Joe Paquette better known as Prince Ital Joe, was a Dominica

Dominica

Dominica , officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea, south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique. Its size is and the highest point in the country is Morne Diablotins, which has an elevation of . The Commonwealth...

n-American

United States

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 reggae musician best known for his collaborations with Marky Mark

Mark Wahlberg

Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg is an American actor, film and television producer, and former rapper. He was known as Marky Mark in his earlier years, and became famous for his 1991 debut as a musician with the band Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. He was named No. 1 on VH1's 40 Hottest Hotties of...

. Prince Ital Joe also did some acting, appearing in the Steven Seagal

Steven Seagal

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 film, Marked for Death

Marked for Death

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and in the TV series, EZ Streets

EZ Streets

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and Players.

Biography

Prince Ital Joe was born in the Commonwealth of Dominica, but was raised in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

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. Before getting into the music business, Joe worked for over ten years performing at private Hollywood parties and clubs and From 1988 to 1990 as a concert promotor in the Caribbean for acts like Ziggy Marley

Ziggy Marley

David "Ziggy" Marley is a Jamaican musician and leader of the band Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers. He is the oldest son of famed reggae musician Bob Marley...

. In 1993, he teamed up with rapper Marky Mark

Mark Wahlberg

Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg is an American actor, film and television producer, and former rapper. He was known as Marky Mark in his earlier years, and became famous for his 1991 debut as a musician with the band Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. He was named No. 1 on VH1's 40 Hottest Hotties of...

 and released two albums 1994's Life in the Streets

Life in the Streets

Life in the Streets is the debut album by reggae musician, Prince Ital Joe and the third album by rapper, Marky Mark. The album was released in 1994 for Ultraphonic Records and blended Prince Ital Joe's reggae with Marky Mark's Pop rap. Life in the Streets was not released in the United States, but...

and 1995's The Remix Album

The Remix Album (Prince Ital Joe album)

The Remix Album is the second and final album by rap/reggae duo, Prince Ital Joe and Marky Mark. The album was released in 1995 for Ultraphonic Records and was a remix album featuring remixed from the duo's previous album, Life in the Streets, as well as a Marky Mark solo track, "No Mercy"...

. After The Remix album, the duo split up with Joe signing on Suge Knight

Suge Knight

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 and Dr. Dre

Dr. Dre

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's Death Row Records

Death Row Records

Death Row Records is a record label founded in 1991 by Marion "Suge" Knight Jr., Andre Young , Tracy Lynn Curry and Michael Harris . It is known to have been home to many popular West Coast hip hop artists such as Dr...

 label, appearing on Tha Dogg Pound

Tha Dogg Pound

Tha Dogg Pound is a rap group made up of Daz Dillinger and Kurupt. They were signed to Death Row Records in their early careers and were key to the label's success. The group made their 1992 rap debut on Dr. Dre's The Chronic, on various songs. They also appeared on Snoop Dogg's debut album...

's Dogg Food

Dogg Food

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, 2Pac's The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory

The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory

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 and Daz Dillinger

Daz Dillinger

Delmar Drew Arnaud , better known by his stage name Daz Dillinger is an American hip hop producer and rapper mostly known for his membership in the rap duo Tha Dogg Pound, with Kurupt, and his work with Death Row Records.-The Chronic, Tha Dogg Pound and Dogg Food:Daz began his career on Death Row...

's Retaliation, Revenge & Get Back

Retaliation, Revenge & Get Back

Retaliation, Revenge and Get Back is the debut studio album by rapper Daz Dillinger, released March 31, 1998 on Death Row Records.-Background:He was one of the last artists on Death Row after its collapse in 1996, after the death of 2Pac...

, however, he never released an album for the label. He remained in the music business until his death. He married Paulina Paquette and had a daughter, Princess Nashida Paquette.

Death

Prince Ital Joe died on May 16, 2001 from injuries sustained in a car accident that happened in Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

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. He was 38 years old.

Albums

Year	Album
1994	Life in the Streets Life in the Streets Life in the Streets is the debut album by reggae musician, Prince Ital Joe and the third album by rapper, Marky Mark. The album was released in 1994 for Ultraphonic Records and blended Prince Ital Joe's reggae with Marky Mark's Pop rap. Life in the Streets was not released in the United States, but...
1995	The Remix Album The Remix Album (Prince Ital Joe album) The Remix Album is the second and final album by rap/reggae duo, Prince Ital Joe and Marky Mark. The album was released in 1995 for Ultraphonic Records and was a remix album featuring remixed from the duo's previous album, Life in the Streets, as well as a Marky Mark solo track, "No Mercy"...

Singles

• Life in the Streets (Germany #11)
• Happy People (Germany #4)
• United (Germany-No.1)
• Babylon (Germany-No.16)