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Paul Edward Huston, (born April 2, 1967〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Prince Paul )〕) better known by his stage name Prince Paul, is an American disc jockey, record producer and recording artist from Amityville, New York. Paul began his career as a DJ for Stetsasonic. Since then he has worked on albums by Boogie Down Productions, MC Lyte, Big Daddy Kane and 3rd Bass, among others. Major recognition for Prince Paul came when he produced De La Soul's debut album ''3 Feet High and Rising'' (1989), in which he pioneered new approaches to hip hop production, mixing and sampling, as well as by adding comedy sketches. In 1994, Paul returned to rapping, joining RZA and Frukwan in Gravediggaz, a project that debuted with ''6 Feet Deep''. His first solo album, ''Psychoanalysis: What Is It?'', came out in 1997, followed by a second album, ''A Prince Among Thieves'', in 1999. Later that year Prince Paul formed Handsome Boy Modeling School with Dan the Automator and they released the album ''So...How's Your Girl?''. == Life and career == Prince Paul was one of the original members of Stetsasonic. He joined the group in 1984 after he impressed founding group member Daddy-O with his routine in the "Brevoit Day Celebration" DJ battle in Brooklyn.〔 Daddy-O was struck by Paul's energy, stating that he was performed his routine with Liquid Liquid's song "Cavern", "like he was mad at the turntables." He produced tracks on 3rd Bass' 1989 debut ''The Cactus Album'' and De La Soul's first three albums, ''3 Feet High and Rising'' (1989), ''De La Soul is Dead'' (1991), and ''Buhloone Mindstate'' (1993). ''De La Soul is Dead'' received the coveted five mic album review from ''The Source (magazine)''. According to Paul, ''3 Feet High and Rising'' (1989) had a budget of about $20,000 dollars and took a month and a half to make.〔 In Brian Coleman's book ''Check the Technique'' (2007) Paul reflected on his work with De La Soul by saying, "“If there was ever a sign of the existence of God, De La Soul would be that proof to me. I’ve never had such a perfect fit in any other production situation.” In 1990, Russell Simmons gave Prince Paul an imprint under his Def Jam label, however the only album, ''It Takes a Nation of Suckers to Let Us In'' by Resident Alien, was never officially released. He, along with Frukwan of Stetsasonic, Too Poetic of Brothers Grimm, and The RZA of Wu-Tang Clan compose Gravediggaz. The group was formed after Paul's relationship with Rush Management fell apart between 1992 and 1993.〔 The group had difficulty shopping their first album, ''Niggamortis/6 Feet Deep'' (1994), but were eventually picked up by Gee Street records.〔 In 1995, Prince Paul co-produced guitarist Vernon Reid's solo debut with Teo Macero. In 1996, he appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation CD, America is Dying Slowly, alongside Wu-Tang Clan, Coolio, and Fat Joe. The CD, meant to raise awareness of the AIDS epidemic among African American men, was heralded as a masterpiece by ''The Source'' magazine. In 1996, during the early recording sessions for ''Stakes Is High'', De La Soul and Prince Paul decided to part ways. Although Paul was not involved in the making of the album, he has praised it in several interviews, once stating, "I was going through a serious transition period in my life when that album dropped. I was trying to figure out the next thing I was going to do; I was going through a custody case for my son, and I was running out of money. There were a lot of things going on at the time and in a sense, that album pulled me through everything."〔 After this he released two solo albums: ''Psychoanalysis: What is It?'' and ''A Prince Among Thieves'', featuring Big Daddy Kane, Xzibit, Kool Keith, and Everlast. Prince Paul formed Handsome Boy Modeling School with Dan the Automator and their album ''So... How's Your Girl?'' featured Sean Lennon, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Alec Empire, and Don Novello. He was also paired up with Deltron 3030 on their self-titled album for the song ''The Fantabulous Rap Extravaganza''. In 2000, Prince Paul produced MC Paul Barman's début EP ''It's Very Stimulating'', followed by another Handsome Boy Modeling School album, ''White People'', with guests including the RZA, Linkin Park, Tim Meadows, and John Oates. Prince Paul's 2003 album ''Politics of the Business'' again featured many guests such as Chuck D, Ice-T, the Beatnuts, and Wordsworth. The latter also collaborated on a track Paul composed for the ''SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'' soundtrack. Several songs by Paul have been featured only on compilations such as Om Records's "Deep Concentration" and Bill Laswell's "Altered Beats". His most recent release is the album ''Itstrumental''. It encompasses a range of genres, relying heavily on past samples, especially from ''A Prince Among Thieves'', and combining it with lighthearted skits about his depression. He also produced the album ''The Art of Picking Up Women'' by the Dix, which combines some of hip-hop's misogyny and boasting with 1960s-style R&B. Paul was the host of XM radio's "The Ill Out Show", until the station was dropped following its merger with Sirius. The show presented news, classic songs, and interviews with various hip-hop artists. One of Prince Paul's more recent projects is Baby Elephant, a collaboration with Parliament and Talking Heads keyboardist Bernie Worrell, and longtime Paul associate Don Newkirk. An album ''Turn My Teeth Up!'', released in September 2007, features George Clinton, Shock G, Yellowman, Reggie Watts, Nona Hendryx, David Byrne, and Gabby La La. In 2008–2009, Paul collaborated with Oakland rap group Souls of Mischief on the album ''Montezuma's Revenge'' (2009). The idea for the album came about during a Handsome Boy Modeling School tour when Paul told Souls of Mischief member Opio, "Tell the guys that I want to produce the next album.” The album was recorded in a rented house and many of the beats were made with vintage equipment, including a Emu SP-12, Ensoniq ASR-10, Akai MPC-60 and an Akai MPC-2000.〔 Paul stated in an interview that his two favorite songs from the album are "Proper Aim" and "Morgan Freeman Skit".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Prince Paul (producer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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