DMC D.J. Battle + PRINCE PAUL (Handsome Boy Modelling School) Sunday, June 25th

spectrum · #1 (**permalink**) May 17, 06

matéo · #2 (**permalink**) May 17, 06

sick.

Who hosted last years?

The plaza is a great venue for this.

LastWerd · #3 (**permalink**) May 17, 06

ohhh snap!
This will be my first time at a DMC Battle; I am always out of town when it happens!

mikey · #4 (**permalink**) May 17, 06

Quote:

Originally Posted by matéo

sick.

Who hosted last years?

The plaza is a great venue for this.

i think moca did... I'm not sure...

spectrum · #5 (**permalink**) May 19, 06

Quote:

Originally Posted by matéo

sick.

Who hosted last years?

The plaza is a great venue for this.

DJ Tropic hosted last 2 years in a row

spectrum · #6 (**permalink**) May 25, 06

Prince Paul
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Prince Paul

Statistics
Birth name Paul Huston
Born April 2, 1967
Origin New York City, New York
Genre(s) Hip hop
Occupation(s) Record producer and DJ
Years active 1986–present
Label(s) Tommy Boy Records
Associated
acts Stetsasonic, Handsome Boy Modeling School
Prince Paul (born Paul Huston) is a legendary DJ and hip hop producer. Prince Paul is known for having a very unorthodox, but mostly well-received sense of humor. Musically, he was one of the driving forces of what was to become known as alternative rap, by using surprising samples and quirky humour.

Originally a member of Stetsasonic, he produced De La Soul's 1989 debut album 3 Feet High and Rising (It was on this album that Prince Paul invented the hip hop skit which has a long-standing and pervasive tradition on Hip hop albums to this day). After two more albums, he left them, putting together two solo projects: Psychoanalysis: What is It? and the hip hop opera A Prince Among Thieves featuring rappers such as Big Daddy Kane and Everlast. He, along with Frukwan of Stetsasonic, Too Poetic of Brothers Grimm and the RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan, made up the Gravediggaz.

With jazz legend Teo Macero, Prince Paul co-produced guitarist Vernon Reid's solo debut in 1995.

Paul teamed up with Dan the Automator to form Handsome Boy Modeling School; their album So... How's Your Girl? featured prominent names such as Sean Lennon and Del Tha Funkee Homosapien. In the year 2000, Paul produced I Hope I Sell a Lot of Records at Christmastime by Princess Superstar as well as MC Paul Barman's début EP It's Very Stimulating. White People continued Handsome Boy's tradition of strange skits and an odd mix of guests over Paul- and Automator-produced beats, including RZA, Linkin Park, Tim Meadows, and John Oates.

Politics of the Business (2003) is a look at present-day hip hop, again featuring many guests, from Chuck D and Ice T to the Beatnuts and Wordsworth. The latter also collaborated on a track Paul composed for the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie soundtrack. The response to POTB was lackluster, Paul's intention of ridiculing the sterile beats of the day being either missed or falling flat.

His most recent effort is the album Itstrumental, a return to Paul's more conservative or more daring previous work, depending on how one saw POTB. Itstrumental contained an awesome range of genres, relying heavily on past samples, especially those from Prince of Thieves, and tying it together with several lighthearted skits about his apparently real depression. He also produced the album The Art of Picking Up Women of imaginary rockers The Dix, who bring rap's misognyny and boasting to 60's-style R&B.

spectrum · #7 (**permalink**) Jun 01, 06

here's the trailer for PRINCE PAUL's "Prince Among Theives" starring Sha, Breeze, Kool Keith, Big Daddy Kane, Chubb Rock, De La Soul, Everlast, Xzibit, and Sadat X

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1kX1...=prince%20paul

Florida Marlon · #8 (**permalink**) Jun 11, 06

I'm down to be the official DMC booky!
Place your wagers with me :168:

spectrum · #9 (**permalink**) Jun 20, 06

this sunday!!!

spectrum · #10 (**permalink**) Jun 21, 06

COMPETING DJs:

Cipher
Dan Snakehead
Dragonova
Krisp
Masaro
Mint
Mr.Sparkle
Ro-Nin
Wunderkut
More to be confirmed

JUDGES:

A.Vee (Shade 45, NYC)
G-Nius (4-time Vancouver DMC Champ)
P-Luv (Kut Co. - Boyscouts)
Manos One (Sound Murderer Records)
Hedspin (Battle Royale Champ - Sony/BMG)
Grasshopper (Winnipeg DMC Champ)
Pluskratch (Reigning Vancouver DMC Champ)
Sean Lalla (Spectrum - Universal - KillaKela.com)