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{{short description|American rapper (born 1972)}}
{{About|the musical artist|other uses|PRAS (disambiguation){{!}}PRAS}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Pras
| image             = Pras at 2015 MIFF.jpg
| caption           = Pras at the 2015 [[Miami International Film Festival]]
| birth_name        = Prakazrel Samuel Michel
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1972|10|19}}
| birth_place       = New York City, U.S.
| origin            = [[Irvington, New Jersey]], U.S.
| genre             = {{hlist|[[East Coast hip-hop]]|[[alternative hip-hop]]|[[pop rap]]}}
| occupation        = {{hlist|Rapper|singer|songwriter|record producer|actor}}
| years_active      = 1989–present
| label             = {{hlist|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]|[[Ruffhouse Records|Ruffhouse]]|Guerrilla}}
| current_member_of = [[Fugees]]
}}
'''Prakazrel Samuel Michel''' (born October 19, 1972), known professionally as '''Pras''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|r|ɑː|z}}), is an American rapper and actor. 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|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] with his 1997 single "[[Avenues (song)|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 [[Mya (singer)|Mýa]]). The latter was released for the [[Warren Beatty]] film ''[[Bulworth]]'' (1998), while both preceded the release of his debut studio album, ''[[Ghetto Supastar (album)|Ghetto Supastar]]'' (1998). 

He also collaborated with Jean and rock band [[Queen (band)|Queen]] on the 1998 remix of "[[Another One Bites the Dust#Wyclef Jean remix|Another One Bites the Dust]]", which reached the top five on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. In 2017, he won a [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series]] for his work as a producer on the web series [[The Bay (web series)|''The Bay'']].

In 2019, he began to face legal issues when he was charged with [[criminal conspiracy]] for alleged illegal donations to President [[Barack Obama]]'s [[Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign|2012 presidential re-election campaign]]<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Stack-Charged" /> and lobbying the [[First presidency of Donald Trump|Trump administration]] to deter investigations into the [[1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal|1MDB scandal]] involving fugitive Malaysian  businessman [[Jho Low]].<ref>{{cite news |title='Pras' Michel trial sees former rapper in court for vast 'influence scheme' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65130683 |access-date=31 March 2023 |website=[[BBC]]}}</ref> In 2023 Pras was found guilty of 10 criminal counts in the [[United States District Court for the District of Columbia|U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia]].<ref name=AP>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/fugees-rapper-political-conspiracy-pras-dicaprio-sessions-cec41b24cfc2415c0669388efb69773a|title=Fugees rapper Pras found guilty of political conspiracy|work=[[Associated Press News]]|date=April 26, 2023|first=Lindsay|last=Whitehurst|access-date=April 28, 2023}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Michel was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]], and raised in [[Irvington, New Jersey]]. He is [[Haitian Americans|Haitian-American]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Report: Fugees member Pras' criminal conspiracy trial date moved |url=https://www.thefader.com/2022/10/12/fugees-pras-criminal-conspiracy-trial-date-set |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=[[The Fader]] |language=en}}</ref> Pras cultivated an early interest in music. When he was 15, he met [[Lauryn Hill]] while both attended [[Columbia High School (New Jersey)|Columbia High School]] in [[Maplewood, New Jersey]]. In 1988, Pras introduced Hill to [[Wyclef Jean]]. Pras, Jean, and Hill began to rehearse under the guidance of [[Kool and the Gang]]'s producer, [[Ronald Bell (musician)|Ronald Khalis Bell]], and subsequently they formed a musical group called The Rap Translators in 1989 (also known as Tranzlator Crew).

== Career ==
=== Music ===
From 1992 to 1993, The Fugees recorded their first album ''[[Blunted on Reality]]'', under the supervision of Ronald Khalis Bell. Before and during this, Pras attended [[Rutgers University]] and [[Yale University]], pursuing a double major in Philosophy and Psychology.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dajaz1.com/pras-talks-2pac-suge-knight-wyclef-lauryn-hill-beef-on-the-champs-podcast/|title=Pras Talks 2Pac, Suge Knight, Wyclef, Lauryn Hill & Beef on the Champs Podcast| website= Dajaz1.com |author=Rahul|date=May 17, 2012|access-date=May 19, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130120072117/http://dajaz1.com/pras-talks-2pac-suge-knight-wyclef-lauryn-hill-beef-on-the-champs-podcast/|archive-date=January 20, 2013}}</ref> In 1996, The Fugees achieved historic crossover success with ''[[The Score (album)|The Score]]'', which went multi-platinum.

Pras has also forged a successful solo career, beginning with an international hit single from his first full-length solo LP, "[[Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)]]", featuring [[Mya (singer)|Mýa]] and [[Ol' Dirty Bastard]]. "Ghetto Superstar" became a top ten single in 1999, and the eighth most played single. The song earned Pras a performance at the [[World Music Awards]]. The hit single was included in the soundtrack for the film ''[[Bulworth]]''. "Ghetto Supastar" spent eight weeks in the UK Top 5, peaking at No. 2 in July 1998,<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| first= David |last= Roberts| year= 2006 | title=[[British Hit Singles & Albums]] | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 362}}</ref> and reached US No. 15 a month later. "Blue Angels", from the same album, was a UK Top 10 hit, reaching No. 6 in November.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums" />

Pras also featured on the track "Turn You On" by Swedish artist [[Denise Lopez (Swedish singer)|DeDe]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dede.se/|title=Denise Lopez|website=Dede.se}}</ref> which was released in 2007. "Turn You On" was also written and produced by Pras. After nine weeks on Sweden's single chart, it peaked at No. 2. He also featured "Pushin'" from the album ''[[Equalize]]'' by [[Swami (band)|Swami]], which was released in 2007.

The Fugees were scheduled to begin their international reunion tour originally in 2021 which was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. In 2024, a new tour was announced. However, three days before the first show, it was cancelled without an explanation.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/lauryn-hill-fugees-cancel-tour-2024-concerts-1236098008/ |title=Lauryn Hill and the Fugees' 2024 Tour Is Quietly Canceled, Three Days Before First Date |last=William |first=Chris|publisher=variety.com |date=August 6, 2024 |accessdate=October 2, 2024}}</ref> In October 2024, Pras sued fellow member Lauryn Hill for breach of contract and fraud, also in regard to the cancelled tour.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/oct/01/lauryn-hill-sued-fugees-pras/ |title=Lauryn Hill sued by Fugees co-member Pras Michél over failed tour |last=Lee |first=Benjamin |date=October 1, 2024 |accessdate=October 2, 2024}}</ref> Hill herself replied that the lawsuit "is full of false claims and unwarranted attacks. It notably omits that he was advanced overpayment for the last tour and has failed to repay substantial loans extended by myself as an act of good will."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sisario |first=Ben |date=October 1, 2024 |title=Pras Sues Lauryn Hill Over Canceled Fugees Tour, Alleging Fraud |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/01/arts/music/pras-lauryn-hill-fugees-lawsuit.html?smid=url-share |access-date=October 1, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

=== Film ===
After making a [[cameo appearance|cameo]] in the 1999 feature film ''[[Mystery Men]]'', Pras became interested in Hollywood. In 2000, Pras starred in the [[New Line]] film, ''[[Turn It Up (film)|Turn It Up]]''. In early 2002, he appeared in the Sony and Urban World release ''Higher Ed.'' and ''[[Go for Broke (2002 film)|Go for Broke]]'' in which he starred and produced. He also co-starred in three [[20th Century Fox]] films in 2007. These included ''[[The Mutant Chronicles]]''.

In 2006, Pras created ''Skid Row, Los Angeles'', a documentary account of his nine-day experience posing as a homeless person living in [[Skid Row, Los Angeles, California|downtown Los Angeles]]. Using a hidden camera, Pras captured the reality of homelessness. The film was produced by Teryn Fogel.<ref name="Skid Row IMDB">{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0795381/ | title= Skid Row| website= IMDb.com | date= August 24, 2007| access-date=December 4, 2010 | publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]]}}</ref> ''Skid Row'' was released on August 24, 2007.<ref name="Skid Row, 83% Rotten Tomatoes">{{ cite web | url= http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10008747-skid_row/ | title=Skid Row | website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | date=March 25, 2008 | access-date=June 13, 2013}}</ref>

In 2009, Pras traveled to [[Somalia]] to film the documentary ''Paper Dreams'', which examines [[Piracy off the coast of Somalia|piracy off the African coast]]. During filming, pirates invaded the ship he was on, the ''[[MV Maersk Alabama]]'', and took the captain of the ship hostage. Originally due to be released in 2014, the documentary remains unfinished due to a legal dispute.<ref name="TMZ Fugees Rapper Pras Michel Sues">{{cite web | url=http://www.tmz.com/2012/12/02/the-fugees-pras-michel-lawsuit-somalia-pirate-footage-held-hostage/ |title=TMZ Pras Michel Lawsuit | website=[[TMZ]] |date=December 2, 2012 |access-date=June 13, 2013}}</ref>

In 2015, Pras completed a documentary, ''Sweet Micky For President'', which chronicles the rise of Haitian musician [[Michel Martelly]], through his election to fight corruption as President of Haiti, an election campaign that was strongly endorsed by Pras. The film had its world premiere at the 2015 [[Slamdance Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/video/documentary-sweet-micky-president-123408797.html|title=Documentary: 'Sweet Micky for President' |website=[[Yahoo! News]]|access-date=March 21, 2016}}</ref> 

In 2017, he won a [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series]] as a producer on the web series [[The Bay (web series)|''The Bay'']].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-12 |title=The Bay The Series - CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BAY! The Bay The Series Daytime Emmy Award Winner "Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series" #DaytimeEmmys #bingethebay Gregori J. Martin Kristos Andrews Wendy Riche Anthony Aquilino #MichaelWFerroJr Carol Hedgepeth Nadine Aronson Jared Safier Matthew Ashford Devin Devasquez #MaryBethEvans Celeste Fianna Nanxi Liu Kira Reed Lorsch Pras Michel Ronn Moss Eric Nelsen Sainty Nelsen Karrueche Tran Meadow Williams Chrystal Ayers {{!}} Facebook |website=[[Facebook]] |url=https://m.facebook.com/TheBayTheSeries/photos/a.271676632933213/1037361326364736/?type=3 |access-date=2023-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312210810/https://m.facebook.com/TheBayTheSeries/photos/a.271676632933213/1037361326364736/?type=3 |archive-date=March 12, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |first=Michael|last=Ames|date=March 12, 2023 |title=The Feds Say Pras Is a Foreign Agent. Now the Fugee Tells His Side |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/pras-michel-fugees-jho-low-trial-interview-1234694084/ |access-date=March 12, 2023 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref>

== Political activism ==
In 2013, Michel became a "top initial donor"<ref name="Bloom">{{cite news |first=Julie |last=Bykowicz |title=Obama Group Donors Include Hip-Hop Artist 'Pras,' Sinatra |url= https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-04-12/nyc-investor-hip-hop-artist-among-donors-to-obama-group |access-date=May 18, 2019 |work=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] |date=April 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190518024941/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-04-12/nyc-investor-hip-hop-artist-among-donors-to-obama-group |archive-date= May 18, 2019 |quote=a Beverly Hills hip-hop artist and hedge fund manager Orin Kramer are among the top initial donors to a nonprofit issue-advocacy group founded by President Barack Obama's former campaign aides}}</ref> to [[Organizing for Action]], a political advocacy group formed by Obama associates in January 2013.<ref>{{cite news |last1= Bykowicz |first1=Julie |title=Obama Group Donors Include Hip-Hop Artist 'Pras,' Sinatra |url= https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-04-12/nyc-investor-hip-hop-artist-among-donors-to-obama-group |access-date=May 18, 2019 |work=[[Bloomberg News]] |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150726024158/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-04-12/nyc-investor-hip-hop-artist-among-donors-to-obama-group |archive-date= July 26, 2015 |quote=Prakazrel Michel, better known as "Pras," a founding member of the hip-hop group Fugees, gave $20,000.}}</ref>

== Legal issues ==
{{See also|1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal}}
The [[United States Department of Justice]] (DOJ) indicted Michel on May 10, 2019, for his part in an alleged [[criminal conspiracy]] with Malaysian financier [[Jho Low]]. The DOJ alleged that between June 2012 and November 2012, Michel aided in the illegal transfer of approximately $865,000 from foreign entities into the [[Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign]]. The DOJ alleged that these funds were disguised as purportedly legitimate contributions, but were stolen from the Malaysian [[sovereign wealth fund]] [[1Malaysia Development Berhad]] (1MDB).<ref name=":0">{{cite news |url= https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/entertainerbusinessman-and-malaysian-financier-indicted-conspiring-make-and-conceal-foreign|title=Entertainer/Businessman and Malaysian Financier Indicted for Conspiring to Make and Conceal Foreign and Conduit Contributions During 2012 U.S. Presidential Election|date=May 10, 2019|publisher=[[United States Department of Justice]]|access-date=May 11, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Stack-Charged">{{cite news| last= Stack| first= Liam| url= https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/10/us/pras-michel-jho-low-campaign-finance.html |title= Fugees Rapper Pras Michel and Financier Charged in Illegal Scheme to Raise Money for Obama| work= The New York Times| date= May 10, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Fugee Fugitive FBI"/> Ultimately, the DOJ alleged that $21&nbsp;million in foreign campaign contributions were funneled into the 2012 US presidential election to benefit "Candidate A".<ref name="Stack-Charged" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Chandler |first=D. L. |date=May 13, 2019 |title=Ex-Fugees Star Pras Michel Caught in the Middle Of $21M Campaign Finance Fraud Case |work=Hip Hop Wired |url=https://hiphopwired.com/807351/ex-fugees-star-pras-michel-caught-in-the-middle-of-21m-campaign-finance-fraud-case/ |access-date=May 18, 2019 |quote=Former Fugees rapper Prakazrel 'Pras' Michel finds himself in the middle of a $21&nbsp;million campaign finance fraud case with international implications. According to the DOJ, Michel conspired with a Malaysian businessman regarding campaign contributions to former U.S. President Barack Obama}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Carrega |first=Christina |date=May 11, 2019 |title=Feds accuse Fugees rapper, fugitive businessman of allegedly funneling funds for 2012 presidential campaign |website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |via=[[Yahoo! News]] |url=https://news.yahoo.com/feds-accuse-fugees-rapper-fugitive-businessman-allegedly-funneling-180159568--abc-news-topstories.html |access-date=May 18, 2019 |quote=According to the new indictment, the men moved $21.6&nbsp;million from foreign accounts into U.S. companies to help them disguise the source of political contributions, which cannot legally come from foreign donors. Michel is alleged to have recruited 20 straw donors}}</ref>  The ''[[Washington Post]]'' and ''[[The New York Times]]'' identified "Candidate A" as Barack Obama.<ref name="Stack-Charged" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Spencer S. Hsu |title=Ex-Fugees member Pras Michel rules out plea deal in U.S. probe of foreign campaign funds in 2012 election |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/ex-fugees-member-pras-michel-rules-out-plea-deal-in-us-probe-of-foreign-campaign-funds-in-2012-election/2019/05/16/38f4c1fe-77eb-11e9-b7ae-390de4259661_story.html?noredirect=on |access-date= May 18, 2019 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=May 16, 2019 |quote=In Michel's indictment unsealed last week, the presidential fundraising committees that allegedly received funds were identified as "Political Committee A" and "Political Committee B," and the candidate they were meant to benefit is listed as "Candidate A." But the indictment suggests "Candidate A" was then-President Barack Obama}}</ref>

In June 2021, Michel was charged by a federal grand jury for running a back-channel campaign to get the [[First presidency of Donald Trump|Trump administration]] to drop [[1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal|an investigation]] of Jho Low and the 1MDB investment company.<ref name="Fugee Fugitive FBI"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Mangan |first1=Dan |title=Fugees rapper Pras, Jho Low charged in scheme to get Trump administration to drop 1MDB probe |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/11/fugees-pras-jho-low-charged-in-scheme-to-get-trump-administration-to-drop-probe.html |access-date=June 11, 2021 |work=[[CNBC]] |date=June 11, 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Yaffe-Bellany |first1=David |title=Jho Low Mounted Secret Lobbying Campaign Over 1MDB Probe, U.S. Says |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-11/alleged-lobbying-push-to-drop-1mdb-probe-spurs-new-indictment |access-date=June 11, 2021 |work=[[Bloomberg News]] |date=June 11, 2021}}</ref>

He was also accused of advocating for the extradition of a Chinese dissident, [[Guo Wengui]], from the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-10 |title=U.S. Entertainer/Businessman and Malaysian National Charged with Back-Channel Lobbying Campaign to Drop 1MDB Investigation and Remove Chinese Dissident from U.S. |url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-entertainerbusinessman-and-malaysian-national-charged-back-channel-lobbying-campaign-drop |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=Justice.gov |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Friedman |first=Dan |title=How a member of the Fugees got caught up in pro-China lobbying |url=https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/12/how-fugees-pras-michel-got-caught-up-in-pro-china-lobbying-elliott-broidy/ |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=Mother Jones |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Fugee Fugitive FBI">{{cite news |last1=Leopold |first1=Jason |last2=Campbell |first2=Matthew |last3=Cormier |first3=Anthony |title=The Fugee, the Fugitive and the FBI |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2023-us-china-tensions-scandal-fugees-1mdb/ |access-date=2 March 2023 |work=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]] |date=2 March 2023}}</ref> In the plea documents of former DOJ employee George Higginbotham, Michel was accused of making payments to have Guo extradited to China. Though unnamed in the filings, Michel is "easily identified" due to linked cases and confirmation from sources close to the case.<ref name=":2" /> Michel "vehemently and unequivocally" denied accusations related to Higginbotham's case.<ref name=":2" />

{{Asof|2021}}, due to the charges against him, Michel cannot travel internationally.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=October 8, 2021 |title=Could Criminal Charges Against Pras Impact Fugees' Overseas Reunion Dates? |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/pras-fugees-reunion-dates-travel-charges/ |access-date=February 22, 2023 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en-US}}</ref> In January 2022, Fugees cancelled their planned international reunion tour, citing the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Curto |first=Justin |date=January 21, 2022 |title=The Fugees Reunion Tour Was Too Good to Be True |url=https://www.vulture.com/2022/01/fugees-reunite-tour-the-score-anniversary.html |access-date=February 22, 2023 |website=[[Vulture.com|Vulture]] |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Abbey |date=January 21, 2022 |title=The Fugees Cancel Reunion Tour Citing Pandemic Conditions |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/fugees-reunion-tour-canceled-covid-1235078902/ |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

On April 26, 2023, Michel was found guilty of 10 criminal counts in the [[United States District Court for the District of Columbia|U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia]].<ref name=Pitchfork>{{Cite web |first=Matthew Ismael  |last=Ruiz |date=October 12, 2022 |title=Fugees' Pras Gets New Trial Date in Criminal Conspiracy Case |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/fugees-pras-gets-new-trial-date-in-criminal-conspiracy-case/ |access-date=February 22, 2023 |website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=Justice>{{Cite web |date=January 19, 2023 |title=Businesswoman Sentenced for Facilitating Unregistered Lobbying Campaign in Exchange for Approximately $3 Million |url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/businesswoman-sentenced-facilitating-unregistered-lobbying-campaign-exchange-approximately-3 |access-date=February 22, 2023 |website=Justice.gov |language=en}}</ref><ref name=CNN>{{cite web |first=Holmes |last=Lybrand |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/26/politics/pras-michel-trial-verdict/index.html | title=Ex-Fugees rapper Pras Michel found guilty in scheme to help China influence US government| website=[[CNN]] | date=April 26, 2023 }}</ref><ref name=AP/> He is facing up to 20 years in prison, but is currently free on bond pending appeals.

== Discography ==
{{See also|Fugees discography}}
=== Albums ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album details
! scope="col" colspan="9"| Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref name="US200">{{cite magazine|title=Pras Chart History: Billboard 200|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=pras|chart=Billboard 200}}|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US<br />R&B]]<br /><ref name="USR&BAlbums">{{cite magazine|title=Pras Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=pras|chart=R&B/Hip-Hop Albums B}}|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="AUS"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br /><ref name="GER">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.de/artist.asp?name=Pras+Michel&country=de|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140707094740/http://www.officialcharts.de/artist.asp?name=Pras+Michel&country=de|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 7, 2014|title=Discographie Pras Michel|publisher=German Charts Portal. Hung Medien}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[VG-lista|NOR]]<br /><ref name="NOR">{{cite web|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Pras+Michel|title=Discography Pras Michel|publisher=Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Recorded Music NZ|NZ]]<br /><ref name="NZ">{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Pras+Michel|title=Discography Pras Michel|publisher=New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br /><ref name="SWE">{{cite web|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Pras+Michel|title=Discography Pras Michel|publisher=Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br /><ref name="SWI">{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Pras+Michel|title=Discographie Pras Michel|publisher=Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/pras%20michel/|title=Pras Michel > UK charts|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Ghetto Supastar (album)|Ghetto Supastar]]''
|
* Released: October 27, 1998<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/o9agmd/pras-goes-beyond-flash-and-cash-for-ghetto-supastar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403225106/https://www.mtv.com/news/o9agmd/pras-goes-beyond-flash-and-cash-for-ghetto-supastar|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 3, 2023|title = Pras Goes Beyond Flash and Cash for "Ghetto Supastar"| website=[[MTV]] |date=October 28, 1998}}</ref>
* Label: [[Ruffhouse Records|Ruffhouse]]
* Format: CD, [[LP record|LP]], [[Compact Cassette|cassette]], digital download
| 55 || 35 || 54 || 68 || 9 || 34 || 19 || 47 || 44
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Win Lose or Draw (album)|Win Lose or Draw]]''
|
* Released: August 16, 2005
* Label: [[Universal Music Group|Universal]]
* Format: CD, digital download
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
|-
| colspan="14" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released.
|}

=== EPs ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of extended plays with selected details
! scope="col"| Title
! scope="col"| Details
|-
! scope="row" | ''Wave Culture''
|
* Released: May 22, 2018
* Label: New Vision Management
* Formats: Digital download
|}

=== Singles ===

==== As lead artist ====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Title
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" colspan="11"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2" |Certifications
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="AUS">Peaks in Australia:
* "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" and "Miss California": {{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Pras+Michel|title=Discography Pras Michel|publisher=Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien}}
* ''Ghetto Supastar'', "Blue Angels" and "Haven't Found": {{cite Ryan|page=187}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br /><ref name="AUT">{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Pras+Michel|title=Discographie Pras Michel|publisher=Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Ultratop 50|BEL]]<br /><ref name="BEL">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Pras+Michel|title=Discografie Pras Michel|publisher=Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[The Official Finnish Charts|FIN]]<br /><ref name="FIN">{{cite web|url=http://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Pras+Michel|title=Discography Pras Michel|publisher=Finnish Charts Portal. Hung Medien}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Media Control Charts|GER]]<br /><ref name="GER" />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[VG-lista|NOR]]<br /><ref name="NOR" />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Recorded Music NZ|NZ]]<br /><ref name="NZ" />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br /><ref name="SWE" />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br /><ref name="SWI" />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="UK">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/pras%20michel%20featuring%20ol%27%20dirty%20bastard%20introducing%20mya/|title=Pras Michel > UK Charts|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[US Billboard Hot 100|US]]
|-
! scope="row" | "[[Avenues (song)|Avenues]]"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring the [[Refugee Camp All-Stars]])</span>
| 1997
| — || — || 32 || 12 || 51 || 2 || 4 || 7 || — || — || 35
|
| rowspan="5" | ''Ghetto Supastar''
|-
! scope="row" | "[[Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)]]"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[Ol' Dirty Bastard|ODB]] and [[Mýa]])</span>
| rowspan="4" | 1998
| 2 || 1 || 1 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 15
|
*[[Recorded Music NZ|RMNZ]]: Platinum<ref name=Radioscope>{{cite certification|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Pras|source=radioscope|access-date=2025-01-22}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Blue Angels (song)|Blue Angels]]"<br /><small>(featuring [[The Product G&B]])</small>
| 55 || — || 59 || — || 75 || — || 10 || 10 || 50 || 6 || —
|
|-—
! scope="row"| "[[What'cha Wanna Do]]"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[The Product G&B]] and [[Free (rapper)|Free]])</span>
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 72 || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Another One Bites the Dust]]"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">([[Wyclef Jean]] and [[Queen (band)|Queen]] featuring Pras and [[Free (rapper)|Free]])</span>
| — || 23 || 13 || 7 || 46 || 20 || 9 || 50 || 35 || 5 || —
|
|-
! scope="row" | "[[Haven't Found]]"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring Sharli McQueen)</span>
| 2005
| 76 || — || 67 || 17 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — 
| ||''Win Lose or Draw''
|-
! scope="row" | "Pump Fakin"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(featuring [[Young M.A]])</span>
| 2017
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — 
| || TBA
|-
| colspan="15" |"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.
|}

==== As featured artist ====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Title
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" colspan="10"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name="AUS" />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br /><ref name="AUT" />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Ultratop 50|BEL]]<br /><ref name="BEL" />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[The Official Finnish Charts|FIN]]<br /><ref name="FIN" />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Media Control Charts|GER]]<br /><ref name="GER" />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[VG-lista|NOR]]<br /><ref name="NOR" />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Recorded Music NZ|NZ]]<br /><ref name="NZ" />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br /><ref name="SWE" />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br /><ref name="SWI" />
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="UK" />
|-
! scope="row" | "Never Turn Back"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">([[Toshinobu Kubota]] featuring Pras)</span>
| 2000
| —|| —||— || — || —|| — || — || — || — || —
| ''Nothing But Your Love''
|-
! scope="row" | "[[Miss California (song)|Miss California]]"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">([[Dante Thomas]] featuring Pras)</span>
| 2001
| 5 || 4 || 2 || — || 1 || 13 || 5 || 6 || 2 || 25
| ''Fly''
|-
! scope="row" | "Turn You On"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Dede featuring Pras)</span>
| rowspan="2" | 2007
| — || — || — || 11 || — || — || — || 2 || — || —
| {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Pushin'"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">([[Swami (band)|Swami]] featuring Pras and Ishmael)</span>
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
| ''[[Equalize]]''
|-
! scope="row" | "Le Blues"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Melissa M featuring Pras)</span>
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
| {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row"| "My Man"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">([[Anggun]] featuring Pras)</span>
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
| ''[[Elevation (Anggun album)|Elevation]]''
|-
! scope="row" | "Watch Out"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">([[Jennifer Milan]] featuring Pras)</span>
| 2010
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
| ''22''
|-
! scope="row" | "Untried"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">([[Linda Kiraly]] featuring Pras and Rh3)</span>
| 2012
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
| {{n/a}}
|-
| colspan="14" |"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.
|}

== Filmography ==
* ''[[Mystery Men]]'' (1999) – Tony C (credited as Prakazrel Michel)
* ''[[Turn It Up (film)|Turn It Up]]'' (2000) – Denzel/Diamond (credited as Pras Michel) (co-producer)
* ''[[Da Hip Hop Witch]]'' (2000) - Himself
* ''Higher Ed'' (2001) – Ed Green (credited as Pras Michel) (executive producer)
* ''[[Go for Broke (2002 film)|Go for Broke]]'' (2002) – Jackson/Jackie (credited as Pras Michel) (producer)
* ''[[Nora's Hair Salon]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Careful What You Wish For (2004 film)|Careful What You Wish For]]'' (2004) – Zen Salesman (credited as Pras Michel)
* ''Feel the Noise'' (2007) – Electric
* ''First Night'' (2007) – himself (producer)
* ''Skid Row'' (2007) – himself (producer)
* ''[[Mutant Chronicles]]'' (2007) – Captain Michaels (producer)
* ''Paper Dreams'' (2010) – himself (producer)
* ''Sweet Mickey for President'' (2015) – himself (producer)

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040603125018/http://www.mtv.com/bands/az/pras/artist.jhtml MTV artist page]
* {{IMDb name|nm0695247}}

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