Arabian Prince

Nazel was born in Compton, California to the son of Joseph "Skippy" Nazel Jr., a prominent African American author and radio talk show host. His musical background came from his mother, a piano teacher and classical musician. The younger Nazel got his first experience with making music at the radio station his father was hosting his talk show by using the station\'s equipment to put together mixtapes that he would sell at school. Nazel went on to graduate from Junípero Serra High School in nearby Gardena.\n', ' Arabian Prince started working with Bobby Jimmy & the Critters in 1984. He also produced the hit single and album for J.J. Fad, "Supersonic".\n', ' In 1986, he was a founding member of N.W.A but when fellow member Ice Cube came back from the Phoenix Institute of Technology in 1988, Arabian Prince soon after left over royalty and contract disagreements—Eazy-E, Ice Cube and MC Ren were the main performers, DJ Yella was the turntablist and Dr. Dre was the main producer.\n', '