Profile
Famous as :
RapperBirth Name :
Paul SlaytonBirth Date :
March 30, 1980Birth Place :
Southlea, Houston, Texas, USASpouse :
Crystal Slayton (R&B singer, since 22-Oct-05)Claim to fame :
Single "Sittin' Sidewayz" from album "The People's Champ" (2005)
Video Premiere: Paul Wall's 'I Need Mo' Feat. Kobe and Travis Barker
September 25, 2009 04:09:39A music video to promote Paul Wall's single "I Need Mo" has just been debuted. The more than four minutes footage opens with the hip-hop performer doing a toast with some of his male and female friends in a room full of boxes and money.
The scene then switches capturing him singing the tune in front of what looks like to be a mini market. Afterwards, Paul who wears all-black outfit is videotaped getting behind the wheel of car with a sexy female companion sitting on the passenger seat.
Video Premiere: Paul Wall's 'Got to Get It'
July 23, 2009 02:07:57A music video filmed to promote Paul Wall's single "Got to Get It" from his fourth studio album "Fast Life" has just made its way out. It is directed by Mike Fair from Swishahouse, and features people doing different activities, such as playing with shopping carts, having barbecue, and cooking in the kitchen.
Beside having a video for "Got to Get It", Paul Wall has also shot a music video in support of another single called "I Need Mo". For this project, he brings in Travis Barker from Blink-182 as well as his collaborator Kobe.
Artist of the Week: Paul Wall
May 11, 2009 11:05:17Paul Wall, who experienced huge success through his 2005 studio album "The Peoples Champ", is ready to bring his career to the next level by setting to release another effort called "The Fast Life". He will bring out the record in U.S. stores on May 12.
"I really stepped it up a lot lyrically, also on the production side we really stepped it up a lot," Paul said of the new effort during an interview. "We worked with a lot of new producers, a lot of new artists that I didn't work with in the past, so they'll get to see a lot of different vibes that they might have not seen with me with past albums."
Rapper Paul Wall Iced Out New Watch Collection
October 04, 2007 01:10:02
Paul Wall is taking the bling bling business seriously. The rapper and his jewelry business partner Johnny Dang are teaming up to launch a second season of their watch collection.
"It's the second season that we have decided to release," the star told AllHipHop.com. "We had decided to move on from just selling grills and expand and we were having so much success selling other people's watches that we decided to create our own. With so much success with the first season, we decided to release a second run that is available online and through the retailers that sell our grills."
LeBron James Picked Song for the Cavs Games
June 06, 2007 12:06:34
Cleveland Cavalier's "small forward" LeBron James who also raps has chosen a track to be the theme song for his team's game. Together with producers Paul Wall and Al Fatz, he handpicked the song "Main Attraction" among others that were in the competition.
Held since January, Sprite and NBA sponsored a competition to compose a song to be played during games of Cavaliers attempting to reach NBA Finals. Over 29,000 songs were collected and Kanoa "eternallyballn" Doblin's "Main Attraction" stood out among the crowd.
10 Albums Topping Billboard 100 in 15th Week
April 12, 2007 10:04:40
A 15.7 per cent increase is gained by the album sales this week, thanks to the highly commercial "Now That's What I Call Music! 24" that moves 213,000 units. Despite the compilation's 7 per cent drop from last week, it enters the chart at #1, a flip-flop position to last week's reigner "Let It Go" by Tim McGraw. The country singer's album has to give up the top position after a 46 per cent drop at 177,000.
A new album from country diva Martina McBride titled "Waking Up Laughing" bows at #3 by selling 144,000 copies at the first week. Just one position behind is teen star-turning mature Hilary Duff with her third studio album "Dignity" that sells 140,000. The biggest surprise of all in the chart comes next. Just when everybody thinks the hottest producer in town will shoot straight to No. 1, they have to question why Timbaland only debuts at No. 5. His " Timbaland Presents Shock Value" moves 138,000 copies despite the first single "Give It To Me" featuring Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado that constantly climbs up the Hot 100 chart.
Three 6 Mafia Releases Ninth Album
April 04, 2007 11:04:07
Three 6 Mafia with its steady increase of album sales is on again to score another winning piece. "Last 2 Walk" is going to be the group's newest album due to hit the stores on May 22.
Claiming that it would be the best record even after the platinum "Most Known Unknown" (2005), DJ Paul revealed, "We got Lyfe Jennings, Paul Wall, 8Ball & MJG, Akon, The Game, Lil Jon and Lil Wayne. It's hot as hell!" The group also records this album with recently joining member Project Pat.
DJ Khaled to Release His Second Attempt Album
March 26, 2007 10:03:40
Radio personality DJ Khaled has set the release date for album "We the Best". The sophomore album will hit the stores by June 12 via Terror Squad/KOCH Records.
Khaled as usual involves many of his artist friends in the making of this record. In the first single "We Takin' Over" alone, there are T.I., Akon, Fat Joe, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne and the rapper Baby to back it. Other musicians lending their hands for this album include The Game, Jadakiss, Paul Wall, Ja Rule, Ludacris, Young Jeezy, Styles P, Cassidy, Juelz Santana and Young Dro.
Top 10 Singles of Billboard Hot 100
March 03, 2006 11:03:20
The big prize this time has fallen into the hand of James Blunt for it's him who finally topped the Billboard Hot 100 with "You're Beautiful" this week. It makes him the first U.K artist to rule the chart since Elton John did it eight years and two months ago through his "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight." Following behind is "Check On It" from Beyonce Knowles featuring Slim Thug while Sean Paul's "Temperature" takes place on number three. "Grillz" by Nelly featuring Paul Wall, Ali, and Gipp comes next on the 4th rank, sitting right in front of Mary J. Blige's "Be Without You" which stays firmly on its last week's position.
Lining up in order from number six to ten are "I'm N Luv (Wit A Stripper)" by T-Pain featuring Mike Jones, "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)" by Chris Brown, "Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield, "So Sick" by Ne-Yo, and "Everytime We Touch" by Cascada.
The Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart Holders
December 16, 2005 10:12:34The Billboard Hot 100 singles chart again is topped by rookie R&B singer Chris Brown, whose track "Run It!" holds firm at No. 1 for a fifth straight week. Followed behind at No. 2 is Mariah Carey's "Don't Forget About Us" which jumps five places from number seven.
D4L's "Laffy Taffy" falls one slot to No. 3 on the Hot 100 this week, while Nelly's "Grillz" featuring Paul Wall ups seven places to No. 4. Nickelback's "Photograph" downs to No. 5, followed by Kanye West's "Gold Digger" featuring Jamie Foxx at No. 6.
Usher's Record Label Soon to Launch
October 24, 2005 12:10:40Three years of working hard finally is paid off. Hip-hop superstar Usher finally is ready to launch his US Records next month with the release of the soundtrack for the romantic comedy "In the Mix." The record label supposedly was launched in 2002, but it was "His priorities were finding the right artists, and then waiting until he strongly believed they were ready" that caused the postponement, BMG North America chairman/CEO Clive Davis says.
It worth anyway for the long awaiting finally resulted in an album that features songs by rapper Rico Love, R&B quintet One Chance, Rayan, Anthony Hamilton, Christina Milian, Claudette Ortiz, Paul Wall, and newcomer Chris Brown. Also there will be one song from Usher himself, who served as writer/producer on the project.
Billboard 200 Champ; Paul Wall
September 22, 2005 11:09:13Rapper Paul Wall emerges as the new champ at Billboard Top 200 as his album "The Peoples Champ" debuts at #1 on the chart this week. With first-week sales of 176,800 units in the U.S. alone, he successfully drops last week's champ, Kanye West's "Late Registration" to No. 2 with 165,000 copies. Meanwhile, San Diego rock act Switchfoot is at No. 3 with "Nothing Is Sound" sold of 131,000 copies.
Trisha Yearwood's latest "Jasper County," which finishes fourth with first-week sales of more than 117,000copies is followed behind by The Pussycat Dolls at No. 5 with their debut offering" PCD" sold close to 99,000 copies. Former Beatle Paul McCartney is at No. 6 with his "Chaos and Creation in the Backyard" sold close to 92,000 scans.
Wall Leaves The People's Champ
September 10, 2005 11:09:03Rapper Paul Wall is a social aware. He's willingly put aside his upcoming Tuesday release of his major label debut, "The People's Champ," to help Hurricane Katrina survivors.
As an attempt to show his concern, Wall has called in to radio stations around the country soliciting donations for the cause, performing at benefit shows and rallying his friends in the fashion industry to give clothes to the people who have been left with nothing.
