{{Short description|American Southern hip-hop trio}} {{Other uses|PA (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = P.A. (Parental Advisory) | background = group_or_band | alias = | birth_date = | origin = [[College Park, Georgia]], U.S. | genre = [[Hip-hop]] | years_active = 1991–2000 | label = {{hlist|[[Savvy Records|Savvy]]|[[MCA Records|MCA]]|[[DreamWorks Records|DreamWorks]]}} | current_members = Mello<br>[[Kawan Prather|KP]]<br>[[Big Reese]] }}

'''P.A.''' (short for [[Parental Advisory]]) was an American [[Southern hip-hop]] trio, part of the [[Atlanta]]-based musical collective [[Dungeon Family]] and composed of rappers James "Mello" Hollins, [[Kawan Prather|Kawan "K.P." Prather]], and DJ [[Big Reese|Maurice "Big Reese" Sinclair]].

They were discovered by American singer [[Pebbles (singer)|Pebbles]], and became the first act from Dungeon Family to sign a major label recording contract, with her label [[Savvy Records]]. The label only released their debut studio album, ''[[Ghetto Street Funk]]'' (1993) and they signed with [[DreamWorks Records]] to release their second album, ''[[Straight No Chase]]'' (1998). The latter spawned the single "Like We Do", which entered the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/PA/Like-We-Do--2152212 |title=Like We do by P.A. Music Video on Yahoo! Music |access-date=2015-04-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001172352/http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/PA/Like-We-Do--2152212 |archive-date=2011-10-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Another single from the album, "Reservations" was included on the ''[[Blade (soundtrack)|soundtrack]]'' for the 1998 film [[Blade (1998 film)|''Blade'']]. The trio's third album, ''[[My Life, Your Entertainment]]'' (2000), was also released by DreamWorks and served as their final release.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/PA/Sundown--2150188 |title=Sundown by P.A. Music Video on Yahoo! Music |access-date=2015-04-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001172431/http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/PA/Sundown--2150188 |archive-date=2011-10-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Discography== === Studio albums === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" |Title ! rowspan="2" |Release ! colspan="2" |Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="font-size:90%; " |[[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US R&B]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pa-parental-advisory/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-albums|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202034718/https://www.billboard.com/music/pa-parental-advisory/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-albums|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 2, 2018|title=P.A. (Parental Advisory) Chart History|work=[[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]]|access-date=December 1, 2018}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="font-size:90%; " |[[Top Heatseekers|US Heat.]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pa-parental-advisory/chart-history/heatseekers-albums|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202050335/https://www.billboard.com/music/pa-parental-advisory/chart-history/heatseekers-albums|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 2, 2018|title=P.A. (Parental Advisory) Chart History|work=[[Heatseekers Albums]]|access-date=December 1, 2018}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |''[[Ghetto Street Funk]]'' | * Released: 1993 * Label: [[MCA Records]]/[[Savvy Records]] | style="text-align:center;" |— | style="text-align:center;" |— |- ! scope="row" |''[[Straight No Chase]]'' | * Released: July 14, 1998 * Label: [[DreamWorks Records]] | style="text-align:center;" |90 | style="text-align:center;" |— |- ! scope="row" |''[[My Life, Your Entertainment]]'' | * Released: August 1, 2000 * Label: DreamWorks Records | style="text-align:center;" |51 | style="text-align:center;" |13 |- |}

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:9em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:0.5em;"| Release ! colspan="2" |Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;" |[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pa-parental-advisory/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-songs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202040219/https://www.billboard.com/music/pa-parental-advisory/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-songs|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 2, 2018|title=P.A. (Parental Advisory) Chart History|work=[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]]|access-date=December 1, 2018}}</ref><br /> ! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;" |[[Hot Rap Songs|US Rap]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pa-parental-advisory/chart-history/rap-song|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202043309/https://www.billboard.com/music/pa-parental-advisory/chart-history/rap-song|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 2, 2018|title=P.A. (Parental Advisory) Chart History|work=[[Hot Rap Songs]]|access-date=December 1, 2018}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | "Maniac" | 1993 |— |— | rowspan="2" |''[[Ghetto Street Funk]]'' |- ! scope="row" | "Ghetto Head Hunta" | 1994 |— |— |- ! scope="row" | "Like We Do" | rowspan="2" | 1998 || 69 || 23 |''[[Straight No Chase]]'' |- ! scope="row" | "Reservations" | &mdash; || &mdash; | ''[[Blade (soundtrack)]]'' |- ! scope="row" | "Sundown" <small>(with [[8Ball (rapper)|8ball]])</small> | 2000 |— |— |''[[My Life, Your Entertainment]]'' |}

===Production=== *[[YoungBloodZ]]: "85 / Billy Dee Interlude", "It's the Money / Fake ID Interlude", "Booty Club Playa" from ''[[Against da Grain]]'' (1999) *[[Mystikal]]: "Come See About Me" from ''[[Let's Get Ready]]'' (2000) *[[T.I.]] & [[Beanie Sigel]]: "2 Glock 9's" from ''[[Shaft (2000 soundtrack)|Music from and Inspired by Shaft]]'' (2000) *[[Pink (singer)|Pink]]: "Do What U Do" from ''[[Can't Take Me Home]]'' (2000) *[[Rehab (band)|Rehab]]: "Escape Intro", "Storm Chaser", "Rattle My Cage" from ''[[Southern Discomfort (Rehab album)|Southern Discomfort]]'' (2000)

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/parental-advisory-mn0000002872 Parental Advisory] at [[AllMusic]] *[https://www.discogs.com/artist/138589-Parental-Advisory Parental Advisory] at [[Discogs]]

{{P.A.}} {{Dungeon Family}} {{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Parental Advisory}} [[Category:Musical trios from Georgia (U.S. state)]] [[Category:Dungeon Family members]] [[Category:Southern hip-hop groups]] [[Category:MCA Records artists]]

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