Paul Wall was born in Houston, Texas, on March 11, 1981. He attended Houston’s Jersey Village High School. Wall attended the University of Houston after high school, where he studied mass communications for three years. After graduating from university, he met local rapper Chamillionaire, and the two began collaborating on mixtapes.
They persuaded Michael “5000” Watts to let them rap on his radio station, and from there, they gained popularity. They kept making mixtapes and appearing on other rappers’ mixtapes in Houston, and each mixtape brought them new commercial prospects. Paid in Full Records finally signed Paul Wall and Chamillionaire to a one-album deal. The album “Get Ya Mind Correct” was published in 2002. The album was highly received, selling over 200,000 copies.
Career
Paul Wall’s debut album “Chick Magnet” was released in 2004 by Paid in Full Records. The album charted at number 54 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Paul signed with Atlantic Records and Asylum Records a year later to release his second album, “The Peoples Champ.” The album was an instant hit, landing at number one on the Billboard 200. The RIAA later awarded the album platinum, while the two singles “Sittin’ Sidewayz” and “Girl” were both certified gold in the United States.
Paul released his second and last collaboration studio album with Chamillionaire, “Controversy Sells,” in 2005. The album charted at #50 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Wall’s third solo album, “Get Money, Stay True,” debuted at number one on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums list in 2007. The hits “Break ‘Em Off” and “I’m Thrown” were included on the album. That same year, Paul was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for his work on the song “Grillz” alongside Nelly.
Paul embarked on a countrywide tour with Tech N9ne and Ill Bill in 2008. Wall appeared in the 2009 film “I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell.” He co-wrote the film’s songs with screenwriters Tucker Max and Nils Parker. Paul also released his fourth studio album, “Fast Life,” in 2009.
Wall worked with Jump Shot Media, a social and mobile gaming firm, to produce “Battle Rap Stars,” the world’s first mobile battle rap game, in 2011. Paul is depicted as the “main event” rapper who players must defeat in order to win the game. Wall released a mixtape titled “No Sleep Til Houston” in 2012. A year later, he collaborated with Slim Thug on a mixtape for the 2013 NBA All-Star Game in Houston.
Paul released his sixth and seventh studio albums, “#checkseason” and “The Po-Up Poet,” in 2013 and 2014, respectively. His Paul Wall Music label published the albums independently. “The almost circus-like production re-establishes the concept that as long as Wall’s been in the game, he’s been a revered Texas rap icon,” Vibe magazine stated of “The Po-Up Poet.”
Wall has released five additional studio albums since 2014, including “Slab God,” “Houston Oiler,” “Bounce Backs over Setbacks,” “Mind over Matter,” and “Subculture.” During the 2008 campaign, Paul openly expressed his support for President Barack Obama and was a member of the “Barack the Vote” campaign. Wall has performed for deployed US troops on several occasions.
Net Worth
Paul Wall is a $2.5 million-dollar-worth American rapper. Throughout his career, Paul has released 12 studio albums as well as countless mixtapes. In 2007, he was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for his work with Nelly on the song “Grillz.”
Facts
| Net Worth: | $2.5 Million |
| Date of Birth: | Mar 11, 1981 (41 years old) |
| Place of Birth: | Houston |
| Gender: | Male |
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.75 m) |
| Profession: | Promoter, Disc jockey, Rapper |
| Nationality: | United States of America |
