Papoose

thumb Shamele Mackie (born March 5, 1978), known professionally as Papoose, is an American rapper. Known for his freestyles and prolific mixtape output, Papoose began his career in 1998 and has released 4 studio albums and 29 mixtapes. Quotes So I decided I was just going to rap in the car while I was driving. I started doing it just to kill time, and I noticed a lot of people really loved it. I got a lot of good reactions of people reposting, sharing, all that. I didn’t just want to put the project out; I wanted to elevate it. So we turned it into a short film slash EP. Well, it’s a continuation. It’s actually part two. I’m still on a journey to save hip hop, and I’m also speaking on the current state of hip hop itself. You know what I mean? There just isn’t as much substance as there used to be. Most people shoot three separate videos for a project, but I wanted to do everything in one day. Like I said, I wanted to do something different. If you follow me as an artist, you know I’m always trying to do things that haven’t been done before. I wanted to release all the visuals for the project at once. Some people told me I should’ve spaced it out and released one track at a time, but I said no I want to shoot the whole thing as a short film and release it simultaneously with the audio. That was just me staying true to myself. [INTERVIEW] Papoose Talks His Mission to ‘Save Hip-Hop’ and His New Visual Album ‘Bars on Wheels’ (March 29, 2026) External links Papoose (rapper) Category:1978 births Category:Living people Category:Rappers from the United States Category:People from Brooklyn