Lawrence Baskerville (born August 12, 1969), better known by his stage name Prince Po, is an American rapper and record producer from

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. He is a founder of Nasty Habits Entertainment.

Early life

Prince Po was born Lawrence Baskerville in 1969. He is originally from

Career

Prince Po has formed

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with

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. In the 1990s, the duo released three studio albums: ''

'' (1991), '' Stress: The Extinction Agenda'' (1994), and ''

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'' (1997). In 2004, he released his debut solo studio album, ''

The Slickness ''The Slickness'' is the first solo studio album by Prince Po, one half of American hip hop duo Organized Konfusion. It was released on Lex Records in 2004. It peaked at number 53 on the CMJ Top 200 chart. Production 80 percent of the album was ...

'', on

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. The follow-up solo studio album, ''

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'', was released in 2006. In 2007, he released a collaborative album with TomC3, titled ''Saga of the Simian Samurai''. In 2014, he released a collaborative album with Oh No, titled ''Animal Serum''.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''

'' (2004) * ''

'' (2006) * ''Saga of the Simian Samurai'' (2007) * ''Animal Serum'' (2014)

EPs

* ''X Files'' (2009)

Singles

* "Where Ya Shoes At?" / "Shine" (1998) * "Hold Dat" (2004) * "Bump Bump" (2004) * "Holla" / "Mecheti Lightspeed" (2006) * "I Got a Right to Know" (2006)

Guest appearances

* O.C. - "No Main Topic" from '' Word...Life'' (1994) * O.C. - "War Games" from ''

Jewelz ''Jewelz'' is the second album by the rapper O.C. Unlike his debut, 1994's '' Word...Life'', ''Jewelz'' features a wider number of guest producers and rappers. Producer DJ Premier (who also oversaw and mixed other parts of the album) lends his ha ...

'' (1997) *

DJ Spooky Paul Dennis Miller (born September 6, 1970), known professionally as DJ Spooky, That Subliminal Kid, is an American electronic and experimental hip hop musician whose work is often called by critics "illbient" or "trip hop". He is a turntabli ...

- "Rekonstruction" from ''

Riddim Warfare ''Riddim Warfare'' is a 1998 studio album by DJ Spooky. It includes contributions from Sir Menelik, Kool Keith, Killah Priest, Thurston Moore, Ben Neil, Arto Lindsay, and Mariko Mori. Critical reception John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 4 sta ...

'' (1998) *

Pharoahe Monch Troy Donald Jamerson (born October 31, 1972), better known by his stage name Pharoahe Monch, is an American rapper from South Jamaica, Queens, New York. He is known for his complex lyrics, intricate delivery, and internal and multisyllabic rhy ...

- "God Send" from '' Internal Affairs'' (1999) * Cella Dwellas - "Ill Collabo" from '' The Last Shall Be First'' (2000) *

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- "Frontline" from ''Relax Relate Release'' (2002) * The Planets - "Trees" and "Trees (Remix)" from ''The Epic'' (2003) * Danger Mouse &

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- "Copy Cats" from ''

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'' (2003) *

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- "Tha Hardway" from ''American Lowlife'' (2004) * Mars Ill - "Glam Rap" from '' Pro*Pain'' (2006) *

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& TomC3 - "Mechanical Mechanix" from ''

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'' (2006) * Casbah 73 - "Welcome to the Casbah" from ''Pushin' 40'' (2007) * Unified School District - "Know Time Left" from ''Brokedown Palace'' (2007) * Wildchild - "Puppetmasters" from ''

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'' (2007) *

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- "Last of the Greats" from ''

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'' (2007) *

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- "Dusk till Dawn" (2008) *

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- "Get Up" from ''Mental Liberation'' (2009) *

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- "Ghetto Soul Music" from ''The Reset'' (2010) * No Pretense - "Elevation" from ''Music & Mouthwords'' (2010) * KVBeats - "She Gave Me the World" from ''The Resume'' (2010) *

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- "What You Know About" from ''My Fanbase Will Destroy You'' (2010) * Blee - "Posses" from ''Cosmos Road'' (2010) * Sonnyjim - "You Aint Ready" from ''The Psychonaut'' (2011) * DJ Doom - "Classic Hip-Hop" from ''Temple of Doom'' (2011) * Beneficence - "With My Real People" from ''Sidewalk Science'' (2011) *

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- "Rock My Soul" from ''

'' (2012) * Gensu Dean - "Heavy" from ''Lo-Fi Fingahz'' (2012) * Kid Tsu - "Get It" from ''The Chase'' (2013) * First Division - "The C.D.C. (Cypher for Disease Control)" from ''Overworked & Underpaid'' (2015) * The Mighty Rhino - "Resplendent" from ''We Will No Longer Retreat into Darkness'' (2018) * The Mighty Rhino - "Fuckouttahere" from ''A Joy Which Nothing Can Erase'' (2019) * DJ Cosm - "Rules" (also featuring El Da Sensei and

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) (2020)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Prince Po 1969 births Living people Musicians from Queens, New York American hip hop record producers Rappers from New York City African-American rappers 21st-century American rappers Lex Records artists 21st-century African-American musicians 20th-century African-American people