1) Paris, a hip-hop artist… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name:
1) Paris, a hip-hop artist from San Francisco
2) Paris, now known as Paris Shadows, a hip-hop artist from Redding, CA.
3) Paris, an alternative rock band from Lowell, Massachusetts - PVRIS
4) Paris, a band from Sweden
5) Paris, the original name of Poison
6) Paris, a band from the U.K.
7) Paris, a US 70s rock band
8) Paris, a singer/songwriter from Norway
9) Paris, a sleazerock band from Australia
10) Paris, a band from... Paris with Nicolas Ker (RIP)
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" (1994, 1994 in music) sold roughly 300,000 units, but his follow-up, "Unleashed" drew cries of selling out with its G funk sound, though the message still was one of unity and struggle against racial discrimination.
In 2003 he resurfaced with a new label, Guerrilla Funk Recordings. His most recent album is "Sonic Jihad" and continues his record of controversial album covers: it depicts a plane flying into the White House, and speaks on many topics, including the War on Terror, the war in Iraq, police brutality, black-on-black violence and conditions in inner-city communities. Included on the album are KAM, Dead Prez , and Public Enemy.
Most recently, Paris completed a project with Public Enemy, "Rebirth of a Nation" , a title taken from the 1915 film, Birth of a Nation, a racist portrayal of African Americans after the Civil War, glorifying the Ku Klux Klan. Although Chuck D is the primary vocal performer, Paris penned the bulk of the album which also features MC Ren, Immortal Technique, and the Conscious Daughters. This album is seen as a project separate from the discography of both Paris and Public Enemy.
3) Paris (born Paris Vasquez on February 17, 1994 in Redding, CA), named after the 1993 Cure album, released his debut album in 2018 and toured with Post Malone and 21 Savage the same year. He has been described as a "grittier Post Malone". Paris has changed his stage name to Paris Shadows.
3) Paris is...
Lynn Gunnulfsen - Guitar/vocals
Alex Babinski - Guitar
Brian MacDonald - Bass
Brad Griffin - Drums
Hailing from Lowell, Massachusetts, the four musicians that form the entity entitled Paris certainly have a fascinating story to share. Upon meeting in 2009 while partaking in a previous musical affair, vocalist and guitarist Lynn Gunnulfsen and drummer Brad Griffin soon met eye to eye on one thing: something didn’t feel quite right. Towards the end of their run together with their previous band, they met guitarist Alex Babinski. “When we met him and he and I were writing together it was just instant chemistry,” says Gunnulfsen. Soon after the band clicked with Babinski, they gracefully entered the studio to create the being in which rock n’ roll fans everywhere would soon begin to know as Paris.
5} Paris from Pennsylvania - Bret Michaels began his performing career with a basement band called Laser and, then, in 1979, joined longtime childhood friend Rikki Rockett to form a band called the Spectres. In 1980, Michaels and Rockett teamed up with Matt Smith and Bobby Dall to form the band Paris and the group started playing the club circuit, performing mostly rock cover songs in local bars. According to Vicky Hamilton, Poison's first manager, the band's sound at this time revolved around guitarist Smith, who was by far the best musician in the group. While Smith was responsible for music, Rockett and Michaels focused on the band's stage show and image. Paris formed a strong local following in Pennsylvania but saw little opportunity of larger success there, and the decision was made to move to Los Angeles. In March 1983, Paris changed their name to Poison and headed west to California
6) Paris In 1975, Bob Welch and Jimmy Robinson (recording engineer) formed the short-lived hard rock power trio Paris with ex Jethro Tull bassist Glenn Cornick and ex drummer Thom Mooney. Paris released two albums; Paris (produced by Jimmy Robinson (recording engineer)), and after Hunt Sales replaced Mooney, Big Towne 2061, produced by Bob Hughes. Sales' brother Tony subsequently replaced Cornick before the group split. The first album to this day is still selling as it been released 4 times; the second album not so well.
In a 1979 interview with People Magazine, Welch said that the two Paris albums were "ill-conceived." Because of the misfire of Paris, his finances had deteriorated until he had only $8,000 left. Mick Fleetwood and members of Fleetwood Mac would soon help him reinvigorate his career as a solo act.
Paris (with Nicolas Ker)
"Quinze ans … quinze ans qu’elle couve, cette maudite tempête … dans la tête de Nicolas Ker, enfant terrible et torturé qui écume les bas-fonds parisiens en quête de reconnaissance artistique. Le son escarpé et farouche de Paris se gorge de cette anxiété accumulée, une frustration renouvelée encore et toujours, celle de l’artiste convaincu à tort de ses imperfections, courant fiévreux sans fin après l’absolu sans jamais l’atteindre.
Rejoint dans son odyssée par Maxime Delpierre, Arnaud Roulin, et Michael Theis, enrichi des expériences Poni Hoax et Aladdin, ce digne héritier des romantiques noirs concrétise enfin son fracas intérieur. There is a storm est saturé de tension contenue sous la surface lisse des premiers morceaux conçus comme une entrée en matière calme traîtreusement. Le troisième morceau « My baby drove away » accélère la cadence alors que l’amour vient de s’enfuir
Ouf enfin la crise éclate, c’est qu’on se sent bien mieux en état de siège, dans l’urgence de la décomposition ! A partir de là l’album s’emballe comme un cheval au galop se précipitant vers le ravin dans la tourmente des éléments déchaînés. Lautréamont et Chateaubriand n’ont qu’à se bien tenir ! Le palpitant en bandoulière à la limite de la rupture, le quatuor Paris se métamorphose en chasse infernale, une chevauchée fantastique digne des chevaliers de l’Apocalypse.
« Up from a distance » et ses accents brisés d’Opéra de quat’sous, le caractère electro-funèbre de « The Cross-over », « The march of the wooden soldiers » très Rebotini dans ses envolées, … le Lp s’achève en apothéose sur les aveuglants « Serve me Lord » et « Wearing the mask », transes cathartiques propres à saisir les derviches tourneurs du monde entier. Le tout se lit comme une dramatisation complète de l’écriture musicale, une partition incendiaire dark au possible, qui se dévore comme un mets empoisonné, dans la chaleur du tonnerre."
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Bush Killa
Paris Lyrics
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Okay, there he go. Easy, easy, don't lose sight, wait
Two, three and NOW!"
Here I go, an angry brother finna make his move (P Dog)
But can I buck him in the city so I never lose? (P Dog)
See I'm a get him the crowd with a couple heavies (P Dog)
And lay the barrel to the ground, hold the gat steady (P Dog)
I'm looking for a way to make a plan and keep it neat (P Dog)
And check it out and make around and pick a rooftop (P Dog)
And get a spot where the view's hot, set up shop (P Dog)
'Cause all I want to see is motherfucking brains hanging (P Dog)
Another level when it's me and Devils gang-banging (P Dog)
So don't be telling me to get the nine, violent spirit (P Dog)
Cause when I'm violent is the only time the devils hear it (P Dog)
Rat-tat-tat goes the gat to his devil's face (P Dog)
I hope he think about how he done us when he lay to waste (P Dog)
And get the feeling of the peeling from the other side
From guns given to my people from my own kind (P Dog)
So get with Ollie cause I'm probably fin to make you mad (P Dog)
I'm steady waiting for the day I get to see his ass (P Dog)
And give him two from the barrel of a black guerrilla (P Dog)
And that's real from the motherfucking Bush Killa
I understand that time is running out
Now who is able to make war with the beast?
It starts with "P"
Trumpets sound when I push the program
And set my sight on a serpent man
Swinging the sword of the righteous
Make devils drop and they just can't spite this
Genocide and the minds of men make
Brothers like me fill up with hate
I smell a skunk in the air
'Cause your program still ain't fair
So who you want to blame for the Hate That Hate Made?
When P let off and pigs get sprayed
Y'all want to kill off the black man?
But I know your master plan
So we'll see who stops the black guerrilla
P Dog the Bush Killa
It's P Dog the Bush Killa
Tolerance is getting thinner
'Cause Iraq never called me "nigger"
So what I want to go off and fight a war for?
You best believe I got your draft card
So bad to hate somebody else
But much worse to hate yourself
Victim to the mentacide of the double-wide
Most black folks be made to die
Keeping 'em on and on
Keeping ya on and on
Now my brother down south said "Fuck the Police"
I'm saying "No Justice, No Peace"
So why'd you stick 'em like that?
'Cause everybody want to get the black
But we'll see who stop the black guerrilla
P Dog the Bush Killa
He's been shot!
The president is dead
Yeah, it's P Dog the Bush Killa
Nobody move, just stay where you are
So where's he at?
I just might wait for his motherfucking ass on a rooftop next tour
Bucking stone cause I'm known to play for keeps
Lay low to the flow and keep it neat
And send his ass home belly up
Should've listened to the facts that the black's been telling ya
It's no surprise that a brother's got wise
Now rat-tat-tat-tat, it's an eye for an eye
Now I'm in it, got to die before we see
That motherfuckers don't give a damn for you or me
So wear a vest on your chest and the rest stand still
For P Dog the Bush Killa
The song "Bush Killa" by Paris is a politically charged rap song that expresses the anger and frustration of the African-American community toward the U.S. government and its policies. The song is a direct call for violence against President George H.W. Bush for his role in the Gulf War and his perceived lack of support for the black community. The lyrics describe the planning and execution of an attack on the President, as well as a call to arms for other African-Americans to rise up against the injustices they face.
The opening lines of the song, "Ooh look, it's the president! Hey, Mr. President!/Okay, there he go. Easy, easy, don't lose sight, wait/Two, three and NOW!" sets the tone for the rest of the song. Paris sees the President as his enemy and is ready to take action against him. He has no qualms about killing the President as he believes that it is the only way to get the attention of the government and the media.
The song also touches on other issues affecting the black community, such as police brutality, racial inequality, and the lack of opportunities. It is a powerful and raw expression of the anger and frustration felt by many African-Americans at the time.
Line by Line Meaning
Ooh look, it's the president! Hey Mr. President!
I see the President and want to taunt him.
Okay, there he go. Easy, easy, don't lose sight, wait Two, three and NOW!
I am watching the President and waiting for the right moment to attack.
Here I go, an angry brother finna make his move (P Dog)
I, P Dog, am ready to take action and attack the President.
But can I buck him in the city so I never lose? (P Dog)
Can I carry out my attack on the President without getting caught?
See I'm a get him the crowd with a couple heavies (P Dog)
I will have backup in the crowd when I attack the President.
And lay the barrel to the ground, hold the gat steady (P Dog)
I will place my gun on the ground and take aim at the President.
And now I'm ready for my adversary, talk is cheap (P Dog)
I am prepared to face my enemy, and words don't mean anything.
I'm looking for a way to make a plan and keep it neat (P Dog)
I am trying to devise a plan to attack the President in a controlled and organized way.
And check it out and make around and pick a rooftop (P Dog)
I am scouting locations and will choose a rooftop to attack the President from.
And get a spot where the view's hot, set up shop (P Dog)
I will choose a location with a clear view of the President and prepare to attack.
'Cause all I want to see is motherfucking brains hanging (P Dog)
I want to see the President's brain exposed and killed.
Another level when it's me and Devils gang-banging (P Dog)
I will be at a heightened level of violence when I attack the President and his supporters.
So don't be telling me to get the nine, violent spirit (P Dog)
Don't tell me to use a gun and incite violence, because I am already full of rage.
Cause when I'm violent is the only time the devils hear it (P Dog)
When I become violent, that is the only time that my voice is heard by those in power.
Rat-tat-tat goes the gat to his devil's face (P Dog)
I will shoot the President in the face with my gun.
I hope he think about how he done us when he lay to waste (P Dog)
I hope the President will remember how he mistreated and oppressed us as he dies.
And get the feeling of the peeling from the other side From guns given to my people from my own kind (P Dog)
I want the President to know the pain and suffering caused by the guns that were given to our people by our own kind.
So get with Ollie cause I'm probably fin to make you mad (P Dog)
Expect to be angry, as I am going to attack the President and make a statement.
I'm steady waiting for the day I get to see his ass (P Dog)
I am patiently waiting for the day I can finally attack and kill the President.
And give him two from the barrel of a black guerrilla (P Dog)
I will shoot the President twice with my gun as a member of the black guerrilla movement.
And that's real from the motherfucking Bush Killa
I am the Bush Killa and this is a real threat.
Now who is able to make war with the beast?
Can anyone stop the powerful and oppressive system in place?
It starts with 'P'
My name, P Dog, is part of that fight and struggle.
Trumpets sound when I push the program
I am calling for action and rallying others to join me with the sound of a trumpet.
And set my sight on a serpent man
I am targeting someone who is deceptive and has hurt us before.
Swinging the sword of the righteous
I am fighting for just and moral reasons.
Make devils drop and they just can't spite this
I will make the demonic and oppressive forces fall and they won't be able to oppose me.
Genocide and the minds of men make Brothers like me fill up with hate
The genocide of our people and the way we are treated leads many of us to feel angry and hateful.
I smell a skunk in the air 'Cause your program still ain’t fair
I sense that something is wrong and unfair with the oppressive systems in place.
So who you want to blame for the Hate That Hate Made?
Who is responsible for the hate that is caused by the injustices and oppression we face?
When P let off and pigs get sprayed
When the black guerrillas take action and hurt the police.
Y'all want to kill off the black man? But I know your master plan
The system in place wants to eliminate the black community, but I am aware of their intentions.
So we'll see who stops the black guerrilla P Dog the Bush Killa
We will see who can stop the black guerrilla movement, led by me, P Dog the Bush Killa.
Tolerance is getting thinner 'Cause Iraq never called me 'nigger'
I have less tolerance for oppression and discrimination because even Iraq did not use racial slurs against me.
So what I want to go off and fight a war for? You best believe I got your draft card
Why should I fight a war for a system that oppresses me? I have received my draft card and will not participate in the war.
So bad to hate somebody else But much worse to hate yourself
It is bad to hate others, but it is much worse to hate yourself because of the oppression and injustices you face.
Victim to the mentacide of the double-wide Most black folks be made to die
Our minds have been destroyed by the oppressive system and most black people are left to suffer and die.
Keeping 'em on and on Keeping ya on and on
The system wants to keep us suffering and oppressed continuously.
Now my brother down south said 'Fuck the Police' I'm saying 'No Justice, No Peace'
My fellow black guerrilla in the south is against the police, and I am calling for justice and peace.
So why'd you stick 'em like that? 'Cause everybody want to get the black
Why did you hurt the police? Because everyone wants to harm black people.
But we'll see who stop the black guerrilla P Dog the Bush Killa
We will see who can stop the black guerrilla movement, led by me, P Dog the Bush Killa.
He's been shot! The president is dead Yeah, it's P Dog the Bush Killa
The President has been killed and I, P Dog the Bush Killa, am responsible.
Nobody move, just stay where you are
Do not move or try to interfere, stay where you are.
So where's he at? I just might wait for his motherfucking ass on a rooftop next tour
I will wait for the President on a rooftop during his next visit.
Bucking stone cause I'm known to play for keeps Lay low to the flow and keep it neat
I am a serious threat and will take precautions to ensure my safety and success.
And send his ass home belly up Should've listened to the facts that the black's been telling ya
I killed the President and he is now dead. He should have listened to the warnings and information from the black community.
It's no surprise that a brother's got wise Now rat-tat-tat-tat, it's an eye for an eye
It is not surprising that the black community has become smart and wise. I will seek revenge for the injustices and oppression we have faced.
Now I'm in it, got to die before we see That motherfuckers don't give a damn for you or me
I am fully committed and prepared to die if necessary. The system in place does not care about us.
So wear a vest on your chest and the rest stand still For P Dog the Bush Killa
Wear a bulletproof vest and stay still, as I, P Dog the Bush Killa, am a serious threat.
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