1. DJ Paul is a founding member of hip hop group Three 6 Mafia and the brother of rapper Lord Infamous.
27 Facts About DJ Paul
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DJ Paul is the half-brother of convicted drug lord Craig Petties.
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DJ Paul started his career in the late 1980s as a DJ and released a number of solo tapes, as well as three collaboration albums with Lord Infamous as The Serial Killaz.
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In 1988, DJ Paul started his career at age 11 as a DJ in Memphis club "380 Beale".
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DJ Paul served as the producer, making beats, which Infamous would rap over.
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DJ Paul eventually bought studio equipment, consisting of a keyboard, a turntable, and a four-track recorder.
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DJ Paul started making mixtapes with popular songs and selling them at his high school.
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DJ Paul claimed that Memphis DJs, such as himself, DJ Spanish Fly, DJ Squeeky and Juicy J created the modern format of mixtapes by including their original songs, instead of making compilations of other artists' music.
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DJ Paul released a number of solo tapes called Volume 1 to Volume 16.
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DJ Paul rose to prominence as a DJ and producer on the south side of Memphis, and was introduced to fellow producer Juicy J, who was garnering buzz on the north side of the city.
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In 2002, DJ Paul released his debut solo studio album Underground Volume 16: For da Summa.
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In 2010, DJ Paul released his second mixtape Too Kill Again, hosted by DJ Scream and DJ Whoo Kid.
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DJ Paul stated the tape was a preview to his upcoming album, titled Too Kill Again, which however was never released.
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In 2012, DJ Paul announced he was working on an experimental dub-hop EP called A Person of Interest.
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DJ Paul called A Person of Interest his favorite solo album, stating that he loved the production and the "raw" sound of the album.
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DJ Paul collaborated on a mixtape titled Clash of da Titans with fellow Memphis producer Drumma Boy that was released on October 23,2013, and on a free EP, called Black Fall, with rapper Yellawolf, which they put out for Halloween on October 31,2013.
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On November 26,2013, DJ Paul released Volume 16: The Original Masters, a remaster of his 1994 mixtape 4 da Summer of '94.
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DJ Paul has been announced to play South by Southwest showcase in Austin, Texas on March 21,2015.
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In 2011, DJ Paul starred in VH1's cooking show Famous Food together with seven other celebrities and eventually won first place.
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DJ Paul founded his own record label Scale-A-Ton Entertainment in 2009.
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DJ Paul has released his last two albums under the label.
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In 2012, DJ Paul launched a collection of BBQ seasonings called "DJ Paul BBQ".
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DJ Paul initially created a BBQ rub seasoning, soon followed by a Smoked Out BBQ Sauce.
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In 2013, DJ Paul became the official spokesman for a new legal version of the alcoholic drink Sizzurp.
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DJ Paul was sent to jail for the first time at the age of 17.
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In October 2012, a few days before his third album was released, DJ Paul was arrested in New York when a Taser stun gun was found on him during a routine search.
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DJ Paul was charged with a misdemeanor and released shortly after.