James Prince
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| Born | James Andre Smith October 31, 1964 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
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James Andre Prince (né Smith; born October 31, 1964) is an American record executive, music promoter and talent manager. He co-founded the Houston-based record label Rap-A-Lot Records in 1986, which has signed acts including the Geto Boys, Do or Die, UGK, Scarface, Bun B and Pimp C, Devin the Dude, Z-Ro, and Trae tha Truth. Smith and his son Jas are also known as early career mentors of Canadian rapper Drake, having introduced him to Lil Wayne and leading him to sign with latter's Young Money Entertainment in 2009.
Prince has executive produced albums for the Geto Boys (Grip It! On That Other Level, We Can't Be Stopped, Till Death Do Us Part, The Resurrection), Scarface (Mr. Scarface Is Back, The World Is Yours, The Diary, The Untouchable, My Homies, The Last of a Dying Breed), Big Mike (Somethin' Serious), Do or Die (Picture This, Headz or Tailz), Yukmouth (Thugged Out: The Albulation), Bun B (Trill), Pimp C (Pimpalation), and Drake (Thank Me Later, Nothing Was the Same).
Prince has also managed professional boxers such as Floyd Mayweather Jr., Andre Ward, and Shakur Stevenson.