"Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" is a hip-hop song by American rapper Pras, featuring rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard and R&B recording artist Mýa. The track was produced by Wyclef Jean and Jerry 'Wonda" Duplessis for Pras' debut solo studio album, Ghetto Supastar. It also features on the soundtrack for the motion picture Bulworth. The song was written by Prakazrel Michael, Wyclef Jean, Russell Jones, Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb. The song was released on June 9, 1998 in the United States. The single was a commercial success; it peaked at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #8 on Billboards Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart and certified platinum in the United States by Recording Industry Association of America. "Ghetto Supastar" was a critical and commercial success worldwide; it reached #4 in Canada, #2 in Australia, Sweden and the United Kingdom, and also topped the charts in eight countries. The chorus is a reworking of the chorus of the 1983 Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton hit "Islands in the Stream", written by the Bee Gees.
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Francis Lawrence directed the video, which features actress Halle Berry and actors Warren Beatty, Oliver Platt, and Joshua Malina. In a play on the theme of the film, which is a prominent white politician acting like an African American, Bulworth in the music video actually begins to stretch his mouth, pulling his face off to show it's really a mask, and revealing himself to be Pras, who is really the first African-American U.S. president in disguise. Wyclef Jean also appears on the set playing the bass guitar riff at the end of the song. It was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video and Best Video from a Film. Another three nominations on the 1998 Billboard Video Music Awards for Best New Artist Clip (Pop), Best New Artist Clip (Rap), and Best New Artist Clip (R&B). It won an 8th Annual MVPA Award in 1999.
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- UK CD Single
- "Ghetto Supastar" (Main Version)
- "Ghetto Supastar" (Instrumental)
- "Don't Be Afraid"
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- Written by P. Michel, W. Jean, R. Jones, B. Gibb, M. Gibb, R. Gibb, J. Brown, B. Byrd, R. Lenhoff
- Contains a sample from "The Dream Shatterer" by Big Punisher
- Contains an interpolation of "Islands In The Stream" by The Bee-Gees and samples "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved" by James Brown
- Taken from the soundtrack of Bulworth
- Engineered by Chris Theis and Phil Blackman
- Soundtrack executive producer: Karyn Rachtman
- Original sound recordings owned by Interscope Records
- Universal Music (UK) Ltd. are exclusive licensees for the United Kingdom
- Distributed by BMG Records (UK) Ltd.
- Pras appears courtesy of Refugee Camp Entertainment / RuffHouse / Columbia Records
- ODB appears courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group
- Mýa appears courtesy of University Music Entertainment / Interscope
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