James Andre Prince is an American record executive, music promoter and talent manager. He co-founded the Houston-based record label Rap-A-Lot Records in 1986, which has signed acts including the Geto Boys, Do or Die, UGK, Scarface, Bun B and Pimp C, Devin the Dude, Z-Ro, and Trae tha Truth. Smith and his son Jas are also known as early career mentors of Canadian rapper Drake, having introduced him to Lil Wayne and leading him to sign with latter's Young Money Entertainment in 2009.