Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)

"Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)"
Single by Pras Michel featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard and Mýa
from the album Ghetto Supastar and Bulworth
ReleasedJune 6, 1998 (1998-06-06)
Length4:26
LabelInterscope
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Wyclef Jean
  • Pras
Pras Michel singles chronology
"Avenues"
(1997)
"Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)"
(1998)
"Blue Angels"
(1998)
Mýa singles chronology
"It's All About Me"
(1998)
"Ghetto Supastar"
(1998)
"Movin' On"
(1998)
Ol' Dirty Bastard singles chronology
"Fix (Main Mix)"
(1998)
"Ghetto Supastar"
(1998)
"Got Your Money"
(1999)

"Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" is a song by American rapper Pras, featuring rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard and R&B singer Mýa. Produced by Pras and Wyclef Jean, with co-production from Jerry 'Wonda" Duplessis and Che Pope, it interpolates Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton's 1983 single "Islands in the Stream", as written by the Bee Gees, and samples "Get Up, Get into It, Get Involved" by James Brown. Also featured on the soundtrack for the 1998 film Bulworth, the song was released as Pras' debut solo single and the second from his debut solo album Ghetto Supastar on June 6, 1998.

A worldwide commercial success, the song became a number-one hit in New Zealand and throughout Europe, including Germany, Ireland, and the Netherlands. In the United States, "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" peaked at number 15 for five consecutive weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was eventually certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and in 1999, received a nomination for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 41st Grammy Awards.


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