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Post by Filip on Jul 31, 2007 23:46:48 GMT 1
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Post by Moderator on Aug 1, 2007 7:35:47 GMT 1
There it is! I was wondering where that was going. He said he was releasing that ages ago. Well at least it's happeing.
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Post by Big-D on Aug 3, 2007 13:36:04 GMT 1
thanks,I'll check it out
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Post by Filip on Aug 6, 2007 12:55:20 GMT 1
Ok,so the Skidrow finally hits the theaters on August the 24th.First in NY LA and DC...Later...we will see :-) Cheers!
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Post by dawyked on Aug 6, 2007 18:47:13 GMT 1
cool 4 Pras... just let's wait 4 da upcomming cd!
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Post by Filip on Aug 6, 2007 21:48:54 GMT 1
Por supuesto mi amigo mexicano:-)
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Post by Filip on Aug 18, 2007 23:02:13 GMT 1
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Post by Filip on Aug 18, 2007 23:18:52 GMT 1
Aight,check out my nigga in this CNN transcript: HAMMER: Well, tonight, one of music`s biggest stars has been homeless, begging for spare change on skid row. Pras Michel is one of the founding members of the hip-hop group the Fugees. You`ll remember the remake of Roberta Flack`s "Killing Me Softly", among their other many hits.
Well, he spent nine days with nothing but the clothes on his back and nine bucks in his pocket as a homeless person in downtown Los Angeles for a new documentary he`s working on, called "First Night".
Pras Michel joining me live here in New York. It`s good to see you, man.
PRAS MICHEL, HIP-HOP ARTIST: Thanks, man.
HAMMER: What an undertaking this is. And I understand -- and you just got off of skid row. You brought some of the footage with you. So I want to roll that right away.
It`s really amazing to see. Tell me what was the most shocking thing for you about being homeless and what it was like.
MICHEL: I think the first night when I slept. And -- you know I slept on the sidewalk and I had a tent. But the second night when it rained. I had rats trying to get into my tent. And, you know, everybody was laying down like it was a normal thing, because you know the sewer was flooded so the rats came up. They`re like don`t worry about it. They`re just trying to get some sleep also.
HAMMER: So you learned how to adapt?
MICHEL: I have to. It`s about survival.
HAMMER: And speaking of survival, you obviously have to learn how to prioritize very quickly. What was the most important thing for you while you were out there?
MICHEL: The most important thing for me that I learned was food. That`s the first thing. And people don`t understand when homeless people beg for money, some of them it`s really because of food. That`s why, like, people will be like what can I do? Why can I do?
You know, this guy named Phil Romano, who created Macaroni Grill and Fuddrucker, created this things called Hungerbuster, where you can give money to go and give food around to people who are homeless.
HAMMER: Yes. And this guy drives around with a truck and actually.
MICHEL: He drives around.
HAMMER: Got all this money, and he...
MICHEL: He`s a billionaire. He does that. So you know, you look for different organizations that`s giving away food. You support that. Or you give the homeless people some change. That`s it. So they can eat.
HAMMER: Did you -- I`m sure you met a lot of very interesting people while you were out there. Did you meet anybody who had at one time been in a position like yourself? A person of wealth and now they`re living on the street?
MICHEL: I met someone who was -- interestingly enough. I met someone who was pretty wealthy, and his wife and his children died in an accident while he was in the accident. So he just gave up on life. His whole thing was he had nothing to live for.
So you have different stories. You know, some people just give up on life because they lose a loved one or they have financial problems. You know, like seven out of 10 Americans are one paycheck away from being homeless.
HAMMER: Yes.
MICHEL: That`s just a real fact.
HAMMER: You know, we see the images of you out there. And you`ve cleaned up quite a bit since you got off the street. Did anybody recognize you while you were out there?
MICHEL: A couple of people did. They thought I looked familiar. But it was like no.
HAMMER: It couldn`t possibly be.
MICHEL: It couldn`t possibly be.
HAMMER: So I have to ask you this. You knew you were going to be out there for just nine days and then you were going to go home to your nice home and your nice cars and all the luxuries that are a part of your life.
Do you think you really got a sense of what it`s like to be homeless? Could you really get into that mindset, knowing you were returning to the lap of luxury?
MICHEL: Well, here`s the thing. You`ve got to remember, I`m a human being. So as I`m panhandling and people are looking at me like I`m a scumbag or ignoring me, my natural reaction as a human being is, I felt hurt.
Or like when I was sleeping and it was raining on me when they stole my tent, I felt frustrated. I was pissed off. Now imagine the ones that have no options. You see what I`m saying? So you`re a human being because I`m there. Even though I know in the back of my mind. But for the moment, I`m acting naturally.
HAMMER: That`s all you got. So when you made that transition, you know, shaved, got into one of your nice cars. You live in a nice home, right?
MICHEL: Right.
HAMMER: Did you feel differently and a little uncomfortable with it at all?
MICHEL: You know it`s funny. When I was leaving I kind of felt a little bit sad, because I made some friends down in skid row. And it was like, believe it or not, skid row`s like a community. People don`t understand.
Like homelessness or people who are homeless have a sense of community within one another. Because that`s the only way you can survive. You`ve got to be able to know I`ve got to go here to get cigarettes. I`ve got to get some bread here or tissues, you know, because they don`t have outlets like bathrooms like we do.
HAMMER: We`re going to really look forward to seeing it all unfold on film. I know you`re working it on all summer. Pras Michel, thanks for stopping by.
MICHEL: Thank you very much.
HAMMER: Appreciate it. And you can look for Pras` documentary. It`s going to be in theaters this fall.
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Post by Big-D on Aug 19, 2007 12:02:12 GMT 1
thanks for the interview,can't wait to see this documentary
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Post by Moderator on Aug 20, 2007 1:32:49 GMT 1
Yeah, thanks for the interview Filip. It sure sounds interesting. I can't wait to see it too.
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Post by Filip on Aug 20, 2007 21:57:17 GMT 1
Well,at least it`s advertised properly...unlike Pras` last album :-) We will see...it`s getting a quite buzz these days...4 days to premiere :-) YAY!
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Post by mtlrocks on Aug 21, 2007 21:33:58 GMT 1
Well,at least it`s advertised properly...unlike Pras` last album :-) We will see...it`s getting a quite buzz these days...4 days to premiere :-) YAY! Pras did not advertise his WIN LOSE OR DRAW album as you said. But I did see you say that he went Platinum. If it's true, could you please provide a source?
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Post by Filip on Aug 21, 2007 22:16:54 GMT 1
Well,it was one article a long time ago...but not 100% true....if i find it again,i will post it...:-)
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Post by Filip on Aug 21, 2007 22:22:21 GMT 1
Here it is..... "For Pras it has and always will be about the art form. People will forever speculate that he sold out with his previous album 'Ghetto Superstar', but with label pressures and a new fanbase he had to do something. Look who’s laughing now anyway, it did sell out… it went platinum to be exact. Back with a new label, Pras relights his creative flare once again and trust us when we say this, there are going to be many surprised critics. No musical boundary is left untouched. The tracks 'Dance Hall', which features the talents of both Sean Paul and Spragga Benz, and 'Angels Sing' (with fellow Refugee Wyclef Jean) carry an extremely raw reggae vibe to them; but then if you were to flick through the tracks and find the records 'How It Feels' and 'Mistakes', you would see Pras usher in his deeper side. In fact his most immediate thoughts are offered on a plate for all to feast on. Album highlights include 'One Monkey Don’t Stop The Show', 'Friend Or Foe' and 'Light My Fire'. Throughout 'Win Lose Or Draw' Pras displays a level of improvement not seen from any artist in a while. Fans in the past have made their feelings clear by proclaiming that he will always play third fiddle to Lauryn and ‘Clef wherever the Fugees are concerned, but if you really think about it, the Fugees wouldn’t be the Fugees without him. If you’re looking for something fun and energetic, look no further." And here`s the link: www.gigwise.com/contents.asp?contentid=8418
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Post by Moderator on Aug 22, 2007 11:30:41 GMT 1
Thanks Filip. I love the last paragraph.
"In fact his most immediate thoughts are offered on a plate for all to feast on. Album highlights include 'One Monkey Don’t Stop The Show', 'Friend Or Foe' and 'Light My Fire'. Throughout 'Win Lose Or Draw' Pras displays a level of improvement not seen from any artist in a while. Fans in the past have made their feelings clear by proclaiming that he will always play third fiddle to Lauryn and ‘Clef wherever the Fugees are concerned, but if you really think about it, the Fugees wouldn’t be the Fugees without him. If you’re looking for something fun and energetic, look no further."
It's so true. I like to hear other people's opinions. You sometimes never put it that way, because you don't realise it.
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