Kawan Prather facts for kids

Kawan Kawmi "KP" Prather, born on March 30, 1973, is an American music executive. He helps artists create and release their music. He started his career in 1991 as a DJ for a hip hop group called Parental Advisory (P.A.). This group was part of a bigger music family known as Dungeon Family.

P.A. was discovered by music legends Pebbles and L.A. Reid. They were the first group from the Dungeon Family to sign a big record deal with LaFace Records in the late 1990s. Through this, Prather started his own record label called Ghet-O-Vision Entertainment. During this time, he worked on albums for many famous artists at LaFace. These included TLC, OutKast, Goodie Mob, Usher, Pink, and Toni Braxton.

Prather's Ghet-O-Vision label helped sign hip hop groups like YoungBloodZ and T.I. through LaFace Records by 1999. He also signed rapper Yelawolf through Interscope Records in 2008. His label released the first albums for YoungBloodZ, called Against da Grain (1999), and for T.I., called I'm Serious (2001).

He held important roles at several major record companies. From 1999 to 2001, he was the Vice President of A&R at Arista Records. Then, from 2002 to 2005, he had a similar job at Columbia Records. Later, from 2012 to 2015, he was the Senior Vice President of A&R at Island Def Jam. During this time, he signed the talented R&B singer Khalil when he was just 15 years old. In 2015, he became the Head of Music at Pharrell Williams' company, I Am Other.

Kawan Prather's Music Career

Kawan Prather has had a long and successful career in the music industry. He has helped many artists become famous and create hit songs. His work involves finding new talent and guiding them through the process of making music.

Working with Major Labels

In 2000, LaFace Records joined with Arista Records. After working on projects with Usher, Pink, and OutKast, Prather moved to Columbia Records. There, he became the Executive Vice President of A&R for Sony Urban. While at Columbia Records, KP worked with artists like Omarion, Killer Mike, Destiny's Child, and Beyoncé. He also signed the award-winning artist John Legend.

New Music Projects

In 2008, Kawan Prather started working with producer Malay. Together, they have been planning to release new music from various artists. This shows his continued dedication to finding and developing musical talent.

Kawan Prather's Album Contributions

Kawan Prather has contributed to many albums throughout his career. He has worked as an A&R executive, which means he helps find new artists and guides them in making their music. He has also been a producer, helping to create the sound of songs.

Some of the albums he worked on include:

• Un-Break My Heart by Toni Braxton (1996) - A&R
• ATLiens by OutKast (1996) - A&R
• Nice & Slow by Usher (1998) - A&R
• Against Da Grain by YoungBloodZ (1999) - Executive Producer
• FanMail by TLC (1999) - A&R
• Can't Take Me Home by Pink (2000) - A&R
• Stankonia by OutKast (2000) - A&R
• I'm Serious by T.I. (2001) - Producer
• Even In Darkness by Dungeon Family (2001) - A&R
• 8701 by Usher (2001) - Associate Producer, A&R
• Missundaztood by Pink (2002) - A&R
• Monster by Killer Mike (2003) - A&R
• Get Lifted by John Legend (2004) - A&R
• Wanted by Bow Wow (2005) - A&R
• 21 by Omarion (2006) - Executive Producer, A&R
• Evolver by John Legend (2008) - Album Producer, Producer, Writer
• D.N.A. by Mario (2009) - Producer, Writer
• Radioactive by Yelawolf (2011) - Co-Executive Producer