A Prince Among Thieves

A Prince Among Thieves

Infobox Album |
Name = A Prince Among Thieves
Type = Album
Artist = Prince Paul


Recorded = Paul's Coffee Shop
(Long Island, New York)
Released = February 23, 1999
Genre = Hip Hop
Length = 73:11
Label = Tommy Boy
TB-1210
Producer = Prince Paul
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:p25m96hogepo link]
*"The Austin Chronicle" Rating|4|5 [http://weeklywire.com/ww/05-17-99/austin_music_recviews.html link]
*RapReviews rating-10|9.5 [http://rapreviews.com/archive/1999_03_thieves.html link]
*"Rolling Stone" (favorable) [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/princepaul/albums/album/237337/review/5943607/a_prince_among_thieves link]
*Piero Scaruffi Rating|7|10 [http://www.scaruffi.com/vol5/paul.html link]
*The Source Rating|4|5 [http://www.tower.com/details/details.cfm?wapi=106631321 link]
Last album = ""
(1996)
This album = "A Prince Among Thieves"
(1999)
Next album = "Politics of the Business"
(2003)

"A Prince Among Thieves" is the second studio album by Hip Hop artist and producer Prince Paul. It is considered an apex in the hip hop world, and was one of the most acclaimed concept albums of its time. The concept follows the story of an aspiring young MC named Tariq, played by rapper Breezly Brewin, who needs to collect money to record a demo tape before a meeting with Wu-Tang Clan leader RZA. The story follows, as a desperate Tariq quits his low-paying job and turns to his friend True, played by rapper Big Sha, who plugs him into the world of drug dealing. The story sees the two making their way through the drug world, a police ambush, jail, and finally, a deadly showdown.

The album features cameos by Kool Keith, Big Daddy Kane, Chubb Rock, Biz Markie, De La Soul, Everlast, Sadat X, Xzibit, Kid Creole, Special Ed, Chris Rock, RZA and Buckshot.

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