SINGER

Pras

1972 - Today

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Prakazrel Samuel Michel (born October 19, 1972), known professionally as Pras (), is an American rapper and record producer. 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pras has received more than 1,648,749 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Pras is the 3,203rd most popular singer (down from 2,860th in 2019), the 16,049th most popular biography from United States (down from 66th in 2019) and the 849th most popular American Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 34.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Pras ranks 3,203 out of 4,381Before him are Christopher, Sebastian Rejman, Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, Kimbra, Eneda Tarifa, and Conan Gray. After him are Yuki Kashiwagi, Talib Kweli, Miles Kane, James Blake, Joseph Simmons, and Sunaree Rachasima.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Pras ranks 821Before him are Sim Kwon-ho, Angela Alupei, Anne Dorthe Tanderup, Eskild Ebbesen, Fita Bayisa, and Hendrawan. After him are Sabina Valbusa, Avijit Roy, Darren Anderton, Helge Braun, Silvia Farina Elia, and Norbert Rózsa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Pras ranks 16,049 out of 20,380Before him are William Lee Scott (1973), Matt Gaetz (1982), Donald Johnson (1968), Conan Gray (1998), Josh Henderson (1981), and Andre Cason (1969). After him are Gregory Maguire (1954), Ursula Burns (1958), Talib Kweli (1975), Mike Reiss (1959), Mike Budenholzer (1969), and Alyson Stoner (1993).

Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Pras ranks 849Before him are Pusha T (1977), Sir Mix-a-Lot (1963), Havoc (1974), John Grant (1968), Young Buck (1981), and Conan Gray (1998). After him are Talib Kweli (1975), Joseph Simmons (1964), Dinah Jane (1997), Lauv (1994), Olivia (1981), and Trisha Yearwood (1964).