Paperboy (rapper)

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Paperyboy

| image =

| caption =

| birth_name = Mitchell Charles Johnson

| alias =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|10|2}}

| birth_place = San Diego, California, U.S.

| death_date =

| genre = Hip hop

| occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|songwriter}}

| years_active = 1990–present

| label = Next Plateau, Ruthless

}}

Mitchell Charles Johnson{{cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/2008/03/21/rapper-paperboy-delivered-to-jail/|title=Rapper Paperboy Delivered to Jail|publisher=}} (born October 2, 1969) better known by his stage name Paperboy, is an American rapper. He is best known for his single "Ditty" which charted at #10 on the Hot 100 in 1993.

Johnson was born in San Diego, California, and later moved to Oakland.{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/xxl-magazine/2008/03/bay-area-mc-paperboy-facing-new-drug-charges|title=Bay Area MC Paperboy Facing New Drug Charges - XXL|website=XXL Mag}}

Career

Paperboy's associated acts were R. Kelly, Eazy-E, and Rhythm D. His most acclaimed album was his 1993 debut, The Nine Yards, which was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=nine%20yards&artist=&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25|title=Gold & Platinum database|publisher=RIAA|accessdate=June 15, 2010}}

The album featured 10 tracks with G-Funk influenced production from Rhythm D, who was known for producing for artists on Ruthless Records such as Eazy-E, B.G. Knocc Out, and Dresta. Its single "Ditty" is Paperboy's most successful single. Paperboy's second album, City to City, was released in 1996.

Discography

=Studio albums=

The Nine Yards (1993)
City to City (1996)
The Love Never Dies (2004)
The New News (2008)

=Singles=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Year ! scope="col" colspan="4"\| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Album
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| AUS {{cite Ryan\|page=212}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| GER {{cite web\|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artistId=Paperboy\|title=Discographie Paperboy\|website=offiziellecharts.de\|language=de\|access-date=September 5, 2022}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"\| NZ {{cite web\|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Paperboy\|title=Discography Paperboy\|website=australian-charts.com\|access-date=September 5, 2022}}
scope="row"\| "Ditty" \| 1992 \| 10 \|\| 97 \|\| 93 \|\| 48 \| rowspan="2"\| The Nine Yards
scope="row"\| "Bumpin' (Adaptation of Humpin')" \| 1993 \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| —
scope="row"\| "Ditty Baby (featuring Terry "Zapp" Troutman)" \| 2021 \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| —
scope="row"\| "Beef" \| 2022 \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| —
scope="row"\| "What Took You So Long? (featuring E-40)" \| 2022 \| — \|\| — \|\| — \|\| —

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year

! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUS
{{cite Ryan|page=212}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| GER
{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artistId=Paperboy|title=Discographie Paperboy|website=offiziellecharts.de|language=de|access-date=September 5, 2022}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| NZ
{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Paperboy|title=Discography Paperboy|website=australian-charts.com|access-date=September 5, 2022}}

scope="row"| "Ditty"

| 1992

| 10 || 97 || 93 || 48

| rowspan="2"| The Nine Yards

scope="row"| "Bumpin' (Adaptation of Humpin')"

| 1993

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "Ditty Baby (featuring Terry "Zapp" Troutman)"

| 2021

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "Beef"

| 2022