Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)

"Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)"
Single by Pras Michel featuring Mýa & Ol' Dirty Bastard
from the album Ghetto Supastar
Released June 9, 1998
Format CD single, Cassette single
Recorded 1997
Genre Hip hop
Length 4:26
Label Interscope
Writer(s) Barry Gibb
Maurice Gibb
Robin Gibb
Wyclef Jean
Russell Jones
Prakazrel Michel
Producer Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis
Wyclef Jean
Pras Michel chronology
"Roxanne '97" (Puff Daddy Remix)
(1998)		 "Ghetto Supastar"
(1998)		 "Blue Angels"
(1999)
Mýa chronology
"It's All About Me"
(1998)		 "Ghetto Supastar"
(1998)		 "Movin' On"
(1998)
Ol' Dirty Bastard chronology
"Come Over To My Place"
(1998)		 "Ghetto Supastar"
(1998)		 "Got's Like Come On Thru"
(1999)

"Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" is a Hip-Hop song by American rapper Pras, featuring rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard and recording artist Mýa. The track was produced by Wyclef Jean and Jerry 'Wonda" Duplessis for Pras' debut solo studio album, Ghetto Supastar. It also features on the soundtrack for the motion picture Bulworth. The song was written by Prakazrel Michael, Wyclef Jean, Russell Jones, Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb. The song was released on June 9, 1998 in the United States. The single was a commercial success; it peaked at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #8 on Billboards Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart and certified platinum in the United States by Recording Industry Association of America. "Ghetto Supastar" was a critical and commercial success worldwide; it reached #4 in Canada, #2 in Australia, Sweden and the United Kingdom, and also topped the charts in eight countries. The chorus is a reworking of the chorus of the 1983 Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton hit "Islands in the Stream", written by the Bee Gees.

Contents

Music video

Francis Lawrence directed the video, which features actress Halle Berry and actors Warren Beatty, Oliver Platt, and Joshua Malina. In a play on the theme of the film, which is a prominent white politician acting like an African American, Bulworth 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). It won an 8th Annual MVPA Award in 1999.

Tracklisting

UK CD Single
  1. "Ghetto Supastar" (Main Version)
  2. "Ghetto Supastar" (Instrumental)
  3. "Don't Be Afraid"

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1998) [1][2] Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart 2
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart 1
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart 4
Canadian Singles Chart 4
Dutch Singles Chart 1
European Hot 100 Singles 1
French Singles Chart 15
Finland Singles Chart 4
German Singles Chart 1
New Zealand Singles Chart 1
Norwegian Singles Chart 1
Sweden Singles Chart 2
Swiss Singles Chart 1
Tokio Hot 100 24
UK Singles Chart 2
UK R&B Chart 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 15
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles 8
U.S. Billboard Rap Songs 16

Year-end charts

Year Chart Position
1998 Billboard Hot 100[3] 70

Certifications

Country (Provider) Certifications
Australia (ARIA) Platinum[4]
Austria (IFPI) Platinum[5]
Germany (IFPI) Platinum[6]
Netherlands (NVPI) Gold[7]
Norway (IFPI) Platinum[8]
United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum[9]
United States (RIAA) Platinum[10]

References

  1. ^ http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Pras+Michel+feat%2E+ODB+%26+intr%2E+Mya&titel=Ghetto+Supastar+%28That+Is+What+You+Are%29&cat=s
  2. ^ http://www.mariah-charts.com/chartdata/PMya.htm
  3. ^ http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1998.php
  4. ^ "ARIA 1998 singles accreditations". www.aria.com.au. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-1998.htm. 
  5. ^ IFPI Austria certifications
  6. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Ghetto+Supastar')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Ghetto%2BSupastar&strInterpret=&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. 
  7. ^ ""Ghetto Supastar" NVPI platinum certification". www.nvpi.nl. http://www.nvpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=61112&documentid=1235633&zoekform=60463&formposted=yes. 
  8. ^ IFPI Norway certification database
  9. ^ http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx
  10. ^ "Bulworth RIAA certification". www.riaa.com. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=bulworth&artist=&perPage=50. 

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