Paul Wall Biography

Paul Wall is an American Rapper and Singer well known for his work as a rapper based on Swishahouse Records. He is also known for his signing with Atlantic Records releasing some of the hits ‘Get Money’, ‘Stay True’. Paul Wall once partnered with rapper Chamillionaire.

Paul Wall Age

His birth name, Paul Michael Slayton, Paul was born on 11th of March 1981 in Houston, Texas, U.S. He is 38 years and is an American citizen.

Paul Wall Height

Paul stands at a height of 6 feet tall and weighed 320 pounds. In 2010, he had 100-pound weight loss after his gastric sleeve surgery. His hair is dark brown and he is a bit bald. His eyes are blue.

Paul Wall Family

Paul was born to American parents in George town, Texas, He got raised at his own birthplace. From the very early age of his life, he had a keen interest in rapping and singing but, his study course was based on business and mass speaking. There is no information about his early life and how he was raised.

Paul Wall Education

He was enrolled at Village High School in Texas whereby, he got to know Mike Jones and created a friendship. He later joined the University of Houston for three years majoring in Mass Speaking but, there was a huge twist in his life. He then established a decision that he will be choosing to rap as his career. So, for the sake of his fostering interest in music and singing, he dropped from the University of Houston.

Paul Wall Wife |Paul Wall Kids|Children

Wall is married to Crystal Slayton with whom he has two children. The pair have been married for 11 years for Paul and Crystal’s marriage and they seem very happy together. Talking about the past relationships of Paul Wall is said to have had no girl with whom he dated before meeting Crystal Slayton. Wall and Crystal Slayton got married to each other on October 22, 2005, and leading a happy life since then along with their two children William Patrick and Noelle.

Paul Wall Rapping Career

Paul formed a group with his friends Skinhead Rob (Transplants) and Travis Barker. The name of the group was “Expensive Taste,” but it is now defunct. He then proposed to do promotions for Michael “5000” Watts’ company, Swishahouse. This was around the same time he met Chamillionaire. Himself and Chamillionaire went to Watts’ studio, KB XX and convinced him to let them feature on his show by rapping. They suggested doing verses on one of his mix tapes which was titled Choppin Em Up Part 2. This is a song that was released to critical acclaim in 1992.

Fortunately, they were able to convince Watts and they jumped on the song and luckily for them, the freestyle became quite popular in the streets resulting in Paul Wall and Chamillionaire becoming regular staples on Houston’s mix tape circuit. They became permanent members of Swishahouse and featured on a good number of Watts’ mix tapes.

Following the exit of a fellow member from the Swishahouse label, Paul and Chamillionaire left the label as well and launched their own group “The Color Changin’ Click.” It was in this group that they released some songs for promoting labels like Cash Money, Def Jam Records, and No Limit Records.

The group later got dissolved by the duo in 2005 citing creative differences. While Chamillionaire released records independently, Paul Wall returned to the Swishahouse label. This would later prove to be a good move for Paul as it first allowed him to appear on Mike Jones’ first commercially distributed single, Still Tippin, from his first major-label album Who Is Mike Jones?. Paul Wall released his first album, The Peoples Champ, in 2005 and it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.

Sittin’ Sidewayz was his first single which featured Big Pokey. The second single, They Don’t Know, featured Bun B of UGK, and the video version featured Mike Jones. The third single “Girl,” received massive radio airplay and peaked at #35 on the Billboard Hot 100.

He became fascinated with film and thus made his acting debut in the 2006 film Furnace. He would also get a role in movies like I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell among est a few other movies. His second album Get Money, Stay True, was released in 2007, and it peaked at the number 1 spot on the Billboard Chart Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

Off this album singles such as I’m Thrown featuring and produced by Jermaine Dupri as well as Break ‘Em Off featuring Lil Keke. In the same year, he featured on reggae artist Collie Buddz self-titled debut album. He also appeared alongside prominent celebrities in the Nickle Back music video “Rock star.” On December 2016, Paul Wall in collaboration with Baby Bash was caught in a drug raid. Though this was initially considered to be a rumor, notwithstanding, it was later admitted by Paul himself.

Paul Wall Net Worth

Paul has indeed done well for himself from the days of launching verses on mix tapes, releasing his own albums and even some acting roles. He has an estimated net worth of between $12.5 – 14 million. His estimated net worth is poised to grow in the coming years as he embarks on several planned tours throughout the country.

Paul Wall Albums  | Songs

• Chick Magnet (2004)
• The Peoples Champ (2005)
• Get Money, Stay True (2007)
• Fast Life (2009)
• Heart of a Champion (2010)
• Checkseason (2013)
• The Po-Up Poet (2014)
• Slab God (2015)
• Houston Oiler (2016)
• Bounce Backs over Setbacks (2018)
• Frozen Face (2018)
• Get Ya Mind Correct (with Chamillionaire) (2002)
• Controversy Sells (with Chamillionaire) (2005)
• The Legalizers: Legalize or Die, Vol. 1 (with Baby Bash) (2016)
• Diamond Boyz (with C Stone) (2017)

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