Editing Pras (section)

== Early life ==
Michel was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]], and raised in [[Irvington, New Jersey]]. He is [[Haitian Americans|Haitian-American]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Report: Fugees member Pras' criminal conspiracy trial date moved |url=https://www.thefader.com/2022/10/12/fugees-pras-criminal-conspiracy-trial-date-set |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=[[The Fader]] |language=en}}</ref> Pras cultivated an early interest in music. When he was 15, he met [[Lauryn Hill]] while both attended [[Columbia High School (New Jersey)|Columbia High School]] in [[Maplewood, New Jersey]]. In 1988, Pras introduced Hill to [[Wyclef Jean]]. Pras, Jean, and Hill began to rehearse under the guidance of [[Kool and the Gang]]'s producer, [[Ronald Bell (musician)|Ronald Khalis Bell]], and subsequently they formed a musical group called The Rap Translators in 1989 (also known as Tranzlator Crew).