Chest Rockwell Presents Prince Paul Part 2

"I tried Prince Paul's Psychoanalysis, and I must say it has been the greatest thing that has ever happened to me in my life."
"Yes, you heard it right!, I whole heartedly support Prince Paul's Psychoanalysis and all of his ingenious Psychoanalytic theories. He promised me the world and delivered it on a platter. Listen!, since I started the Psychoanalysis program, I got women calling me all hours begging me for sex, I got a trillion dollar raise and a promotion to crew chief at Wordsound records. I am also a proud owner of a dude ranch in sunny Puerto Vallarta, Mexico! And to top it off I got a Phat Lexus wit all da trimmins,(WORD!). Gee' the fun never ends. All I want to say is thanks Dr. Paul for making Psychoanalysis a crucial part of my continuing success".
"Yes , another satisfied customer!".

So first up for part 2 of this Paul piece are two mixes Paul did of the Black, Rock & Ron single, You Can't Do Me None. Paul does a real rappy, over a bunch of breaks remix and then more of a straightforward beat mix for these joints. Nothing super spectacular, but I love the original remix Paul did.

• Black, Rock & Ron - You Can't Do Me None (Prince Paul Remix) (Vocal Mix) (You Can't Do Me None 12", BMG, 1990)
• Black, Rock & Ron - You Can't Do Me None (Prince Paul Remix (Beat Mix) (You Can't Do Me None 12", BMG, 1990)

Next up we have the infamous Paul Barman. Not a lot of people seem to like this guy, but Prince Paul does! Paul basically put him on the map by producing his debut EP, Its Very Stimulating..., which came out on Wordsound in 2000. A funny little EP which will definately have its fanbase, but definately not for everyone, it was entirely produced by Prince Paul who also provides some vocals (as sampled for Paul Barman's 12", "How Hard Is That?"). Included here is the funny ass Salvation Barmy..

• MC Paul Barman - Salvation Barmy (Its Very Stimulating, Wordsound, 2000)

Following along the Wordsound lines, next up is a remix Paul did for homie Scotty Hard. Scotty Hard aka Scott Harding is a Canadian cat who been down in the rap game for a long time. He's engineered everyone from Ultramagnetic to Handsome Boy, was part of New Kingdom and dropped a rap 12" and lp (The Return Of Kill Dog E) on Wordsound. He engineered a fair number of Paul projects as well and Paul returns the favour here with a dope remix flipping the same sample as Killah Priest's "One Step".

• Scotty Hard - Who Said (What?) Feat. King Cobra, Watah Mokk & Horus (Prince Paul Remix) (Who Said (What?) 12", Wordsound, 1999)

"The Dix CAME on the scene in 1957 as the “Bangkoks”. With Original members Orgynius, Peter O Tool, Tro John and John Handcock. The Bangkoks boasted a top ten hit called “Love Biscuit,“ which was the anthem of every blue light house party in “1962”. The Bangkoks reassembled as the Dix in 1965 with the addition of new group members Dik Gracin and the Jonsun brothers thus creating a brand new sound that could only be described as “ORGASMIC”...Peter O Tool further explains, “The Bangkoks had something BIG to offer the people but the Dix really hit the spot.”" (Taken from Smack Records website)

One of Paul's most recent projects was The Dix. This project, as far as I know flopped terribly and its easy to see why. A "mock" funk/soul group consisting of Paul, Bimos, Mr. Dead, Buster Bus, Paul Barman, Mr. Len and other Paul-collaborators.. this was a one-note joke that really didn't go anywhere. I mean, I enjoyed it.. but I dickride Paul and it was a real stretch for me to thoroughly enjoy this. Anyhow, the first single from the album, Here Comes The Dix, was kinda dope and featured Mr. Dead aka Peter O Tool dropping some dope vocals.. check it out

• The Dix - Here Comes The Dix (The Art Of Picking Up Women, Smacks, 2005)

The CD release of the album also includes a humourous DVD-documentary about the band, definately worth checking out. Not nearly as funny as the Diary Of Prince Paul, but still worth checking out. I'm going to try and get some clips of both up here shortly.

Back on the more obscure tip, next up we got two Paul remixes of the Living Color song, Funny Vibe. Originally produced by Ed Stasium.. its kind've a stretch to see Paul hooking up with them. However, Paul actually went on to produce/co-produce a vast majority of Living Color guitarist Vernon Reid's solo album, Mistaken Identity. Daddy-O provides the raps and Public Enemy make a special (and uncredited) appearance.

• Living Color - Funny Vibe Remix (Funny Vibe 12", Epic, 1989)
• Living Color - Funny Vibe Drummer Vibe (Funny Vibe 12", Epic, 1989)

Again, connecting Daddy-O with Prince Paul, as well as DBC from Stet on this one, is a remix Paul did for British female rap crew, Cookie Crew. Originally produced by Daddy-O and DBC.. Paul provides a 'Dope Mix' for this one.. worth checking out.

• Cookie Crew - Born This Way (Let's Dance - The Prince Paul Dope Mix) (Born This Way (Let's Dance) 12", FFRR, 1989)

spit set.

And for all those wondering, yes I am purposely skipping over De La stuff as I guess.. well, everyone should know all the De La that Paul was involved with. But here's a dope mixtape I found that was released by Tommy Boy in 1997 which is pretty much a career retrospective for Paul.

• Prince Paul - Confessions Of A Beat Junkie (Confessions Of A Beat Junkie Promo Mixtape, Tommy Boy, 1997)