Three 6 Mafia Sippin on Some Syrup. This feature is not available right now. Please try again later. Paul Duane Beauregard, born October 13, 1977 better known by his stage name DJ Paul, is an American rapper, record producer, DJ, songwriter and entrepreneur from. Three 6 Mafia is an American hip hop group from Memphis, Tennessee, signed to Columbia Records. The group was formed by DJ Paul, Lord Infamous, and Juicy J in 1991. DJ Paul Wikipedia. This article is about the American DJ, rapper and producer. For other DJs whose name is Paul, see DJ Paul disambiguation. Three Six Mafia Sippin On Some Syrup' title='Three Six Mafia Sippin On Some Syrup' />DJ Paul. DJ Paul K. O. MBackground information. Birth name. Paul Duane Beauregard. Also known as. The King of Memphis K. O. M. Born1. 97. October 1. Memphis, Tennessee, U. S. Genres. OccupationsDJ, Rapper, Record producer, Songwriter, Entrepreneur. Instruments. Vocals, Turntables, Sampler, Drum machine, Keyboard. Years active. 19. Labels. Hypnotize Minds 1. Prophet 1. 99. 51. Relativity 1. 99. Loud 2. 00. 02. Scale A Ton 2. Psychopathic Records 2. Slumerican Records 2. Associated acts. Three 6 Mafia, Juicy J, Lord Infamous, Project Pat, Lil Wyte, Ya Boy, Drumma Boy, Da Mafia 6ix. Website. Official website. Paul Duane Beauregard, born October 1. DJ Paul, is an American rapper, record producer, DJ, songwriter and entrepreneur from Memphis, Tennessee. He is a founding member of hip hop group Three 6 Mafia and the half brother of the late rapper Lord Infamous. DJ Paul started his career in the late 1. Friday Night Gaming Live on this page. DJ and released a number of solo tapes, as well as three collaboration albums with Lord Infamous as The Serial Killaz. Juicy J was introduced and the three founded the group Three 6 Mafia, going on to achieve national success in the late 1. Their 2. 00. 0 album, When the Smoke Clears Sixty 6, Sixty 1, debuted at number six on the Billboard 2. Later followed by Da Unbreakables in 2. Most Known Unknown in 2. In 2. 00. 6, DJ Paul, Juicy J, Crunchy Black, and Frayser Boy won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for Its Hard out Here for a Pimp from the film Hustle Flow. Paul has also released three solo albums, and created soundtracks to two movies. He and the rest of Three 6 Mafia are known as the originators of the crunk style of music. Aside from music, DJ Paul has been involved in a variety of business ventures, including film production and real estate. He founded his own record label Scale A Ton Entertainment, co owns the fashion wear line Dangerus Skandulus, has a collection of BBQ seasonings and is the spokesman for a legal version of the drink Sizzurp. Music careeredit1. Career beginningseditIn 1. DJ Paul started his career as a DJ in Memphis club 3. Beale. At first he wanted to focus on DJing instead of rapping. In 1. The Serial Killaz, together with his older half brother Lord Infamous. Paul served as the producer, making beats, which Infamous would rap over. The two did not have any equipment, so they used to rent local DJ Just Borns studio with the money their father gave them. Crystal Reports Engine 10. Paul would play and scratch records on his mothers record player when she was not home. They released self recorded tapes in their neighborhood, school, and local shops. Their first tape, Portrait Of A Serial Killa, was released in 1. The following year, the duo released another tape called Come with Me 2 Hell. Mixtapes, back in the day, was just a mix of peoples favorite songs. Like if your uncle or whatever would take his favorite OJays songs, his favorite Staples Singers songs, and put them all on one tape, so when they have a party, they could play all of their favorite songs. Memphis took it a step further. DJ Squeeky, and Juicy J would do. We would put our own songs on our mixtapes. Thats what people do today, but we were doing that back in 8. DJ Paul in an interview with journalist Louis Goggans from Memphis Flyer newspaper in 2. DJ Paul eventually bought studio equipment, consisting of a keyboard, a turntable, and a four track recorder. He started making mixtapes with popular songs and selling them at his high school. Later he started including songs of his affiliated rappers on the tapes as well, in order to promote them. Eventually, he began making mixtapes consisting only of original songs by himself and local artists. Paul claimed that Memphis DJs, such as himself, DJ Spanish Fly, DJ Squeeky and Juicy J created the modern format of mixtapes by including their original songs, instead of making compilations of other artists music. DJ Paul also released a number of solo tapes called Underground Volume 1 to Volume 1. He rose to prominence as a DJ and producer on the south side of Memphis, and was introduced to fellow producer Juicy J, who was also garnering buzz on the north side of the city. Together with Lord Infamous, they formed the group The Backyard Posse. DJ Paul and Juicy J soon began producing tracks, described as dark, eerie. They changed their name to Triple Six Mafia, after a phrase Lord Infamous would use to refer to the group in their songs. Three 6 Mafia and debut solo albumeditIn 1. Triple Six Mafia were joined by Koopsta Knicca and released the underground album Smoked Out Loced Out. Later the group acquired two more members, Gangsta Boo and Crunchy Black and changed its name again to Three 6 Mafia. In 1. 99. 5, they self released their debut studio album, Mystic Stylez. Following the albums success, Three 6 Mafia signed a major label deal with Relativity Records. They also started their own label Hypnotize Minds and signed a number of local artists, such as Project Pat, La Chat, Frayser Boy and Lil Wyte, among others. DJ Paul and Juicy J exclusively produced the whole albums by their artists, as well as Three 6 Mafias releases. The group achieved commercial success with their 2. When the Smoke Clears Sixty 6, Sixty 1, which debuted at number six on the Billboard 2. RIAA. In 2. 00. 2, DJ Paul released his debut solo studio album Underground Volume 1. For Da Summa. Most of the songs, originally featured on his 1. Underground Volume 1. Da Summa of 9. 4, were remastered and some of the old featured artists were replaced with new ones from Hypnotize Minds, such as Frayser Boy and La Chat. The album peaked at number 1. Billboard 2. 00. Three 6 Mafia released two more commercially successful albums Da Unbreakables in 2. Most Known Unknown in 2. Billboard 2. 00. They also created the soundtracks of the movies Choices and its sequel Choices II The Setup. By 2. 00. 6, Paul and Juicy were the only members of the group left. Academy Award win, Scale A Ton and A Person of InteresteditIn 2. DJ Paul, Juicy J, and Crunchy Black won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for Its Hard out Here for a Pimp from the film Hustle Flow. The song, which they co wrote with HCP member Frayser Boy, was also ranked at number 8. VH1s 1. 00 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop. After Three 6 Mafia released their 2. Last 2 Walk, the group had conflicts with their label Sony about their music style,9 which led DJ Paul and Juicy J to pursue other ventures and their solo careers. In 2. 00. 9, Paul released The Weigh In his first mixtape since the Volume series in the early 1. A few months later he followed up with his second solo album Scale A Ton, released under Pauls newly founded label Scale A Ton Entertainment. The album was received well by critics, earning a positive review and an Album pick by All. Music. 1. 0 In 2. Paul released his second mixtape Too Kill Again, hosted by DJ Scream and DJ Whoo Kid. The mixtape features many upcoming and new Memphis artists such as Lion Heart, Thug Therapy, Partee and Miscellaneous. DJ Paul stated the tape was a preview to his upcoming album, also titled Too Kill Again, which however was never released. Instead, in 2. 01. Paul made a new collaboration mixtape with rapper Ya Boy and producer Lil Lody, called Pray For Forgiveness.