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 and Bandcamp. Among the new featured guests on The Redux are De La Soul, RZA, and Bumpy Knuckles.
Track listing All production by Prince Paul (producer) except for Track 15 by Prince Paul, DJ A. Vee, Harry Allen, and Mr. Len.
Personnel ProducersProducersPrince Paul, DJ A. Vee, Harry Allen, Mr. LenExecutive producerPrince PaulPerformersLead vocals and rappingErick 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, WordsworthAdditional and background vocalsBel 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 PremierInstrumentationJennifer Birsamyn Buenafe (violin), K'Alyn (guitar), DJ A. Vee (scratching)TechniciansMixingPrince PaulEngineeringPrince PaulMasteringTom CoyneArrangementsPrince Paul
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