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- Date Released: August 27, 2004
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: Rap
- Label: Razor & Tie
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Undaunted envelope-pusher Prince Paul has spent damn near 20 years producing hip-hop albums that confound radio programmers and record execs; his outsider status has made him both a pioneering hip-hop architect (De La Soul, Stetsasonic) and a commercially ignored cult figure (Handsome Boy Modeling School, his ambitious and schizophrenic solo joints). Politics of the Business is (surprise!) a cheeky and vitriolic look at the bloated hip-hop machine that forces him into the fringes — but, ironically, it features his most accessible and radio-ready beats ever. Leaving his kitschy sample crate behind, Paul dabbles in blippy Neptunes grindin' ("Controversial Headlines AKA Champion Sound (Pt 2)"), gritty Erick Sermon head-bangers ("Make Room") and syncopated Swizz jigginess ("Not Tryin' to Hear That"). Since this is strictly business, cameos abound: Guru, Erick Sermon, HeaPlanet Asia, Jean Grae and a decimating can't-miss verse from MF Doom over a resurrected De La hand-clapper.
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| 01. |  |
A Day In The Life |
1:37 |
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| 02. | |
Popmaster Intro |
0:51 |
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| 03. | |
Make Room |
3:40 |
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| 04. | |
The Drive By |
2:00 |
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| 05. | |
So What |
4:44 |
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| 06. | |
Drama Queen |
4:51 |
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| 07. | |
Not Tryin' To Hear That |
2:48 |
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| 08. | |
Politics Of The Business |
1:43 |
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| 09. | |
Crhyme Pays |
4:32 |
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| 10. | |
What I Need |
3:58 |
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| 11. | |
Princepaulonline.com |
1:43 |
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| 12. | |
Controversial Headlines AKA Champion Sound (Pt. 1) |
6:02 |
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| 13. | |
Beautifully Absurd |
5:23 |
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| 14. | |
Controversial Headlines AKA Champion Sound (Pt. 2) |
2:15 |
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| 15. | |
Chubb Rock Can You Please Pay Paul The $2200 You Owe Him (People, Places, And Things) |
4:05 |
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| 16. | |
A Life In The Day |
14:49 |
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16 Total Tracks, 65:01 Total Length
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