Prince Po

{{Infobox musical artist

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| background = solo_singer

| alias = {{hlist|Prince-Po|Prince Poetry}}

| birth_name = Lawrence Baskerville

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|8|12}}

| birth_place = Queens, New York City, U.S.

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| years_active = 1987–present

| genre = Hip hop

| occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|record producer}}

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| label = {{hlist|Lex|Ice Bearz Movement}}

| associated_acts = {{hlist|Organized Konfusion|Pharaohe Monch|Oh No}}

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Lawrence Baskerville (born August 12, 1969), better known by his stage name Prince Po, is an American rapper and record producer from Queens, New York City, New York. He is a founder of Ice Bearz Movement.{{cite web|url=http://www.mvremix.com/urban/interviews/prince_po.shtml|title=The Pedagogical Slickness Of Prince Po (page 1 of 5)|work=MVRemix|first=Todd E.|last=Jones|date=November 2005|access-date=August 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219031943/http://www.mvremix.com/urban/interviews/prince_po.shtml|archive-date=February 19, 2008|url-status=live}}

Early life

Prince Po was born Lawrence Baskerville{{cite web|url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/prince-po/|title=Prince Po|work=Now|first=Tim|last=Perlich|date=July 29, 2004|access-date=August 1, 2020}} in 1969. He is originally from Queens, New York City, New York.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/prince-po-mn0000854885/biography|title=Prince Po - Biography|work=AllMusic|first=Marisa|last=Brown|date=|access-date=August 1, 2020}}

Career

Prince Po has formed Organized Konfusion with Pharoahe Monch. In the 1990s, the duo released three studio albums: Organized Konfusion (1991), Stress: The Extinction Agenda (1994), and The Equinox (1997).{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/organized-konfusion-mn0000483623/biography|title=Organized Konfusion - Biography|work=AllMusic|first=John|last=Bush|date=|access-date=August 1, 2020}} In 2004, he released his debut solo studio album, The Slickness, on Lex Records.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/6547-the-slickness/|title=Prince Po: The Slickness|work=Pitchfork|first=Jamie|last=Warren|date=August 17, 2004|access-date=August 1, 2020}} The follow-up solo studio album, Prettyblack, was released in 2006. In 2007, he released a collaborative album with TomC3, titled Saga of the Simian Samurai.{{cite web|url=https://www.sfweekly.com/music/saga-of-the-simian-samurai/|title=Saga of the Simian Samurai|work=SF Weekly|first=Jonah|last=Flicker|date=December 12, 2007|access-date=August 1, 2020}} In 2014, he released a collaborative album with Oh No, titled Animal Serum.{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.27155/title.prince-po-oh-no-animal-serum-release-date-cover-art-tracklist-spotify-album-stream|title=Prince Po & Oh No "Animal Serum" Release Date, Cover Art, Tracklist & Spotify Album Stream|work=HipHopDX|first=Soren|last=Baker|date=February 4, 2014|access-date=August 1, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://theboombox.com/prince-po-oh-no-toxic/|title=Organized Konfusion's Prince Po and Oh No Team Up on 'Toxic'|work=The Boombox|first=Trent|last=Fitzgerald|date=January 30, 2014|access-date=April 25, 2016}}

Discography

{{See also|Organized Konfusion#Discography|l1=Organized Konfusion discography}}

=Studio albums=

The Slickness (2004)
Prettyblack (2006)
Saga of the Simian Samurai (2007) {{small|(with TomC3)}}
Animal Serum (2014) {{small|(with Oh No)}}

=EPs=

X Files (2009)

=Singles=

"Where Ya Shoes At?" / "Shine" (1998)
"Hold Dat" (2004)
"Bump Bump" (2004)
"Holla" / "Mecheti Lightspeed" (2006)
"I Got a Right to Know" (2006)

=Guest appearances=

O.C. - "No Main Topic" from Word...Life (1994)
O.C. - "War Games" from Jewelz (1997)
DJ Spooky - "Rekonstruction" from Riddim Warfare (1998)
Pharoahe Monch - "God Send" from Internal Affairs (1999)
Cella Dwellas - "Ill Collabo" from The Last Shall Be First (2000)
El Da Sensei - "Frontline" from Relax Relate Release (2002)
The Planets - "Trees" and "Trees (Remix)" from The Epic (2003)
Danger Mouse & Jemini the Gifted One - "Copy Cats" from Ghetto Pop Life (2003)
R.A. the Rugged Man - "Tha Hardway" from American Lowlife (2004)
Mars Ill - "Glam Rap" from Pro*Pain (2006)
Kool Keith & TomC3 - "Mechanical Mechanix" from Project Polaroid (2006)
Casbah 73 - "Welcome to the Casbah" from Pushin' 40 (2007)
Unified School District - "Know Time Left" from Brokedown Palace (2007)
Wildchild - "Puppetmasters" from Jack of All Trades (2007)
Percee P - "Last of the Greats" from Perseverance (2007)
Paulie Rhyme - "Dusk till Dawn" (2008)
Oddisee - "Get Up" from Mental Liberation (2009)
Apollo Brown - "Ghetto Soul Music" from The Reset (2010)
No Pretense - "Elevation" from Music & Mouthwords (2010)
KVBeats - "She Gave Me the World" from The Resume (2010)
2Mex - "What You Know About" from My Fanbase Will Destroy You (2010)
Blee - "Posses" from Cosmos Road (2010)
Sonnyjim - "You Aint Ready" from The Psychonaut (2011)
DJ Doom - "Classic Hip-Hop" from Temple of Doom (2011)
Beneficence - "With My Real People" from Sidewalk Science (2011)
Quakers - "Rock My Soul" from Quakers (2012)
Gensu Dean - "Heavy" from Lo-Fi Fingahz (2012)
Kid Tsu - "Get It" from The Chase (2013)
First Division - "The C.D.C. (Cypher for Disease Control)" from Overworked & Underpaid (2015)
The Mighty Rhino - "Resplendent" from We Will No Longer Retreat into Darkness (2018)
The Mighty Rhino - "Fuckouttahere" from A Joy Which Nothing Can Erase (2019)
DJ Cosm - "Rules" (also featuring El Da Sensei and Sadat X) (2020)