# Paperboy (rapper)

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{{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](/source/Los_Angeles%2C_California), U.S.
| death_date          =
| genre               = [Hip hop](/source/Hip_hop_music)
| occupation          = {{hlist|Rapper|songwriter}}
| years_active        = 1990–present
| label               = [Next Plateau](/source/Next_Plateau_Records), [Ruthless](/source/Ruthless_Records)
}}

'''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](/source/rapping). He is best known for his [single](/source/single_(music)) "[Ditty](/source/Ditty_(Paperboy_song))" which charted at #10 on the [Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100) in 1993.

Johnson was born in [Los Angeles](/source/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](/source/R._Kelly), [Eazy-E](/source/Eazy-E), and Rhythm D. His most acclaimed album was his 1993 debut, ''[The Nine Yards](/source/The_Nine_Yards)'', which was certified gold by the [Recording Industry Association of America](/source/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](/source/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America)|accessdate=June 15, 2010}}</ref>

The album featured 10 tracks with [G-Funk](/source/G-Funk) influenced production from Rhythm D, who was known for producing for artists on [Ruthless Records](/source/Ruthless_Records) such as [Eazy-E](/source/Eazy-E), [B.G. Knocc Out](/source/B.G._Knocc_Out), and [Dresta](/source/Dresta). Its single "[Ditty](/source/Ditty_(Paperboy_song))" is Paperboy's most successful single. Paperboy's second album, ''City to City'', was released in 1996.

==Discography==
===Studio albums===
* ''[The Nine Yards](/source/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](/source/Billboard_Hot_100)
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [AUS](/source/ARIA_Charts)<br /><ref>{{cite Ryan|page=212}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [GER](/source/GfK_Entertainment_charts)<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](/source/Official_New_Zealand_Music_Chart)<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](/source/Ditty_(Paperboy_song))" 
| 1992
| 10 || 97 || 93 || 48
| rowspan="2"| ''The Nine Yards''
|-
! scope="row"| "Bumpin' (Adaptation of [Humpin'](/source/Humpin'))"
| 1993
| — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Ditty Baby (featuring [Terry "Zapp" Troutman](/source/Zapp))"
| 2021
| — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "Beef"
| 2022
| — || — || — || —
|-
! scope="row"| "What Took You So Long? (featuring [E-40](/source/E-40))"
| 2022
| — || — || — || —
|}

==External links==
* [https://www.allmusic.com/artist/paperboy-mn0000011193 Paperboy] at [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)
* {{Discogs artist | artist=Paperboy | name=Paperboy}}

==References==

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