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James Prince (born James L. Smith; October 31, 1965) [1] is an American record executive, music promoter and talent manager. He founded the Houston-based record label Rap-A-Lot Records in 1986, which has signed artists including UGK, Geto Boys, Scarface, Bun B, Juvenile, Z-Ro, Finesse2tymes, and Devin the Dude.
Rap-A-Lot is a hip hop record label co-founded by James Prince and Cliff Blodget [2] [3] [4] in 1986. [5] Smoke-a-Lot Records is a subsidiary.. Rap-A-Lot was first distributed by A&M Records with the release of Raheem's 1988 debut The Vigilante. [6]
Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. The recipient of numerous awards and nominations, he is regarded as one of the greatest musicians of his generation. [7]
Prince's siblings came together on Sunday night to honor the late singer at the 2016 American Music Awards. Prince's siblings pay tribute to late singer a year after his last public appearance at AMAs
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Later, musician Rick James claimed that Prince had stolen the idea for creating a sexy trio in negligees who sang about love, pain, money, and power from him while Prince was the opening act on James's tour in 1980.
Vanity was the lead singer of the female trio Vanity 6, which was created by the musician Prince. Known for their 1982 hit song "Nasty Girl", they disbanded in 1983, when she decided to embark on a solo career. Vanity released two solo albums on the Motown Records label, Wild Animal and Skin on Skin.
Tyka Nelson, a Minneapolis-based singer and Prince’s only full sibling, died Monday morning, a rep for Prince’s estate confirms to Variety. No cause of death was reported; she was 64. Nelson ...