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If Paris was in the studio w/ any of the current "greats" he probably could show any of the alleged GREATS of Hip Hop production something that they aren't using that they would use for records to come
Paris is part of the exclusive small elite club of an artist for 2 n half decades has produced, written & arranged & played on his own records. I'm trying to think of somebody other than El-P,Large Professor,Divine Styler etc, but I'm coming up short. I think he has 99.5 percent done by him, undeniable. That's 7 solo records. Then you have the Conscious Daughters material, that's about 80% done by him in production, T Kash ,PE Record... and this small discog...he's been able to keep his core fanbase who looked beyond these gaps of time where he is silent.
Now let's consider this, if Paris flipped his content & he was not so outspoken, probably Dj's would be using him in mixtapes in the same way that the names Quik,Battlekat,EA-Ski are regarded. But I think what you see is a concentrated effort NOT to have those records heard because people are scared.
But yea, the fact from Day 1 he didn't flinch is fukking amazing. The fact he never reached out for any outside producers & was that confident and sure of himself, it just made him into a musical beast.
I will tell you this right now, you can name any PRODUCER CAMP in the industry, Paris could get hired in a INSTANT just by hitting play on this For Keyboard,programming,mixing,engineering, edits,arranging, the list goes on.... People like this are in short supply in this industry.
Even fukking Dr Dre would have a hard time believing this was ALL done by one MAN. He would have a hard time believing that the guy writing all the content for his website is just him. I doubt most people in the industry have no idea that Paris was BEFORE you when it came to the internet. Everything Paris said he was going to do, he did. Whether it was Wall Street,His projects, his digital distribution. Him and Chuck D were at the forefront of everything.
The way he interpolates classic soul/funk records into his music, insane mastery.... ANYONE who is new to Paris, just play this album and you can't believe someone like this survived. Can we mention the interludes & soundbites he uses? Holy shyt, he's on some archive shyt for real.
I've been tempted to send lyrics to Fox news to troll them, but I don't think they could handle Paris on their channel in this new era. But it would be something to see someone try to box him in & just tell you the truth.
BTW how many artists do you know in the height of summer hip hop fukkery, instead wrote about this in the Washington Post?
Guns are killing my community. It’s time to end the stale gun debate and act.
Just read that & try to tell me that Paris isn't one of cultures most valuable voices. That's why Coli needs to feature him & profile him. Because even if you don't like his music, artists have a lot to learn from regarding his knowledge where it concerns how to set up your own operation & not be steered confinement & entrapment in this business.
You could go through his article archives on guerilla funk site and learn a lot on how to have a credible business where it concerns music & entertainment w/ a conscious center.
Plus his Logo & his banners are madness:
Give the Summer Drums...those verse trade off's, that replayed maze sample and those hit the floor drums, that message,
