Daniel Robert Epstein: Prince Paul

WooT! anyone who worked with Princess Superstar can't be all bad! he he

I'm a male model not a male prostitute......I listen to that song on my way to school onthose morning I just can't wake up

I love the handsome boy modeling school!

yeah, PRINCE PAUL was probably the first to stretch the hip-hop audience to be somewhat arty & experimental, YET not abandon the og core... unlike the "new wave" of "alternativ" hip-hopers who've been abandoned by true heads. i gotta read through that article again, but he's also worked w/ HOUSE OF PAIN and i think KOOL KEITH/ULTRAMAGNETIC in the early days.

[Edited on Aug 26, 2003 by rockboy]

Yay for the first hip-hop interview on SG!

Great interview! The last question and answer was classic.
I've never heard all of 3 feet high and rising; only Black Sheep.
The album right after that though ; "Stake is High" is an all time favorite.

people rock tracks from 3Ft. High and DeLa is Dead all the time at parties STILL. I remember back in high school being blown away by what they did, specifically what Paul did with the beats. Big influence on me getting into producing and making beats. it's a shame he's got to hustle to get his shit out there, considering he wrote a chapter in hip hop, but then we're sort of back where we started: a new legion of Professor Dopebeats, even more evil than the first.

That said, they're dead on about the hip-pop thing, but there've been some pretty devistating tracks that've come out...rhyming's gone back to the underground, it seems, but the beats continue to get more and more warped.

I missed Prince Paul when he came through and I'm pretty bummed.

kinda bummed you missed some key questions, now that I think of it:

1) how many feathers are on a purdue chicken
2) how many fibers are intertwined in a shredded wheat biscuit
3) what does "toosh-eh-lele-poo mean"?
4) how many times did the batmobile catch a flat?

never heard all of 3ft high? that was a breakthrough album! prince paul has always pushed whatever he's done to the boundaries and beyond ... i mean c'mon ... everyone overdoing dumb skits on their albums owe that to prince paul to some degree.

nice article. not too in-depth but it's great to have him on here

Hell yes!

If you got 60 dollars left in your pocket, go to Handsome Boy Modeling School, you wont be sorry for long.

If it wasn't for Prince Paul and Automator i would not be the model i am today.. and hopefully tomorrow.

If it wasnt for Prince Paul and Automator i would still have 60 dollars

great interview

and what about GRAVEDIGGAZ!!!

he was "the undertaker"

This guy may have done some really good stuff in the past, but he comes off now as a whiner and a jackass. To comment on the music industry as the basis of your writing is like eating your left hand as the main course at dinner. He complains he's not driving a Bentley. Come on. That shit is just not real. And the lucky bastard that makes a fortune real quick off a couple of records will likely destroy his soul within a few years. THAT shit is whack. Can you tell I'm not a big hippity-hop person?

yeah, and people that comment on hip hop and hip hop artists when they don't know the background or the whole story are annoying.

holy calamity, scream insanity. prince paul is awesome! handsome boy modeling school is one of the best albums ever! total classic! i have been lookin forward to more of his work. this is awesome to see him get some well deserved recognition.

Prince Paul is a legend and always be that way.. his last pieces seemed to focus towards more of the glamour rappers.. but reading this interview has me really respecting him more like back in the day "89-91".. his work on De La was beautiful but Handsome Boy and many a singles with various artists i cannot forget.. Ive seen him live DJing one in Sacramento dropping pieces of his recent work and also his older ish..

he is right about the direction of "hip hop".. but its been a beaten horse for more then a decade anyways.. at least in the mainstream sense..

funny he mentioned mystikal.. well maybe sad if he really was inquiring his presence on some of his work..

ack

wait.. how the fuck did i run into this interview when its mad old...