I’m not trying to keep up with the trends.” At this point in his career he says he will not compromise his creative freedom. All the music I’m making is Paul Wall legacy music, it’s all for me. But when you make music with the intent to sell its different from when you make music to add to your legacy. Of-course I want to make money and I want my music to sell. My goals for the music aren’t sales based, or money based. I’m just doing what I love to do, making music that I love. Paul Wall keeps a substantial amount of music on hand so he can release projects at will.
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I got like 150 almost 200 full songs recorded.” Now I’m dropping something every three months now. Then you put another album out, you might wait a year to two years before you drop an album.
It used to be you put an album out, you promote it for like a year, a year and a half. “It’s just a matter of me releasing the music to the public. “I’ve really been on my grind in the studio real tough,” Paul Wall said. Paul Wall’s workload and energy has not wavered. Their work ethic and salesmanship has always been a perfect example of the drive one must have in order to make it as an independent musician. Houston hip hop artists are the embodiment of the word hustle and have been for decades. Afterwards a T-Town music employee guided us to their stockroom and our conversation. A family of three all dressed in Houston Astros gear described themselves as “the biggest Paul Wall fans ever.” When their turn came to meet him, they each had glowing smiles and took what resembled to be a legitimate family portrait with Paul Wall as the honorary member. Store owner and hip hop/nightlife entrepreneur George Lopez played the role of host, greeting and ushering fans into the line as they walked up. We caught up with him during a meet and greet at T-Town Music in Pleasant Grove, where true to form he was holding court with dozens of fans. In public he opts to connect with as many people as possible-never growing tired of signing autographs and taking selfies as if he’s running for office. Paul Wall on the other hand is as affable and attainable as he was when he started his career in 1998. Safety and logistic reasons make it necessary for some, others do so with the hopes of manufacturing mystique, and most do it simply to have a small amount of privacy which is difficult for public figures. Ever a gracious host, Three 6 Mafia, Bun B, Freeway, Big Pokey, T.I., and Kanye West are just some of the MCs who guest.There are few nicknames in hip hop more accurate than Paul Wall’s moniker “The People’s Champ.” As musicians progress in their careers typically they insulate themselves from the public. Titles like "So Many Diamonds," "Drive Slow," and "Sip-N-Get High" tip you off to the range of subject matter. Granted, Wall's no all-star lyricist - he's rarely saying anything of deep substance (this is music for driving around and partying, after all), but his flow always fits into the fabric of the track. The Peoples Champ is a fine break out, led by first single "Sittin' Sideways." Not quite as magnificently woozy as "Still Tippin'," it's still another solid-gold production from Salih Williams, and Wall is as good over the beat as he is on anything else. So, just like Houston itself, it has taken some time for Wall to get the spotlight. Years before all of this happened, Wall was kicking around, releasing the occasional independent album and mixtape. He's also the grille maker for many a Southern rap star (as boldly indicated on the front of The Peoples Champ) and gave the screwed-and-chopped treatment to T.I.'s Urban Legend. His thick but swift Southern drawl had its first spell of nationwide exposure on Jones' "Still Tippin'," one of the best rap singles released from any region in 2005. Like most of his fellow H-Town MCs, Wall is a DJ Screw disciple, so he likes his tempos slow and syrupy - he actually had to adjust to hearing hip-hop at a normal tempo, not the other way around! - and he fills his rhymes with countless local slang terms (slabs, swangas, candy paint, tippin') that necessitate a glossary for many listeners. He tirelessly refers to himself as a mere fan of hip-hop and constantly talks up his unsung heroes. Don't forget: the city is also the home of Mike Jones, who wants you to call him at 28 right now, not to mention the Astrodome, the temporary home to thousands of Hurricane Katrina survivors.
Paul Wall is one of the more affable and accessible Houstonians.
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