''Lights Out Paris'' is the first studio album by American hip hop artist

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, a member of

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indie hip hop collective

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. It was released July 28, 2005 on

Doomtree Records Doomtree is an American hip hop collective and record label based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The collective has seven members: Dessa, Cecil Otter, P.O.S, Sims, Mike Mictlan, Paper Tiger, and Lazerbeak. The collective is known for incorporating ...

and includes guest appearances from P.O.S, Crescent Moon, and

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, among others. The album was re-released with four remixes and five songs from Sims' ''False Hopes Four'' on

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in June 2015.

Music

The album is produced by

Lazerbeak Aaron Mader (born July 21, 1982), better known by his stage name Lazerbeak, is an American record producer, singer, and guitarist from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has been a member of Doomtree, The Plastic Constellations, Mixed Blood Majority, Shre ...

, MK Larada, P.O.S, Tom Servo and

Paper Tiger "Paper tiger" is a literal English translation of the Chinese phrase ''zhǐlǎohǔ'' ( zh, s=纸老虎, t=紙老虎). The term refers to something or someone that claims or appears to be powerful or threatening, but is actually ineffectual and ...

. It features

Mike Mictlan Michael Marquez (born July 8, 1982), better known by his stage name Mike Mictlan (), is a rapper from Los Angeles, California, who is currently based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is a founding member of the indie hip hop collective Doomtree and ...

, Crescent Moon, Cecil Otter, P.O.S and

Dessa Margret Wander (born May 23, 1981), better known by her stage name Dessa, is an American rapper, singer, writer, and former record executive. She is a member of the indie hip hop collective Doomtree. Early life Dessa was born to Robert Wander ...

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from Discogs *

- primary artist * MK Larada - executive producer, producer , additional production * P.O.S - executive producer, featured artist , producer *

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- engineer, mixed by, producer * Dave Gardner - mastered by * Turbo Nemesis - mixed by * Tom Servo - producer *

- featured artist *

- producer * Sean McPherson - bass * Brandon - producer * Benzilla - producer * Crescent Moon - featured artist *

- producer * Cecil Otter - featured artist *

- featured artist

References

External links

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