- He assumed the name "Paris" professionally as a result of wanting to "take something associated with European identity and turn it Black, as opposed to what traditionally occurs the other way around.".
- Was an early collaborator with DJ Shadow. The two met at UC Davis where Paris had a show on the school's radio station, KDVS.
- First video appearance was in Public Enemy's "Anti-Nigger Machine" video off of their classic 1990 album, Fear of a Black Planet.
- Was a contributor for VICE in 2016 and The Washington Post.
- Has produced projects featuring contributions from Public Enemy, George Clinton, E-40, dead prez, Tha Eastsidaz, The Coup, Kam, T-K.A.S.H., The Conscious Daughters, WC, MC Ren, DJ Shadow, Immortal Technique, and Mobb Deep, among others.
- Has a B.S. Degree in Managerial Economics.
- Owns all of of his masters and publishing.
- Penned a complete Public Enemy album, Rebirth of a Nation.
- Credits his initial signing to Tommy Boy Records (his first label, distributed by Warner Music) to then-employee and voiceover impresario Rodd Houston, who met Paris at a video shoot for Digital Underground.
- Is a multi-instrumentalist and producer. He has produced all of his own albums since the inception of his career.
- Has acknowledged Public Enemy, Rakim, LL Cool J and Ice Cube as major influences early in his career.
- Met President Fidel Castro at his home while on tour in Havana, Cuba in 1991. While in Cuba, he also met and traveled extensively with revolutionary Black Panther Assata Shakur, who lives there in protective exile to this day after escaping from a maximum security prison in New Jersey following her conviction resulting from a 1973 shootout on the NJ Turnpike, which resulted in the deaths of a Panther leader and a NJ State Trooper.
- Was dropped from Tommy Boy Records (and all Warner Music subsidiaries) as an artist after an employee at the label took offense to his sophomore effort, Sleeping with the Enemy. The album featured two incendiary cuts - "Coffee, Donuts & Death" (which advocated for armed self-defense against racist police aggression), and "Bush Killa" (a first-person fantasy revenge assassination against then-President George H.W. Bush). This occurred on the heels of Ice-T 's own "Cop Killer" controversy in 1991. He went on to release Sleeping with the Enemy independently, garnering robust sales and critical acclaim in the process, which paved the way for a distribution deal with Priority Records in 1993 that cemented his independent status.
- Initiated a scholarship campaign for his fans that was redeemable toward post-high school education and housing expenses. Paris stated it was a way for him "to express gratitude to his supporters, and to emphasize both the importance of higher education and the need to continue to support art of substance.".
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