Restaurant. There are, like, four different interludes of random celebrities telling him how awesome he is and how they all wanna work with him. Todd: But it's basically unrecognizable here. Ghetto Republic. We're Entertaining, Italian-Style, with Actress Debi Mazar & Gabriele Corcos! It was released on June 6, 1998. Motorcycle Dealership. The Fugees loved covering and sampling old pop hits. Ghetto supremacy. [Performance at the Apollo] Still, he's not useless or a drag. ... Ghetto Superstar (That's What You Are) Song. Todd (VO): For those who don't remember, the late Ol' Dirty Bastard spent the entirety of 1998 committing crime after crime. [Clip of "Ready or Not"] But that's not to say Wyclef or Pras aren't important. Movies. The track interpolates Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton's 1983 single "Islands in the Stream" and was produced by Wyclef Jean and Jerry 'Wonda" Duplessis for Pras' debut solo studio album, Ghetto Supastar. Todd (VO): Okay, there was this [trailer for...] Warren Beatty movie that came out that year called Bulworth. [Clip of "We Trying to Stay Alive"] For example, he showed up on one of Wyclef's biggest hits. Well, I don't know. An item that is used but still in very good condition. I think that the songs on the album Ghetto Supastar, matched that single. total of 20 tracks. Ghetto Supastar Written by Pras Michel (as P. Michel), Wyclef Jean (as W. Jean), Ol' Dirty Bastard (as R. Jones), Barry Gibb (as B. Gibb), Maurice Gibb (as M. Gibb), Robin Gibb (as R. Gibb) Performed by Pras Michel (as Pras Michel) featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard & introducing Mya (as MYA) The Fugees have tried and failed to reunite several times over the years, and with all the infighting and controversies... Todd: ...it doesn't look like they'll succeed anytime soon. The hit single was included in the soundtrack for the film Bulworth. He let his music career go to the wayside so that he could focus on acting. After The Score, the Fugees all started working on separate projects and would never make another album together again. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErAAeqChc7w, Top 6 Worst Songs of 2010 (I Didn't Already Cover), Top 5 Awful Moments From U2's "Rattle and Hum", We Are Young and Somebody That I Used to Know, Todd and Rap Critic Talk About "Accidental Racist", This Is What You Came For vs. Cheap Thrills, https://thatguywiththeglasses.fandom.com/wiki/Ghetto_Supastar?oldid=131415. Todd: The worst... actor.. who ever lived. Movie. So many parts of the book were simply too unrealistic even for Nikki. Ghetto Superstar (feat. So it was renamed Turn It Up. Closing tag song: Weird Al Yankovic - "Polka Power! Pras should've stuck to music because he is the worst actor who ever lived. Todd (VO): Or at least it would be a spoiler if anyone could ever make sense of what ODB was ever saying. I think that the songs on the album Ghetto Supastar, matched that single. Why wasn't that enough? Like I said, the Fugees love their cheesy pop hits, and "Ghetto Supastar" features their [clip of performance of...] cheesiest ever—Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers's 1983 country pop duet, "Islands in the Stream". Ghetto Taco Bell. Todd (VO): Pras is not bad on this track by any means, but compare ODB's rhymes to his... Todd: "Peak like Dante"? PRAS ft. Mya & Ol' Dirty Bastard - GHETTO SUPASTAR (THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE)A one-hit wonder retrospective. Todd (VO): It's clear that Pras just wasn't an interesting enough rapper on his own. Todd (VO): But honestly, now that all three members of the Fugees are basically a distant memory, I'd say "Ghetto Supastar" is actually my favorite thing any of them ever did. A lot of the movie is actually good, and a lot of it is outright terrible... Todd: ...especially the parts where Warren Beatty tries to rap. Todd (VO): Why do people wanna be Scarface? I mean, he was on those songs too, and he... Todd (VO): ...had his own hit? "Ghetto Supastar" the single was and still is a popular single. Todd: Is that even fair? Ghetto Stories Vines. She is on some next-level shit compared to the two guys. Well, Allmusic.com has a theory. As it turned out... Todd: ..."Ghetto Supastar" was his peak. Todd (VO): But they never recorded a second song. But ignore the plot. Movie. [Pause] And when are we gonna get another Fugees album, goddammit? Todd (VO): One of my favorite things about the song is the contrast between the hard, edgy rock beat, and the upbeat, simple melody sung with extreme sweetness by Mya. Todd (VO): It's pretty clear why he was the weak link of the Fugees. Todd (VO): Well anyway, this movie hitched its wagon pretty tightly to the big hit off its soundtrack, "Ghetto Supastar", and they even got the actors from the movie involved, which is why this is the one and only rap video featuring Oliver Platt; and Halle Berry, who fits in a little more; and of course, Warren Beatty. Todd (VO): Well anyway, this movie hitched its wagon pretty tightly to the big hit off its soundtrack, "Ghetto Supastar", and they even got the actors from the movie involved, which is why this is the one and only rap video featuring Oliver Platt; and Halle Berry, who fits in a little more; and of course, Warren Beatty. [Picture labelled "One Hit Wonders" with Vanilla Ice in front of amp tower] How big does a song have to be before it counts as a hit? Todd (VO): You know how in some acts, there's that [picture of Hall & Oates with John Oates circled, album cover of Wham! Todd (VO): Like I said, Lauryn was immediately picked out as the star of the group. The album was released by Ruffhouse Records. Honestly, I think Pras has kind of gotten the short end, largely because he usually took the last verse after Clef and L-Boogie had already done all the work. Pras performs in the music video "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" from the album "Ol' Dirty Bastard" and the original motion picture soundtrack for the … Todd (VO): Yeah, it works in reverse too. Mya) Song. Why couldn't he make the cut as a solo artist? - Make It Big with Andrew Ridgeley circled, and picture of the Black Eyed Peas with Taboo and apl.de.ap circled] one guy who gets equal billing, but doesn't seem to be pulling his share? 1998Ruffhouse/ Columbia release. Ghetto stories lil boosie hood dvd. Todd: How did he end up just a ghetto one-hit wonder? B." The video bases its plot from the movie Bulworth, which is a prominent white politician acting like an African American. Movie. So I hope you'll forgive me if I didn't bother to research the rest of his filmography. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. I get the feeling he didn't really wanna be solo at all because, and I can't emphasize enough, if you were trying to make your own name and you were trying not to be overshadowed... Todd: ...you would not be working with Ol' Dirty Bastard. Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects. Ghetto stories lil boosie and webbie. Todd: And it's not surprising if you listen to anything he ever recorded. Ghetto stories lil booise. Hell yes. Directed by Robert Adetuyi. GHETTO SUPERSTAR single (from BULWORTH). Local Business. With Pras Michel, Ja Rule, Jason Statham, Vondie Curtis-Hall. That's not to say he doesn't have a few wack lyrics here and there, but he's still very much a part of the group. Todd: Or should I say, these two rappers... Todd (VO): ...because to most people, the Fugees were Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill, and somewhere off to the side... Todd: Unlike the other Fugees, Pras's solo career was defined by just one song, "Ghetto Supastar". Movie & Music Store. Todd (VO): Worse than, like... worse than, like, Tommy Wi... no, just worse than everything. Ghetto Records Production Studio. Todd (VO): Yes, rather than record that second album, he basically dropped music altogether and instead went to film. As a reader I felt the entire story was forced. ... Ghetto superstar entertainment. believe it or not. Stephen Marley: No Woman, No Cry, The Greatest Moments in BET Awards History. Ghetto supper star. In fact, it takes on something I'm surprised most gangsta rap songs don't look at—the connection between the macho swagger rappers try to emulate, and the actual people with all the swag in the world. Food Truck. But even people who say "no" might make an exception here. And I don't mean regular ol' rapper crimes like having guns or getting in fights. Geez. The man proclaimed himself a ghetto supastar. The worst. Todd (VO): He's also produced a number of political documentaries and seems more involved in politics right now. But that one song looms large in my memory—one of the biggest hits in 1998, a gigantic crossover smash with actual hip-hop cred in the era of Puff Daddy and "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It". Restaurant. He had a minor role in Mystery Men, [trailer for Turn It Up] but he had his first starring role in Ghetto Superstar: The Movie, which I assume was gonna be based on the plot of the song before they realized that was already the plot of a [poster for Bulworth] much better movie. Todd: What about Pras himself? Background. Pras Michel was born on October 19, 1972 as Prakazrel Samuel Michel. Todd (VO): While Pras builds his verses around the theme of politics, ODB is basically just rapping the plot of Bulworth... Todd: From the point-of-view of the main character. Yeah, even more than [clip of...] "Hips Don't Lie". People fervently believed, and at least for a little while, they were correct—[page from Spin: The Year in Music from January 1997, article by Charles Aaron: "The Fugees not only showed hip-hop the way in 1996, but they may have shown pop music its future as well"] that the future of hip-hop would be dictated by these three rappers. Musician/Band. Ghetto Restoration Custom Furnishings & Decor. The catchy beat and chorus by a then unknown Mya was irresistable, and the addition of Ol' Dirty delivering his famous weird rap flow was a good plus. Todd (VO): Just like Bulworth tied itself to the song, the song takes most of its themes from Bulworth. Ghetto Supastar Written by Pras Michel (as P. Michel), Wyclef Jean (as W. Jean), Ol' Dirty Bastard (as R. Jones), Barry Gibb (as B. Gibb), Maurice Gibb (as M. Gibb), Robin Gibb (as R. Gibb) Performed by Pras Michel (as Pras Michel) featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard & introducing Mya (as MYA) Todd (VO): He was always, like, this raving, crazy homeless person who would start singing random songs for no reason, but you couldn't stop listening to him. Pras Michel was born on October 19, 1972 as Prakazrel Samuel Michel. Now people had already pegged [clips of "Doo Wop (That Thing)" by...] Lauryn Hill as the standout talent of the group, and she solidified that impression with her multi-Grammy-winning solo album, [...and "Gone Till November" by...] and around the same time, Wyclef was making a strong case that he deserved just as much regard as Lauryn. Todd (VO): It might've seemed differently in '98 when Lauryn and Wyclef were getting nominated for all those awards, but it's clear now, they were all at the strongest together. It stars Pras, Ja Rule, Faith Evans, and, no joke, a pre-Transporter Jason Statham. Because he had the money, the power, the respect, the women, the impunity against the law. I've watched basically none of these movies, but I feel like I've seen this a billion times. Todd (VO): But Pras couldn't keep it up. Todd: But in retrospect, the Fugees all needed each other. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Mya: Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are), Sting & The Police Feat. Some would say yeah, they still are; some might say no, they don't count. Pras: Roxanne '97 (Puff Daddy Remix), Fugees Feat. [Clip of "Fu-Gee-La"] When they broke through to the mainstream in 1996, they changed how people perceived hip-hop. [Clip of "Election Time" by...] Wyclef basically disappeared into his own pretensions and political dilettantism and...whatever this is. But for the time being, they're still on good terms, and most of everything Pras released was related to Wyclef. Huge spoiler, Dirty after the Score, the Fugees Sting & the Police Feat pop songs all... 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