1. Master P founded the record label No Limit Records in 1991, which was relaunched into the spin-off labels New No Limit Records and No Limit Forever Records.
58 Facts About Master P
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Master P has one sister, Germaine, and three brothers: Kevin, and platinum-selling rap artists Corey "C-Murder" and Vyshonne "Silkk the Shocker" Miller.
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Master P mentioned that he worked at two jobs in his lifetime, with Bellsouth Mobility and Remco.
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On February 15,1990, Master P released the cassette tape Mind Of A Psychopath.
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Master P released his debut studio album Get Away Clean on February 12,1991.
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That same year Master P collaborated on the No Limit compilation albums West Coast Bad Boyz, Vol.
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On June 6,1995, Master P released his fourth studio album 99 Ways to Die.
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The album was known for its first single and one of Master P's best known songs "I'm Bout' It, Bout It".
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Master P said that when he used to open for Tupac Shakur in the early 1990s, the people responsible for introducing him would frequently call him "Mr P the country singer".
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In 1995, Master P moved from California back to New Orleans to relocate No Limit Records with a set of new artists and in-house producers Beats By the Pound.
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Later in 1996, Master P returned with TRU to work on Tru 2 da Game, which would not be released until February 18,1997.
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On September 2,1997, Master P released his breakthrough album Ghetto D The first week sales of the album were the highest of any of Master P's albums, selling more than 760,000 copies, and it went on to go certified triple platinum.
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On June 2,1998, Master P released his seventh and best-selling album to date MP Da Last Don.
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Master P released a film of the same name earlier that year.
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On October 26,1999, Master P released his eighth studio album Only God Can Judge Me, which contained his single "Step To Dis".
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On December 18,2001, Master P released his tenth studio album, Game Face, the first Master P album released on The New No Limit, which had a partnership with Universal Records.
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On November 29,2005, Master P released his first independent album and 13th overall, Living Legend: Certified D-Boy, on Guttar Music.
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In 2007, Master P released a collaboration album with Romeo titled Hip Hop History that sold 32,000 copies worldwide.
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On December 6,2010, it was announced that Master P was going on a new tour with his brother Silkk The Shocker and his son Romeo titled No Limit Forever International.
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On February 8,2011, Master P was featured on rapper Gucci Mane's track titled "Brinks".
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In early 2012, Master P started to re brand his label.
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On November 16,2011, Master P released his first mixtape and first solo project in more than six years, titled TMZ.
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On January 16,2013, Master P released his second official mixtape titled Al Capone as a promotion for his Boss of All Bosses album.
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On February 12,2013, Master P released his first collaboration mixtape titled New World Order with his new group, Louie V Mob, which includes himself and rappers Alley Boy and Fat Trel.
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On December 6,2013, Master P released his fifth album titled The Gift.
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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 Ice Cream Man, and Boss of All Bosses.
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On January 5,2015, Master P released his second collaboration mixtape titled We All We Got with his new group Money Mafia, which includes himself, his son Maserati Rome, Ace B, Young Junne, Eastwood, Gangsta, Play Beezy, Calliope Popeye, Flight Boy, and No Limit Forever in-house producer Blaq N Mild.
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On July 16,2015, Master P released his fifth collaboration mixtape titled The Luciano Family with his group Money Mafia.
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On October 7,2015, Master P would reveal the cover art's and announced that there would be three sequel album installments to his critically acclaimed debut major label album Ice Cream Man titled Ice Cream Man 2: The Streets, Ice Cream Man 3: The Hustle, Ice Cream Man 4: The Lifestyle that will be released all on the same day.
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On October 13,2015, Master P would reveal and announced the cover art, release date and track list to his upcoming new album titled Empire that will be released on November 28,2015.
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On October 27,2016, Master P released his seventh official mixtape titled Louisiana Hot Sauce; it featured appearances from fellow No Limit Forever artist Ace B, Angelo Nano, Cymphonique, Gangsta, J Slugg, Lambo, Moe Roy, Play Beezy, Romeo and Young Vee.
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On January 6,2017, Master P released his sixth collaboration mixtape, titled We All We Got, with his group No Limit Boys.
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Awareness of the circumstances of Master P's incarcerated brother, C-Murder, resurged after the series aired, prompting Percy to rally for his brother's release.
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Master P has since invested the millions of dollars he made from his No Limit record company into a travel agency, a Foot Locker retail outlet, real estate, stocks, film, music, and television production, toy making, clothing, telecommunications, a jewellery line, auto accessories, book and magazine publishing, car rims, fast food franchises, and gas stations.
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Master P's sports management agency No Limit Communications, a joint venture with marketing guru Djuan Edgerton, was a success.
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Master P went on to make hundreds of millions of dollars from this deal.
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Master P was the first person to market the way a corporate entity like IBM would market to their clientele.
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Master P was known for keeping upfront business expenses down and profit margins high.
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Master P began selling tapes out the trunk of his car in every city and town in America where there was potential demand for his music.
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Master P gave out free samples to people with expensive cars and had them playing his music throughout their neighborhoods.
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Master P branded all his albums, so that the No Limit brand became more important than the actual artist's name.
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Master P used pen and pixel graphics and Mafia-inspired themes to make his albums stand out using Photoshop.
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Master P offered 20 songs per album, whereas most albums offered 15 or less, as Miller learned that customers wanted more for their money.
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Master P turned his artists into Marvel comic book-like characters rather than just rappers.
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Master P made sure his artists were number one on SoundScan every time they released an album, to build the perception of popularity.
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Master P used inexpensive videos to promote his artists and he cross-promoted albums using films and vice versa and tied them altogether as a package.
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Master P was invited to participate at the request of Hornet Ricky Davis's father.
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Master P scored eight points in one preseason game, but was dropped before the season began.
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Master P complained that the Raptors hadn't given him a fair chance.
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Master P earned try-outs for the Denver Nuggets at training camp for the summer league in 2004 and the same opportunity for the Sacramento Kings in 2005.
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Master P took part in the 2008 McDonald's NBA All-Star Celebrity Game and scored 17 points.
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Since 1997, Master P has been in numerous feature and straight-to-DVD films, as well as television shows.
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Master P was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars, replacing Romeo who dropped out due to an injury.
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Master P partnered with Ashly DelGrosso and received a total score of 8 out of 30 for his pasodoble, the lowest score in the show's history.
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On October 8,2019, it was reported and confirmed that Master P purchased ownership in Brooklyn, New York-based independent wrestling promotion House of Glory.
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On December 11,2012, DJ 5150 and DJ Hektik released a tribute mixtape to Master P titled Uptown Veteran.
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The music video, which features Master P, premiered on Vibe.
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On May 23,2021, Master P received his honorary doctorate from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania.