Gender: Male
Pronunciation: P R AE Z
Popularity Rank: #123,642
Prakazrel Samuel Michel, known professionally as Pras, is an American rapper. 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" and his Grammy Award-nominated 1998 single, "Ghetto Supastar ". The latter was released for the Warren Beatty film Bulworth (1998), while both preceded the release of his debut studio album, Ghetto Supastar (1998). He also collaborated with Jean and rock band Queen on the 1998 remix of "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.
Source: Wikipedia | Last updated on May 2, 2024
Pras may be derived from Pra, a name whose meaning is River, Ganga.
The name Pras is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a Last Name.
Pras is commonly found in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, France, and 31 more countries.
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ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: P R AE Z
P: Pronounce as in "pig" (P IH G)
R: Pronounce as in "red" (R EH D)
AE: Pronounce as in "cat" (K AE T)
Z: Pronounce as in "zoo" (Z UW)
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At NamesLook, the name Pras is recorded 180 times globally, ranking it as the 123,642th most common name worldwide.
Pras is most prevalent in Malaysia, with 32 occurrences, making it the 25,750th most popular name in the country.
In Malaysia, the name Pras is found among 1 in every 62206 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
Prakazrel Samuel Michel, known professionally as Pras, is an American rapper. 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" and his Grammy Award-nominated 1998 single, "Ghetto Supastar ". The latter was released for the Warren Beatty film Bulworth (1998), while both preceded the release of his debut studio album, Ghetto Supastar (1998). He also collaborated with Jean and rock band Queen on the 1998 remix of "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.
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