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b. Samuel Prakazrel Michel, 19 October 1972. Like fellow members Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean, Pras has forged a successful solo career away from hip-hop stars the Fugees. Pras first recorded with fellow student Hill and cousin Wyclef Jean as the Tranzlator Crew. Following a name change and a moderately successful debut album, 1994's Blunted On Reality, the trio went on to enjoy huge crossover success with 1996's The Score. The Fugees were put on hold in the late 90s with each member working on solo projects. Pras enjoyed instant success, achieving an international hit single with "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)". Based around a sample of the Kenny Rogers/Dolly Parton hit "Islands In The Stream', and featuring the vocals of Mya and Wu-Tang Clan member Ol" Dirty Bastard, the song benefited from its inclusion on the soundtrack to the Warren Beatty movie Bulworth. It eventually spent eight weeks in the UK Top 5, peaking at number 2 in July 1998, and reached US number 15 a month later. "Blue Angels' was another UK Top 10 hit, reaching number 6 in November. Co-produced by Jerry Duplessis, Ghetto Supastar debuted outside the US Top 50, dwarfed by the phenomenal chart-topping success of Hill's Grammy-award winning The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill. From a musical point of view, when compared with the audacity and verve of Hill's album, Pras" mainstream-orientated grooves sounded hackneyed and unimaginative.
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