Paris is tagged as: hip-hop, political rap, rap, political, hip hop There is more than one artist with this name:|1) Paris, hiphop-artist from San Francisco|2) Paris, band from Sweden|3) Paris, original name from Poison|4) Paris, band from UK|5) Paris, US-70s-rockband|6) Paris, singer/songwriter from Norway|7)Paris, sleazerock band from Australia 1) Paris (real name Oscar Jackson, Jr.; born October 29, 1967 in California) is a hip hop artist from San Francisco known for his militantly confrontational rapping, and especially the controversial track ”Bush Killa.” After earning a degree in economics from University of California-Davis, Paris founded Scarface Records but released his first single with Tommy Boy Records. ”The Devil Made Me Do It” was his critically acclaimed debut 1990 LP; the title track was banned by MTV. Paris’ 1992 follow-up, ”Sleeping With the Enemy”, was not released due to the anti-George H. W. Bush track ”Bush Killa” and the album’s insert, featuring the artist waiting behind a tree, holding an assault rifle, as the president is waving to the crowd. Unable to find a distributor, Paris released it on Scarface Records and the album was a critical success though sales were slim (but successful by independent standards, at about 400,000 units). ”Guerrilla Funk... Read More About Paris Biography... Send Paris ringtones to your cell |
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