Master P

Percy Robert Miller (born April 29, 1967), better known as Master P, is a rap artist and CEO and founder of No Limit Records. His son is the rapper, Romeo.

Biography

Master P lived in New Orleans' infamous Calliope Projects as a child. He has two brothers, Vyshonn (rapper Silkk the Shocker) and Corey (rapper C Murder). His parents divorced, and he split his time between his father's family in New Orleans, and his mother in Richmond, California. He attended the University of Houston on a basketball scholarship, but left and returned to Richmond to live with his mother and study business at Merritt Junior College in nearby Oakland.

In 1989, he inherited $10,000 from his grandfather and opened a record store called No Limit, which he later converted to a record label. He used the label to promote his first album in 1991. The label has released and produced albums by other artists such as Snoop Dogg, Mystikal, and Miller's siblings and son.

He is also an actor and film producer, appearing in both movies and television. He has made guest appearances on " NY", "Oz", "Moesha", and his son's series Romeo! His film appearances include the comedy "Uncle P," "I Got the Hook-Up," the action film "Hollywood Homicide", the popular film "Gone In 60 Seconds", and computer hacking movie "Takedown". He also made a brief and uncredited appearance in Scary Movie 3

He also had small stint as a wrestler in WCW.

Appearance on Dancing With The Stars

Master P participated in the second season of ABC's Dancing With the Stars, which premiered on January 5, 2006. His son, Romeo, had been scheduled to appear on the show, but due to an injury he received while playing a game of basketball, he had to withdraw.

Master P quickly became a lightning rod for controversy on the show. Refusing to wear ballroom shoes and often times looking uninterested in dancing, he received some of the lowest scores from the judges. Despite his lack of ballroom dancing skills, he survived elimination in the first three weeks of the show, due to the call-in and online voting from viewers. Although ballroom dancing was not his strong point, he demonstrated a good sense of humor, even faced with low marks from the judges. On January 26, 2006, Master P and his partner, Ashly Delgrosso, received a score of 8 out of 30 from the judges, the lowest score ever given in the history of the series. Many people speculated that due to his extensive fan base, Master P would stay in until close to the end; however, on January 27, 2006, he was voted off the show.

Personal life

Miller is married, and has seven children. He is the father of rapper/actor Romeo. Master P has been seen attending the New Orleans Saints football games. Two of his brothers Silkk Tha Shocker and C-Murder are also rappers.

Discography

1990 WHATS THE DEAL (demo tape)?
SIDE A
- He's Rollin
- No Limit
SIDE B
- Why Dont You Do What You Do To Me
- Whats The Deal
1991 Get Away Clean
1992 Mama's Bad Boy
1994 The Ghettos Tryin to Kill Me!
1995 99 Ways to Die
1996 Ice Cream Man #26 US (Platinum)
1997 Ghetto D #1 US (2x Platinum)
1998 MP Da Last Don #1 US (4x Platinum)
1999 Only God Can Judge Me #2 US (Gold)
2000 Ghetto Postage #26 US (Gold)
2001 Gameface #53 US
2004 ''Good Side, Bad Side
2005 ''Ghetto Bill (The Best Hustler In The Game) Vol. 1
2005 Remix Classics
2005 '' Certified D-Boy
2005 The Best of Master P
2006 Ghetto Bill V. 2
2006 America's Most Luved Bad Guy

Hit singles

1997 "I Miss My Homies" #25 US
1998 "Goodbye to My Homies" #27 US
1998 "I Got the Hook Up" #16 US
1998 "Make Em Say Uhh" #16 US

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