| 词条 | A Prince Among Thieves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 释义 |
| name = A Prince Among Thieves | type = studio | artist = Prince Paul | cover = Aprinceamongthieves.jpg | alt = | released = February 23, 1999 | recorded = 1997–1998 | venue = | studio = Paul's Coffee Shop (Long Island, New York) | genre = Hip hop | length = 77:11 | label = Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. 01210 | producer = Prince Paul | prev_title = What is It? | prev_year = 1996 | next_title = Politics of the Business | next_year = 2003 }}{{Album ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}[1] | rev2 = Chicago Sun-Times | rev2Score = {{Rating|4|4}}[2] | rev3 = Los Angeles Times | rev3Score = {{Rating|3|4}}[3] | rev4 = NME | rev4Score = 8/10[4] | rev5 = Pitchfork | rev5Score = 8.7/10[5] | rev6 = Rolling Stone | rev6Score = {{Rating|3|5}}[6] | rev7 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide | rev7Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}[7] | rev8 = The Source | rev8Score = 4/5[8] | rev9 = Spin | rev9Score = 9/10[9] | rev10 = The Village Voice | rev10Score = A[10] | noprose = yes }}A Prince Among Thieves is the second studio album by hip hop artist Prince Paul. A Prince Among Thieves was well received by music critics. Music essayist Robert Christgau has called it "the closest thing to a true rock opera you've ever heard".[10] BackgroundThe concept follows the story of an aspiring young emcee named Tariq, played by emcee Breezly Brewin, who needs to collect money to record a demo tape before a meeting with Wu-Tang Clan leader RZA. The story follows a desperate Tariq, who quits his low-paying job and turns to his friend True, played by emcee Big Sha, who introduces him to drug dealing. The two make 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. While recording, Prince Paul tried to get Vanilla Ice to appear on the album delivering a verse as one of the convicts in the jail scene, but was turned down by Ice's manager.[11] A single version and video in the style of a film trailer was also produced. Although conceived as a story that would be filmed, a movie never came about. In an interview, Prince Paul said: {{quote|"That was the intention. When I first made it I was inspired by Master P's I'm Bout It, I was like this movie is so poorly shot and it's popular. I could do that with more star power. I tried to pitch it to Tommy Boy, and they apparently didn't see the vision. I was like we could make so much money, but they were like 'Yeah, yeah Paul, we're going to put this million dollars in whatever group' that they had. Then at some point Chris Rock bought the rights to it, but he didn't do anything with it. So it sits and it sits. If I had the opportunity, if somebody said hey I have a small budget or wanted to get a Kickstarter going, I'd love to put that together."[12] }}Track listing
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The DJs and VJs
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Charts
References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-prince-among-thieves-mw0000036796 |title=A Prince Among Thieves – Prince Paul |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=May 3, 2016 |last=Huey |first=Steve}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Prince Among Thieves, A}}2. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4493175.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614025422/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4493175.html |dead-url=yes |archive-date=June 14, 2017 |title=Prince Paul, 'Prince Among Thieves' (Tommy Boy) |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=June 13, 1999 |accessdate=May 3, 2016 |last=Kyles |first=Kyra |subscription=yes}} 3. ^{{cite news |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1999/apr/03/entertainment/ca-23703 |title=Prince Paul, 'A Prince Among Thieves,' Tommy Boy |work=Los Angeles Times |date=April 3, 1999 |accessdate=May 3, 2016 |last=Baker |first=Soren |authorlink=Soren Baker}} 4. ^{{cite journal |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19990103103003reviews.html |title=Prince Paul – A Prince Among Thieves |work=NME |date=February 3, 1999 |accessdate=May 3, 2016 |last=Crysell |first=Andy |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001016052823/http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19990103103003reviews.html |archivedate=October 16, 2000}} 5. ^{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/prince-paul-a-prince-among-thieves/ |title=Prince Paul: A Prince Among Thieves |work=Pitchfork |date=February 10, 2019 |accessdate=February 22, 2019 |last=Aku |first=Timmhotep}} 6. ^{{cite journal |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/princepaul/albums/album/237337/review/5943607/a_prince_among_thieves |title=Prince Paul: A Prince Among Thieves |work=Rolling Stone |date=March 18, 1999 |accessdate=May 3, 2016 |last=Stovall |first=Natasha |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002111051/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/princepaul/albums/album/237337/review/5943607/a_prince_among_thieves |archivedate=October 2, 2007}} 7. ^{{cite book |chapter=Prince Paul |last=Miles |first=Milo |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |publisher=Simon & Schuster |edition=4th |year=2004 |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |page=657}} 8. ^{{cite journal |title=Prince Paul: A Prince Among Thieves |work=The Source |issue=114 |date=March 1999 |page=196}} 9. ^{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3R7GZ8ghL8wC&lpg=PA142 |title=Prince Paul: A Prince Among Thieves / The Roots: Things Fall Apart |work=Spin |volume=15 |issue=3 |date=March 1999 |accessdate=May 3, 2016 |last=Kulkarni |first=Neil |page=142}} 10. ^1 {{cite news |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv399-99.php |title=Consumer Guide |work=The Village Voice |date=March 23, 1999 |accessdate=May 3, 2016 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |authorlink=Robert Christgau}} 11. ^https://www.complex.com/music/2011/12/prince-paul-tells-all-the-stories-behind-his-classic-records-part-2/prince-paul-a-prince-among-thieves-1999 12. ^{{cite web|author=Yohance Kyles |url=http://allhiphop.com/2013/11/07/exclusive-prince-paul-discusses-his-all-purpose-show-art-vs-business-refusing-to-sell-out/ |title=EXCLUSIVE: Prince Paul Discusses His "All Purpose Show," Art vs Business & Refusing To Sell Out |publisher=AllHipHop.com |date=2013-11-07 |accessdate=2014-08-14}} 13. ^https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qWlKaeX348 6 : Prince Paul (producer) albums|1999 albums|Concept albums|Tommy Boy Records albums|Albums produced by Prince Paul (producer)|Rap operas |
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