Anwar Superstar, born Anwar Khalil Prescott, is an American hip hop

Hip hop

Hip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...

 artist. He began rapping

Rapping

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 at the age of 14 on the streets of Atlantic City, New Jersey. Anwar has battled MCs from across the US and abroad.

Anwar’s skills have been compared to some of hip-hop’s most established MCs. Hip-Hop legend and pioneer KRS-One

KRS-One

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 has requested for Anwar to perform alongside him on stage, as well as Lil' Kim

Lil' Kim

Kimberly Denise Jones , better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is an American rapper and actress who was a member of the group Junior M.A.F.I.A.....

, whom he has opened for at NYC’s B.B. Kings. Anwar has also been on tour many times with various artists such as M.O.P.

M.O.P.

M.O.P., short for Mash Out Posse, is an American hip hop duo. The duo, composed of Billy Danze and Lil' Fame, is known for the aggressive delivery typically employed by both emcees. Although they maintain a strong underground following, they are mainly known for the song "Ante Up," released on...

, Pharoahe Monch

Pharoahe Monch

Pharoahe Monch is an American hip hop artist. He is known for his complex lyrics, complex delivery, and internal and multisyllabic rhyme schemes.-Biography:...

, Kanye West

Kanye West

Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, singer, and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and...

, Common

Common (rapper)

Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. , better known by his stage name Common , is an American hip-hop artist and actor....

, Cormega

Cormega

Cory Mckay , better known as Cormega, is an American emcee best known for his vivid and poignant narratives about inner-city life.- Early life :...

, Talib Kweli

Talib Kweli

Talib Kweli Greene , better known as Talib Kweli, is an American hip-hop artist and poet from Brooklyn, New York. His first name in Arabic means "student" or "seeker" ; his in Swahili means "true"...

, and Grammy and Emmy nominated artist Mos Def

Mos Def

Dante Terrell Smith is an American actor and Emcee known by the stage names Mos Def and Yasiin Bey. He started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, which...

.

Many have asked how Anwar inherited the name "Superstar". In his own brash words he has said, "I was born that way", but in all actuality the Superstar moniker comes from his mentor, Mos Def. Mos Def declares, "Anwar is a Superstar due in part to the way people naturally gravitate to him and hang on his every word whether he’s on or off the stage."

Anwar's confidence is supported by the fact that he is well rounded musically from being introduced to various music genres at an early age. Anwar incorporates his diverse musical taste into the words he chooses and tracks he selects to express his thoughts. Anwar’s writing talent was noticed early on when he became a published poet as a teenager.

Guest appearances

• "Here Comes The Champ" Featuring Mos Def on ~NBA 2K7: Dan The Automator Presents: NBA 2K7 video game soundtrack~
• "Left Right" · from The Chemical Brothers
  The Chemical Brothers
  The Chemical Brothers are a British electronic music duo comprising Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons. Originating in Manchester in 1991, along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Crystal Method, and fellow acts, they were pioneers at bringing the big beat genre to the forefront of pop culture.- Background...
  
   album Push the Button

TV/video appearances

• PlayStation’s PSP commercial http://us.playstation.com · 2005
• "Oh No" video · Pharohe Monch, Nate Dogg
  Nate Dogg
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  , and Mos Def
• "Brown Sugar" video · Faith Evans
  Faith Evans
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  and Mos Def

Tour appearances

• PlayStation presents: The Love Breed Odyssey Tour · 2005
• Beats For Peace: with Pharohe Monch, Medusa, Supernatural, Headfake and others.
• Weapons of Mic Destruction: with M.O.P, Pharohe Monch, Pitch Black, Scratch, Cormega and others.
• Mos Def Presents: Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Kanye West, Medina Green, and others

Mix tapes

• Gold Medal Music Presents Anwar SupaStar: Dear Winter · 2005
• The Unreleased Rawkus Records SoundBombing 4
• Mos Def Presents Medina Green You know the flex Volume 1
• various underground releases