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  "slug": "dj-paul",
  "name": "DJ Paul",
  "description": "DJ Paul appears 2 times in our Memphis Rap and 1994 lists, placing as high as No. 7. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-31",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/dj-paul/",
  "appearanceCount": 2,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1994,
    "last": 1994
  },
  "highestPlacing": {
    "rank": 7,
    "list": "Memphis Rap"
  },
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      "slug": "memphis-rap",
      "name": "Memphis Rap",
      "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/memphis-rap/",
      "entries": 1
    },
    {
      "kind": "curator",
      "slug": "nineteen-ninety-four",
      "name": "1994",
      "url": "https://waxonia.com/theme/nineteen-ninety-four/",
      "entries": 1
    }
  ],
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    {
      "trackKey": "dj-paul--north-memphis-area",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/dj-paul--north-memphis-area/",
      "title": "North Memphis Area",
      "year": 1994,
      "label": null,
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "Before the group consolidated, when the tapes were still local geography set to a beat. Paul's production is already unmistakable.",
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        {
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        }
      ],
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        "spotify": {
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/DJ%20Paul%20North%20Memphis%20Area",
          "exact": false
        },
        "youtubeMusic": {
          "url": "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=cpzmsHB0INE",
          "exact": true
        }
      },
      "rank": 7,
      "on": {
        "kind": "genre",
        "slug": "memphis-rap",
        "name": "Memphis Rap",
        "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/memphis-rap/"
      },
      "artist": "DJ Paul"
    },
    {
      "trackKey": "dj-paul--north-memphis-area",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/dj-paul--north-memphis-area/",
      "title": "North Memphis Area",
      "year": 1994,
      "label": null,
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "A tape sold out of a car boot that turns out to contain most of what trap would sound like fifteen years later — the tempo, the hi-hats, the atmosphere. The clearest case on this list of a record nobody heard being load-bearing anyway.",
      "alsoOn": [
        {
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          "slug": "memphis-rap",
          "name": "Memphis Rap",
          "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/memphis-rap/"
        }
      ],
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          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/DJ%20Paul%20North%20Memphis%20Area",
          "exact": false
        },
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}