Kim Renard Nazel (born June 17, 1965),[1] better known by his stage names Arabian Prince or Professor X, is an American rapper and record producer.

and the Posse (1987) and their debut studio album Straight Outta Compton (1989), the latter of which was released shortly after he left the group.

[10] Nazel took the stage name of DJ Prince and started selling mixtapes at school.

While working at a Petshop at a Lennox California Mall, its owner, Sam Nassif, asked him to DJ a party at a community dance hall.

He kept performing there for several weekends and the success persuaded Nassif to invest even more in the place, renaming it "The Cave",(And Later "The Basement") where Nazel would continue to host for over three years and even after his N.W.A days.

[14] Arabian Prince left N.W.A in late 1988, shortly before the release of Straight Outta Compton, over royalty and contract disagreements.

In the mid-2000s, he started releasing music again, with his Professor X project on the Dutch label Clone Records.

"[16] In 2007, he performed as a DJ on the 2K Sports Holiday Bounce Tour with artists from the Stones Throw label.

titled Straight Outta Compton was released; however, Arabian Prince was not portrayed in the film.

He also remembers himself as the main opposer to Jerry Heller about the royalties and the money, a role that in the film was instead given to Ice Cube.

was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but again, Arabian Prince was not included nor mentioned.