By Malcolm Azania, Vueweekly.com Paris is easily one of the most accomplished MCs and producers in the history of hip hop, and for his...

By Charlene Muhammad, Finalcall.com Imagine being a father fighting foreclosure and trying to keep your family off the streets, a single...

By Nate Seltenrich, Eastbayexpress.com Not since NWA's "Fuck tha Police" has overtly political hip-hop enjoyed any real measure of...

By J. Quintella, Soulsandsounds.com In the midst of an economic collapse, an endless war, and the flux of Election 2008, the Black...

By J. Quintella, Soulsandsounds.com Shocking album covers are nothing new for Bay Area activist emcee Paris. Going back nearly 20 years...

By Ismael AbduSalaam, Allhiphop.com After years of being shunned by mainstream media outlets, militant Bay Area rapper Paris has secured...

By J.H. Thompkins, S.F. Bay Guardian Paris tackles the big picture on Acid Reflex, a gloriously irreverent deconstruction of the state of...

By David Jefferies, Allmusic.com The "preaching to the converted" problem San Francisco rapper Paris shares with so many other...

By SC, wackbeats.com Direct. Volatile. Impassioned. Litigious. Debatable. Dubious. These are all words you could use to describe Acid...

By Thickonline.com Releasing an album that has Uncle Sam presenting a black child and a hand-grenade on the cover automatically says...

By Yaminah Ahmad, allhiphop.com Never one to hold his tongue on issues like politricks, violence, and poverty in the Black community, it...

By LAS Magazine Paris is back with Acid Reflex on his own Guerrilla Funk imprint. As usual, his hardcore politics and slinky West Coast...

By Tom Chandler, East Bay Express Oakland rapper Paris lets his inner P-Funk shine on Acid Reflex. Listening to Paris in 2008 is like...

By Steve 'Flash' Juon, RapReviews.com Few hip-hop artists have captured the voice of the oppressed, the righteous indignation of the...

By Lulu McAllister, XLR8R "Don't Stop the Movement," off of Bay Area rapper and activist Paris' forthcoming album, Acid Reflex, touches...