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'''Corey Paul Davis''',<ref name="FM">{{cite web|title=Corey Paul|url=http://frontlinemovement.com/corey-paul/|publisher=Frontline Movement|accessdate=February 22, 2015}}</ref> (born March 10, 1987),<ref name="TWEET">{{cite web|title=Amazing 25th birthday party! Thank God, all my love ones & all my twitter fam for continued support! Grace. |url=https://twitter.com/CoreyPaulMusic/status/178749228905005056|publisher=[[Twitter]]|author=CoreyPaulMusic official twitter|accessdate=February 22, 2014}}</ref> who goes by the stage name '''Corey Paul''',<ref name="FM"/> is an American [[Christian hip hop]] musician from [[Houston]], Texas.<ref name="CHRON">{{cite journal|url=http://blog.chron.com/jesusmusik/2014/10/tshirttuesdays-corey-paul-grace-love-mercy/|title=#TShirtTuesdays: Corey Paul – "Grace Love Mercy"|journal=[[Houston Chronicle]]|author=Sketch the Journalist|accessdate=February 22, 2014|date=October 21, 2012}}</ref> His debut album, ''Grace Love Mercy'', released on July 30, 2013 by Frontline Media Group.<ref name="JTH">{{cite web|url=http://jamthehype.com/corey-paul-grace-love-mercy/|title=Corey Paul - Grace Love Mercy|publisher=Jam the Hype|first=Justin|last=Morden|accessdate=February 22, 2015|date=July 30, 2013}}</ref><ref name="WADE-O">{{cite web|url=http://wadeoradio.com/album-review-corey-paul-grace-love-mercy/|title=Album Review: Corey Paul – Grace, Love, Mercy|publisher=Wade-O Radio|first=Aubrey|last=McKay|accessdate=February 22, 2015|date=August 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222080649/http://wadeoradio.com/album-review-corey-paul-grace-love-mercy/|archive-date=February 22, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> This album was his ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' chart debut album.<ref name="BILLBOARDPDF">{{cite journal|url=http://www.billboard.com/files/index/artistindex_08_17_2013.pdf|title=Artist Index: August 17, 2013|journal=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=February 22, 2015|date=August 17, 2013}}</ref><ref name="BILLBOARDBIZ"><nowiki>http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3ACorey%20Paul&f[1]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Corey%20Paul</nowiki></ref> In March 2015, Corey Paul was signed onto Collision Records, by December he released his second Billboard charting album, "Today Tomorrow Forever". In July 2017 he announced his departure from Collision Records.
'''Corey Paul Davis'''<ref name="FM">{{cite web|title=Corey Paul|url=http://frontlinemovement.com/corey-paul/|publisher=Frontline Movement|access-date=February 22, 2015|archive-date=June 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160618225140/http://frontlinemovement.com/corey-paul|url-status=live}}</ref> (born March 10, 1987),<ref name="TWEET">{{cite web|title=Amazing 25th birthday party! Thank God, all my love ones & all my twitter fam for continued support! Grace.|url=https://twitter.com/CoreyPaulMusic/status/178749228905005056|publisher=Twitter|author=CoreyPaulMusic|access-date=February 22, 2014|archive-date=April 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423211759/https://twitter.com/coreypaulmusic/status/178749228905005056|url-status=live}}</ref> known by the stage name '''Corey Paul''',<ref name="FM"/> is an American [[Christian hip hop]] musician from [[Houston]], Texas.<ref name="CHRON">{{cite journal|url=http://blog.chron.com/jesusmusik/2014/10/tshirttuesdays-corey-paul-grace-love-mercy/|title=#TShirtTuesdays: Corey Paul – "Grace Love Mercy"|journal=[[Houston Chronicle]]|author=Sketch the Journalist|access-date=February 22, 2014|date=October 21, 2012|archive-date=October 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023151413/http://blog.chron.com/jesusmusik/2014/10/tshirttuesdays-corey-paul-grace-love-mercy/|url-status=live}}</ref> His debut album, ''Grace Love Mercy'', released on July 30, 2013, by Frontline Media Group.<ref name="JTH">{{cite web|url=http://jamthehype.com/corey-paul-grace-love-mercy/|title=Corey Paul – Grace Love Mercy|publisher=Jam the Hype|first=Justin|last=Morden|access-date=February 22, 2015|date=July 30, 2013|archive-date=September 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930003420/http://jamthehype.com/corey-paul-grace-love-mercy/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="WADE-O">{{cite web|url=http://wadeoradio.com/album-review-corey-paul-grace-love-mercy/|title=Album Review: Corey Paul – Grace, Love, Mercy|publisher=Wade-O Radio|first=Aubrey|last=McKay|access-date=February 22, 2015|date=August 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222080649/http://wadeoradio.com/album-review-corey-paul-grace-love-mercy/|archive-date=February 22, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> This album was his ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' chart debut album.<ref name="BILLBOARDBIZ">[http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f&#91;0&#93;=ts_chart_artistname%3ACorey%20Paul&f&#91;1&#93;=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Corey%20Paul Corey, Paul] Billboard {{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="BILLBOARDPDF">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/files/index/artistindex_08_17_2013.pdf|title=Artist Index: August 17, 2013|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=February 22, 2015|date=August 17, 2013|archive-date=September 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921211925/http://www.billboard.com/files/index/artistindex_08_17_2013.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2015, Corey Paul was signed onto Collision Records, by December he released his second Billboard charting album, "Today Tomorrow Forever". In July 2017 he announced his departure from Collision Records.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Corey Paul was born on March 10, 1987,<ref name="TWEET"/> as Corey Paul Davis,<ref name="FM"/> in [[Houston]], Texas.<ref name="CHRON"/>
Corey Paul was born on March 10, 1987,<ref name="TWEET"/> as Corey Paul Davis,<ref name="FM"/> in [[Houston]], Texas.<ref name="CHRON"/>


Corey was raised by his mother and his stepfather, who eventually became a crack cocaine addict. At the age of six his father beat and burned his mother with an iron, and by the age of eight he witnessed his mother shoot his father in self-defense. When Corey was nine his father unfortunately hung himself in an attic after a long battle with addiction.
Corey was raised by his mother and his stepfather, who eventually became a crack cocaine addict. At the age of six his father beat and burned his mother with an iron, and by the age of eight he witnessed his mother shoot his father in self-defense. When Corey was nine his father hung himself in an attic after a long battle with addiction.


As a teenager Corey embraced the street culture, party life and Houston's “chopped and screwed” music scene. Eventually he realized that even if he gained all of it, it wouldn't change the pain, poverty or hopelessness that his family and neighborhood dealt with on a daily basis. It was at this moment Corey decided to trust God and in 2010 he started “Frontline Media Group”, a record label that creates and promotes music with a message of hope, positivity and a belief in something greater than the struggle.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.testimonystories.com/testimony/coreypaul|title=Corey Paul|work=Testimony|access-date=2017-09-19|language=en-US}}</ref>
As a teenager Corey embraced the street culture, party life and Houston's "chopped and screwed" music scene. Eventually he realized that even if he gained all of it, it wouldn't change the pain, poverty or hopelessness that his family and neighborhood dealt with on a daily basis. It was at this moment Corey decided to trust God and in 2010 he started "Frontline Media Group", a record label that creates and promotes music with a message of hope, positivity and a belief in something greater than the struggle.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.testimonystories.com/testimony/coreypaul|title=Corey Paul|work=Testimony|access-date=2017-09-19|language=en-US|archive-date=January 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122145007/http://www.testimonystories.com/testimony/coreypaul|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Music career==
==Music career==
Corey Paul's first album, ''Grace Love Mercy'', was released on July 30, 2013, with Frontline Movement.<ref name="JTH"/> This was his debut album on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' charts, and it happened to land a placement on [[Top Gospel Albums]] at No. 39.<ref name="BILLBOARDPDF"/><ref name="BILLBOARDBIZ"/> He then signed with Collision Records<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wadeoradio.com/collision-records-signs-houston-emcee-corey-paul-releases-new-music-video/|title=Collision Records Signs Houston Emcee Corey Paul {{!}} Wade-O Radio|website=wadeoradio.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403052044/http://wadeoradio.com/collision-records-signs-houston-emcee-corey-paul-releases-new-music-video/|archive-date=April 3, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> and released his sophomore album, “Today, Tomorrow, Forever," on December 18, 2015. The album peaked at #11 on the iTunes Rap/Hip-Hop chart and ranked #16 on the Billboard “Heatseeker” chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/6822302/corey-paul/chart?f=324|title=Corey Paul - Chart history {{!}} Billboard|website=www.billboard.com|language=en|access-date=2017-09-19}}</ref> He announced his departure from Collision Records<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicktheconcrete.com/corey-paul-independent|title=home|website=home|language=en|access-date=2018-04-02}}</ref> in 2017 and then independently released his third album, "Untold Story: Trill Young King" on November 11, 2017.
Corey Paul's first album, ''Grace Love Mercy'', was released on July 30, 2013, with Frontline Movement.<ref name="JTH"/> This was his debut album on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' charts, and it happened to land a placement on [[Top Gospel Albums]] at No. 39.<ref name="BILLBOARDBIZ"/><ref name="BILLBOARDPDF"/> He then signed with Collision Records<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wadeoradio.com/collision-records-signs-houston-emcee-corey-paul-releases-new-music-video/|title=Collision Records Signs Houston Emcee Corey Paul {{!}} Wade-O Radio|website=wadeoradio.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403052044/http://wadeoradio.com/collision-records-signs-houston-emcee-corey-paul-releases-new-music-video/|archive-date=April 3, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> and released his second album, "Today, Tomorrow, Forever," on December 18, 2015. The album peaked at No. 11 on the iTunes Rap/Hip-Hop chart and ranked No. 16 on the Billboard "Heatseeker" chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/6822302/corey-paul/chart?f=324|title=Corey Paul – Chart history {{!}} Billboard|website=www.billboard.com|language=en|access-date=2017-09-19|archive-date=May 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180523180443/https://www.billboard.com/artist/6822302/corey-paul/chart?f=324|url-status=live}}</ref> He announced his departure from Collision Records<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicktheconcrete.com/corey-paul-independent|title=home|website=home|language=en|access-date=2018-04-02|archive-date=April 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403112501/https://www.kicktheconcrete.com/corey-paul-independent|url-status=live}}</ref> in 2017 and then independently released his third album, "Untold Story: Trill Young King" November 11, 2017.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:35, 25 January 2024

Corey Paul
Birth nameCorey Paul Davis
Also known asCorey Paul
Born (1987-03-10) March 10, 1987 (age 37)
Houston, Texas
GenresChristian hip hop, urban contemporary gospel
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2013–present
LabelsFrontline Movement

Corey Paul Davis[1] (born March 10, 1987),[2] known by the stage name Corey Paul,[1] is an American Christian hip hop musician from Houston, Texas.[3] His debut album, Grace Love Mercy, released on July 30, 2013, by Frontline Media Group.[4][5] This album was his Billboard chart debut album.[6][7] In March 2015, Corey Paul was signed onto Collision Records, by December he released his second Billboard charting album, "Today Tomorrow Forever". In July 2017 he announced his departure from Collision Records.

Early life[edit]

Corey Paul was born on March 10, 1987,[2] as Corey Paul Davis,[1] in Houston, Texas.[3]

Corey was raised by his mother and his stepfather, who eventually became a crack cocaine addict. At the age of six his father beat and burned his mother with an iron, and by the age of eight he witnessed his mother shoot his father in self-defense. When Corey was nine his father hung himself in an attic after a long battle with addiction.

As a teenager Corey embraced the street culture, party life and Houston's "chopped and screwed" music scene. Eventually he realized that even if he gained all of it, it wouldn't change the pain, poverty or hopelessness that his family and neighborhood dealt with on a daily basis. It was at this moment Corey decided to trust God and in 2010 he started "Frontline Media Group", a record label that creates and promotes music with a message of hope, positivity and a belief in something greater than the struggle.[8]

Music career[edit]

Corey Paul's first album, Grace Love Mercy, was released on July 30, 2013, with Frontline Movement.[4] This was his debut album on the Billboard charts, and it happened to land a placement on Top Gospel Albums at No. 39.[6][7] He then signed with Collision Records[9] and released his second album, "Today, Tomorrow, Forever," on December 18, 2015. The album peaked at No. 11 on the iTunes Rap/Hip-Hop chart and ranked No. 16 on the Billboard "Heatseeker" chart.[10] He announced his departure from Collision Records[11] in 2017 and then independently released his third album, "Untold Story: Trill Young King" November 11, 2017.

Personal life[edit]

Corey Paul is married to Summer,[1] and they are presently residing in Houston, Texas, and attend church at Resurrection Houston[1]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions[6]
US
Gos
Grace Love Mercy
  • Released: July 30, 2013
  • Label: Frontline Movement
  • CD, digital download
 39[7]
Today, Tomorrow, Forever
  • Released: December 18, 2015
  • Label: Collision
  • CD, digital download
 16
Untold Story: Trill Young King[12]
  • Released: November 10, 2017
  • Label: Frontline Media Group
  • Digital Download
 N/A

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Corey Paul". Frontline Movement. Archived from the original on June 18, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  2. ^ a b CoreyPaulMusic. "Amazing 25th birthday party! Thank God, all my love ones & all my twitter fam for continued support! Grace". Twitter. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Sketch the Journalist (October 21, 2012). "#TShirtTuesdays: Corey Paul – "Grace Love Mercy"". Houston Chronicle. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Morden, Justin (July 30, 2013). "Corey Paul – Grace Love Mercy". Jam the Hype. Archived from the original on September 30, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  5. ^ McKay, Aubrey (August 1, 2013). "Album Review: Corey Paul – Grace, Love, Mercy". Wade-O Radio. Archived from the original on February 22, 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  6. ^ a b c Corey, Paul Billboard [permanent dead link]
  7. ^ a b c "Artist Index: August 17, 2013" (PDF). Billboard. August 17, 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  8. ^ "Corey Paul". Testimony. Archived from the original on January 22, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  9. ^ "Collision Records Signs Houston Emcee Corey Paul | Wade-O Radio". wadeoradio.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  10. ^ "Corey Paul – Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  11. ^ "home". home. Archived from the original on April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  12. ^ "Untold Story: Trill Young King by Corey Paul". Genius. Archived from the original on April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
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