Paul Michael Slayton, better known by his stage name Paul Wall, is an American rapper and DJ. He has spent much of his career affiliated with Swishahouse Records, and has released several albums under the label and collaborated with numerous other rappers signed to the label.
Paul began his career performing alongside fellow Houston Chamillionaire, with whom he released several albums, including 2002’s independently released Get Ya Mind Correct. In 2005, he was signed to Atlantic Records and became successful with his major label debut The Peoples Champ, which was followed up by getting Money, Stay True followed in 2007.
Where did Paul Wall go to college and high school?
Wall attended Jersey Village High School and studied mass communications at the University of Houston for three years. After proposing to do promotions for Michael “5000” Watts’ company Swishahouse, Chamillionaire, and Paul Wall came to 97.9 the Box (KBXX), Watts’ radio station.
Paul and Chamillionaire convinced Watts to let them rap on his radio show and put the verses on one of his mixtapes. That mixtape was titled Choppin Em Up Part 2, which was released in mid-1999.
