Paul Beauregard, better known by his stage name DJ Paul, is an American
rapper and record producer from Memphis, Tennessee.[1] He is one
half of the current Memphis-based rap group Three 6 Mafia. He is
also the half brother of former Three 6 Mafia member Lord Infamous.
He won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "It's Hard
out Here for .a Pimp".
DJ Paul (Paul Beauregard) started out as a DJ, producer, and rapper
in the early 90's. He was one-half of the duo The Serial Killaz,
in which his older half-brother Lord Infamous (Ricky Dunigan) was
the other half. They began by putting out self-recorded tapes in
their neighborhood, school, and local shops. "Portrait Of A
Serial Killa" was their first tape, released in 1992. Also,
while putting out tapes with his brother, DJ Paul also put out numerous
solo mixtapes (ex: classics such as "Volume 12 (Pts. 1 and 2)", "Volume
15: For You Niggaz Wit' Anna", and "Volume 16: 4 Da Summa
of '94").
DJ Paul built his rep as one of the best DJ-producers on the South
side of Memphis, and was hearing how another DJ/artist/producer -
Juicy J (Jordan Houston) - was garnering buzz on the North side of
Memphis. They met up and listened to each other's sound; noticing
that they had a lot of similar interests, they decided to merge their
sound and crew members to form the super-group The Backyard Posse
(later known as Triple Six Mafia). DJ Paul and Juicy J soon began
producing dark, eerie tracks driven by bass-heavy beats and haunting
sounds, and invited numerous Backyard Posse members to rap over the
beats with them. They released the resulting tracks locally as Triple
Six Mafia; years later these recordings would resurface as re-releases.
In 1994, Triple Six Mafia released the classic underground album "Smoked
Out Loced Out". The album was laden with much hardcore content,
such as violence, heavy drug use, and sexually explicit lyrics. Triple
Six Mafia received a great response from listeners of this tape.
In 1995, the loose collective changed its name to Three 6 Mafia and
self-released its debut album, Mystic Stylez. The album became an
underground success, and Three 6 Mafia, in turn, signed a distribution
deal with Relativity for its Hypnotized Minds imprint. Throughout
the late '90s, Juicy J and DJ Paul produced numerous albums a year
for Hypnotize Minds and capitalized on the lucrative distribution
deal. By the end of the decade, the two producers were at the helm
of an empire, having extended their brand to alarming lengths, culminating
with their commercial breakthrough album, When the Smoke Clears,
which debuted at number six on Billboard's album chart.
Together with production partner Juicy J, DJ Paul played an important
role in the South's rise to prominence within the once East- and
West Coast-dominated rap industry. Behind the duo's leadership, Three
6 Mafia rose from an underground phenomenon in Memphis to a nationally
recognized rap empire, spinning off numerous solo albums for the
collective's many members in the mid- to late '90s. DJ Paul raps
as a member of Three 6 Mafia and contributes rhymes to most of the
albums he produces for such artists as Project Pat, Gangsta Boo,
La Chat, and Tear Da Club Up Thugs. Moreover, DJ Paul ventured into
filmmaking with Choices, a straight-to-video film starring most of
the Three 6 Mafia collective.
[edit] Personal life
DJ Paul has a son, Nautica.
DJ Paul, along with half-brother Lord Infamous, is a member of the Gangster
Disciples.
His half-brother is Memphis drug-dealer Craig Petties. Petties fled the United
States after being found in possession of 600 pounds of Marijuana, and is accused
of murdering six police informants.[2]
[edit] Discography
2002: Underground Volume 16: For Da Summa
2009: Scale-A-Ton[3]
2011: Pray For Forgiveness
2011: Too Kill Again: The Album
[edit] Mixtapes
2009: The Weigh In W/ DJ Scream
2010: Too Kill Again Mixtape W/ DJ Scream & DJ Whoo Kid
2011: Pray For Forgiveness W/DJ Scream, Ya Boy & Lil Lody
[edit] Underground Albums
1991: DJ Paul: Vol. 1
1991: DJ Paul: Vol. 2
1991: DJ Paul: Vol. 3
1991: DJ Paul: Vol. 4
1991: DJ Paul: Vol. 5
1992: DJ Paul: Vol. 6
1992: DJ Paul: Vol. 7
1992: DJ Paul: Vol. 8
1992: DJ Paul: Vol. 9
1992: DJ Paul: Vol. 10
1993: DJ Paul: Vol. 11
1993: DJ Paul: Vol. 12
1993: DJ Paul: Vol. 12 Part 2
1993: DJ Paul: Vol. 13
1993: DJ Paul: Vol. 14
1994: DJ Paul: Vol. 15: For You Niggaz Wit' Anna
1994: DJ Paul: Vol. 16: 4 Da Summa of '94
1994: DJ Paul: Greatest Hits
1995: DJ Paul: Greatest Hits Part 2
[edit] With Lord Infamous
1992: DJ Paul and Lord Infamous: Portrait Of A Serial Killa
1993: DJ Paul and Lord Infamous: Da Serial Killaz
1994: DJ Paul and Lord Infamous: Come With Me 2 Hell
1995: DJ Paul and Lord Infamous: Come With Me 2 Hell Part 2
[edit] With Juicy J
1993: DJ Paul and Juicy J: Vol. 1 Da Beginning
1994: DJ Paul and Juicy J: Vol. 2 Da Exorcist
1995: DJ Paul and Juicy J: Vol. 3 Spring Mix
[edit] Music Videography
U Don't Want It w/ Lord Infamous
She Wanna Get High w/ Lord Infamous
Wanta Be Like You
Fuckboy/Im Drunk (Remix) w/ Lil Wyte
Hi Way (I'm Gone) w/ Montana Trax
Gimme Yayo w/ Miscellaneous
Buy My Old Shit
Lose It w/ Lil Wyte
Ima Show My... w/ Mac Butta & Reno
I'm Lookin For It w/ Lion Heart & Partee
Stick'm Up w/ Drumma Boy & DJ Zirk
Get Rowdy w/ Drumma Boy & Young Buck
Hard Shit w/ Travis Barker
Me Dats Who w/ Ya Boy
Buck Nah w/ Ya Boy
Dead Wrong w/ Ya Boy