Shamele Mackie, known professionally as Papoose, is an American rapper. Known for his freestyles and prolific mixtape output, Papoose began his career in 1998 and has released 4 studio albums and 29 mixtapes.
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I wanted to release all the visuals for the project at once.
[INTERVIEW Papoose Talks His Mission to ‘Save Hip-Hop’ and His New Visual Album ‘Bars on Wheels’] (March 29, 2026)
So I decided I was just going to rap in the car while I was driving. I started doing it just to kill time, and I noticed a lot of people really loved it.
I didn’t just want to put the project out; I wanted to elevate it. So we turned it into a short film slash EP.
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