Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)
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| Single by Pras Michel featuring Mýa & Ol' Dirty Bastard from the album Ghetto Supastar |
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| 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 | Pras , Wyclef Jean, Che, Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis | |
| Certification | Platinum | |
| Pras Michel singles chronology | ||
| "Roxanne '97 [Puff Daddy remix]" by Sting | "Ghetto Supastar" | "Blue angels"
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| Mýa singles chronology | ||
| "Movin' On" | "Ghetto Supastar" | "Take Me There"
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| 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 reached #15 in the U.S. 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.
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[edit] Chorus
The chorus is a slightly modified reworking of the chorus of the 1983 Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton hit "Islands in the Stream". The production is sampled from Love Unlimited Orchestra - Under the Influence of Love.
[edit] Music video
Francis Lawrence directed the video, which features actress Halle Berry and actor 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 bass guitar riff at the end of the song. It was nominated for an 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.
[edit] Cultural references
This song was used in "Weird Al" Yankovic's polka medley, "Polka Power!" from his album Running with Scissors. The song was also one of the anthems of "Tenerife '98".
[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
- Mýa appears courtesy of University Music Entertainment / Interscope
[edit] Charts
| Chart | Position |
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| 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 |
| French Top 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 |
| Preceded by "Come with Me" by Puff Daddy |
UK Mainstream May 3 - May 10 1 Week |
Succeeded by "Turn Back Time" by Aqua |
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