Lawrence Baskerville (born August 12, 1969), better known by his stage name Prince Po, is an American rapper and record producer from

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. He is a founder of Ice Bearz Movement.

Early life

Prince Po was born Lawrence Baskerville in 1969. He is originally from

Career

Prince Po has formed Organized Konfusion with

Pharoahe Monch Troy Donald Jamerson (born October 31, 1972), better known by his stage name Pharoahe Monch, is an American rapper known for his complex lyrics, intricate delivery, and internal and multisyllabic rhyme schemes.Edwards, Paul, 2009, ''How to Rap: ...

. In the 1990s, the duo released three studio albums: '' Organized Konfusion'' (1991), '' Stress: The Extinction Agenda'' (1994), and ''

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'' (1997). In 2004, he released his debut solo studio album, ''

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'', on

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. The follow-up solo studio album, '' Prettyblack'', was released in 2006. In 2007, he released a collaborative album with TomC3, titled ''Saga of the Simian Samurai''. In 2014, he released a collaborative album with Oh No, titled ''Animal Serum''.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''

'' (2004) * '' Prettyblack'' (2006) * ''Saga of the Simian Samurai'' (2007) * '' Animal Serum'' (2014)

EPs

* ''X Files'' (2009)

Singles

* "Where Ya Shoes At?" / "Shine" (1998) * "Hold Dat" (2004) * "Bump Bump" (2004) * "Holla" / "Mecheti Lightspeed" (2006) * "I Got a Right to Know" (2006)

Guest appearances

* O.C. - "No Main Topic" from '' Word...Life'' (1994) * O.C. - "War Games" from '' Jewelz'' (1997) *

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- "Rekonstruction" from ''

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'' (1998) *

- "God Send" from '' Internal Affairs'' (1999) * Cella Dwellas - "Ill Collabo" from '' The Last Shall Be First'' (2000) * El Da Sensei - "Frontline" from ''Relax Relate Release'' (2002) * The Planets - "Trees" and "Trees (Remix)" from ''The Epic'' (2003) *

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& Jemini the Gifted One - "Copy Cats" from '' Ghetto Pop Life'' (2003) * R.A. the Rugged Man - "Tha Hardway" from ''American Lowlife'' (2004) *

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- "Glam Rap" from '' Pro*Pain'' (2006) *

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& TomC3 - "Mechanical Mechanix" from '' Project Polaroid'' (2006) * Casbah 73 - "Welcome to the Casbah" from ''Pushin' 40'' (2007) * Unified School District - "Know Time Left" from ''Brokedown Palace'' (2007) * Wildchild - "Puppetmasters" from ''

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'' (2007) *

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- "Last of the Greats" from '' Perseverance'' (2007) * Paulie Rhyme - "Dusk till Dawn" (2008) *

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- "Get Up" from ''Mental Liberation'' (2009) *

Apollo Brown Erik Vincent Stephens (born June 20, 1980), better known professionally as Apollo Brown, is an American record producer from Detroit, Michigan, United States. He is a member of the hip hop group Ugly Heroes (alongside Red Pill and Verbal Kent) an ...

- "Ghetto Soul Music" from ''The Reset'' (2010) * No Pretense - "Elevation" from ''Music & Mouthwords'' (2010) * KVBeats - "She Gave Me the World" from ''The Resume'' (2010) *

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- "What You Know About" from ''My Fanbase Will Destroy You'' (2010) * Blee - "Posses" from ''Cosmos Road'' (2010) * Sonnyjim - "You Aint Ready" from ''The Psychonaut'' (2011) * DJ Doom - "Classic Hip-Hop" from ''Temple of Doom'' (2011) * Beneficence - "With My Real People" from ''Sidewalk Science'' (2011) *

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- "Rock My Soul" from ''

'' (2012) * Gensu Dean - "Heavy" from ''Lo-Fi Fingahz'' (2012) * Kid Tsu - "Get It" from ''The Chase'' (2013) * First Division - "The C.D.C. (Cypher for Disease Control)" from ''Overworked & Underpaid'' (2015) * The Mighty Rhino - "Resplendent" from ''We Will No Longer Retreat into Darkness'' (2018) * The Mighty Rhino - "Fuckouttahere" from ''A Joy Which Nothing Can Erase'' (2019) * DJ Cosm - "Rules" (also featuring El Da Sensei and

Sadat X Derek W. Murphy (born December 29, 1968), better known as Sadat X, is an American rapper, best known as a member of alternative hip hop group Brand Nubian. Originally known as Derek X, Sadat takes his name from former Egyptian president Anwar ...

) (2020)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Prince Po 1969 births Living people Rappers from Queens, New York American hip-hop record producers African-American rappers 21st-century American rappers Lex Records artists 21st-century African-American musicians 20th-century African-American musicians