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==Early career==
Paul Wall's first music industry exposure came as a street team member on the Northwest side of Houstons, promoting southern artists such as [[T.I.]] and rapper new to the game [[C.I.P]] and labels like [[Cash Money Records|Cash Money]] and [[No Limit|The New No Limit]]. He is also an accomplished and proficient mixtape and party DJ, known for producing mixtapes in the now-well-known [[screwed & chopped]] style, which was invented by the late [[DJ Screw]]. While he has recently stated on record that SOUTHLEA (Southside Houston) is his base of operations, it is not the neighborhood that Paul Wall is actually from. Paul Wall has claimed several such neighborhoods over his career, starting with Desoto in [[Acres Homes, Houston, Texas|Acres Homes]] (home neighborhood), then switching to Gulf Bank (also in Acres Homes).
Paul Wall, [[Chamillionaire]] and [[Jon Higgins]] were originally affiliated with Swishahouse Records, but left for Paid in Full Records a short time later. After several mixtape and independent releases, including the critically acclaimed ''Get Ya Mind Correct'', the two parted ways on bad terms. Chamillionaire continued to release independent records, while Paul Wall returned to the Swishahouse fold. This move allowed him to appear on [[Mike Jones]]' first commercially distributed single, "Still Tippin'", from his first major label album ''[[Who Is Mike Jones?]]''. ''Who Is Mike Jones?'' was the first screwed & chopped music to receive major play outside of the Houston area, both on mainstream radio and video outlets such as [[MTV]] and [[Clear Channel]] affiliates.
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