Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)

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"Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)"
Single by Pras Michel ft. Mýa & Ol' Dirty Bastard
from the album Ghetto Supastar
Released	1998
Format	12-inch single
Genre	Pop-Rap
Length	4:26
Label	Interscope
Writer(s)	P. Michel, W. Jean, R. Jones, B. Gibb, M. Gibb, R. Gibb, J. Brown, B. Byrd, R. Lenhoff
Producer(s)	Pras , Wyclef Jean, Che, Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis
Certification	Platinum
Pras Michel singles chronology
"Roxanne '97 [Puff Daddy remix]" by Sting	"Ghetto Supastar"	"Blue angels"
Mýa singles chronology
"Movin' On"	"Ghetto Supastar"	"Take Me There"
Ol' Dirty Bastard singles chronology
"Come Over To My Place" by Davina	"Ghetto Supastar"	"Got's Like Come On Thru" by Buddha Monk

"Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" is the hit single by American hip-hop artist Pras. The song appeared on his debut album, Ghetto Supastar released in 1998, and on the Bulworth soundtrack. It features Ol' Dirty Bastard and Mýa, the latter who sings the chorus. In 1999 it was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.

The chorus is a slightly modified reworking of the chorus of the 1983 Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton hit "Islands in the Stream". The beat is sampled from Love Unlimited Orchestra - Under the Influence of Love.

Francis Lawrence directed the video, which features actors Halle Berry and Warren Beatty. In a play on the theme of the film, which is a prominent white politician acting like an African-American, Bulworth (Beatty's character) in the music video actually begins to stretch his mouth, pulling his face off to show it's really a mask, and revealing himself to be Pras, who is really the first African-American U.S. president in disguise. Wyclef Jean also appears on the set playing the guitar riff at the end of the song. It was nominated for a MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video and Best Video from a Film. Another three nominations on the 1998 Billboard Video Music Awards for Best New Artist Clip (Pop), Best New Artist Clip (Rap), and Best New Artist Clip (R&B/Urban). It won an 8th Annual MVPA Award in 1999.

This song was also a part of "Weird Al" Yankovic's polka medley, "Polka Power!", which was featured on his album Running with Scissors.

[edit] Credits

• "Ghetto Superstar" written by P. Michel, W. Jean, R. Jones, B. Gibb, M. Gibb, R. Gibb, J. Brown, B. Byrd, R. Lenhoff
• Contains an interpolation of "Islands In The Stream" by The Bee-Gees and samples "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved" by James Brown
• Taken from the soundtrack of Bulworth

• Engineered by Chris Theis and Phil Blackman
• Soundtrack executive producer: Karyn Rachtman

• Original sound recordings owned by Interscope Records
• Universal Music (UK) Ltd. are exclusive licensees for the UK
• Distributed by BMG Records (UK) Ltd.

• Pras appears courtesy of Refugee Camp Entertainment / RuffHouse / Columbia Records
• ODB appears courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group
• Mya appears courtesy of University Music Entertainment / Interscope

[edit] Charts

Chart	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	15
U.S. US R&B / Hip-Hop	8
U.S. Hot Rap Singles	16
UK Top 75	2
Radio & Records Airplay - Pop	24
Radio & Records Airplay - Urban	6
Radio+Records Airplay - Rhythmic	2
Rhythmic Top 40	2
Hot Latin Tracks	37
Top 40 Mainstream	21
Canada Top 50	4
UK Top 40 R&B	1
Australia Top 100	2
Eurochart Hot 100	1
Germany Top 100	1
Tokio Hot 100	24
Sweden Top 60	2
Top selling UK singles Jan.1990 - Dec.1999	68
UK 1998 single end of the year chart	9

[edit] External links

• Mya chart history
• Pras discography
• Fugees historyline
• Allmusic charts