Kawan Prather

Kawan Kawmi "KP" Prather (born March 30, 1973)[1] is an American record executive, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as a DJ for the Dungeon Family, particularly its hip hop group Parental Advisory (P.A.) in 1991. The group was discovered by Pebbles and L.A. Reid, subsequently signing to LaFace Records, on which he launched his own subsidiary imprint Ghet-O-Vision Entertainment. The label would soon sign hip hop duo YoungBloodZ and rapper T.I., and release both artists' respective debut albums: Against da Grain (1999) and I'm Serious (2001). Prior, he worked heavily in executive or A&R positions on albums for LaFace labelmates TLC, OutKast, Goodie Mob, Usher, Pink, and Toni Braxton. In 2009, Prather was appointed "Senior Vice President of A&R" at Island Def Jam, to where he signed 15-year-old R&B singer Khalil. Prather's Ghet-O-Vision also inked a joint venture deal with Interscope Records to sign Alabama based-rapper Yelawolf in 2008. As of 2023, he is "Head of Music" at Pharrell Williams' creative umbrella I Am Other.[2]