While notably being a Fugees member, Pras, found his way into politics after seeing potential in President Obama in 2004 before his successful two-term run, in which he gave $1.2 million to a Super Pac in support. "This is why I donated to the Super Pac. We wanted to bring out Black men between the age of 18-25 to go out and vote in these swing states, and the swing states were Ohio, Virginia, and Florida." He explained the strategy worked and gained Obama those three key states, adding. "I got introduced to this Super Pac called Black Men Vote—and it was like I said—to go help register Black men to vote, and so I donated the money to the Super Pac.
Pras' political stance isn't abnormal when you've witnessed stars like Jay Z, Beyonce, P. Diddy who backed presidential candidates in the recent years, and according to the artist, he believes the best way to "take control" is through political moves versus protesting in the streets. "The minute we got the right to read, we stopped reading. The minute we got the right to vote, we stopped voting." He explained. "We, as Black people, don't understand that there are certain things that we have to take control of for us to take control of our destiny. Sitting here protesting with a picket sign in 2016 when that was effective in 1966, is not as effective today."
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