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Pras Michel Will Not Receive A Retrial In Conspiracy Case After Judge’s Ruling
A federal judge has denied Pras Michel, a founding member of the Fugees, a retrial in his political conspiracy case. The post Pras Michel Will Not Receive A Retrial In Conspiracy Case After Judge’s Ruling appeared first on Hip-Hop Wired.
Pras Throws Cold Water On His Lauryn Hill Diss Record, Acknowledges Disappointment With The Fugees’ Drama
After calling out his fellow Fugees member in a lackluster diss record, Pras is now walking back those subpar bars thrown at Lauryn Hill. The post Pras Throws Cold Water On His Lauryn Hill Diss Record, Acknowledges Disappointment With The Fugees’ Drama appeared first on Hip-Hop Wired.
Pras Takes Shots At Lauryn Hill In New Song “Bar Mitzfa”
How or even if Lauryn Hill (or Wyclef) will respond to this cut is anyone's guess, but had this been 1999, it would've been the talk of the town. The post Pras Takes Shots At Lauryn Hill In New Song “Bar Mitzfa” appeared first on Hip-Hop Wired.
Pras Michel Might Get Retrial After Promising Mid-Month Hearing
Pras Michel and his new legal team were in a mid-month hearing questioning the Fugee star's former attorney, David Kenner.
Pras Michel Hires New Lawyer For New Hearing In DC
Pras Michel entered a new hearing on Wednesday (Jan. 10) and is now represented by Doug Jones, a former Alabama senator.
Pras Talks Fugees Reunion Tour, Stays Mum On Legal Case
Pras was recently spotted in Beverly Hills and spoke with media about the upcoming Fugees reunion tour and more.
Pras Denies Involvement In International Financial Finesse Scheme
Pras is finally speaking up regarding some charges he is facing. He denies being apart of a international financial conspiracy. As spotted on Vulture The Fugees founding member is claiming he had no parts of one of the world’s most infamous scandals. In an exclusive interview with Bloomberg Business Week Magazine he gives his side of the […] The post Pras Denies Involvement In International Financial Finesse Scheme appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.
Pras Of The Fugees Sued For Allegedly Finessing Company Over Music Catalog Sale
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Pras has some more explaining to do. A company is alleging he finessed them after they gave him a loan for his music. As spotted on Digital Music News The Fugees‘ member will have to answer for himself in a court of law. Back in January, a firm called Open On Sunday struck a deal with the “How Many Mics” performer. Both parties agreed the OOS would secure a loan based on his Sony Music royalties stemming from his work on Blunted On Reality, The Score, and his debut solo album Ghetto Supastar. Things seemed to get a bit messy immediately after the contract was finalized. In February, Pras allegedly asked for an amendment to the contract requesting for the loan to be based on a book deal versus his catalog which was denie...
Fugees Reunion Tour Halted Due To Pras Michel’s Connection To Jho Low?
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Slaven Vlasic / Getty For fans around the world waiting to learn when the Fugees reunion world tour will make a stop in their part of the world, it appears those plans are largely put on hold. According to a new report, group member Pras Michel and his ongoing federal money laundering case will prevent him from leaving the country thus ending the tour. Puck News published a report pointing to the legal ordeal of Pras Michel, who is connected to Malaysian businessman and socialite Jho Low. Low was cozy with many of Hollywood and entertainment elites but became the target of a money laundering scheme that allegedly stole billions from Malaysia’s 1MDB fund. According to charges levied by the federal prosecutors in the United States, Michel worked in Low’s st...
Pras Gets Hit With New Federal Illegal Lobbying Charges, Allegedly
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Pras’ recent legal troubles just got more complicated. The Fugees rapper Prazrakel “Pras” Michel, along with a Malaysian financier, was hit with charges from a federal grand jury this past Thursday (June 10) of illegally lobbying the former Trump administration to drop an investigation tied to a global bribery scandal and attempting to remove a Chinese billionaire dissident from the United States. The indictment, announced by the Justice Department, comes six months after former President Donald Trump issued a pardon to Elliot Broidy, who pled guilty last October for his role in the illegal lobbying effort on behalf of Low to stamp out the investigation into Low’s embezzling funds from the 1Malaysia Development Berhad development and ...
Pras Gets Hit With New Federal Illegal Lobbying Charges, Allegedly
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Pras’ recent legal troubles just got more complicated. The Fugees rapper Prazrakel “Pras” Michel, along with a Malaysian financier, was hit with charges from a federal grand jury this past Thursday (June 10) of illegally lobbying the former Trump administration to drop an investigation tied to a global bribery scandal and attempting to remove a Chinese billionaire dissident from the United States. The indictment, announced by the Justice Department, comes six months after former President Donald Trump issued a pardon to Elliot Broidy, who pled guilty last October for his role in the illegal lobbying effort on behalf of Low to stamp out the investigation into Low’s embezzling funds from the 1Malaysia Development Berhad development and ...
Killing You Softly: Our 1996 Fugees Feature
This article originally appeared in the April 1996 issue of SPIN. In hip-hop’s cosmology, “hardcore” rap means a cantankerous MC kicking rhymes like bodies over harsh, skeletal beats. “Alternative,” on the other hand—singing, melodies, instrumentation, any sort of peace-and-love attitude—translates as “no skills.” So hip-hop trio the Fugees—Wyclef “Clef” Jean, Lauryn “L” Hill, and Prakazrel “Pras” Michel—aren’t at all pleased to be in this section. “We are a hip-hop group, point blank,” says 20-year-old Hill, a doe-eyed gamine of startling beauty and as brawny and nimble a rapper as she is a rapturous soul singer. “‘Alternative’ is like saying ‘she’s attractive for a dark-skinned girl,’ a backhanded compliment. Just because we can play instruments, we can’t be real hip-hop? The reaso...
