- hip hop
- 79 min
- 35 tracks
- Tommy Boy
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".
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Spare, cool, classical in form and grave.
- sparerichly built
- cooloverwhelming
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
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Tracks
- A1Tariq's Dilemma (Intro)0:37
- A2Pain2:13
- A3How It All Started1:19
- A4Steady Slobbin'2:54
- A5Just Another Day2:18
- A6What U Got (The Demo)2:29
- A7The Hustles On1:37
- A8MC Hustler3:51
- A9The Call0:52
- A10The Other Line2:51
- B1Crazy Lou's Hideout1:49
- B2Weapon World3:27
- B3My Big Chance1:54
- B4War Party3:10
- B5Count Macula0:22
- B6Macula's Theory2:35
- B7Mr. Large1:06
- B8Can You Handle It0:21
- B9Put The Next Man On3:45
- B10I Was In0:40
- C1My First Day2:28
- C2More Than U Know4:23
- C3Room 691:48
- C4Mood For Love3:16
- C5The Bust0:44
- C6The Men In Blue3:33
- D1Central Booking2:03
- D2Handle Your Time3:53
- D3The Rev0:28
- D4Sermon2:55
- D5Showdown2:55
- D6You Got Shot3:07
- D7Every Beginning Must Have An Ending1:43
- D8The New Joint (DJ's Delite)0:55
- D9A Prince Among Thieves4:42
35 tracks, 79 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Prince Paul
- Label
- Tommy Boy
- Released
- 1999
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- GB
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