PRAS MICHEL - Producer, Star

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Born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in New Jersey, Pras cultivated an early interest in music. When he was fifteen, Pras met Lauryn Hill. In 1988, Pras introduced Lauryn to his "cousin", Wyclef Jean, and subsequently formed a musical group called the Tranzlator Crew. The group soon changed its name to The Fugees, as a tribute to the many Haitian refugees desperately crossing the ocean to the United States. In 1996, The Fugees achieved historic crossover success with The Score, which went multi-platinum. Pras has also forged a successful solo career, beginning with an international hit single from his first full-length solo LP, "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)", featuring Mýa and Ol' Dirty Bastard. "Ghetto Superstar" became a top ten single in 1999, and the #8 most played single; it was received with critical acclaim and earned Pras a performance at the World Music Awards. The hit single was included in the soundtrack for the Warren Beatty-starring film, "Bulworth". "Ghetto Supastar" spent eight weeks in the UK Top 5, peaking at number 2 in July 1998, and reached US #15 a month later. "Blue Angels", from the same album, was acknowledged as a UK Top 10 hit, reaching #6 in November of the same year.

Pras has won numerous awards - including two Grammys, a Billboard Award, multiple Brit Awards, a World Music Award, a Top of The Pops Award and a Video Music Award.

In 2006, Pras created "Skid Row", a documentary account of his nine-day experience posing as a homeless person living in downtown Los Angeles. Using a hidden camera, Pras captured the devastating reality of homelessness. Skid Row was released August 24th 2007. The film was produced by Teryn Fogel.

The experience of living on the street inspired Pras to launch prAsperity project in May 2007. prAsperity project is a non-profit organization that jump-starts awareness and solutions for intractable problems affecting the human condition. The organization takes on humanity "projects" as distinct crusades that need attention, working on behalf of established community groups to inject energy and progress towards issues ranging from homelessness to social injustice.

In 2009, Pras has been working in Somalia on a documentary about pirates in the country. He has also been working on new music to be released soon.


BIO (film SWEET MICKY FOR PRESIDENT, 2015)

Pras Michel rose to international super-stardom as a member of the multi-platinum Grammy-winning group, The Fugees. As a solo artist, he is most known for writing and producing the Grammy-nominated,
worldwide top ten hit "Ghetto Superstar" feat. Ol'Dirty Bastard and Mya.

The Fugees stepped onto the music scene with a hip-hop sound mixed with Caribbean beat, a reflection of Pras's identity - a Haitian American, born in Brooklyn, and raised in New Jersey. After his Fugees fame, Pras continued to work not only as a performer and producer in music and film, but also as a successful business man. He is a managing partner of the private equity fund, DuSable Capital Management. Pras is also very active in politics. Partnered with Frank White, Jr., they are the leading fundraisers for President Obama.

Pras continues his work in music, and his new band, Get Fr3e, releases their first album in 2015. Their song, "Came to Win", was an original written for SWEET MICKY FOR PRESIDENT.

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