Paul Wall Offers Fans Motivational Bars On 'Airplane Mode' As New Album Hits Stores

Paul Wall‘s newest album The Great Wall has officially arrived, and the Houston legend offers up some motivation for the hustlers on its latest single, “Airplane Mode.”

Released with the album on Friday (December 15), “Airplane Mode” finds the People’s Champ reminding listeners to focus in and practice tunnel vision when navigating through life as he reflects on his own journey to the top.

“I got my mind on my bank account, big paper in large amounts/Stacking all my crypto up, coins that I can’t pronounce,” he raps. “I’m a hold-the-investment type, big ape gotta stay down/Moon shots, no room for thots.”

The Great Wall serves as Wall’s fourteenth studio album and first solo project in two years. The 13-track effort features appearances from fellow Texans Bun B, Lil Keke and That Mexican OT.

Paul Wall has been a staple in Hip Hop since 1998, but the Houston rap legend’s name apparently doesn’t ring as many bells with Gen Z as he does with older fans.

Fortunately, Wall isn’t afraid to take unsuspecting music fans to school, which is exactly what he did over the summer when a Twitter user asked who the “Sittin’ Sidewayz” rapper was.

“Don’t kill me, but who is Paul Wall,” wrote user @SarahJ0seph.

Wall’s response was firm but respectful. “I’m a rapper from Texas,” he wrote in his quote-tweet response. “Along with my music, I’m known for selling Grillz with my partner @JohnnyDangandCo also known for my community work, and love for Houston sports teams. Nice to meet you.”

As of late, the seasoned lyricist is sporting more of a salt and pepper look – and it’s so different that even his biggest fans were left doing a double take after he debuted it.

In a video posted to TikTok in September, the Texas rap legend looked almost unrecognizable as he sported a full head of silver hair and matching beard — a far cry from his buzz cut and soul patch that was seen in classic videos like “Still Tippin’” and “Sittin’ Sidewayz.”

Only his signature gold grill and thick Texas drawl remained.

“1st off, why my face look like the old man filter lol, we had a lot of fun yesterday, perfoming [sic] halftime with @Louie TheSinger and watching the @Houston Texans,” Paul captioned the clip.

“Mannnn gonna be a long journey but u can definitely feel we’re headed in the right direction @Tank Dell LFG homie!!!!”

Needless to say, Paul Wall’s newfound silver fox appearance caught fans by surprise as his comments section was flooded with shocked reactions.

“THATS PAUL WALL !!!????” one user wrote in disbelief, while another added: “Ain’t no way this Paul mane.”

Someone else wrote: “I fully thought this was him playing with the old filter my 2000’s eyes can’t comprehend [crying face emojis].”

There were also plenty of people who liked what they saw, with one besotted female fan writing: “Man is aging like fine wineeeee [heart-eyes emoji].”

“Silver paul looks so elegant, we should refer to him as Paullard Eallard by now, show some respect,” another user joked, while someone else commented: “Paul Wall Lookin like The H-Town Leonardo DiCaprio.”