Editing Prince Paul (producer) (section)

=== 21st century ===
Paul contributed to multiple projects in the year 2000. His work from that year includes the song "The Fantabulous Rap Extravaganza" on [[Deltron 3030]]'s [[Deltron 3030 (album)|self-titled album]], as well as ''[[It's Very Stimulating]]'', the debut EP by [[MC Paul Barman]].

Prince Paul's 2003 album ''[[Politics of the Business]]'' again featured many guests such as [[Chuck D]], [[Ice-T]], [[The Beatnuts]], and [[Wordsworth (rapper)|Wordsworth]]. The latter also collaborated on a track Paul composed for ''[[The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie]]'' soundtrack.{{cn|date=July 2023}} Paul followed this project with a second Handsome Boy Modeling School album, ''[[White People (album)|White People]]'', in 2004. His next solo album was ''[[Itstrumental]]'' (2005). It encompasses a range of genres, relying heavily on past samples, especially from ''A Prince Among Thieves'', and combining them with lighthearted skits about his [[clinical depression|depression]]. As of 2023, ''Itstrumental'' is Paul's most recent studio album.

Paul continued to collaborate throughout the 2000s. In 2005, he produced the album ''[[The Art of Picking Up Women]]'' by [[the Dix]], which combines some of hip-hop's misogyny and boasting with 1960s-style [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]. He also collaborated with [[Parliament (band)|Parliament]], [[Don Newkirk]], and [[Talking Heads]] keyboardist [[Bernie Worrell]] to release an album titled ''Turn My Teeth Up!'' (2007) under the moniker Baby Elephant. Another project Paul produced during this period was ''[[Montezuma's Revenge (album)|Montezuma's Revenge]]'', a 2009 album by [[Souls of Mischief]]. On this album, Paul extensively used vintage equipment such as the [[E-mu SP-12|Emu SP-12]], [[Ensoniq ASR-10]], [[Music Production Center#MPC60|Akai MPC-60]] and an [[Music Production Center#MPC2000|Akai MPC-2000]].<ref name=speakclout>{{cite web |last1=Sorce-1 |first1=DJ |title=Speak Ya Clout: Prince Paul on Montezuma's Revenege Part 1 |url=http://heavyinthestreets.blogspot.com/2010/07/speak-ya-clout-prince-paul-on.html |website=Heavy in the Streets |date=July 17, 2010 |access-date=11 April 2015}}</ref>

At the [[48th Annual Grammy Awards]] in 2006, Prince Paul was awarded the [[Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album]] for his work on [[Chris Rock]]'s ''[[Never Scared]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prince Paul {{!}} Artist {{!}} GRAMMY.com |url=https://grammy.com/artists/prince-paul/17260 |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=grammy.com}}</ref>

In 2012, Paul spoke openly in an interview about the possibility of doing another De La Soul album after Maseo had made some public comments about a reunion. In the interview, Paul states that he asked the members of De La Soul to work on a new album on and off since 1999.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news|url=http://hiphopdx.com/interviews/id.1957/title.prince-paul-debunks-rumored-de-la-soul-reunion-looks-ahead-to-negroes-on-ice#|title=Prince Paul Debunks Rumored De La Soul Reunion, Looks Ahead To Negroes On Ice|website=HiphopdX.com|access-date=2017-09-02|language=en-US}}</ref> Though he wanted to do a reunion at one time, it seemed in the interview he had moved past the idea, partially because of the far more restrictive sampling laws that exist today. He said, "It's nice to think about it, but I kind of like where we left it. There would be so many expectations. For me to do another De La record, I don't think I could really live up to it. Especially in a day and age where I can't openly sample like that."<ref name=":6" />

Paul continued to provide occasional contributions to various products in the 2010s and 2020s. In 2016, he collaborated with Brazilian hip hop fusion group Broozkill! on an album titled ''Throwback to the Future''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22478-throwback-to-the-future/|title=BROOKZILL!: Throwback to the Future|website=Pitchfork.com|access-date=January 23, 2020}}</ref> In 2017 Prince Paul helped to score ''Mogul'', a [[Gimlet Media]] podcast about hip-hop scene-maker [[Chris Lighty]].{{cn|date=July 2023}} In 2020, Prince Paul co-produced the [[Gorillaz]] song "[[Pac-Man (Gorillaz song)|Pac-Man]]" for the band's [[Song Machine]] web series.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Yoo|first=Noah|date=20 July 2020|title=Gorillaz and ScHoolboy Q Share New Song "PAC-MAN": Listen|work=Pitchfork|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/gorillaz-and-schoolboy-q-share-new-song-pac-man-listen/|access-date=29 October 2020}}</ref>

In 2017, Prince Paul joined the Creators Advisory Board of [[Tracklib]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicconnection.com/zaytoven-joins-tracklib-creators-advisory-board/|title=Grammy-Winning Producer Zaytoven Joins Tracklib Creators Advisory Board|date=2018-10-05|website=Music Connection Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-05}}</ref> In an interview with Tracklib, Prince Paul stated that "I know Tracklib will help (producers) because it will give everybody an opportunity to sample without having to look over their shoulder."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Introducing Tracklib - The Future of Sampling| date=November 24, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A5X5puHfJE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/6A5X5puHfJE| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|publisher=[[YouTube]]|language=en|access-date=2019-09-05}}{{cbignore}}</ref>