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==Early life==
Nazel was born in Compton, California, to the son of Joseph "Skippy" Nazel Jr., an African American author and radio talk show host.<ref name=ArabianPrinceSixSeven>{{Cite AV media notes |title=Innovative Life: The Anthology, 1984-1989 |title-link=Innovative Life: The Anthology, 1984-1989 |others=Arabian Prince |year=2008 |editor-last = Egon |first=Amin |last=Eshaiker |pages=6-7 |type=Liner notes |publisher=[[Stones Throw Records]] |location=Los Angeles }}</ref>  His musical background came from his mother, a piano teacher and classical musician.<ref name=ArabianPrinceSixSeven/> His family tried its best to shelter him, sending him to a Catholic school and keeping him busy with football to keep him away from the gangs. The younger Nazel got his first experience with making music at the radio station his father hosted his talk show on; Nazel used the radio station's equipment to put together [[mixtape]]s that he would sell at school.<ref name=ArabianPrinceSixSeven/>  Nazel went on to graduate from [[Junípero Serra High School (Gardena, California)|Junípero Serra High School]] in nearby Gardena.<ref name=justfine>{{cite web|url=https://melmagazine.com/arabian-prince-left-n-w-a-and-he-s-doing-just-fine-b776410bec32|title=Arabian Prince Left N.W.A and He's Doing Just Fine|author=Mike Sager|date=16 January 2016|work=MEL Magazine|access-date=1 November 2017}}</ref>