The Peoples Champ

For other uses, see The People's Champion.
The Peoples Champ
A close-up image of a man showing his platinum grilled teeth. Beside him is a shield symbol with eight stars, showing the record label's name, artist's name and album title colored in platinum.
Studio album by
Paul Wall
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2005[1]
GenreHip hop, southern hip hop
Length
  • 69:56
  • 74:38 (screwed and chopped)
Label
Producer
Paul Wall chronology
Chick Magnet
(2004) 		The Peoples Champ
(2005) 		Get Money, Stay True
(2007)
Singles from The Peoples Champ
  1. "Sittin' Sidewayz"
    Released: August 20, 2005
  2. "They Don't Know"
    Released: August 29, 2005
  3. "Girl"
    Released: September 29, 2005
  4. "Drive Slow"
    Released: June 6, 2006

The Peoples Champ is the commercial debut and second studio album by American rapper Paul Wall. It was released on September 13, 2005, by Atlantic Records, Asylum Records, and Swishahouse. 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" became a certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling 500,000 copies each in the United States.[3]

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 song "They Don't Know" also appeared on his debut studio album Chick Magnet and the song "Drive Slow" also appeared on Kanye West's album Late Registration

  1. ^ "The People's Champ by Paul Wall". Amazon.
  2. ^ "Wall Emerges As Billboard 200 'Champ'". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
  3. ^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
  4. ^ "Paul Wall - The Peoples Champ (Screwed & Chopped)". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-09-01.