Joe Paquette

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Paquette, best known as "Prince Ital Joe", was born in the Commonwealth of Dominica, and moved to Brooklyn, New York at the age of 13 with his parents in 1976. After completing high school, Joe moved to California to pursue his dreams of acting and entertainment. 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 promoter in the Caribbean for acts as [a249758].

In 1993, he teamed up with rapper [a56551] and released two albums: 1994's "[url=https://www.discogs.com/master/96566-Prince-Ital-Joe-Feat-Marky-Mark-Life-In-The-Streets]Life in the Streets[/url]" and 1995's "[url=https://www.discogs.com/master/983019-Prince-Ital-Joe-Feat-Marky-Mark-The-Remix-Album]The Remix Album[/url]". After the latter, the duo split, with Joe signing on [a185511] and [a50513]'s [l19737] label, appearing on [a113497]'s "[url=https://www.discogs.com/master/147356-Tha-Dogg-Pound-Dogg-Food]Dogg Food[/url]", [a187503]'s "[url=https://www.discogs.com/master/84936-Makaveli-The-Don-Killuminati-The-7-Day-Theory]The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory[/url]" and [a100756]'s "[url=https://www.discogs.com/master/162230-Daz-Dillinger-Retaliation-Revenge-And-Get-Back]Retaliation, Revenge & Get Back[/url]", 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.

Prince Ital Joe died on May 16, 2001 from injuries sustained in a car accident that happened on a highway near Phoenix, Arizona while en route to Los Angeles. He was 38 years old