wine brand. Philanthropy In January 2007, Houston Mayor Bill White and the City Council honored Prince for over 20 years of commitment and dedication to the city. The result of the proclamation named an official James Prince Day in Houston. The recognition came after a recreation center Prince built in Houston's 5th Ward. The facility has since been used to host events relating to Christmas, Thanksgiving, and back to school events. One week later, he educated youth about HIV/AIDS prevention and testing with the launching of his Strapped condom brand, in coordination with a string of initiatives and events set up to address the issue of AIDS in the Black community. In 2007 his condom company Strapped gave over 7,500 free HIV tests for people aged 18–24 at the Hip-Hop 4 HIV concert at Reliant Stadium. In December 2007 Prince donated $100,000 to Bread of Life's Meals that Heal program in Houston. Legacy In June 2010, J Prince was honored alongside Master P, Jermaine Dupri, Timbaland, and Slick Rick at the VH1 7th annual Hip Hop Honors Awards for both his creative contributions and his philanthropic ventures. In 2011, a limited edition DVD box set was released by Rap-A-Lot with appearances from several rappers, including Rick Ross and Young Jeezy and industry execs such as Lyor Cohen, Russell Simmons among several others praising Prince. In 2019 Prince received an honorary doctorate degree in the form of a doctorate of humane letters from Texas Southern University. This was received in part to his commitment at the university giving guest lectures to students, offering Rap-A-Lot internships, and endowed scholarships to their students in need of financial assistance. Personal life Prince has 7 children, including 3 sons, J Prince Jr., Jas, and Jay "Baby Jay" who also work in the music and boxing industries. He has been married to his wife since the late 1980s. Prince Sr. is a practicing Christian. Prince has an island in Belize known as the Prince Island. At the age of 23 he purchased a house for his mother and a 30 acre ranch. Discography J Prince Presents R.N.D.S. (1999) References Further reading Living people Musicians from Houston American music industry executives 1965 births Place of birth missing (living people) African-American record producers Hip hop record producers Rap-A-Lot Records artists