Kawan Kawmi "KP" Prather (born March 30, 1973)kpthegreat.com/about-me.php is an American record executive. He began his career as a DJ for the Atlanta-based hip-hop group Parental Advisory (P.A.) in 1991, which were part of the larger collective Dungeon Family. The group was discovered by Pebbles and L.A. Reid, and were the first act from the collective to sign a major label deal with LaFace Records in the late 1990s, through which Prather launched the imprint label Ghet-O-Vision Entertainment. During this time, he worked in executive or A&R positions on albums for LaFace labelmates including TLC, OutKast, Goodie Mob, Usher, Pink, and Toni Braxton.
Prather is credited with signing Atlanta-based hip-hop acts YoungBloodZ and T.I. to LaFace Records by 1999, as well as Tennessee-based rapper Yelawolf to Interscope Records in 2008. In a joint venture with the aforementioned labels, Prather's Ghet-O-Vision imprint released the debut albums of the former two acts, Against da Grain (1999) and I'm Serious (2001), respectively. He served as Vice President of A&R at Arista Records from 1999 to 2001 and held a similar position at Columbia Records from 2002 to 2005. From 2012 to 2015, he served as Senior Vice President of A&R at Island Def Jam, where he signed 15-year-old R&B singer Khalil. In 2015, he was named Head of Music at Pharrell Williams' creative umbrella I Am Other.
Biography In 2000, LaFace was merged into Arista Records. After working on projects for Usher, Pink, and OutKast, he took a position as Executive Vice President, A&R, Sony Urban, Columbia Records. While at Columbia, Prather worked with Omarion, Killer Mike, Destiny's Child, Beyoncé, and served as A&R for John Legend.
Discography AlbumArtistYearCreditsUn-Break My Heart [CD #2]Toni Braxton1996A&RATLiensOutKast1996A&RAnd Then There Was Bass: Dis Bass Game RealVarious Artists1997Executive ProducerNice & SlowUsher1998A&RAgainst Da Grain [Clean Version]YoungBloodZ1999Executive ProducerAgainst Da Grain [Dirty Version]YoungBloodZ1999Executive ProducerWorld Party [Clean Version]Goodie Mob1999Artist DirectionUsher (Live)Usher1999ProducerFanMail [Japan]TLC1999A&RUnpretty, Pt. 2 [Australia CD Single]TLC1999A&RShaft [2000 Original Soundtrack]Soundtrack2000ProducerSouth Will Rise Again [US]Various Artists2000ProducerCan't Take Me HomePink2000A&RStankoniaOutKast2000A&RI'm SeriousT.I.2001ProducerEven In DarknessDungeon Family2001A&RSo Fresh, So CleanOutKast2001A&R8701Usher2001Associate ProducerU Don't Have to CallUsher2002A&RMissundaztoodPink2002A&R8701 (Australian Bonus Tracks)Usher2002Associate Producer, A&RDon't Let Me Get Me [Australia CD]Pink2002A&RU Don't Have to Call (Australian Single)Usher2002Associate Producer, A&RFamily PortraitPink2002A&RMonsterKiller Mike2003A&R8701 (Bonus Videos)Usher2003Associate Producer, A&RGet LiftedJohn Legend2004A&RWylde Tymes At Washington HighThe Wylde Bunch2004Scratching, Executive Producer, A&RGot Purp?, Vol. 2Big Boi2005A&RWanted Reloaded (DualDisc)Bow Wow2005A&R8701 (Dual Disc)Usher2005A&RThe OneFrankie J2005A&RWantedBow Wow2005A&RThe Price of FameBow Wow2006A&R21Omarion2006Executive Producer, A&RC.O.D. : Cash On DeliveryRay Cash2006Producer, Executive ProducerIce Box/The Truth [Australia Single]Omarion2006Executive ProducerA Mary Mary ChristmasMary Mary2006A&REntourageOmarion2006Executive ProducerIce Box [Sony]Omarion2007Executive ProducerPink BoxPink2007A&ROnce AgainJohn Legend2007A&REvolverJohn Legend2008Album Producer, Producer, WriterD.N.A.Mario2009Producer, WriterRadioactiveYelawolf2011Co-Executive Producer
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External links Interview, HitQuarters Apr 2001