Paul Nathaniel Barman (born October 30, 1974), better known by his stage name MC Paul Barman, is an American rapper. He resides in

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. In 2012, ''

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'' placed him at number 14 on the "Top 20 Whitest Musicians of All Time" list.

Early life

Barman is from Ridgewood, New Jersey. He is Jewish. He attended

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Career

MC Paul Barman released his debut EP, '' It's Very Stimulating'', on Wordsound in 2000; it was produced by Prince Paul. His first studio album, ''

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'', was released on Coup d'État in 2002. He released his second studio album, ''

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'', on Househusband in 2009. He has toured with Blackalicious. He has taught a hip hop class to high school kids at the Bank Street College of Education. In 2018, he released ''(((Echo Chamber)))'', his first studio album since 2009's ''Thought Balloon Mushroom Cloud'', on

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. It included productions from MF Doom,

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, as well as guest appearances from

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Musical style and influences

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'' called his music "a surreal departure from the rap norm". His music has been influenced by Boogie Down Productions, Jungle Brothers,

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, MC Lyte, and

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Discography

Studio albums * ''

'' (Coup d'État, 2002) * ''

'' (Househusband, 2009) * '' (((Echo Chamber)))'' (

, 2018) Collaborative albums * '' A Year of Octobers'' (2021) Mixtapes * ''Full Buck Moon Kaboom'' (Househusband, 2008) * ''Blue Moon Kaboom'' (Househusband, 2017) EPs * '' It's Very Stimulating'' (Wordsound, 2000) Singles * " Postgraduate Work" (Househusband, 1998) * "How Hard Is That?" (

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, 2000) * "Cock Mobster" (Coup d'État, 2001) * "Father Moose" (Househusband, 2009) * "Decide-A-Tron" (Househusband, 2017) * "Happy Holidays" (Mello Music Group/Househusband, 2017) * "Leapfrog" (Mello Music Group, 2018) Guest appearances *

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- "Meet Cleofis Randolph the Patriarch" from ''

'' (2000) * MF Doom - "Hot Guacamole" from '' MM..LeftOvers'' (2004) * Mr. Dead - "Chemically Imbalanced" from ''Metabolics Volume II: Dawn of the Dead'' (2001) *

- "Roommates Meet" from'' Disposable Arts'' (2001) *

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- "Salvation Barmy" from ''How to Cut and Paste Mix Tape Vol.1'' (2001) * Le Hammond Inferno - "Man from Lafonda (Paul Barman Remix)" from ''This Is Bungalow'' (2004) * Prince Paul - "Inside Your Mind" and "The Night My Girlfriend Left Me" from '' Itstrumental'' (2005) * DJ Yoda - "Salaam" from ''

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'' (2006) * Rushden & Diamonds - "We Want Rushden" and "Money" from ''2010'' (2010) *

- "Exiled from the Getalong Gang" from ''Rappers Will Die of Natural Causes'' (2011) * Open Mike Eagle - "Starz" from ''4nml Hsptl'' (2012) * Memory Man - "Live from Death Row" from ''Broadcast One'' (2015) * Open Mike Eagle - "Trickeration" from ''A Special Episode of'' (2015) * L'Orange and

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- "Suspended Animation" from ''Time? Astonishing!'' (2015) * Prince Paul - "Girls Wanna Do Me, Guys Wanna Be My Friend" from ''The Redux'' (2017) * Donwill - "Don, Rob, and Paul" from ''One Word No Space'' (2019)

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