PAUL WALL: THE PEOPLE’S CHAMP

Paul Wall just released a new single, “They Don’t Know” featuring Mike Jones and Bun B, from his album, The People’s Champ. The rapper’s major label debut is…

Paul Wall, who started out in the music industry as a street promoter for Swishahouse Records, has made a name for himself in the industry as not only a mix tape DJ, but as a rapper as well.

Wall, whose first album, The Chick Magnet, made it on Billboard’s Top 100 Hip Hop & R&B charts, released his latest album, The People’s Champ, this week.

“I got, of course, the O.G. on there, the legend Bum B. I got B G, Lil Wayne, T.I., you know what I’m saying, Freeway, it’s off the hook. Swishahouse representin…Yeah, already baby Asylum, Atlantic, it’s going down, Paul Wall, the people’s champ.”

During a recent interview, the rapper explained how being raised by a single mother helped him later in life. He said, “My dad was a dope fiend, so my mom raised me alone, but she eventually remarried. The struggles I saw her go through and the demons I watched her fight just inspired me to overcome whatever battles I had or whatever hurdles I had. Like I said, she inspired me to jump over hurdles and keep running. If I fall down, I gotta get back up and just keep running, and watching her just really inspired me.”

The rapper also shared the all-star line-up of artists on his new album. Wall said,