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How Hard Is That?
ole-447 12"
Released: 07/11/00


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MC Paul Barman tries to be sensitive about race, but the ivy league/ suburban rap shtick makes that impossible. His first narrative, “Enter Pan-man,” a song about a flailing Evergreen graduate who gets horn and hoof implants to become a club star and disappointment to his dad caught the ear of Prince Paul in 1998. [...]


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08/04/00 — MC Paul Barman’s June 4th performance at S.O.B.’s, NYC is available via on-demand streaming video at Digital Club Network. It will be available for four months.

05/25/00 — Plans for the follow-up to “How Hard Is That” are already in motion, and we’re confident you’ll be hearing/seeing MC Paul Barman so much this summer, it will be as if he was a member of your family. Or someone you were neglecting your family to hang out with.

MC Paul Barman will be opening for Del The Funky Homosapien and Blackalicous on the following dates, with possibly more to come:

Mar 31 Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle
June 01 Washington, DC - The Garage
June 03 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street
June 04 New York, NY - SOB’s
June 05 Philadelphia, PA - TLA
June 06 Cambridge, MA - Middle East
June 07 Winooksi, VT - Higher Ground


03/27/00
— MC Paul Barman is currently making jaws drop with his Wordsound debut 12", “It’s Very Stimulating.” His 2nd 12", presently untitled, will be coming on Matador this summer. Possibly featuring a guest appearance by Prince Be, but we don’t wanna get your hopes up. You can get the scoop on Paul at mcpaulbarman.com