The limited edition of The Peoples Champ features two CDs: disc one contains the original album, while disc two contains the "screwed and chopped" version by DJ Michael "5000" Watts. The Watts mix was released as a stand-alone CD the following week.[4]
The Peoples Champ received generally positive reviews from music critics who found Wall better than fellow Houston rapper Mike Jones. Pitchfork writer Tom Breihan credited newcomer producer Grid Iron for providing some consistent beats throughout the album and Wall for being an above-average rapper saying, "So Wall is a good rapper, but not a great one. But then, this is 2005, and all a rapper needs to make a good album is enough great, complementary beats and guest appearances to keep the whole thing interesting all the way through."[9]AllMusic's Andy Kellman also praised Wall as a rapper, saying his flow is something that "always fits into the fabric of the track."[5] Jonah Weiner of Blender lauded Wall's ability to lace crafty wordplay about the typical hip-hop tropes, saying that "This is materialism at its most mesmerizing."[6] K. B. Tindal of HipHopDX praised the album for its party tracks but was looking for some substance throughout it, saying that "After actually listening to the project it was worth the wait but still could have been a little more introspective with more heartfelt tracks. [...] For the most part it is what it is; shit-talking made to sound good."[7] Usman Sajjad of The Situation praised the album for its production and catchy party tracks, concluding that "With new hustles like his grills and various endorsements with Reebok and other companies, Paul Wall gives evidence with his debut 'The People’s Champ', that Houston still flows strongly through his blood, whilst moving one foot into mainstream Hip Hop."[12]
"March N Step" (featuring Grit Boys and Lil Wayne)
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"State to State" (featuring Freeway)
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"Trill" (featuring B.G. and Bun B)
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"Girl"
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"Just Paul Wall"
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"So Many Diamonds" (featuring T.I.)
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"Smooth Operator"
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"Got Plex" (featuring Archie Lee and Cootabang)
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"They Don't Know" (featuring Bun B)
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"Ridin' Dirty" (featuring Trey Songz)
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"Internet Going Nutz"
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"I'm a Playa" (featuring Three 6 Mafia)
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"Sip-N-Get High" (featuring Aqualeo)
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"Drive Slow" (Kanye West featuring Paul Wall and GLC)
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"Outro"
Sample credits
"I'm a Playa" samples "I Got That Drank" performed by Frayser Boy, Mike Jones, and Paul Wall, and "Still Tippin'" performed by Mike Jones, Slim Thug, and Paul Wall.
"They Don't Know" samples "Pimp tha Pen" performed by DJ Screw and Lil' Keke, "Murder" performed by UGK, "3rd Coast" performed by Fat Pat, and "Wood Wheel" performed by UGK.
"Smooth Operator" samples "Never Know What You Can Do (Give It a Try)" as written and performed by Leroy Hutson.
"Sittin' Sidewayz" samples "June 27th (Part 2)" performed by DJ Screw, Big Moe, and Big Pokey of S.U.C.
"Internet Going Nutz" samples "Still Tippin'" performed by Mike Jones, Slim Thug, and Paul Wall.
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^Ruhi, Adrian (September 2005). . Okayplayer. Archived from the original on October 17, 2006. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
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The Peoples Champ is the second studio album by American rapper Paul Wall It was released on September 13 2005 by Swishahouse Atlantic Records and Asylum Records The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 selling 176 000 copies in its first week 2 This serves as his first number one in two solo studio releases after Chick Magnet 2004 The album was supported by four singles Sittin Sidewayz featuring Big Pokey They Don t Know Girl and Drive Slow Kanye West featuring Paul Wall and GLC Both Sittin Sidewayz and Girl are certified gold by the RIAA for selling more than 500 000 copies each in the United States 3 The Peoples ChampStudio album by Paul WallReleasedSeptember 13 2005 1 Recorded2004 05GenreHip hop southern hip hopLength69 5674 38 screwed and chopped LabelSwishahouse Atlantic AsylumProducerPaul Wall also exec DJ Paul Juicy J DJ Michael 5000 Watts Grid Iron Sanchez Holmes Khao Kojack Salih Williams KLC Mr Lee Kanye West Speez A SampsonPaul Wall chronologyChick Magnet 2004 The Peoples Champ 2005 Get Money Stay True 2007 Singles from The Peoples Champ Sittin Sidewayz Released August 20 2005 They Don t Know Released August 29 2005 Girl Released September 29 2005 Drive Slow Released June 6 2006The limited edition of The Peoples Champ features two CDs disc one contains the original album while disc two contains the screwed and chopped version by DJ Michael 5000 Watts The Watts mix was released as a stand alone CD the following week 4 Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 3 Charts and certifications 3 1 Weekly charts 3 2 Year end charts 3 3 Certifications 4 See also 5 ReferencesCritical reception EditProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 5 Blender 6 HipHopDX 7 Okayplayer 8 Pitchfork7 9 10 9 RapReviews8 10 10 Rolling Stone 11 The Situation3 5 12 The Peoples Champ received generally positive reviews from music critics who found Wall better than fellow Houston rapper Mike Jones Pitchfork writer Tom Breihan credited newcomer producer Grid Iron for providing some consistent beats throughout the album and Wall for being an above average rapper saying So Wall is a good rapper but not a great one But then this is 2005 and all a rapper needs to make a good album is enough great complementary beats and guest appearances to keep the whole thing interesting all the way through 9 AllMusic s Andy Kellman also praised Wall as a rapper saying his flow is something that always fits into the fabric of the track 5 Jonah Weiner of Blender lauded Wall s ability to lace crafty wordplay about the typical hip hop tropes saying that This is materialism at its most mesmerizing 6 K B Tindal of HipHopDX praised the album for its party tracks but was looking for some substance throughout it saying that After actually listening to the project it was worth the wait but still could have been a little more introspective with more heartfelt tracks For the most part it is what it is shit talking made to sound good 7 Usman Sajjad of The Situation praised the album for its production and catchy party tracks concluding that With new hustles like his grills and various endorsements with Reebok and other companies Paul Wall gives evidence with his debut The People s Champ that Houston still flows strongly through his blood whilst moving one foot into mainstream Hip Hop 12 Track listing EditNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 I m a Playa featuring Three 6 Mafia Paul SlaytonPaul BeauregardJordan HoustonDJ PaulJuicy J4 252 They Don t Know featuring Mike Jones SlaytonMichael JonesCalvin EarlTodd BerryBernard FreemanChad ButlerGrid Iron3 433 Ridin Dirty featuring Trey Songz SlaytonTremaine NeversonEarlBerryGrid Iron4 274 State to State featuring Freeway SlaytonLeslie PridgenMarquinarius HolmesSanchez Holmes4 125 So Many Diamonds featuring T I SlaytonClifford Harris Jr Kevin CatesKhao3 586 Smooth Operator SlaytonAllan Kojack GriggLeroy HutsonMichael HawkinsKojack3 157 Sittin Sidewayz featuring Big Pokey SlaytonMilton PowellSalih WilliamsS Williams3 528 Internet Going Nutz SlaytonCraig LawsonKLC4 439 Trill featuring B G and Bun B SlaytonChristopher DorseyFreemanEarlBerryGrid Iron4 0810 Sippin Tha Barre SlaytonLeroy Mr Lee WilliamsMr Lee4 3911 Drive Slow performed by Kanye West featuring Paul Wall and GLC Kanye WestSlaytonLeonard HarrisWest4 3312 March N Step featuring Grit Boys and Lil Wayne SlaytonDarius ColemanDominic HarrisDwayne Carter Jr EarlBerryGrid Iron3 4713 Got Plex featuring Archie Lee and Cootabang SlaytonArchie Lee TatmonSpeezContinuous3 4514 Girl SlaytonEugene RecordSpeezContinuous4 3815 Big Ballin SlaytonEarlBerryGrid Iron4 0116 Sip N Get High featuring Aqualeo SlaytonAcie HighAswad SampsonClinton RayEric MitchellA Sampson3 4517 Just Paul Wall SlaytonEarlBerryGrid Iron4 11Total length 69 56 Screwed amp Chopped by DJ Michael 5000 WattsNo TitleLength1 Intro 2 Sittin Sidewayz featuring Big Pokey 3 Big Ballin 4 March N Step featuring Grit Boys and Lil Wayne 5 State to State featuring Freeway 6 Trill featuring B G and Bun B 7 Girl 8 Just Paul Wall 9 So Many Diamonds featuring T I 10 Smooth Operator 11 Got Plex featuring Archie Lee and Cootabang 12 They Don t Know featuring Bun B 13 Ridin Dirty featuring Trey Songz 14 Internet Going Nutz 15 I m a Playa featuring Three 6 Mafia 16 Sip N Get High featuring Aqualeo 17 Drive Slow Kanye West featuring Paul Wall and GLC 18 Outro Sample credits I m a Playa samples I Got That Drank performed by Frayser Boy Mike Jones and Paul Wall and Still Tippin performed by Mike Jones Slim Thug and Paul Wall They Don t Know samples Pimp tha Pen performed by DJ Screw and Lil Keke Murder performed by UGK 3rd Coast performed by Fat Pat and Wood Wheel performed by UGK Smooth Operator samples Never Know What You Can Do Give It a Try as written and performed by Leroy Hutson Sittin Sidewayz samples June 27th Part 2 performed by DJ Screw Big Moe and Big Pokey of S U C Internet Going Nutz samples Still Tippin performed by Mike Jones Slim Thug and Paul Wall Sippin Tha Barre samples Get Crunk performed by Crooked Lettaz and Pimp C Girl samples Oh Girl performed by Chi Lites as written and performed by Eugene Record Just Paul Wall samples Long Ago and Far Away performed by Earl Klugh Charts and certifications EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2005 PeakpositionUS Billboard 200 13 1US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 14 1Year end charts Edit Chart 2005 PositionUS Billboard 200 15 147US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums 16 43Chart 2006 PositionUS Billboard 200 17 191US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums 18 62 Certifications Edit Region Certification Certified units salesUnited States RIAA 19 Platinum 1 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone See also EditList of Billboard 200 number one albums of 2005 List of Billboard number one R amp B albums of 2005References Edit The People s Champ by Paul Wall Amazon Wall Emerges As Billboard 200 Champ Billboard Retrieved 2016 09 01 Gold amp Platinum RIAA Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved 2016 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