Kawan Prather

Kawan Prather
Birth name	Kawan Prather
Also known as	KP
Born	(1973-03-30) March 30, 1973
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genres	Hip hop, R&B
Occupation(s)	Producer, rapper, singer, songwriter
Instruments	Turntable, mixer, keyboards, drum machine, sampler
Years active	1992-present
Labels	Ghet-O-Vision, LaFace, Columbia, Def Jam, Interscope
Associated acts	P.A., Big Reese, Dungeon Family, Organized Noize, OutKast, T.I., Yelawolf, Usher, L.A. Reid, TLC, Goodie Mob, John Legend, Poo Bear, Malay

Kawan "KP" Prather is an American record executive, songwriter, record producer and member of first generation Dungeon Family group P.A.. He started his career at LaFace Records and has worked with TLC, OutKast, Goodie Mob, Usher, John Legend, Pink, and Toni Braxton. At LaFace he also started his own label called Ghet-O-Vision Entertainment. Under Ghet-O-Vision he signed The YoungBloodZ and a solo M.C., named T.I. and released the albums Against Da Grain and I'm Serious. Most recently (January 2009), KP was appointed Senior Vice President of A&R at Island Def Jam where he signed 15 year old R&B sensation Khalil. KP also has a production deal for his company Ghet-O-Vision at Island Def Jam, there he has signed, Las Vegas native Mr. Finley. Ghet-O-Vision has also inked a label deal with Interscope Records for up and coming Alabama M.C. Yelawolf.

Biography

In 2000, LaFace was merged into Arista Records. After working on projects with Usher, Pink, and OutKast, he took a position as Executive Vice President, A&R, Sony Urban, Columbia Records. While at Columbia Records, KP worked with Omarion, Killer Mike, Destiny's Child, Beyoncé, and signed John Legend.

In 2008, KP teamed up with producer Malay and have a roster of artists and projects they are planning for release in the near future.

Discography

Album	Artist	Year	Credits
Un-Break My Heart [CD #2]	Toni Braxton	1996	A&R
ATLiens	OutKast	1996	A&R
And Then There Was Bass: Dis Bass Game Real	Various Artists	1997	Executive Producer
Nice & Slow	Usher	1998	A&R
Against Da Grain [Clean Version]	YoungBloodZ	1999	Executive Producer
Against Da Grain [Dirty Version]	YoungBloodZ	1999	Executive Producer
World Party [Clean Version]	Goodie Mob	1999	Artist Direction
Usher (Live)	Usher	1999	Producer
FanMail [Japan]	TLC	1999	A&R
Unpretty, Pt. 2 [Australia CD Single]	TLC	1999	A&R
Shaft [2000 Original Soundtrack]	Soundtrack	2000	Producer
South Will Rise Again [US]	Various Artists	2000	Producer
Can't Take Me Home	Pink	2000	A&R
Stankonia	OutKast	2000	A&R
I'm Serious	T.I.	2001	Producer
Even In Darkness	Dungeon Family	2001	A&R
So Fresh, So Clean	OutKast	2001	A&R
8701	Usher	2001	Associate Producer
U Don't Have to Call	Usher	2002	A&R
Missundaztood	Pink	2002	A&R
8701 (Australian Bonus Tracks)	Usher	2002	Associate Producer, A&R
Don't Let Me Get Me [Australia CD]	Pink	2002	A&R
U Don't Have to Call (Australian Single)	Usher	2002	Associate Producer, A&R
Family Portrait	Pink	2002	A&R
Monster	Killer Mike	2003	A&R
8701 (Bonus Videos)	Usher	2003	Associate Producer, A&R
Get Lifted	John Legend	2004	A&R
Wylde Tymes At Washington High	The Wylde Bunch	2004	Scratching, Executive Producer, A&R
Got Purp?, Vol. 2	Big Boi	2005	A&R
Wanted Reloaded (DualDisc)	Bow Wow	2005	A&R
8701 (Dual Disc)	Usher	2005	A&R
The One	Frankie J	2005	A&R
Wanted	Bow Wow	2005	A&R
The Price of Fame	Bow Wow	2006	A&R
21	Omarion	2006	Executive Producer, A&R
C.O.D. : Cash On Delivery	Ray Cash	2006	Producer, Executive Producer
Ice Box/The Truth [Australia Single]	Omarion	2006	Executive Producer
A Mary Mary Christmas	Mary Mary	2006	A&R
Entourage	Omarion	2006	Executive Producer
Ice Box [Sony]	Omarion	2007	Executive Producer
Pink Box	Pink	2007	A&R
Once Again	John Legend	2007	A&R
Evolver	John Legend	2008	Album Producer, Producer, Writer
D.N.A.	Mario	2009	Producer, Writer
Radioactive	Yelawolf	2011	Co-Executive Producer

External links

• Interview, HitQuarters Apr 2001