DJ Paul
Together with production partner Juicy J, DJ Paul played an important role in the South's rise to prominence within the once East and West Coast-dominated rap industry. Behind the duo's leadership, Three 6 Mafia rose from an underground phenomenon in Memphis to a nationally recognized rap empire, landing themselves an Academy Award before spinning off numerous solo albums for the collective's many members in the mid- to late '90s. Like his production partner, DJ Paul specialized in dark, eerie tracks driven by bass-heavy beats and haunting sounds. He also raps as a member of Three 6 Mafia and contributes rhymes to most of the albums he produces for such artists as Project Pat, Gangsta Boo, La Chat, and Tear da Club Up Thugs. Moreover, DJ Paul ventured into filmmaking with Choices (2001), a straight-to-video film starring most of the Three 6 Mafia collective.
Juicy J (born Jordan Houston) and DJ Paul (Paul Beauregard) first came together at the dawn of the '90s, when they worked as DJs in the Memphis area. The two soon began producing their own tracks and invited numerous Memphis rappers to rap over the beats. They released the resulting tracks locally as Triple 6 Mafia; years later these recordings would resurface as re-releases. In 1995, the loose collective changed its name to Three 6 Mafia and self-released its debut album, Mystic Stylez. The album became an underground success, and Three 6 Mafia, in turn, signed a distribution deal with Relativity for its Hypnotized Minds imprint. Throughout the late '90s, Juicy J and DJ Paul produced numerous albums a year for Hypnotized Minds and capitalized on the lucrative distribution deal. By the end of the decade, the two producers extended their brand and helmed an empire, culminating with their commercial breakthrough album, When the Smoke Clears (2000), which debuted at number six on Billboard's album chart.
His first solo album, Underground 16: For da Summa, landed in 2002; then in 2006 Paul, Juicy J, and Crunchy Black won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from the film Hustle & Flow. After Three 6 Mafia released the 2008 album Last 2 Walk, the group took a break. Paul released the solo album Scale-A-Ton in 2009; then in 2012 he released A Person of Interest, an LP that was hip-hop-based but incorporated some dance and dubstep. Paul, Lord Infamous, Crunchy Black, Koopsta Knicca, and Gangsta Boo reunited in 2014 as Da Mafia 6ix, and by the end of the year they collaborated with the Insane Clown Posse on the album Reindeer Games, which was released by ICP's Psychopathic imprint. One year later the label released Paul's solo album Master of Evil, which featured guest appearances from Violent J, Yelawolf, and Lil Wyte.
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Volume 16: The Original Masters
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by S.A.T.ENT LLC on 25 Nov 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Thrillseeka
Electronic - Released by Traxtorm Records on 8 Apr 1999
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Talky Talky
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Scale-A-Ton Entertainment X Castles of Chrome X Black 17 on 8 Mar 2024
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Scary Garry
DJ Paul, Kaito Shoma, Kingpin Skinny Pimp
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Kaito Shoma x DJ Paul on 4 Jan 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Retribution
DJ Paul, Phonk Walker, Ku$h Drifter
Electronic - Released by PHONK WALKER x Ku$h Drifter on 16 Sep 2022
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
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YOTS (Year of the Six), Pt. 1
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Slumerican - Scale-A-Ton Ent. on 28 Oct 2016
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Come with Me to Hell: Part 1 (Remastered)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by S.A.T.ENT LLC on 6 Mar 2014
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Scary Garry (Slowed + Reverb)
DJ Paul, Kaito Shoma, Kingpin Skinny Pimp
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Kaito Shoma x DJ Paul on 6 Aug 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
A Person of Interest
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Scale-A-Ton Entertainment on 30 Oct 2012
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Bump The Neve
Electronic - Released by Aurorian Records - Void of Phonk - Scale-A-Ton Entertainment on 19 May 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Pour Out My Drink (For The Homies)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Scale-A-Ton Entertainment on 15 Dec 2023
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Da Reason: Thank Me Later
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Scale-A-Ton Ent. on 18 Aug 2017
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RIDIN CLEAN
DJ Paul, Phonk Walker, LJBeatz
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by DJ Paul x LJ BEATZ x Phonk Walker on 11 Feb 2022
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Remixing Project 2 - Thrillseeka
Electronic - Released by Traxtorm Records on 29 Sep 2004
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FIVE O
Electronic - Released by DJ Paul x Ku$h Drifter x LeDoc on 10 Mar 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Go Hard or Get Gone
Electronic - Released by DJ Paul x Kordhell on 3 Jun 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Underground Vol. 16 For Da Summa
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by D. Evil Music on 28 May 2002
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Alien High (Remixes)
Electronic - Released by DJ Paul x Seed of 6ix on 1 Mar 2024
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo