Some call him a "mentor". Here is a brief interview extracts that gives us some insight into the prof.
History
Large Professor (born William Paul Mitchell on March 21, 1973, in Harlem, New York, New York. USA[1]), also known as Large Pro and Xtra P, is a New York City-based hip hop record producer and emcee. He is also best known as a founding member of the influential underground hip hop group Main Source, and as mentor and frequent collaborator of Nas.[2] About.com ranked Large Professor #5 on its Top 50 Hip-Hop Producers list
Career
In 1989, he joined the group Main Source, which also included K-Cut and Sir Scratch from Toronto. Main Source recorded one album with Large called Breaking Atoms, which was released in 1991. It included hits such as "Just Hangin' Out", "Looking at the Front Door," and featured Nas' first public appearance on a track called "Live at the Barbeque", along with Akinyele and Joe Fatal.[1] In 1992, their success allowed them to record "Fakin' the Funk", a track on the White Men Can't Jump motion-picture soundtrack. Because of business differences, Large and Main Source quietly parted ways and Large went on to sign with Geffen/MCA Records. During and after his tenure with Main Source, he worked with Pete Rock & CL Smooth, and he produced a number of tracks for Nas, Busta Rhymes, Masta Ace, The X-Ecutioners, Tragedy Khadafi, Big Daddy Kane, Mobb Deep, and others during the 1990s.
Production
1990: "Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em" (Various uncredited songs on album by Eric B. & Rakim)
1990: "Intelligent Hoodlum" (Various songs on album by Intelligent Hoodlum)
1990: "Wanted: Dead or Alive" (Various songs on album by Kool G Rap & DJ Polo)
1992: "Peer Pressure" (Album Juvenile Hell by Mobb Deep)
1992: "Halftime" (Nas song from the soundtrack Zebrahead and Illmatic)
1993: "Hey Girl" (from the Apache album Apache Ain't Shit)
1993: "Keep It Rollin" (from the A Tribe Called Quest album Midnight Marauders)
1993: "Niggaz Never Learn" (from the Big Daddy Kane album Looks Like a Job For...)
1994: "Stress (Remix)" (from the Organized Konfusion 12" Stress)
1994: "One Time 4 Your Mind", "It Ain't Hard To Tell" (from the Nas album Illmatic)
1995: "Resurrection '95" Extra P Remix (from the Common 12" Resurrection)
1995: "Resurrection '95" Large Professor Remix (from the Common 12" Resurrection)
1996: "Extra Abstract Skillz" (from the Mad Skillz album From Where???)
1999: "I Sparkle" (Slick Rick from the Wild Wild West Soundtrack)
2000: "The Heist" (from the Busta Rhymes album Anarchy)
2001: "You're Da Man", "Rewind" (from the Nas album Stillmatic)
2002: "The Come Up" (from the Cormega album The True Meaning)
2002: "We Are the Future," "It's Us," and "Drug Music" (from the Non Phixion album The Future Is Now)
2004: "What They Want" (from The UN album UN Or U Out)
2006: "World Wide" (from the Boot Camp Clik album The Last Stand)
2006: "Right 2 Know" (From the Prince Po album Prettyblack)
2006: "I Be Thuggin'" b/w "Mack of the Year" (Grand Daddy IU Single)
2007: "I'm Up Now" (from the Mic Geronimo album Alive)
2008: "Conquer Mentally" Large Professor Remix (Presto album State of the Art)
2008: "The Hardest" (AZ album Undeniable)
2008: "Stages" (Reks album Grey Hairs)
2009: "No Problems" (Earatik Statik album Good, Bad & Ugly)
2009: "New Classic" (U-God album Dopium)
2009: "Same Old Drama" (Grand Puba album Retroactive)
2009: "Journey" (Cormega album Born & Raised)
2010: "Ohh" (Joell Ortiz album Free Agent")
2011: "Do The Math" (Torae album For The Record)
2011: "The Quickening" (Funkoars album "The Quickening")
2012: "Catch The Thrown" (Public Enemy album Most of My Heroes Still Don't Appear on No Stamp)
2013: "Built Pyramids" (N.O.R.E album Student Of The Game)
2013: "Acid Reflux" & "Canarsie High" (Ill Bill album The Grimy Awards)
2013: "Solar Flares" (Jeru the Damaja EP The Hammer)
2014: "MARS" (Cormega ft AZ, Redman & Styles P album Mega Philosophy by Cormega)
Vocal appearances
1990: "Money In The Bank" (Kool G Rap & DJ Polo album Wanted: Dead or Alive)
1993: "Keep It Rollin'" (A Tribe Called Quest album Midnight Marauders)
1994: "Stress (Remix)" (Organized Konfusion "Stress" 12")
1995: "Extra Abtract Skillz" (Mad Skillz album From Where???)
1996: "To Each His Own (Feat. Q-Tip)" ([InI: Pete Rock Classics]) album Center of Attention
2000: "The Last Shall Be First" (Cella Dwellas album The Last Shall Be First)
2002: "XL" (The X-Ecutioners album Built from Scratch)
2002: "Hip Hop On Wax" (Rob Swift album Sound Event)
2002: "The Come Up" (Cormega album The True Meaning)
2004: "Sugar Ray and Hearns" (Cormega album Legal Hustle)
2004: "Out Da Box" (Tony Touch album The Piece Maker 2)
2006: "United" (MF Grimm album American Hunger)
2007: "The Radar" (Marco Polo album Port Authority)
2007: "The Purist" (Polyrhythm Addicts album Break Glass)
2008: "Conquer Mentally" (Presto album State of the Art)
2009: "Fans" (Masta Ace & Edo G album Arts & Entertainment)
2009: "Sweet 16s" (Satchel Page album Young Patriarch)
2009: "Like This" (No Sellout: Ground Original 2(album))
2011: "Beats By The Pound" (Soulbrotha The Connexion EP)
2011: "The Quickening" (Funkoars)
2012: "Forever" (Gensu Dean) album (Standard Life)
2012: "Loco-Motive" (Nas album Life Is Good)
2012: "Catch the Thrown" (Public Enemy album Most of My Heroes Still Don't Appear on No Stamp)
2012: "Back & 4th Scrambler" (Yu Mamiya)7 Inch Single
2013: "Built Pyramids" (N.O.R.E. album (P.A.P.I.))
2013: "Astonishing" (Marco Polo album (P.A.2 The Directors Cut))
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