"Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Single by Pras Michel featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard and Mýa | ||||||||||||||||||||
from the album Ghetto Supastar and Bulworth O.S.T. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Released | June 9, 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||
Format | CD single, cassette single | |||||||||||||||||||
Recorded | 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||
Genre | Hip hop, R&B | |||||||||||||||||||
Length | 4:26 | |||||||||||||||||||
Label | Interscope | |||||||||||||||||||
Writer(s) | Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb, Wyclef Jean, Russell Jones, Pras | |||||||||||||||||||
Producer(s) | Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis, Wyclef Jean | |||||||||||||||||||
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"Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" is a song by American rapper Pras, featuring rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard and R&B singer Mýa. It was released on June 9, 1998. The track samples Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton's 1983 single "Islands in the Stream" and was produced by Wyclef Jean and Jerry 'Wonda" Duplessis for Pras' debut solo studio album, Ghetto Supastar. It was also featured on the soundtrack for the motion picture Bulworth. "Weird Al" Yankovic also included the song in his polka medley "Polka Power!" from his 1999 album Running with Scissors.
The song was written by Prakazrel Michel, Wyclef Jean, Russell Jones, Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb. The song was released on June 6, 1998 in the United States. The single was a commercial success; it peaked at number fifteen for 5 consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and number eight on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs. The single was certified platinum in the United States by Recording Industry Association of America. "Ghetto Supastar" was a critical and commercial success worldwide, peaking at number two in the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Australia, number four in Spain, number nine in Canada, as well as topping the charts in eight countries. In 1999, the song received a nomination for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 41st Grammy Awards. There was a non-album remix version of the song that was performed live many times with Canibus.