Master P
Master P
Biography
Percy Robert Miller, Sr. (born April 29, 1970), better known by his stage name Master P or his business name P. Miller, is 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, Take A Stand Records 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 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.
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.
In the 2000s, as No Limit Records' popularity was declining, Miller's was as well. P. Miller re-launched No Limit Records as New No Limit Records. On November 28, 2000, he released his ninth studio album, Ghetto Postage; with relatively little success 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.
On December 6, 2010, it was announced that Master P was going on a new tour with his brother Silkk The Shocker and Romeo entitled No Limit Forever International. On February 8, 2011 Master P was featured on rapper Gucci Mane's track entitled "Brinks". It is his first recorded song in over four years. On 10 August 2012, he performed at Detroit, MI rap duo Insane Clown Posse's 12th Annual "Gathering of the Juggalos" concert. On November 16, 2011 Master P released his first mixtape & first solo project in over 6 years entitled TMZ (Too Many Zeros). On August 2, 2012 it was announced that Master P was working on his thirteenth studio album Boss Of All Bosses. On September 17, 2012 Master P released snippet of an upcoming single entitled "Friends With Benefits" featuring Houston rapper/singer Kirko Bangz. On December 11, 2012, DJ 5150 & DJ Hektik released a tribute mixtape to Master P entitled Uptown Veteran.
On January 16, 2013 Master P released his second official mixtape entitled Al Capone as promotion for his Boss Of All Bosses album. Then on February 12, 2013 Master P released his first collaboration mixtape entitled New World Order with his new group Louie V. Mob which includes himself, Atlanta rapper Alley Boy & Washington, DC rapper Fat Trel . On August 6, 2013, Master P released his third official mixtape entitled Famous Again as promotion for his Boss Of All Bosses album, it featured appearances from Rome, Silkk The Shocker, Dee-1, Young Louie, Play Beezy, Gangsta, Howie T, Clyde Clarkson, Game, Chief Keef, Fat Trel, Alley Boy, Problem, Wiz Khalifa, Tyga, Chris Brown & production from 1500 & Nothin, Young Bugatti, Stiv Schneider, The Composer & JB. On December 6, 2013, Master P released his thirteenth album entitled The Gift.
On January 23, 2014, it was announced that The Gift would be re-released on February 21, 2014, as a Video album with a Music video for every song & it would be entitled The Platinum Gift. On February 6, 2014, it was announced that Master P was working on two new albums, Ice Cream Man 2, which is a sequel to his critically acclaimed debut major label album Ice Cream Man & Boss Of All Bosses. On February 28, 2014 Miller released his fifth mixtape The Gift Vol. 1: Return of The Ice Cream Man.
Discography |
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Master P - Get Away Clean |
No Limit Records | 1991 | |
Master P - Mama's Bad Boy |
No Limit Records | 1992 | |
Master P - The Ghettos Tryin To Kill Me! |
No Limit Records | 1994 | |
Master P - 99 Ways To Die |
No Limit Records | 1995 | |
Master P - Ice Cream Man |
No Limit Records, Priority Records | 1996 | |
Master P - Ghetto D |
No Limit Records, Priority Records | 1997 | |
Master P - MP Da Last Don |
No Limit Records, Priority Records | 1998 | |
Master P - Only God Can Judge Me |
No Limit Records, Priority Records | 1999 | |
Master P - Ghetto Postage |
No Limit Records, Priority Records | 2000 | |
Master P - Gameface |
The New No Limit Records, Universal Records | 2001 | |
Master P - Good Side, Bad Side |
The New No Limit Records, Koch Records | 2004 | |
Master P - Ghetto Bill (The Best Hustler In The Game Vol. 1) |
The New No Limit Records, Koch Records | 2005 | |
Master P - Living Legend: Certified D-Boy |
Gutter Music Entertainment | 2005 | |
Master P - ReMix Classics |
Koch Records, The New No Limit Records | 2005 | |
Master P - The Best Of |
Priority Records | 2005 | |
Master P - America's Most Luved Bad Guy |
GoDigital Media Group | 2006 | |
Master P - The Ultimate Master P |
Koch Records, The New No Limit Records | 2006 | |
Master P - Featuring... |
Priority Records | 2007 | |
Master P - Greatest Hitz |
Priority Records | 2007 | |
Master P - The Gift |
No Limit Forever | 2013 | |
Master P - Empire From The Hood To Hollywood |
Globy House Records | 2015 | |
Guest Appearances |
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Dangerous Dame - Escape From The Mental Ward |
No Limit Records | 1994 | |
Lil Ric - Deep N Tha Game |
No Limit Records | 1994 | |
Mia X - Good Girl Gone Bad |
C-Loc Records | 1995 | |
C-Loc - Whatever |
C-Loc Records | 1995 | |
JT The Bigga Figga - Dwellin' In Tha Labb |
Get Low Recordz, Straight Out The Labb, Priority Records | 1995 | |
Silkk - The Shocker |
No Limit Records, Priority Records | 1996 | |
Skull Dugrey - Hoodlum Fo' Life |
No Limit Records, Priority Records | 1996 | |
Kane & Abel - The 7 Sins |
No Limit Records, Priority Records | 1996 | |
Mystikal - Unpredictable |
Jive, No Limit Records | 1997 | |
20-2-Life - Twenty-Two-Life |
Inmate Records | 1997 | |
Mr. Serv-On - Life Insurance |
No Limit Records, Priority Records | 1997 | |
Tru - Tru 2 Da Game |
No Limit Records, Priority Records | 1997 | |
Rappin' 4-Tay - 4 Tha' Hard Way |
Rag Top Records | 1997 | |
Montell Jordan - Let's Ride |
Def Jam Recordings | 1998 | |
Prime Suspects - Guilty Til Proven Innocent |
No Limit Records, Priority Records | 1998 | |
Kane & Abel - Am I My Brothers Keeper |
No Limit Records | 1998 | |
Skull Duggery - These Wicked Streets |
No Limit Records, Penalty Recordings | 1998 | |
Big Ed - The Assassin |
No Limit Records, Priority Records | 1998 | |
Fiend - There's One In Every Family |
No Limit Records, Priority Records | 1998 | |
Eightball - Lost |
Suave House | 1998 | |
Magic - Skys The Limit |
No Limit Records, Priority Records | 1998 | |
Snoop Dogg - Da Game Is To Be Sold, Not To Be Told |
No Limit Records, Priority Records | 1998 | |
C-Murder - Life Or Death |
No Limit Records | 1998 | |
Mac - Shell Shocked |
No Limit Records, Priority Records | 1998 | |
Soulja Slim - Give It 2 'Em Raw |
No Limit Records, Priority Records | 1998 | |
Ice Cube - War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc) |
Priority Records | 1998 | |
Scarface - My Homies |
Rap-A-Lot Records, Interface | 1998 | |
Young Bleed - My Balls And My Word |
No Limit Records, Priority Records | 1998 | |
Gambino Family - Ghetto Organized |
No Limit Records, Priority Records | 1998 | |
Sons Of Funk - The Game Of Funk |
No Limit Records, Priority Records | 1998 | |
Ghetto Commission - Wise Guys |
No Limit Records, Priority Records | 1998 | |
E-40 - The Element Of Surprise |
Jive, Sick Wid' It Records | 1998 | |
Steady Mobb'n - Black Mafia |
No Limit Records, Priority Records | 1998 | |
Destiny's Child - Destiny's Child |
Columbia | 1998 | |
Mack 10 - The Recipe |
Priority Records | 1998 | |
Lil Italy - On Top Of The World |
No Limit Records | 1999 | |
Made Men - Classic Limited Edition |
Restless Records, Restless Records | 1999 | |
Mercedes - Rear End |
No Limit Records | 1999 | |
Silkk The Shocker - Made Man |
No Limit Records, Priority Records | 1999 | |
The Delinquents - Bosses Will Be Bosses |
Dank Or Die Records | 1999 | |
C-Murder - Bossalinie |
No Limit Records, Priority Records | 1999 | |
Eddie Griffin - The Message |
Warner Bros. Records | 1999 | |
Silkk The Shocker - My World, My Way |
No Limit Records, Priority Records | 2000 | |
Mr. Marcelo - Brick Livin |
No Limit Records, Priority Records | 2000 | |
Snoop Dogg - Tha Last Meal |
Priority Records | 2000 | |
C-Murder - Trapped In Crime |
No Limit Records, Priority Records, TRU Records | 2000 | |
20-2-Life - No Bond (Greatest Underground Classics) |
Inmate Records | 2001 | |
C-Murder - C-P-3.com |
No Limit Records, TRU Records | 2001 | |
Soulja Slim - The Streets Made Me |
No Limit Records | 2001 | |
Krazy - Breather Life |
Soulja Army Records | 2001 | |
C-Murder - Tru Dawgs |
C3 Entertainment, CNR Records | 2002 | |
Choppa - Straight From The N.O. |
The New No Limit Records | 2003 | |
Cam'ron Presents The Diplomats - Diplomatic Immunity |
Roc-A-Fella Records | 2003 | |
Lil' Romeo - Romeoland |
Koch Records | 2004 | |
Silkk The Shocker - Based On A True Story |
The New No Limit Records, Koch Records | 2004 | |
Twiztid - Toxic Terror |
Psychopathic Records | 2008 | |
Clyde Carson - Playboy |
Moe Doe Entertainment | 2014 | |
Compilations |
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Master P Presents West Coast Bad Boyz - Anotha Level Of The Game |
No Limit Records | 1994 | |
Various - Legal Dope |
Priority Records | 1995 | |
Master P Presents West Coast Bad Boyz - Hi Fo Xmas |
No Limit Records | 1995 | |
Down South Hustlers - Bouncin' And Swingin' |
No Limit Records, Priority Records | 1995 | |
Various - Bay Area Playaz |
Anonymous Records | 1995 | |
Various - The Substitute (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
Priority Records | 1996 | |
Various - Gulf Coast Compilation: Pimpin' A Hustle |
Inmate Records | 1996 | |
Various - Rapmasters: From Tha Priority Vaults Volume 5 |
Priority Records | 1997 | |
Various - Rhyme & Reason (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
Priority Records | 1997 | |
Various - Def Jam's How To Be A Player Soundtrack |
Def Jam Recordings | 1997 | |
Various - In Tha Beginning ...There Was Rap |
Priority Records | 1997 | |
Various - Scream 2 (Music From The Dimension Motion Picture) |
Capitol Records | 1997 | |
Various - Master P Presents West Coast Bad Boyz II |
No Limit Records, Priority Records | 1997 | |
Various - Rappers To Riches |
SMG Solar Music Group | 1997 | |
Various - I'm Bout It (The Soundtrack) |
No Limit Records, Priority Records | 1997 | |
Various - The Southwest Riders |
Sick Wid' It Records, Jive | 1997 | |
JT The Bigga Figga - Game Tight (The Greatest Hits) |
Get Low Recordz | 1997 | |
Various - Black Spring Break (Music From And Inspired By) |
NMG Records | 1998 | |
Various - The Players Club (Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture) |
Heavyweight Records | 1998 | |
Various - Chef Aid: The South Park Album |
Columbia, American Recordings | 1998 | |
Various - I Got The Hook-Up! Soundtrack |
No Limit Records, Priority Records | 1998 | |
Mean Green - Major Players Compilation |
No Limit Records, Priority Records | 1998 | |
Various - Concentration Camp II: Da Halocaust |
C-Loc Records, Priority Records | 1998 | |
Various - Music From & Inspired By Light It Up The Movie |
Elektra, Yab Yum Records | 1999 | |
Various - Foolish (The Soundtrack) |
No Limit Records, Priority Records | 1999 | |
Various - Realest Ni@@as Down South |
Rap-A-Lot Records, Priority Records | 1999 | |
Various - King George Presents Playas & Hustlas II |
Highness Records | 1999 | |
Various - Southern Rollers: Big Gamin' |
Simitar | 1999 | |
Various - Cool Dre Presents Hits 4 The New Millenium |
D.R.E. Records, Knockout Entertainment | 2000 | |
Various - OZ - The Soundtrack |
Avatar, Nettwerk | 2000 | |
RBL Posse - Bootlegs & Bay Shit: The Resume |
The Right Way Productions | 2000 | |
Various - Freaky Phil Presents Bay Bury-Ya |
Blue Print Records | 2001 | |
Various - The Delinquents Present The Dominion |
Reel To Reel Entertainment | 2001 | |
Various - Pootie Tang (Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture) |
Hollywood Records | 2001 | |
Various - Master P Presents West Coast Bad Boyz Vol. 3: Poppin' Collars |
No Limit Records | 2001 | |
Various - The Delinquents Present The Dominion Continues... |
Real To Reel Entertainment | 2001 | |
C-Bo - C-Bo's Best Appearances '91-'99 |
AWOL Records | 2001 | |
Various - The N.W.A Legacy 2 |
Priority Records, Capitol Records | 2002 | |
Various - Dame Dash Presents Paid In Full (Music Inspired By The Motion Picture) |
Roc-A-Fella Records | 2002 | |
Various - Daz Dillinger Presents Who Ride Wit Us - Tha Compalation Vol. 2 |
DPG Recordz | 2002 | |
King George & Cali G - Gangsta Hits Volume One (Documentary) 1994-2002 |
Highness Records | 2002 | |
Brotha Lynch Hung - Appearances: Book 1 |
Black Market Records | 2002 | |
Master P & E-40 - Thug Paper |
SMG Solar Music Group | 2003 | |
Various - Street Nhig-Ghahz Survivin 'N' Tha Game |
SMG Solar Music Group | 2003 | |
Various - XXX Hip Hop |
Def Jam Recordings | 2003 | |
JT The Bigga Figga - Game Tight Vol. 2 (The Collaboration Album) |
Get Low Recordz | 2003 | |
Various - DJ Ro Presents The Dirty South Boyz |
Don't Even Trip Entertainment | 2004 | |
Snoop Dogg - The Best Of |
Capitol Records | 2005 | |
C-Murder - The Best Of |
Priority Records | 2005 | |
Silkk The Shocker - The Best Of |
Priority Records | 2005 | |
Various - No Limit Records Greatest Hits |
Priority Records | 2006 | |
Ice Cube - In The Movies |
Priority Records | 2007 | |
Westside Connection - The Best Of |
Priority Records | 2007 | |
Fiend - Mr. Whomp Whomp: The Best Of Fiend |
Priority Records | 2007 | |
Various - N.W.A And Their Family Tree |
Priority Records, EMI | 2008 | |
DJ Daryl - Retro Collection Vol. 1 |
Bomb Shelter Music | 2009 | |
King George - The Way It Use 2 Be |
Highness Records | 2009 | |
Scarface - Greatest Features |
Rap-A-Lot Records | 2009 | |
King George - Hardknoxx Volume 1 |
Highness Records | 2010 | |
Various - Snoop Dogg Presents My #1 Priority |
Priority Records | 2010 | |
C-Murder - The Hits |
Bossalinie | 2016 |