He spent this summer opening up for Kap G, but clearly made time to put together this EP that’s hard as nails. He attacks all of his tracks with a certain hungry vigor that shines throughout the short projects 6 tracks. The only person he brings along for the ride is Chase N. Cashe, who’s worked with a number of notable artists such as Drake & Curren$y just to name a few. Check out Paper Paulk below.

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If you’re asleep then you might as well WAKE UP because Paper Paulk has something to say and you don’t want to miss it. After the “Summertime Grind” visual from the Fresh Vibes Mixtape, Paulk is back and has come out the gate swinging as he’s giving fans  two for the price of one. The 27-year-old Cleveland, OH emcee has just dropped two new releases, the much anticipated Fresh Vibes Mixtape along with a new visual for the track “Vows.”

Paulk is not only a lyrical, creative genius but with his Fresh Vibes Mixtape, has taken us back in time to Boaz Yakin’s 1994 movie, Fresh.  Throughout the mixtape, you can hear the lines from Samuel L. Jackson‘s character, giving his son life lessons on survival.

The mixtape offers a really raw and edgy masterpiece that only Paper Paulk is able to deliver. Paulk made the decision to drop out of college, stop hustling, and focus on music as his full-time career; a decision I’m sure his fans everywhere are praising him for.

Paulk has found much influence in the likes of Jay Z, Nas and Big L. Viewing his craft as a way for people to relate to his story, he plans to use his gift to connect. And in true form, he’s keeping it real and keeping it fresh!

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Cleveland rapper Paper Paulk recently dropped his track “Deposit,” featuring Pusha T, which has a place on his 6-track Power EP.  The almost four minute, Mally The Martian-produced cut opens with piano keys that evoke somewhat of a menacing feel, similar to what one might hear when watching a horror film. The impact of the sound also has the same outcome as those movies, the keys serves to build anticipation and intensity in hopes that the listeners are ready for what comes next.

In this case, listeners are in for catchy song with some raspy bars. Kick drums and a vocal loop are added into the beat as Paper Paulk makes his first appearance. Paulk hops on first and let’s us know how he’s able to make a deposit in the first place, detailing an understandable hustle. King Push comes next and basically spits bars that reaffirm why he goes such a name. Both of them seem to be right in their element with the way the deliver their words, but Pusha is the one that creates true imagery that makes listeners feel like they witnessed everything he just said first hand. That’s not to say that Paulk’s verse is not strong, it serves a different yet, important purpose–learning what Power Paulk is all about.

Listen to Paper Paulk’s “Deposit” feauturing Pusha T below, and be sure to cop Paper Paulk EP Power here, it may make you feel all types of motivated or make you want to binge watch a show of the same name.

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