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Pras
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Prakazrel Samuel Michel (born October 19, 1972), known professionally as Pras (), is an American rapper, singer and actor. He is best known as a member of the hip-hop group Fugees, which he formed with fellow New Jerseyans Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill in 1990.
Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
Known for
- Hodgepodge — Self (archive footage)2025
- Mutant Chronicles — Captain Michaels2008
- Go Go Tales — Sandman2008
- Skid Row — Himself2007
- Feel The Noise — Electric2007
- Dave Chappelle's Block Party — Self (Fugees)2005
- Careful What You Wish For — Zen Salesman2004
- Go for Broke — Jackson / Jackie2002
- Fastlane — Nathan2002
- Higher Ed — Ed Green2001
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1972-10-19
Discography
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- 251,314
- Total plays
- 1,117,122
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Pras is the stage name of Samuel Prakazrel Michel (born October 19, 1972), an American rapper. Born in Haïti, Pras was a member of the popular hip hop group The Fugees. His debut solo effort, Ghetto Supastar, was released in the autumn 1998, following solo releases of his bandmates Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill. Released on Ruffhouse Records, the album's title track "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" featured vocals by Mya and Ol' Dirty Bastard. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Pras">Read
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Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Pras
- Musical artist.image
- Pras at 2015 MIFF.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Pras at the 2015 Miami International Film Festival
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Prakazrel Samuel Michel
- Musical artist.birth_place
- New York City, U.S.
- Musical artist.origin
- Irvington, New Jersey, U.S.
- Musical artist.years_active
- 1989–2025
- Musical artist.current_member_of
- Fugees
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Samuel
- Family name
- Michel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Occupation
- singer
- Educated at
- Rutgers University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- pop music
- Image
- Pras at 2015 MIFF.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1972-10-19
- start of work period
- 1989-00-00
- member of
- Fugees
- writing language
- English language
- end of work period
- 2025-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Early life
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- Discography
- Albums
- EPs
- Singles
- As lead artist
- As featured artist
- Filmography
- References
- External links
Prakazrel Samuel Michel (born October 19, 1972), known professionally as Pras (), is an American rapper, singer and actor. He is best known as a member of the hip-hop group Fugees, which he formed with fellow New Jerseyans Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill in 1990.
As a solo act, he signed with Columbia Records in 1996 and earned two top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 with his 1997 single "Avenues" (with Refugee Camp All-Stars featuring Ky-Mani Marley) and his Grammy Award-nominated 1998 single "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" (featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard and Mýa). The latter was released for the Warren Beatty film Bulworth (1998), while both preceded the release of his debut studio album, Ghetto Supastar (1998).
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