Politics of the Business

Politics of the Business
Studio album by Prince Paul
Released	May 6, 2003
Genre	Hip hop
Label	Razor & Tie
Producer	Prince Paul
Prince Paul chronology
A Prince Among Thieves (1999) Politics of the Business (2003) Itstrumental (2005)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	65/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Blender	[3]
Neumu	5/10[4]
Pitchfork	5.1/10[5]
RapReviews	7/10[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
Spin	C+[8]
Uncut	5/5[9]

Politics of the Business is the third album by American hip hop producer Prince Paul. This album is considered to be a concept album similar to A Prince Among Thieves. The concept for this album, however, is the concept of following-up a concept album that did not sell too well (that album being A Prince Among Thieves). The album features guest appearances from Ice-T, DJ Jazzy Jeff, MF Doom, Biz Markie, Chuck D, Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, and more. In October 2017, Paul released an updated version of Politics of the Business titled The Redux for free on SoundCloud[10] and Bandcamp.[11] Among the new featured guests on The Redux are De La Soul, RZA, and Bumpy Knuckles.

Track listing

Track listing for Politics of the Business
#	Title	Composer(s)	Performer(s)	Producer(s)	Time
1	"A Day in the Life"	P. Huston D. Chappelle B. Thompson	Bel Thompson (voice) Dave Chappelle (voice)	Prince Paul	1:37
2	"Popmaster Intro"	P. Huston	Popmaster (voice)	Prince Paul	0:51
3	"Make Room"	P. Huston E. Sermon J. Phillips S. Scott	Erick Sermon (rap) Mally G (rap) Sy Scott (rap) Ryan McKnite (vocals) Starr Struk (vocals)	Prince Paul	3:40
4	"The Drive By"	P. Huston	Bimos (voice) Ryan McKnite (voice)	Prince Paul	2:01
5	"So What"	P. Huston D. Clear J. Long C. Mann	Masta Ace (rap) Pretty Ugly (rap) Kokane (vocals)	Prince Paul	4:44
6	"Drama Queen"	P. Huston D. Jolicoeur S. Preston	Dave (rap) Truth Enola (rap) Jonene Nelson (vocals)	Prince Paul	4:51
7	"Not Tryin' To Hear That/Words (Album Leak)"	P. Huston K. Elam J. Green	Guru (rap) Planet Asia (rap) DJ A. Vee (scratches) Wordsworth (rap)	Prince Paul	2:49
8	"Politics of the Business"	P. Huston C. Ridenhour T. Marrow	Chuck D (voice) Ice-T (voice)	Prince Paul	1:43
9	"Crhyme Pays/Ralph Nader"	P. Huston J. Tineo L. Fernandez R. Smith J. Hernandez	The Beatnuts (rap) Tash (rap) Tony Touch (rap) Starr Struk (vocals) Biz Markie (voice) Mr. Len (voice)	Prince Paul	4:32
10	"What I Need"	P. Huston J. Harrow T. Martin	Kardinal Offishall (rap) Sly Boogy (rap)	Prince Paul	3:59
11	"Princepaulonline.com/The Word"	P. Huston	Austin (voice) Carolyn Williams (voice) Chris Rock (voice) DJ Jazzy Jeff (voice) Jonene Nelson (voice) The Lord Pink Velour (voice) Mr. Len (voice) Prince Paul Jr. (voice) DJ Premier (voice) Jonene Nelson (voice)	Prince Paul	1:44
12	"Controversial Headlines AKA Champion Sound, Pt. 1/My Bookie"	P. Huston R. Hamilton R. Lewis	Horror City (rap)	Prince Paul	6:02
13	"Beautifully Absurd"	P. Huston K. Alyn W. Felton	W. Ellington Felton (vocals) DJ A. Vee (scratches) K'Alyn (guitar) Jennifer Birsamyn Nuenafe (violin)	Prince Paul	5:23
14	"Controversial Headlines AKA Champion Sound, Pt. 2"	P. Huston R. Hamilton R. Lewis T. Ibrahim	Horror City (rap) Jean Grae (rap)	Prince Paul	2:16
15	"Chubb Rock Please Pay Paul His $2200 You Owe Him (People, Places, and Things)"	P. Huston D. Dumile R. Simpson V. Johnson	Chubb Rock (rap) MF Doom (rap) Wordsworth (rap)	Prince Paul DJ A. Vee Harry Allen Mr. Len	4:06
16	"A Life in the Day"/ "Crhyme Pays" [Original Mix]/ "The Way My Life Seems"	P. Huston J. Tineo L. Fernandez R. Smith J. Hernandez	Dave Chappelle (voice) [A] The Beatnuts (rap) [B] Tash (rap) [B] Tony Touch (rap) [B] Black Ice (rap) [C] The Pharcyde (rap) [C]	Prince Paul	14:51

Personnel

Producers
Producers	Prince Paul, DJ A. Vee, Harry Allen, Mr. Len
Executive producer	Prince Paul
Performers
Lead vocals and rapping	Erick Sermon, Mally G, Sy Scott, Ryan McKnite, Starr Struk, Masta Ace, Pretty Ugly, Kokane, Dave, Truth Enola, Guru, Planet Asia, The Beatnuts, Tash, Tony Touch, Kardinal Offishall, Sly Boogy, Horror City, W. Ellington Felton, K'Alyn, Jean Grae, Chubb Rock, MF Doom, Wordsworth
Additional and background vocals	Bel Thompson, Dave Chappelle, Popmaster, Bimos, Jonene Nelson, Wordsworth, Chuck D, Ice-T, Biz Markie, Mr. Len, Austin, Carolyn Williams, Chris Rock, DJ Jazzy Jeff, The Lord Pink Velour, Prince Paul Jr., DJ Premier
Instrumentation	Jennifer Birsamyn Buenafe (violin), K'Alyn (guitar), DJ A. Vee (scratching)
Technicians
Mixing	Prince Paul
Engineering	Prince Paul
Mastering	Tom Coyne
Arrangements	Prince Paul

References

1. "Politics Of The Business by Prince Paul". Metacritic. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
2. Huey, Steve. "Politics of the Business - Prince Paul". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
3. Hsu, Hua. "Prince Paul: Politics of the Business". Blender. Archived from the original on 2003-08-17. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
4. Fennessey, Sean. "Prince Paul: Politics of the Business". Neumu. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
5. Kallman, Matt (2003-05-12). "Prince Paul: Politics of the Business Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
6. Juon, Steve (2003-05-13). "Prince Paul :: Politics of the Business :: Razor & Tie". RapReviews. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
7. Hoard, Christian (2003-05-29). "Prince Paul: The Politics of the Business". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-10-02. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
8. Caramanica, Jon (June 2003). "Prince Paul: Politics of the Business (Razor & Tie)/The Majesticans: Beauty Party (Big Dada/Ninja Tune)". Spin. Vol. 19, no. 6. pp. 105–6.
9. "Prince Paul - Politics Of The Business". Uncut. 2003-07-01. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
10. REDUX ALBUM 2018 * Download link in the description *, retrieved 2022-11-07
11. "THE REDUX * FREE PAY 0 FOR PROMOTION ONLY !, by PRINCE PAUL". PRINCE PAUL. Retrieved 2022-11-07.