Oscar Jackson Jr., born October 29, 1967, in Illinois, United States, known professionally as Paris, is an American political rapper and record producer. After earning a degree in economics from the University of California, Davis, he entered the music industry, achieving recognition with his 1990 single “The Hate That Hate Made”. He released his debut studio album, The Devil Made Me Do It, in 1990, followed by Sleeping with the Enemy in 1992 and Guerrilla Funk in 1994. He released his fourth studio album, Unleashed, in 1998, followed by Sonic Jihad in 2003. In 2006, he collaborated with Public Enemy on the studio album Rebirth of a Nation, subsequently releasing his solo studio albums Acid Reflex in 2008 and Pistol Politics in 2015. He founded the independent record label Guerrilla Funk Recordings and co-produced a video documentary about the September 11 attacks with the Guerrilla News Network.
