Paul Wall

Paul Michael Slayton (born March 11, 1981),^[1] better known by his stage name Paul Wall, is an American rapper and DJ. He has spent much of his career affiliated with Swishahouse, and has released several albums under the label and collaborated with numerous other rappers signed to the label. He began his career performing alongside fellow Houstonian Chamillionaire, with whom he released several albums, including 2002’s independently released Get Ya Mind Correct. By 2005, he was signed to Atlantic Records and became successful with his major label debut The Peoples Champ, which was followed up by Get Money, Stay True released in 2007.^[2] He has been nominated for one Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance as a Duo or Group for the song “Grillz“, his collaboration with rapper Nelly.

In 2005, Paul Wall released his first album, The Peoples Champ, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.^[8] The first single was “Sittin’ Sidewayz” featuring Big Pokey, which peaked at no. 34 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Chart and no. 93 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[9][1][10] The second single, “They Don’t Know”, featured Bun B of UGK, and the video version also featured Mike Jones. The third single, “Girl“, became the most successful single off The Peoples Champ, peaking at no. 35 on the Hot 100.^[10]

In November 2005, Paul Wall was featured on Nelly‘s Grillz, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.^{[citation needed]}

In 2007, Wall released his second album Get Money, Stay True, which debuted in the number one spot on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The album spawned the singles “Break ‘Em Off” featuring Lil Keke, and “I’m Throwed” featuring and produced by Jermaine Dupri. “Break ‘Em Off” peaked at no. 72 on the Hot 100 and no. 58 on the R&B charts, and “I’m Throwed” peaked at no. 87 on the Hot 100 and no. 47 on R&B.^[10][9]