{{Short description|American rapper}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Paperyboy | image = | caption = | birth_name = Mitchell Charles Johnson | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|10|2}} | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | death_date = | genre = Hip hop | occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|songwriter}} | years_active = 1990–present | label = Next Plateau, Ruthless }}
'''Mitchell Charles Johnson'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/2008/03/21/rapper-paperboy-delivered-to-jail/|title=Rapper Paperboy Delivered to Jail|publisher=}}</ref> (born July 1, 1972) better known by his stage name '''Paperboy''', is an American rapper. He is best known for his single "Ditty" which charted at #10 on the Hot 100 in 1993.
Johnson was born in Los Angeles, California, and later moved to Oakland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/xxl-magazine/2008/03/bay-area-mc-paperboy-facing-new-drug-charges|title=Bay Area MC Paperboy Facing New Drug Charges - XXL|website=XXL Mag}}</ref>
==Career== Paperboy's associated acts were R. Kelly, Eazy-E, and Rhythm D. His most acclaimed album was his 1993 debut, ''The Nine Yards'', which was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=nine%20yards&artist=&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25|title=Gold & Platinum database|publisher=RIAA|accessdate=June 15, 2010}}</ref>
The album featured 10 tracks with G-Funk influenced production from Rhythm D, who was known for producing for artists on Ruthless Records such as Eazy-E, B.G. Knocc Out, and Dresta. Its single "Ditty" is Paperboy's most successful single. Paperboy's second album, ''City to City'', was released in 1996.
==Discography== ===Studio albums=== * ''The Nine Yards'' (1993) * ''City to City'' (1996) * ''The Love Never Dies'' (2004) * ''The New News'' (2008)
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of singles, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUS<br /><ref>{{cite Ryan|page=212}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| GER<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artistId=Paperboy|title=Discographie Paperboy|website=offiziellecharts.de|language=de|access-date=September 5, 2022}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| NZ<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Paperboy|title=Discography Paperboy|website=australian-charts.com|access-date=September 5, 2022}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| "Ditty" | 1992 | 10 || 97 || 93 || 48 | rowspan="2"| ''The Nine Yards'' |- ! scope="row"| "Bumpin' (Adaptation of Humpin')" | 1993 | — || — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| "Ditty Baby (featuring Terry "Zapp" Troutman)" | 2021 | — || — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| "Beef" | 2022 | — || — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| "What Took You So Long? (featuring E-40)" | 2022 | — || — || — || — |}
==External links== * [https://www.allmusic.com/artist/paperboy-mn0000011193 Paperboy] at AllMusic * {{Discogs artist | artist=Paperboy | name=Paperboy}}
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