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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Wretched
Paris Lyrics
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Again I start this, but I'll add a new twist
so the masses can't resist
The message brought by a Panther strictly
to relieve the disease of the sickly
So long your mind's been trapped
Slave, cause you're shamed to be black
Ignorant of the purpose of the
So I'll address y'all this time
Make a statement that's on my mind
Brothers scared of revolution should be
thinkin of the way that we could be
Miss blue eyes, how'd you do that?
Tried to put him in but the skin is still black
Thinkin of a way to escape the darkness
See the weave and indeed I start this - off!
"Black is black is black is black" - off!
"Black is black is black is black"
[Paris]
S-E-D-I-T-I-O-N
In the mood of the move I'm showin
See the way the cliches have been torn
Cold spittin facts to the miracle earth born
So what's your next move, black?
Go to school or maybe join a frat
Still you seem lost, the mind is brainwashed
It can't be good cause your mind's the cost
So flip on your Young MC
Or Jazzy Jeff or whatever the case be
Mindless music for the masses makes ya
think less of the one that hates ya
Then trained to respect the game
and you turn your back on a black with the same claim
Oh blessed but you guess they mean less
because another brother can't afford to dress
the way you do but who said you're all that?
Made a little money now your skin ain't black?
c'mon I don't think your shit don't stink
You can't run from the one whose primal instinct
is to fought the words I taught ya
Thought you moved quick but I just caught ya
Now you try to say that you don't remember me
I'm P-Dog from the B.P. posse
Or a mob, that's known as Scarface
Pro-black, and some think pro-hate
But in fact it's a call for unity
Heed the plea of weak we're soon to be
Move, start this..
"Black is black is black is black"
Enter, the darkside..
"Black is black is black is black"
DJ..
Yeah.. funky..
Dance..
[Paris]
Now who did you think that you were steppin to
once your job came through
Don't get big cause I caught your accent
Shoulda been real but you wanted mass appeal
Next time you might think of this
Might remember why I'm above this
But for now my brother I'll say
Peace on the positive tip there's a new way
The song "Wretched" by Paris is a rap that criticizes the systematic oppression of the black community. The lyrics start with an introduction in which the artist claims the need to add a new twist to their message so that it can be more effective to reach and resonate with the masses. The call to action and message are to relieve the disease of the sickly by addressing the ways that the black community has been oppressed and suppressed for years. Paris points out that the black man has been kept under and ignorant of the purpose of this plan by making them believe that they should be ashamed to be black.
The second verse of the song expresses the idea that to move forward, the black community needs to acknowledge the way they've been brainwashed by society. Paris suggests that the youth listen to mindless music that makes them think less of their fellow black men. He challenges the black community to be united and work towards making progress, rather than getting lost in meaningless consumption and internal conflict. Lastly, the song addresses the idea of success and how it should not be seen as a measure of one's acceptance in society. Instead, the community needs to strive for unity, and to focus on the positive.
Line by Line Meaning
Again I start this, but I'll add a new twist so the masses can't resist
I will communicate a message differently to attract more attention.
The message brought by a Panther strictly to relieve the disease of the sickly
The message delivered by a Panther aims to heal the sick.
So long your mind's been trapped Slave, cause you're shamed to be black
You have been oppressed for so long that you feel ashamed of being black.
Ignorant of the purpose of the plan to keep the black man down under
You are not aware of the agenda to keep the black man oppressed.
So I'll address y'all this time Make a statement that's on my mind
This time I will speak up on what is on my mind and make a statement.
Brothers scared of revolution should be thinkin of the way that we could be
Brothers who are afraid of change should consider what we could become.
Miss blue eyes, how'd you do that? Tried to put him in but the skin is still black
How did you manage to assimilate, but he was not accepted because his skin is black?
Thinkin of a way to escape the darkness See the weave and indeed I start this off
I am thinking of a way to escape the traps of oppression and start to speak up.
"Black is black is black is black" - off! "Black is black is black is black"
Color, despite perception and attempts to subdue, cannot and should not be ignored.
S-E-D-I-T-I-O-N In the mood of the move I'm showin
Sedition is the theme, but I am raising awareness with a groovy vibe.
See the way the cliches have been torn Cold spittin facts to the miracle earth born
I am breaking stereotypes by speaking the truth to those brought to our 'miracle' earth.
So what's your next move, black? Go to school or maybe join a frat
What is your next move, my black brother? Is it school or maybe a fraternity?
Still you seem lost, the mind is brainwashed It can't be good cause your mind's the cost
You are still confused and brainwashed, and it is not okay because your mind is paying the price.
So flip on your Young MC Or Jazzy Jeff or whatever the case be Mindless music for the masses makes ya think less of the one that hates ya
Listening to popular but empty-headed music will only help you think less of the one that loathes you.
Then trained to respect the game and you turn your back on a black with the same claim
You learn to embrace the game only to betray your fellow black who shares your position.
Oh blessed but you guess they mean less because another brother can't afford to dress the way you do but who said you're all that? Made a little money now your skin ain't black?
You think you are fortunate, but you believe that the poor are of less value because they cannot dress like you. You think that you are not black after you make some money?
c'mon I don't think your shit don't stink You can't run from the one whose primal instinct is to fought the words I taught ya
You cannot run away from someone who is hardwired to confront those who listen to my message.
Thought you moved quick but I just caught ya Now you try to say that you don't remember me I'm P-Dog from the B.P. posse Or a mob, that's known as Scarface
You thought you moved away from my teachings quickly, but I have caught you. Then, you pretend like you don't even remember me or my movement, but I was part of the Black Panthers or Scarface's mob.
Pro-black, and some think pro-hate
I advocate for our black people's rights, but some may misunderstand that for hatred straight up.
But in fact it's a call for unity Heed the plea of weak we're soon to be
It's actually calling for unity among blacks. We need to heed the cry of the vulnerable or weaker ones soon.
Now who did you think that you were steppin to once your job came through
Who did you think you could confront once you secured your employment?
Don't get big cause I caught your accent Shoulda been real but you wanted mass appeal
Don't get overconfident. I already caught the way you sound, and you should have been true to yourself. But you seemed to aim for fame and mass appeal.
Next time you might think of this Might remember why I'm above this But for now my brother I'll say Peace on the positive tip there's a new way
Perhaps next time, you may remember to think more deeply about this. But for now, I will only say peace on a positive note because I believe there is a new way.
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