Paul Wall Says He Didn’t Realize He Was White Until Classmates Pointed It Out

December 19, 2024 E Jazz Reporter

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The Houston rapper told ‘The Breakfast Club’ a funny story about the time he came to the realization.

Paul Wall visits SiriusXM Studios on December 11, 2024 in New York City.

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“Paul Wall, baby. Whatchu know ’bout me?” is apparently a deeper question than we’ve realized.

The Houston rapper and jeweler was recently on The Breakfast Club where he revealed that he wasn’t aware that he was white until elementary classmates pointed it out.

“I didn’t know I was white ’til white people told me I was white,” said The People’s Champ with a bashful smirk on his face. “They was like, ‘You white. Why you talk and act like that? You white. And I’m like, what do you mean?’”

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Co-host Jess Hilarious then asked when he did finally realize that he was indeed white. “Definitely in elementary school or middle school,” Wall answered. “I mean, all my friends were Black or Mexican or Asian. I lived in a very diverse neighborhood, there were white people there, but it was Mexican, Black, Vietnamese, Indian… A lot of everything. So, we got a great mixture of growing up in America, I guess.”

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He then jokingly pointed out that his mother took a DNA test and said she was three percent African before adding, “I know she can’t say the N-word. That ain’t enough for her to say the N-word,” which drew a couple laughs from the room.

Paul Wall recently released his 15th solo album Once Upon a Grind which features DJ Fresh, Slim Thug, Cartel Bo, Lil’ Keke, Eddie Coke, Crys Wall, Big Tonka, Z-Ro, Big K.R.I.T., Berner, Freeway, Rich the Factor, Termanology, and Young Al.

You can watch the full interview below.

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