In 1999 in the height of rap’s "jiggy era," Prince Paul made one of the most imaginative projects in music history. A Prince Among Thieves is a fully formed musical novel born from Paul’s creative vision and fueled by pain in his personal life. In this episode, Prince Paul walks us through the struggles of producing the album, the triumphs of completing it and how close he came to actually developing it into a full-length movie. Its the story of a naive and talented rapper named Tariq (played by Breeze Brewin of the Juggaknots) and it unfolds through rap songs featuring legends like Biz Markie, Big Daddy Kane, De La Soul and many more. Enjoy the latest episode of Open Mike Eagle and Prince Paul's fantastic new podcast, What Had Happened Was, and my favorite concept album of all-time...