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William Paul Mitchell (A.K.A. Large Pro, Large P & Extra P) (Born March 21, 1972)

Main Source Members

Original:
Large Professor (A.K.A. Large Pro, Large P & Extra P) (Born William Paul Mitchell, March 21, 1972)
Sir Scratch
K-Cut (Born Kevin McKenzie)

Post-Large Professor:
Mikey D
Sir Scratch
K-Cut (Born Kevin McKenzie)

See Also: Neek The Exotic

Albums
Large Professor - The LP
Large Professor - 1st Class
Large Professor & Neek The Exotic - Exotic Species
Neek The Exotic & Large Professor - Still On The Hustle
Main Source - Breaking Atoms
Main Source - Fuck What You Think

Also Featured On...
Boyz 'N The Hood (Main Source)
Cormega - Legal Hustle
High School High
Mad Skillz - From Where???
Nas - Remix, Unreleased & Demos
Nas - The Prophecy
Nas - The Lost Tapes Vol. 2
Nas - Life Is Good
Public Enemy - Most Of My Heroes Still Don't Appear On No Stamp
Pete Rock - Soul Survivor
Statik Selektah - Spell My Name Right (The Album)
Sway & King Tech Featuring DJ Revolution - This Or That (Main Source)
A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
X-Ecutioners - Built From Scratch

Bio From AllMusic.Com
Widely known for his work as a producer and MC with the rap group Main Source, Large Professor has since become a full-time producer working with such acts as Big Daddy Kane and A Tribe Called Quest. Professor originally became involved in rap when he won a tryout held by Main Source members K-Cut and Sir Scratch in 1989. Contributing significantly to the creative direction of the group, Professor eventually broke with Main Source over creative differences . He has since lent his hand to albums by some of rap's biggest names, including Eric B & Rakim, Nas, and Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth. For his full-length solo debut, 2002's 1st Class, Large Professor called in favors from friends including Nas, Q-Tip, and Busta Rhymes. — Steve Kurutz

Main Source's Bio From AllMusic.Com
Extremely significant for 1991's Breaking Atoms alone, Main Source's effect on hip-hop is nearly impossible to gauge, especially when considering Large Professor and K-Cut's contributions outside of the group. Consisting of MC/producer Large Professor (born Paul Mitchell) and twin DJs/producers K-Cut (born Kevin McKenzie) and Sir Scratch, the New York group came together in 1989 and debuted on Wild Pitch with Breaking Atoms an undeniably classic album, regardless of its field — two years later. The group's production work, combined with Large Professor's masterful wordplay (from the brilliant baseball analogies drawn throughout the police brutality-themed "Just a Friendly Game of Baseball," to the disheartening romantic strife depicted in "Looking at the Front Door"), set a standard. While Gang Starr's DJ Premier is commonly heralded as a groundbreaking sampler and beatmaker, it was Large Professor and K-Cut who schooled him on how to master the SP1200. Not only that, but Breaking Atoms' "Live at the Barbeque" helped establish the careers of both Akinyele and Nas. Large Professor left the group due to financial issues and began to concentrate on production work. K-Cut and Sir Scratch continued the group and installed MC Mikey D. for 1994's Fuck What You Think. Though it hardly holds a candle to Breaking Atoms (to be fair, it would've been tough to build on that record, even with Large Professor's presence), the album was hardly an artistic failure, but it came and went without much notice. Without their greatest weapon, the group's second go-round wasn't given much of a chance. It didn't help that it took three years to reach fruition. Meanwhile, Large Professor was racking up production credits for Mobb Deep, Nas, and Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth. He didn't make his proper solo debut until 2002, with the disappointing 1st Class. - Andy Kellman

Official Sites: Matador Records, Large Professor's MySpace, Main Source's MySpace, K-Cut's MySpace, Mikey D's MySpace, Large Professor's Facebook & Large Professor's Fuckin' Twitter