BY N. ALI EARLY • JANUARY 31, 2019

While Gangsta Rap was at its height with acts like N.W.A, Geto Boys and Ice-T leading the charge, other crews such as A Tribe Called Quest, Ultramagnetic MC’s and De La Soul were intriguing listeners with cerebral wordplay and quirky, inventive rhyme patterns. Somewhere in between, stood Rap revolutionaries like X-Clan, Public Enemy and Queen Latifah. Out West, it was San Francisco, California’s Paris, with his Black fist held high in the air, kicking facts on wax.

Known for his leveled pitch and stone-faced delivery, Paris often approached the microphone as seriously as a groom at the altar on a wedding day. Something about his disposition told listeners that he meant every word he said and his delivery was no different on 1992 video single, “Assata’s Song.”

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