Politics of the Business [Parental économies Advisory] by Prince Paul NEUF

Tracks:
Day in the Life, A - (featuring Dave Chappelle)
Popmaster Intro - (featuring Popmaster)
Make Room - (featuring Mally G./Erick Sermon/S. Scott)
Drive By, The
So What - (featuring Kokane/Masta Ace/Pretty Ugly)
Drama Queen - (featuring Dave Jolicouer/Truth Enola)
Not Tryin to Hear That/Words (Album Leak) - (featuring Guru/Planet Asia)
Politics of the Business - (featuring Chuck D/Ice-T)
Original Crhyme Pays/Ralph Nader - (featuring Tash/The Beatnuts/Tony Touch)
What I Need - (featuring Kardinal Offishall/Sly Boogie)
he Word
Controversial Headlines aka Champion Sound, Pt. 1/My Bookie - (Champion Sound Pt. 1, featuring Horror City)
Beautifully Absurd - (featuring W. Ellington Felton/K Alyn)
Controversial Headlines aka Champion Sound, Pt. 2 - (Champion Sound Pt. 2, featuring Horror City/Jean Grae)
Chubb Rock Can You Please Pay Paul the $2200 You Owe Him (People, ...) - (People, Places And Things, featuring Chubb Rock/Wordsworth/MF Doom)
Life in the Day, A - (featuring Dave Chappelle)

Performer Notes:

• This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
• Personnel includes: Prince Paul, Prince Paul Jr., Dave Chappelle, Biz Markie, Popmaster, Mally G, Erick Sermon, Sy Scott, Kokane, Masta Ace, Pretty Ugly, Dave, Truth Enota, Guru, Planet Asia, Chuck D, Ice-T, Tash, The Beatnuts, Tony Touch, Kardinal Offishall, Sly Boogie, Horror City, W. Ellington Felton, KAlyn, Jean Grae, Chubb Rock, Wordsworth, MF Doom.
• Personnel: Prince Paul (scratches); Chris Rock , DJ Jazzy Jeff, Belinda Thompson, John Nelson , Mr. Len, Biz Markie (vocals); Scott Harding (guitar); Jennifer Birsamyn Buenafe (violin).
• Audio Mixer: Prince Paul.
• Arranger: Prince Paul.
• After a four-year hiatus, POLITICS OF THE BUSINESS finds Prince Paul biting the musical hand thats fed him with a string of parody skits mercilessly skewering the symbiotic relationship between hip-hop and the music industry. An all-star roster of guests from the worlds of music and comedy helps the Amityville, NY native achieve his vision. Right out of the gate, comedian Dave Chappelle takes on the persona of a two-faced record exec on "A Day in the Life," going from unconditional support of an album project to scorn in the span of a year, reflecting a true-life scenario from Pauls experiences.
• Other notable names kicking it include Chuck D. and Ice T, delivering spoken-word diatribes about music business realities on the title cut. Chris Rock serves as a huckster announcer on the faux commercial " ," and Gang Starrs DJ Premier offers hope for hip-hops future on "The Word." Prince Paul packs plenty of grooves on this outing, from Horror City using "Controversial Headlines (Champion Sound)" to skewer the likes of Ray-J, Lil Kim, and Destinys Child, to Guru doing the same to labels that dont support their artists on "Not Trying to Hear That."

Professional Reviews: Rolling Stone (5/29/03, p.60) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...As Dave Chappelle, Erick Sermon and others serve up cheap laughs and good rhymes, Paul updates his signature sound for the new millennium..."

Uncut (6/03, p.111) - 5 stars out of 5 - "...It all works....The unknown collaborators are great....Even the skits are funny. All that is good in hip hop is here..."

The Wire (6/03, p.69) - "...Years of adversity and disillusionment with the biz havent extinguished Prince Pauls sense of mischief or his creative itch..."

The Source (6/03, p.140) - "...While its some of his most accessible work, its also his downright funkiest to date....Pauls collection spews vitriol for the industry atop beats anyone would be silly not to embrace..."

Producer: Harry Allen, Mr. Len, Prince Paul

Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo

Country: USA

Studio/Live: Studio

Guest Artist: Ice-T; Biz Markie; The Beatnuts; Chubb Rock; Dave Chappelle; Popmaster; Erick Sermon; Mally G; Sy Scott; Kokane; Masta Ace; Pretty Ugly; David Jolicouer; Truth Enola; Guru; Planet Asia; Chuck D; Tash; Tony Tony Touch; Kardinal Offishall; Sly Boogie; Horror City; W. Ellington Felton; K Alyn; Jean Grae; MF Doom; Wordsworth

Release Date: 6 May, 2003

Label: Sony Music Entertainment***

Dimensions: 11.9 x 15.9 x 1 centimeters (0.10 kg)