Track Listing
1. Tariq's Delimma (Intro)
2. Pain - (featuring Sha/Breeze)
3. How It All Started
4. Steady Slobbin' - (featuring Breeze)
5. Just Another Day
6. What U Got (The Demo) - (featuring Breeze)
7. Hustles On, The
8. MC Hustler - (featuring Horror City)
9. Call, The
10. Other Line, The - (featuring Breeze/Heroine)
11. Crazy Lou's Hideout
12. Weapon World - (featuring Kool Keith)
13. My Big Chance
14. War Party - (featuring Horror City)
15. Count Macula
16. Macula's Theory - (featuring Big Daddy Kane)
17. Mr. Large - (featuring Chubb Rock/Biz Markie)
18. Can You Handle It
19. Put the Next Man On - (featuring Sha/Breeze/Superstar)
20. I Was In
21. My First Day - (featuring Chris Rock)
22. More Than U Know - (featuring De La Soul)
23. Room 69 - (featuring Sweet Dee)
24. Mood For Love - (featuring Newkirk)
25. Bust, The
26. Men in Blue, The - (featuring Everlast)
27. Central Booking
28. Handle Your Time - (featuring Sadat X/Xzibit/Kid Creole)
29. Rev, The
30. Sermon
31. Showdown
32. You Got Shot - (featuring Breeze/Sha)
33. Every Beginning Must Have an Ending
34. New Joint, The (DJ's Delite)
35. Prince Among Thieves, A - (featuring Sha)
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, Breeze, Chris Rock, Chubb Rock, De La Soul, Everlast, Heroine, Horror City, Kid Creole, Kool Keith, Newkirk, RZA, Sadat X, Sadat, X, Sha, Special Ed, Superstar, Sweet Dee, Xzibit | | Producer: | Prince Paul | | Distributor: | Alternative Dis. Alliance | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Personnel includes: Prince Paul (rap vocals, guitar, percussion, scratches); T-Bone, Sheila Coley (vocals); Don Newkirk, Eddie "Goalfingers" Berkeley (keyboards); Breeze, Sha, De La Soul, Everlast, Chris Rock, Xzibit, Sadat X, Big Daddy Kane, Kool Keith, Chubb Rock, Biz Markie, Horror City, Heroine, Superstar, Sweet Dee, Kid Creole; Breezly Brewin, Monkey, Special Ed, Queen Bee, RZA, Dom Dom, Buckshot, Rodd Houston, Wendy Day, Karima, Phil Painson, Danny Madorski, Kamala Gordon, Evil Dee, Bobbito, DJ Mecca, Bobby Simmons, Andre "Bless Me" Smith, Ken "Special K" Spellman, DJ Atlas, Artist, Lynn Gonzales, Rotimi Rainwater, Michelle Willems, Patty Santos, Faradina Lael, Jackie Martinez, Shara, Queen, Big Pat, The Deadly Snakes.
Includes liner notes by Prince Paul.
Editorial Reviews
Ranked #89 in Spin Magazine's 90 Greatest Albums of the '90s.
Spin (09/01/1999)
4 Mics (out of 5) - ...A PRINCE AMONG THIEVES takes us into the life of Tariq....For those looking for hip-hop's new frontier, this is definitely it...
The Source (03/01/1999)
...the album's whole atmosphere showcase's Prince's moody productions....This album is incredible...its '80s aesthetics will draw the attention of old school lovers. Measuring this album against the many thieves of the industry, P.P. is crowned king of creativity.
Rap Pages (07/01/1999)
...his most audacious accomlishment yet....Paul's unwavering vision mahages to succeed as both an R-rated radio play and a compelling hip-hop experiment...
CMJ (02/15/1999)
Included in CMJ's Beat Box '99 Top 5.
CMJ (01/10/2000)
...the album's whole atmosphere showcase's Prince's moody productions....This album is incredible...its '80s aesthetics will draw the attention of old school lovers. Measuring this album against the many thieves of the industry, P.P. is crowned king of creativity.
Rap Pages (07/01/1999)
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