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Paul Wall

Jersey Village, TX

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hip-hop Popularity: 45 Established Division

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Region: Upper Gulf Coast / Houston Area Conference: Texas Regional Rank: #184

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Did You Know

  • • Paul Wall started his career selling custom grills before rapping.
  • • He co-founded Swishahouse Records, a Houston hip-hop powerhouse.
  • • His 2005 album, "The People's Champ," hit #1 on Billboard's Top 200.
  • • Wall's "Sittin' Sidewayz" anthem popularized Houston's slab car culture.
  • • He earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.
  • • Chamillionaire and Paul Wall were a duo before solo stardom.
  • • He collaborated with Kanye West on the remix of "Drive Slow."
  • • Wall's rhymes often showcase Houston slang and local landmarks.
  • • He owns and operates Paul Wall's Grillz in Houston.
  • • He helped solidify the 'chopped and screwed' sound's mainstream appeal.

Locations in Lyrics

110 location references across 23 songs

Songs & Places

Swangin’ In the Rain (Remix)
Houston, TX , LA
"Still swangin' in the rain / It's tradition where we from they might not understand it / My first love was the slab"
They Don’t Know
, TX Houston, TX Port Arthur, TX Prairie View, TX
"Texas is the home of the players and pimps"
They Don’t Know (Remix)
, TX Port Arthur, TX Houston, TX Prairie View, TX
"Texas is the home of the players and pimps"
Freestyle
Houston, TX Jackson, MS West Columbia, TX , TX Grand Canyon Village, AZ
"I done swung from Echo Heights to Jackson State"
My Money Gets Jealous
Los Angeles, CA , TX Las Vegas, NV , LA Houston, TX
"Watts, Madd Hatta and Cat had her"
The Other Day
Detroit, MI Chicago, IL Tallahassee, FL
"Foreigns, Lacs Are Crawling"
I’m Throwed
Houston, TX , CA San Antonio, TX Chicago, IL
"It's the H-Town baby and you know what it is"
Gettin Tho’d
Los Angeles, CA
"KCAL9, all my homies with the news"
N Luv Wit My Money
Detroit, MI
"Broke up with my foreign car and fell in love with a Cadillac"
Break ’Em Off
Houston, TX Boston, MA New York City, NY
"I'mma show 'em pourin' up a duece and ridin' slab"
Sippin’ Tha Barre
Houston, TX , TX New York City, NY Denver, CO East Rutherford, NJ
"Come on over to Houston, Texas - welcome to the Swisha House"
Covered in Ice
Houston, TX , TX Bay City, TX
"Antoine to Gulf Bank, yeah, I'm a bank-head"
Drive Slow
Houston, TX
Swangin’ in the Rain
Houston, TX , TX
"Pop trunk on a cop, fourth Ward where they found 'em"
Internet Going Nutz
Houston, TX Dallas, TX Denton, TX
"I'm on that 59 Southlea, baby, holler at me"
Sittin’ Sidewayz
Houston, TX Detroit, MI
"Swishahouse / Big Pokey and Paul Wall, baby / It's the People's Champ"
Sittin' Sidewayz
Houston, TX
Crumble The Satellite
Houston, TX Salt Lake City, UT Denver, CO
"We'll see who call Al Rucker for my bail"
grillz
Houston, TX
Bizzy Body
Baton Rouge, LA , TX , CA
"Baton Rouge to Texas nigga....baleeve dat"
BK Flow
Houston, TX , AK Avery Island, LA New York City, NY Fort Knox, KY Galveston, TX
"Acers homes is my hood"
Thinkin’ Thoed
Houston, TX Washington, DC Los Angeles, CA New York City, NY
"I'm thinking about buying my own Astrodome"
still tippin'
Houston, TX

Rivers & Roads in Song Nearby

Interstate 10 23 US Route 90 6 Interstate 45 2 U.S. Route 59 3 Brazos River 16

Connected Places

Jersey Village, TX Baton Rouge, LA Boston, MA Dallas, TX DeSoto, TX Denton, TX Denver, CO Fort Knox, KY Galveston, TX Houston, TX Jackson, MS La Porte, TX New York City, NY Prairie View, TX West Columbia, TX
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