Prince Ital Joe
{{Short description|Dominican singer (1963–2001)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| background = person
| name = Prince Ital Joe
| image = Prince Ital Joe.jpg
| caption =
| birth_name = Joseph Paquette
| birth_date = May 5, 1963
| birth_place = Roseau, Dominica
| death_date = {{death date and age|2001|05|16|1963|05|5}}
| death_place = Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|Reggae|ragga|Eurodance|hip hop}}
| occupation = Singer, actor
| years_active = 1988–2001
| label = {{hlist|Ultraphonic Records|Death Row|Interscope}}
| past_member_of = {{hlist|Marky Mark|Makaveli|Tha Dogg Pound|The Outlawz|Bad Azz}}
}}
Joseph Paquette{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/workID/881169290 |title=IN THE 90'S |website=ASCAP |publisher=American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers |access-date=June 23, 2024}} (May 5, 1963 – May 16, 2001), better known by his stage name Prince Ital Joe, was a Dominican reggae and ragga singer and actor best known for his collaborations with Marky Mark and Death Row Records artists. Prince Ital Joe also appeared in the Steven Seagal film, Marked for Death and on the TV series, EZ Streets and Players.
Life and career
Prince Ital Joe was born in the Commonwealth of Dominica, and moved to Brooklyn, New York, at the age of 13 with his parents in 1976. After completing high school, Joe moved to California to pursue his dreams of acting and entertainment. Before getting into the music business, Joe worked for over ten years performing at private Hollywood parties and clubs and from 1988 to 1990 as a concert promoter in the Caribbean for acts like Ziggy Marley.
In 1993, he teamed up with rapper Marky Mark and released two albums 1994's Life in the Streets and 1995's The Remix Album.
After The Remix album, the duo split up with Joe signing on Suge Knight and Dr. Dre's Death Row Records label, appearing on Tha Dogg Pound's Dogg Food, Makaveli's The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory and Daz Dillinger's Retaliation, Revenge & Get Back, and while an album was in the works, it was never released. He remained in the music business until his death.
Personal life
Prince Ital Joe married Paulina Paquette and had a daughter, Princess Nashida Paquette.
Prince Ital Joe died on May 16, 2001, from injuries sustained in a car accident that happened on a highway near Phoenix, Arizona, while en route to Los Angeles.[https://books.google.com/books?id=sBIEAAAAMBAJ&dq=prince+ital+joe&pg=RA1-PA39-IA25 Billboard Article] He was 38 years old.
Discography
=Studio albums=
;Prince Ital Joe and Marky Mark
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| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Album ! colspan="4"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Certifications |
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| style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:35px;"| AUT ! style="width:35px;"| GER ! style="width:35px;"| SWI ! width="33"| EUR{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 563}} |
| 1994
| style="text-align:left;"| Life in the Streets | 21 | 10 | 42 | — | |
=Remix albums=
;Prince Ital Joe and Marky Mark
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| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Album ! colspan="4"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Certifications |
|---|
| style="font-size:smaller;"
! style="width:35px;"| AUT ! style="width:35px;"| GER ! style="width:35px;"| SWI ! width="33"| EUR |
| 1995
| style="text-align:left;"| The Remix Album | — | — | — | — | |
=Singles=
;Prince Ital Joe and Marky Mark
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| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="9"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Certifications ! rowspan="2"| Album |
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! style="width:35px;"| AUT ! style="width:35px;"| BEL ! style="width:35px;"| DEN ! style="width:35px;"| FIN ! style="width:35px;"| GER ! style="width:35px;"| NED ! style="width:35px;"| SWI ! style="width:35px;"| SWE ! width="33"| EUR |
| 1993
| style="text-align:left;"| "Happy People" | 23 | — | — | 8 | 4 | — | 22 | 24 | 22 | | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="5"| Life in the Streets |
| rowspan=2| 1994
| style="text-align:left;"| "Life in the Streets" | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | — | 5 | 36 | 58 |
|
| style="text-align:left;"| "United"
| 6 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
|
| rowspan=2| 1995
| style="text-align:left;"| "Babylon" | — | — | — | 11 | 17 | — | 35 | — | 94 | |
| style="text-align:left;"| "Rastaman Vibration"
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| colspan="15" align="center" style="font-size:90%;"|"—" denotes a recording that did not chart. |
References
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Category:American reggae musicians
Category:Death Row Records artists
Category:Dominica emigrants to the United States
Category:Interscope Records artists