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| Birth name | James L. Smith |
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| Born | October 31, 1965 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
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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]
Prince has also managed professional boxers such as Floyd Mayweather Jr., Andre Ward, and Shakur Stevenson.
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