Master P

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Biography

Percy Robert Miller (born April 29, 1970), better known by his stage name Master P or his business name P. Miller, is an American rapper, actor, entrepreneur, investor, producer, and former professional minor league Basketball player. He is the founder of the popular label No Limit Records, which went bankrupt and was relaunched as New No Limit Records through Koch Records, followed by Guttar Music Entertainment, and No Limit Forever Records. He is the founder and CEO of P. Miller Enterprises, an entertainment and financial conglomerate and Better Black Television. Miller gained fame in the late 1990s with the success of his group TRU and his fifth album Ice Cream Man, which contained his first single "Mr. Ice Cream Man". In 1997, after the success of one his biggest singles to date, "Make 'Em Say Uhh!," went 2x platinum, Miller grew further in popularity. Then Miller released his second platinum album Ghetto D. Miller also starred in his own street film, mostly based on his life, I'm Bout It which was very successful. In 1998, P. Miller released his most successful album to date MP Da Last Don. The album was also based on a film that Miller produced, which came out earlier that year with the same name. The album hit #1 on the Billboard Top 200 charts, selling over 400,000 copies in its first week. The album was certified 4x platinum, with over four million copies sold, making it Miller's best-selling album. In 1999, Miller released his eighth album, Only God Can Judge Me. It was not as successful as his previous album, though it still managed to reach a gold certification. Miller also starred in the movie, I Got the Hook Up, with A.J. Johnson which was a huge success. P. Miller also launched a clothing line called No Limit Gear and launched No Limit Sports. In the early 2000's he formed a popular rap group called 504 Boyz which is No limit's biggest selling group with its huge chart single called Wobble Wobble. In the 2000s, as No Limit Records' popularity was slowly declining until the debut self titled album Lil Romeo made No Limit's popularity as well as Silkk The Shocker and C-Murder's albums. P.Miller re-launched No Limit Records as New No Limit Records and released an album. On November 28, 2000, he released his ninth studio album, Ghetto Postage; with found success but not compared to earlier releases, selling 500,000 copies; critics ravaged the album. In 2003, Miller starred in the film Lockdown. In 2004, Miller released his eleventh album, Good Side, Bad Side it charted number 1 on the Independent Billboards and sold 300,000 copies. The same year Miller released his first independent album Living Legend: Certified D-Boy on his new label Guttar Music, and the album only sold 75,000 copies. In 2011, Miller and Gucci Mane produced and were featured in a new soundtrack entitled "Get Money" which was produced by Drumma Boy.

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Item Name Item Details
Year Formed 1990
Number of Albums 58
Record Label
Website nolimitforeverrecords.com
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Trivia

How much money did Master P earn in 1997?

56.5 million

...In 1997 Master P earned a reported 56.5 million , and Forbes Magazine placed Master P in the Number Ten spot on its list of the most highly paid entert...
What magazine placed Master P in the number 10 spot on its list of the most highly paid entertainers?

Forbes

...In 1997 Master P earned a reported 56.5 million, and Forbes Magazine placed Master P in the Number Ten spot on its list of the most highly paid entert...
What was the name of Master Ps last album?

MP Da Last Don

...n major labels such as Columbia and Capitol. In the spring of 1998, MP Da Last Don , billed as Master Ps last album, debuted, and it sold almost 500,00...
How many albums did MP Da Last Don sell in the first week?

500,000

...a Last Don, billed as Master Ps last album, debuted, and it sold almost 500,000 albums the first week and skyrocketed to the number one position on Bi...
When did his parents divorce?

when he was 11

...ere on Billboards top ten list the same month. His parents divorced when he was 11 and his mother moved to California. Though he shuttled back and for...
Where did his mother move?

California

...me month. His parents divorced when he was 11 and his mother moved to California . Though he shuttled back and forth between New Orleans and California...
How many other albums produced by No Limit Records were on Billboards top ten list?

five

...harts. However, it was not the only representative of the labels output: five other albums produced by No Limit Records were on Billboards top ten lis...
What two high schools did he attend?

Booker T. Washington and Warren Eason

...nia, the teenaged Percy settled in New Orleans, attended Booker T. Washington and Warren Eason high schools, and played basketball at both schools. Af...
Which college did percy earn a basketball scholarship to after graduating?

University of Houston

...graduation, he reportedly earned a basketball scholarship to the University of Houston . However, he was sidelined by a leg injury and headed back home...
When was MP Da Last Don released?

1998

... charts than major labels such as Columbia and Capitol. In the spring of 1998 , MP Da Last Don, billed as Master Ps last album, debuted, and it sold al...
Where did his mother move after his mother and father separated?

Richmond, California

...ects. After his mother and father separated, his mother moved to Richmond, California . Master P decided to stay in New Orleans and travel frequently t...
What city did P's mother decide it was important for him to stay in school in?

New Orleans

... mom. His mother agreed it was important for him to stay in school in New Orleans and grow up with his father and his family. Remaining in New Orleans...
How much money did P receive when his grandfather came into an inheritance?

ten thousand dollars

...ther. When P's grandfather came into an inheritance, P was given ten thousand dollars . Striving to be an entrepreneur, Master P took this money and op...
What was the name of the record store that Master P opened in Richmond, California?

No Limit Records

... opened an independent record store in Richmond, California called No Limit Records . No Limit Records, the retail store became No Limit, the record co...
What EP was released by Master P?

99 Ways To Die

...its independently. The second release also from Master P was the EP 99 Ways To Die , which went on to sell over 200,000 units, also without major distr...
In what year was he born in New Orleans, LA?

1970

...isted on complete creative control. The 6'2, 180pound Miller was born in 1970 in the uptown portion of New Orleans, LA, near the French Quarter, and w...
How old was Percie Miller when his parents separated?

three and a half years old

...ler in 1970 in New Orleans, LA; parents separated when he was three and a half years old . Education: received basketball scholarship as a point guard ...
How did Miller grow from a record store retailer to an independent record company owner?

less than ten years

...ist, film and videodirector, actor, and business entrepreneur. In less than ten years Miller rose from record store retailer to owner of one of the co...
Miller forged a distribution deal with whom?

Priority Record

...nto film and video as well. When he forged a distribution deal with Priority Record , Miller retained financial control of his company, No Limit Record...
What did Miller insist on?

complete creative control

...control of his company, No Limit Records, and also insisted on complete creative control . The 6'2, 180pound Miller was born in 1970 in the uptown port...
Where was Miller born?

New Orleans, LA

...Born Percy Miller in 1970 in New Orleans, LA ; parents separated when he was three and a half years old. Education: received basketball scholarship as ...
In what ward was Miller raised?

third

...f New Orleans, LA, near the French Quarter, and was raised in the city's third ward 1,800unit Calliope housing projects. His parents separated when he...
What was the name of the housing project that Miller was raised in?

Calliope

... the French Quarter, and was raised in the city's third ward 1,800unit Calliope housing projects. His parents separated when he was three years old an...
How many other children were in his grandmother's care?

eleven

... slept on a bare wood floor in the hallway of his grandmother's threebedroom apartment, as there were eleven other children in his grandmother's care....
What was the label relaunched as?

New No Limit Records

...er of the record label No Limit Records, which was relaunched as New No Limit Records through Universal Records and Koch Records, and again as Guttar ...
Who is Master P?

medieval Hungarian historian

...For the medieval Hungarian historian known as Master P, see Anonymus (notary of Béla III). He is the founder of the record label No Limit Records, whi...
What is the name of Miller's fifth solo rap album?

Ice Cream Man

...success of his hip hop group TRU as well as his fifth solo rap album Ice Cream Man , which contained his first single Mr. Ice Cream Man. Miller gained ...
What was the first single released by Miller?

Mr. Ice Cream Man

...fth solo rap album Ice Cream Man, which contained his first single Mr. Ice Cream Man . Miller gained further popularity in 1997 after the success of hi...
How many studio albums has Miller released?

15

...s of his Platinum single Make 'Em Say Uhh!. In total, Miller has released 15 studio albums. He has one sister, Germaine, and three brothers: Kevin, an...
What is the name of Millers sister?

Germaine

...h!. In total, Miller has released 15 studio albums. He has one sister, Germaine , and three brothers: Kevin, and platinumselling rap artists Corey CMur...
Who are Millers brothers?

Kevin, and platinumselling rap artists Corey CMurder and Vyshonne Silkk the Shocker Miller

...Germaine, and three brothers: Kevin, and platinumselling rap artists Corey CMurder and Vyshonne Silkk the Shocker Miller . Having played on the basketb...
What college did Miller attend?

Merritt College

...p, but dropped out months into his freshman year and transferred to Merritt College in Oakland, California to major in business administration. After ...
How many records did Miller inherit as part of a malpractice settlement?

10,000

...ss administration. After the death of his grandfather, Miller inherited 10,000 as part of a malpractice settlement. Miller opened a record store in Ri...
What was the name of the record store that Miller opened in Richmond?

No Limit Records And Tapes

.... Miller opened a record store in Richmond, California called No Limit Records And Tapes , which later became the foundation for No Limit Records. On F...
On what date did Master P release Mind Of A Psychopath?

February 15, 1990

...rds And Tapes, which later became the foundation for No Limit Records. On February 15, 1990 , Master P released the cassette tape Mind Of A Psychopath....
What was the name of the cassette tape released by Master P?

Mind Of A Psychopath

...rds And Tapes, which later became the foundation for No Limit Records. On February 15, 1990, Master P released the cassette tape Mind Of A Psychopath ....
What did Master P create while flying just beneath the mainstream radar?

a hiphop empire

...Throughout the late '90s, Master P created a hiphop empire while flying just beneath the mainstream radar. As the CEO of No Limit Records, he led a ca...
Master P led a camp of what?

prolific artists

...mainstream radar. As the CEO of No Limit Records, he led a camp of prolific artists who redefined rap through innovative production and lyrics derived...
What was the name of Master P's 1997 hit single?

Make 'Em Say Uhh!,

...ess by the end of the decade. In the years following his 1997 hit Make 'Em Say Uhh!, Master P dabbled in a wide variety of business ventures outside o...
In what year did Master P release Make 'Em Say Uhh!?

1997

... mainstream success by the end of the decade. In the years following his 1997 hit Make 'Em Say Uhh!, Master P dabbled in a wide variety of business ve...
What was the name of Master P's 2016 album?

Louisiana Hot Sauce

...al wrestling, while periodically releasing new albums like 2016's Louisiana Hot Sauce and the 2020 mixtape No Limit Chronicles: The Lost Tape. After h...
What was the name of the mixtape released in 2020?

No Limit Chronicles: The Lost Tape

...bums like 2016's Louisiana Hot Sauce and the 2020 mixtape No Limit Chronicles: The Lost Tape . After his parents' divorce, he moved between the homes o...
What sport did he pursue during his teens?

basketball

...tside of the drug and hustling culture, but he also pursued a love of basketball . He won a sports scholarship at the University of Houston, but he lef...
In what city was he enrolled in business?

Oakland

... he left the school and moved to Richmond, where he studied business at Oakland 's Merritt Junior College. His grandfather died and left him ten thousa...
Where did Master P go to study business?

Oakland's Merritt Junior College

...school and moved to Richmond, where he studied business at Oakland's Merritt Junior College . His grandfather died and left him ten thousand dollars in...
What was the name of Master P's business school?

Merritt Junior College

...l and moved to Richmond, where he studied business at Oakland's Merritt Junior College . His grandfather died and left him ten thousand dollars in the ...
Master P learned that there was a rap audience who loved what?

funky, streetlevel beats

... While working at No Limit, Master P learned that there was a rap audience who loved funky, streetlevel beats that the major labels weren't providing....
How many siblings did Miller have?

four

... in New Orleans to his mothers house in Richmond, CA. He, along with his four siblings, was brought up in New Orleans Calliope Projects, which was a n...
What neighborhood was Miller raised in?

New Orleans Calliope Projects

...ond, CA. He, along with his four siblings, was brought up in New Orleans Calliope Projects , which was a neighborhood high in crime rates. He grew up o...
What was the name of the neighborhood in New Orleans that had high crime rates?

Calliope Projects

...A. He, along with his four siblings, was brought up in New Orleans Calliope Projects , which was a neighborhood high in crime rates. He grew up on the ...
Where was Merritt College located?

Oakland, California

...ty in his freshman year and got transferred to Merritt College in Oakland, California . Right after Miller dropped out from university, his grandfather...
What was his debut album?

Get Away Clean

...oviding, he decided to turn the store into a record label, in 1990. Get Away Clean was his debut album which was released in 1991 followed by Mamas Ba...
Who released Mamas Bad Boy?

InAMinute Records

... 1991 followed by Mamas Bad Boy which was released in 1992 through InAMinute Records . After the release of Mamas Bad Boy, Miller decided to move the N...
Where was he raised?

Calliope Housing Projects

...Although he was raised in the poverty of Calliope Housing Projects , he was motivated and determined to reach his goals and dreams, which led him to be...
What did he study as a studentathlete at the University of Houston?

Business Communications

...r. As a studentathlete at the University of Houston, he studied Business Communications and later relocated to Richmond, CA where he opened his first ...
What program gives youth and their families the tools that they need to become positive, confident, contributing members of our community?

Let The Kids Grow

... the kids have access to academic support and guidance counseling. Let The Kids Grow program give youth and their families the tools that they need to...
Master P started with the music Rap group called what?

TRU

...aster P, The Entertainer Master P started with the music Rap group called TRU with his two brothers Corey Miller and Vyshonn Miller. And signed a brie...
How many brothers did Master P have?

two

...Entertainer Master P started with the music Rap group called TRU with his two brothers Corey Miller and Vyshonn Miller. And signed a brief distributio...
What did Master P use to open No Limit Records?

money from a malpractice settlement

...I'm in it to make money. He used money from a malpractice settlement to open No Limit Records, a store which became a label. His artists crowded the h...
Master P expanded his empire into film, sports management and what else?

socially conscious rap

... Master P expanded his empire into film, sports management, and socially conscious rap . In 1998, Forbes ranked him 10th on its list of highestgrossing...
When did Miller's parents divorce?

when he was very young

...April 29, 1970, in New Orleans, Louisiana. His parents divorced when he was very young , and Miller and his four siblings were raised by their father i...
When did Master P see a former resident of the Calliope Projects return to the neighborhood?

in a MercedesBenz

...d left to become an insurance salesman, return to the neighborhood in a MercedesBenz . Determined to become a legitimate businessman, Master P began hi...
How old was Master P when he saw the former resident who had left the neighborhood to become an insurance salesman?

16

...lly cramping. He says that the turning point in his childhood came at age 16 , when he saw a former resident of the Calliope Projects, who had left to ...
What was Master P's first entrepreneurial venture?

selling earlymodel cell phones

...egitimate businessman, Master P began his first entrepreneurial venture as a highschool senior, selling earlymodel cell phones throughout New Orleans....