJECT/ TO PUSH AND SHOVE TO MAKE US RELY ON THEIR MONEY/ FUNNY GREEN PAPER WE'RE "TOLD" IS LIKE GOLD, HOW PHONEY/ WHAT A SCAM, & A FRAUD, & A SLAP IN THE FACE/ HERE'S MY AMERICAN PRIDE, HOW DOES IT TASTE?/ TO SWALLOW THE LIES OF A COUNTRY'S PRIDE/ GIVE ME LIBERTY OR JUST LET ME DIE!/ STOP TRYING TO INGRAIN YOUR THOUGHTS INTO MY BRAIN/ MAYBE YOUR THE ONES INSANE & WE'RE ALL JUST SANE/ I LEARN MY OWN WAY, IT ISN'T WRONG TO THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX/ I BURN MY OWN WAY INTO THE PATH OF THE PARADOX/ THAT I'M LIVIN', WHAT ARE YOU GIVING TO THIS LIFE?/ ARE YOU FORGIVING OR ARE YOU USIN' A KNIFE?/ TO WOUND THE WEAK AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT YOU CALL EM'/ LIKE THE CHAMBER OF A SIX SHOOTER WE'RE BULLETS SO REVOLVE EM'/ INTO A CROWD OF INNOCENT CHILDREN PUMPIN' ROUNDS/ MAKIN' SOUNDS TO ACHIEVE THE BIGGEST POUND/ TO INSTILL FEAR, YEAR AFTER YEAR/ GO GRAB A BEER & LEND ME YOUR EAR/ GRAB A SHOT, OR A BLUNT & A PILL/ SOMETHIN THAT MAKES THIS EXISTENCE REAL CHILL/ THAT'S FOR REAL, SO NOW HOW WOULD YOU FEEL?/ MEDICATED HIGH THAT'S OUR CREMATION OF CARE/ GETTIN' STONED OR DRUNK CAUSE LIFE JUST ISN'T FAIR/ DON'T JUDGE ME YOU HYPOCRITES STAY THE FUCK OUT MY HEAD/ IN THE END WE ALL DIE THAT'S JUST WHAT I SAID!!!!/ MY FOCUS IS ON-POINT BUT MY THOUGHTS ARE ERRATIC/ I SEE A LITTLE TRUTH BETWEEN ALL THE STATIC/ ON MY TELEVISION TELLING LIES IN A VISION/ POLITICIANS ARE BLOOD SUCKERS WITH THEIR OWN OPINION/ & AGENDA FOR YOU & ME & EVERYONE THAT FOLLOWS/ YOU SHOULD KNOW WE MIGHT NOT SEE TOMORROW...........
WHAT WILL YOU DO WHEN THEY COME FOR YOU?/ CONTROLLED BY A CHIP FROM FUNDS THAT ARE DUE/ THE IMPLANT WON'T BE FREE IT WILL BE TAXED/ DON'T LISTEN TO ME, THESE ARE STRAIGHT FACTS/ GO CHECK THE BOOKS WE'RE ALL BEIN' FUCKED/ BY A ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT THAT IS STUCK/ IN THEIR ONE TRACK MIND FRAME ILLUSION/ A CONDITIONED MIND CONTROL PROGRAM INTRUSION/ OF YOUR MIND FROM OUTSIDE, YOU CAN'T HIDE/ FROM THE GOD/DEMONS THAT ARE KEPT INSIDE/ FROM THEIR BARCODE PAYLOAD SECURITY TACTICS/ YOUR NUMB TO MY WORDS THAT THESE ARE THE FACTS KID/ CAUSE I BE SPITTIN TRUTH & LIES THAT ARE GOIN' LEFT & RIGHT/ DEMONIC ANGELS WITHOUT ANY SIGHT/ THAT SEE BLINDLY THRU THE MIRROR AS SOULS APPEAR/ EVERY PERSON HAS A CLOSET OTHERS SEEM TO FEAR/ LIKE WE DON'T JUDGE EACH OTHER, THAT'S WHAT YOU DO/ I'VE SAID THIS ALL BEFORE SO NOW I'M THRU/ WITH THIS FUCKING SUBJECT, IT'S GETTIN' OLD/ WHEN DO ADULTS GET TO STOP BEIN' TOLD?/ WHAT TO DO ABOUT FOLLOWIN' YOUR RULES AND OPINIONS/ GOD DIDN'T MAKE YOU THESE CONTROLLING MINIONS/ THAT THINK WE SHOULD PAY FOR A LIFE LED ASTRAY/ I BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW ALIENS CONTROL TODAY/ GEORGE BUSH BACK TO NIXION, CLINTON THEY ARE ONE/ THEY ALL WORSHIP OWL GODS THAT WORSHIP THE SUN/ BOHEMIAN CLUB & THE BOHEMIAN GROVE/ IS A SECRET SOCIETY LIKE ONES ACROSS THE GLOBE/ IN EVERY COUNTRY WAR PERSISTS WITH HATE/ DON'T YA WONDER WHO OWN THE STRINGS TO FATE?/ CAN YOU RELATE TO THE UNITY AT HAND WE SHOULD SAVE?/ I'M THE ONLY ONE THINKIN THIS, BACK TO MY GRAVE/ I'M LIKE BRANDON LEE WHEN YOU DIE YOUR A CROW/ ON YOUR TOMBSTONE PERCHED THRU EYES YOU DON'T KNOW/ YOUR WATCHIN THE REAPER DIGGIN' THE DIRT FOR YOUR PLOTT/ A MILITANT SOLDIER IS AN AMPUTEE WITH A BLOOD CLOT/ TO HIS HEART FROM BRAIN TRAUMA FROM ALL THE KILLING/ THEY WANT TO BE WITH FAMILY, NOT ALL THIS BLOOD SPILLING/ YOUR MOCK SACRIFICE THE CREMATION OF CARE/ SETTING FIRE TO A FAKE PERSON JUST TO SCARE/ THE TOP ELITISTS OF OUR GOVERNMENT PROJECT/
HI PARIS HOW ARE YOU I WILL BE YOUR NEW CD ACID REFLEX ON 9-9-08 YOU ARE THE BEST I MEET YOU ONE TIME YOU KNOW MY FRIEND ERIC YOU WANT TO SCHOOL WHIT HIM THANK YOU PARIS HAVE A GOOD ONE FROM YOUR FANS ELI AND AVI THE TWINS
Help lift the UK Ban on Farrakhan Sign the petition at:
http://www. gopetition. com/petitions/lift-the-ban-on-farrakhan. html
Lift the Ban! Raise the Ban! Squash the Ban! Smash the Ban! Don’t trust the Ban Bust the Ban! Strip the Ban Rip the Ban! Twist the Ban! Dismiss the Ban! Is this the Ban? Then it’s a Sham!
If you can fight inflation and racist molestation and resist the implementation of ethnic cleansing repatriation if you will fight hand-to-hand just to legalise contraband then why not help us fight the man who's placed our brother on a ban! For twenty one years some hereditary peers damned political Spudulikes with cauliflower ears who hate, and abate who fear, and despise who would rather die before the ever see the black nation rise in "their" empire! so they never retire their 500 year old mischief-making thief, the dirty liar— who’s had a foot in our neck and a hand in our wreck ever since they crammed us and damned us under the deck So now for twenty one years they’ve banned our Brother — a father figure for a nation, and also a mother who’s never been arrested and cannot be tested and wouldn’t be seen dead baggy panted and vested He's never killed or ever bombed He only fights to right those wronged who's only crime in this time is that he doesn’t own a magic wand— that he could wave and save those who strive to behave and put a guard on the cave and raise us out of this grave of ignorance.
THATS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!! A NEW CD TO WAKE UP THE BLIND. A DAY AFTER MY BORN-DAY ALSO!,,, I KNOW ITS PACKED WITH UNHEARD TRUTH. (i'm still making my neighbors mad with the SONIC JIHAD, and the whole catalog) THATS THE BUSINESS PARIS.
My fellow Americans. Please, Please, Please follow the money that supports Obama. You will be very surprised. I am not saying vote for McCain, never in a lifetime. I am just disturbed by those who are still caught up in the right/left paradigm. Do your homework peeps!
For your folks toward SoCal: Free L.A. Screening of "BLACK INDIANS" film (narrated by James Earl Jones:)
Posted By: Bringing the Circle Together Hosted By:: Bringing the Circle Together e-mail When: Thursday Jul 31, 2008 at 7:00 PM Where:: National Center for the Preservation of Democracy 111 North Central Ave. Los Angeles, California|5 90012 more info on event page: http://events.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.detail&eventID=445109.84496
Heard "Break the Grip of Shame" on Rap City way back in the day, before the first album had even dropped. Went out and got the 12" the very next day. You been droppin' the hardcore REAL shit nonstop for all these years. This is what hip hop is supposed to be all about, not Soulja Boy or "This is Why I'm Hot"
lOVE AND RESPECT 4 ALL THAT YOU DO AND ALL THAT YOU STAND 4 YOU ARE A GREAT AMERICAN AND A TRUE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD AND OF GODS SPIRIT. SINCERELY DONNA, A FORCED HUMBLE YET ALERT AMERICAN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SUPERFICAL..ALLIANCE
Thanks for the add P-Dawg! Man, you remember when rap used to scare the shit outta parents and put the fear of the hood on humanity at large? Leave it to the elite to swipe the power and thin that shit out! You, on the other hand had the sand bag rawness on the block, holding back elite water! Keep that fear factor brother!
Whats up fam, i figured i would check ur page out and c if u had ne new updates, and i saw the new album is coming up, and it def got me psyched up. if u need ne promo help let me know, u got a good following where i go 2 school at UCF.
