James Prince
American music executive, promoter and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"James L. Smith" redirects here. For the author of the 1881 slave narrative, see James Lindsay Smith.
For the Gospel Soca artiste and music producer from Trinidad and Tobago, see J Prince.
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. He and his son Jas have been credited as an early career mentors for Canadian rapper Drake.[2][3][4][5]
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Birth name | James L. Smith |
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Born | (1965-10-31) October 31, 1965 (age 58) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
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Years active | 1986–present |
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Prince has also managed professional boxers such as Floyd Mayweather Jr., Andre Ward, and Shakur Stevenson.