“You know, coming from a broken dysfunctional family, you know, it's something that I always aspired to be - a good husband and a good father.”

American rapper and DJ

Paul Michael Slayton, known as Paul Wall, is an American rapper and DJ. Born in 1981, he came up in Houston and emerged in the late 1990s with the Swishahouse label. He is best known for his work in Southern hip-hop and for helping bring Houston rap wider attention. Wall released several albums, including the collaboration Get Ya Mind Correct with Chamillionaire in 2002. His major label debut, The Peoples Champ, reached number one on the Billboard 200 in 2005, and Get Money, Stay True followed in 2007 and reached the top ten. He also appeared on Nelly's 2005 single "Grillz," which became his biggest commercial hit and was nominated for a Grammy.