Episodes

  • Gravediggaz/RZA

    Gravediggaz/RZA
    Jun 19 2020
    Prince Paul opens up about his time with RZA and the Gravediggaz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • 3ft High and Rising: The Origins of De La Soul

    3ft High and Rising: The Origins of De La Soul
    Jul 8 2020
    Prince Paul tells the story of producing De La Soul's first album. Along the way we hear how the group was formed, the creative direction behind the album, and how they fit into the burgeoning hip-hop community around them. From the invention of the 'skit' to the first major sampling lawsuit, it's the story of an album that changed the business of rap music forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • A Prince Among Thieves

    A Prince Among Thieves
    Jul 15 2020
    In 1999 in the height of rap’s jiggy era Prince Paul made one of the most imaginative projects in music history. A Prince Among Thieves is a fully formed musical novel born from Paul’s creative vision and fueled by pain in his personal life. In this episode he walks us through the struggles of producing the album, the triumphs of completing it and how close he came to actually developing it into a full-length movie. Its the story of a naive and talented rapper named Tariq (played by Breezely Brewin) and it unfolds through rap songs featuring legends like Biz Markie, Big Daddy Kane, De La Soul and many more  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Chris Rock and the Grammys

    Chris Rock and the Grammys
    Jul 22 2020
    As Chris Rock was skyrocketing to fame as a stand-up comic he worked with Prince Paul to release three comedy albums that were so innovative and impactful that each one of them won a Grammy award. Here Prince Paul tells the story of thinking he was being pranked when Chris reached out to him and walks us through the development of each of the albums, including the hit single ‘No Sex in the Champagne Room’.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • 3rd Bass, MF DOOM and MC Paul Barman

    3rd Bass, MF DOOM and MC Paul Barman
    Jul 29 2020
    In this loosies episode Prince Paul tells the story of working with these three legendary hip-hop acts and gives us a look inside each of their creative processes. Along the way we discuss 3rd Bass’s beef with MC Hammer, a potential full length collab with DOOM and the story of what the beats from Paul Barman’s ‘It’s Very Stimulating’ were originally intended for. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • De La Soul is Dead

    De La Soul is Dead
    Aug 5 2020
    In 1991 after the smash success of their debut album 3ft High and Rising, De La Soul and Prince Paul become household names and with that comes strangers harassing them with unwanted demo tapes, weird encounters at Burger King, and rumors being spread about the group. All of these problems are front and center on their second album, the brilliant De La Soul is Dead.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Stetsasonic and life as a 10-year old DJ

    Stetsasonic and life as a 10-year old DJ
    Aug 12 2020
    Paul began his journey in rap in 1977 as a DJ right when hip-hop was starting in New York. Shortly after that it turns into a career when he meets the rappers that would become the legendary group Stetsasonic. In this episode he tells the story of going from ‘sucker duck’ kid DJ to touring the world with Stetsasonic and the lessons that led him to strike out on his own with De La Soul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Handsome Boy Modeling School

    Handsome Boy Modeling School
    Aug 19 2020
    In 1998 Prince Paul linked up with Dan The Automator (Dr. Octagon, Detlron 3030) and formed Handsome Boy Modeling School based on an episode of Chris Eliot’s 90s sitcom ‘Get A Life’. They made two albums featuring everyone from DJ Shadow to Father Guido Sarducci. Paul walks us through these collaborations including amazing stories about linking up with Pharell Williams to record him in a very unlikely location and why El-P was confused by the final version of the song he recorded on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 2 mins