"I'm changing my name because Master P is who I used to be. I call it my childhood and P. Miller marks my manhood. I wouldn't change my past because it's groomed me to be the man I am today. People grow mentally and spiritually through life experiences, but when you come from hip-hop it's almost impossible to move past the stereotypes associated with it. I've branched out into so many different arenas that range from being the first African-American to have a clothing line at Wal-Mart, to writing books, and speaking on Capitol Hill, but all that gets overshadowed because I come from the hip-hop industry. There're a lot of people out there, who are afraid to grow up and change, but I'm not and P. Miller is the evolution of me, Percy Miller the entrepreneur, the business man."
For those that don't know about how successful the man was, during one point in his career he presided over a $661 million-dollar business empire that included No Limit Records, No Limit Films, and was ranked 10th on Forbes magazine's 1998 list of America's 40 highest paid entertainers with an estimated income of $56.5 million.
Since then, P has spoken at congressional hearings and addressed the criticism of hip-hop lyrics. He opened up a label, Take A Stand Records, with his son, Romeo, and made it a "clean" lyric label that would be more oriented for all listeners, particularly kids. In addition to this, P. Miller also has a book "Guaranteed Success" that has been very successful.
As a community activist, Miller's community outreach extends from the
bayous of Louisiana to Los Angeles and abroad through "P. Miller Youth
Centers" and his "P. Miller Food Foundation" as well as a new speaking
program on financial literacy.
COMMENTS
DAMN! Thats what he was estimated to have @ 98!
And he couldnt come out with better ALBUM COVERS? LOL
a clothing line at WAL MART??? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOOOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOOLOLlolololololololololololololo
Man I Hope You Grew Up You Like 50 Now. But I Still Do Respect Cuz It Is Mad Rappers Still Tryna Act Young That Hit The 40 Mark
nevr compare p diddy 2 master p
ONLY TWO RECORDS I LIKE FROM MASTER P WAS
BOUT IT BOUT IT AND ICECREAM MAN OTHER THAN THAT I NEVER FUCKED WITH HIM,HE COULD CALL HIMSELF UNTITLED FOR ALL I CARE.
SHUT THE hell up mc...read a book or something..or jump off a bridge..
gp180 why not compare P. Miller to P. Diddy. They both cant rap, they both cant dance, but at the same time they BLACK succesful business men. The only different between the two is region. But who cares about that. Negros need to get off they own dick and stop hatin.
I feel him tho his record selling days is over he need to concentrate on being a business man.
P been doin it big 4 a long time, i'm glad to see that his maturation has put him at peace, and that the new name will forgo his legacy in hip hop....Learn it.
ReDef.
^^^You're an idiot!
Master P ran the late '90s w/ No Limit and provided so many people to eat and accomplish their dream of hip hop.
P is the person who created the [future releases] ads in the CD booklets. This dude's record deal was unheard of at the time... 50% of all sales, ownership of all MASTERS w/ he declined his advancement check! Come on man, respect this dude b/c he is a southern pioneer/legend who is attempting to better the black community.
MC Pedigree -Man, if you gonna change your name cos you turned into a man, you should have done it when you were like 20 years old, not when you about to die.
P.S. - Many of these rappers out here are their 30's & some in 40's... don't play the age card homie.
you are a fucking idiot MC dogfood.... P didnt get his money from those cats, he was the mind behind the business, he didnt have the best flow but if you were old enough you might know that alot of motherfuckers were listening to the no limit albums........
P did the same thing Diddy and Baby did, keep there artist Publishing. That's how ALL Execs got paaaid threw out History. BUT Master P used to sell 2 3 4 times Platinum just with his own albums.
It wasn't just his artist!!!!!!!!!!!!
"this man had no talent and made his money off the talented ones like Mystikal, Snoop Dogg, etc. I even prefer Diddy to this dude."
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It's called being "smart"...
Man i use to be a hugh NO-LIMIT fan back in the day but like any artist they have thier time and those dudes time been up a long time again. So i am glad he change but he should have done this along time ago when his record company flopped and i think people would respect him more then they do now. Change is good
man i never knew there was a NO-Limit record label still goin on, Master P is just a good bussniess like 50 cent, n Jay-z, he not makin music but still makin millions, 713 n house, Houston aka the Southern Rap capital
He started the south thang and did it big I mean and actually was a marketing genius if you look at how he kept no limit movin for as long as he did.
yeah...for a good while, no limit was completely dominating the game. droppin a new cd like every month. they had the most original talent and beats in the game at the time. mia x, silkk the shocker, mystikal, soulja slim, kane and abel, TRU, c-murder, mercedes, fiend, skull duggery, umm... who am i forgetting? then on the beats you had all in house producers..beats by the pound, led by KLC (one of the most underrated, yet greatest producers of all time). master p was a business genius at the time. true definition of a hustler..
he kinda old to be just now growing up...but whatever...
better late than never.
you forgetting gambino family,Mac,Prime suspect,Moby Dick,Steady Mobbin,Lil Italy,Mr. Marcello,Popeye,Short Circuit,Lil Soldiers, Master P is a tru defition of a hustler, much respect for all he did for the south to be recognize as it is today
yeah...for a good while, no limit was completely dominating the game. droppin a new cd like every month. they had the most original talent and beats in the game at the time. mia x, silkk the shocker, mystikal, soulja slim, kane and abel, TRU, c-murder, mercedes, fiend, skull duggery, umm... who am i forgetting? then on the beats you had all in house producers..beats by the pound, led by KLC (one of the most underrated, yet greatest producers of all time). master p was a business genius at the time. true definition of a hustler..
he kinda old to be just now growing up...but whatever...
better late than never.
KLC runnin with beats by the pound (Mo B Dick, Craig B, C-Los), Gambino Family, Sons of Funk, Prime Suspects, Fiend, Mr Serv-on, Mac, Magic... no limit had shit on LOCK DOWN
some rappers need 2 get a pen and pad and take notes.this nigga has been the grind for a while.
Welcome to New Orleans and Im from Uptown,but I hear its not where you from it's where you going fuckas.I know I don't need to stay in the same state of mind as yesterday. Word to the mother!! 2pac-"change is good for any of us."
Street.....
man nigga aint trippin off P. he doin him and sometimes you look in the mirror and ask what the fuck imma do today,guess he wanted change to send all of us ah message and i feel dat shit fah real. We not ready to see ah black president either but i would love to see change dough. My city has changed and the people too....don't worry God got us before the money ...I love New Orleans!!!!!
Real talk God got u b4 da money, but alot of folks are fools and put money b4 God, my prayers stay with the NO and the world change is always good when its for the best
in 1996, if you were living in New Orleans... you were jamming No Limit and Cash Money
can't forget Big Boy Records or PNC and Primetime.. DJ Jubilee.. Q93...Phat Phat N All That.... man, those were the days
Man. He's the south's P. Diddy.
You dont gotta like him, but if you dont respect what he has done then your a fool
i'm with you on that...people just ignorant
Some of ya'll must really have problems...
cause i personally can't see how this topic can generate hate? i mean yea he changed his name...so what? some of yall calling him the next p.diddy and what not but diddy got his face in times square...sitting on huge bank.... and where are you sitting at your computer trying 2 dis someone who has matured and became a better person...
i'm only 16 but i can see some of yall need 2 grow the fuck up real talk...
learn it!
But he cant be the next P.diddy hes already p.miller unique hustler and him and P.diddy probably neck to neck, him and p.diddy gross the same amount of money in 2001 200 million more than russell simmons do your research, P is a made man
@ Mak Woo ...
It's kinda hard to tell if your of age yourself buddy talkin' stupid like that....
I'm gon break it down 4 u ...
1. You are so far off topic with the article and the whole point of my post...
1(a)- how many hits he's had recently, he was stating that coming from hip-hop as an whole one is percieved in an negative light and him shedding his former rap name was just an way of presenting himself in a positive light, with a clean slate per say...
1(b)- Funny how you say I grew up with him on Nick when actually him and No-Limit were quite relevent while i was coming up..althiugh I can't say I fully understood what they represented at that time I most definately listened 2 em' along with the majority of hip-hop america...
2- The fact that you brought my age into the equation with your response for
1- shows how you are not even on my level dude...because it doesn't take to much common sense or to many years under your belt to realize that one's opinion is just that...
so...(only because i wonder why am i justifying your ignorance with a response)..im goin to leave with this...
you justified my whole point on my post when you stated
"You grow up watching Master P on Nick.. We grow up bumpin P rapping about gangsta shit."
thats exactly the image P wants to shed...
btw, being able to have some clothing in Wal-Mart is HUGE, yea most people i know and i'm sure that you know don't by all of their clothes from Wal-Mart but i'm sure you know Wal-Mart is one if not the biggest super store around...billions of people i'm sure shop their...check your local one...i'm sure it's never seen an empty parking lot, i know mine hasent...
learn it!
PEDIGREE. SHUT THE HELL UP AND GET OFF YOUR MOMS COMPUTER.
MASTER P ALWAYS WANNA JOCK WHAT SOMEONE DID LAST YEAR
THIS TIME HE WANNA SWITCH UP LIKE MASE
I BET HE GON BE LIKE FUCK IT
GOING BACK TO CURSING
For Real Ya'll Can't Be This STUPID!!!! 1st- Till this day he still does hood movies (Straight 2 DVD) & hood music but also does shit 4 kids ala ICE CUBE!! Thats whats wrong wit hip hop right now!! Ya'll think whats hot on the radio is a HIT! But that aint whats bumpin in the hood all the time. P put the south in the mix!! #1 hustler either respect it or kill urself!!
Yo man u faggot ass niggaz give my man P props yo
He started the south shit, first rap niggaz to make a 100 million, and his 1st album was a classic, Nuff said!!!
gotta respect his hustle
Its funny on how a lot of ppl steady wine and complain that there isnt any1 in hiphop at the top of the food chain who try tries to bring a positive outlook on the culture but then this article comes along and some of u motherfuckers have the nerve to hate on p miller for taking a step forward.Making a deep and positive song with killer lyrics is great but instead of talking about it inna song p is fucken living it,just like the dope game back in the day alot of ppl were steady talking bout it but p lived it No Limit was a cornerstone product hood hustle
question. when they say 75 million worldwide do they mean his solo albums alone or basically anything that was released from No Limit period? Ive been having this argument at work for the past 3 months with a cat that believes Percy actually sold that 75 all by himself off his solo joints alone. Theres no way... Hes not even on the RIAA Top Artists list therefore he hasnt went Diamond by himself.
naw they mean any and EVERY artist that was released under the no-limit name brand........so that mean mystical silkk and all the rest of the camp....
just like when banks went plat back in the day, 50 got a platinum plaque too, cuz he is the owner of the record label that banks was signed to...
"For those that don't know about how successful the man was, during one point in his career he presided over a $661 million-dollar business empire that included No Limit Records, No Limit Films, and was ranked 10th on Forbes magazine's 1998 list of America's 40 highest paid entertainers with an estimated income of $56.5 million."
nuff said
PROPZ TO OG P.MILLER 4 GETTN HIS GROWN MAN ON HE BEEN N STILL DOIN HIS THANG!!!
BLACK WALLSTREET BITCH!!!
Damn, alot of ya'll are waving the hateration flags high on this one. What exactly is there to hate on? The man has been focusing on having a positive influence on the community for years now. His record label didn't crumble like alot of you are claiming, he actually explained to his artists that he was going to expand and focus on other ventures and he released them from there contracts so they could go on with there business. He could have been an ass hole and kept them all under contract, knowing that he wasn't going to be focusing on pushing there music. He had a son and watched one of his brothers die and the other one get sent to prison, don't any of you think that that might have had an influence on his decision to change his ways? Sometimes ya'll make me sick with your contradictions. One artist goes to jail and ya'll complain that he's stupid for doing this or doing that since he's got all that money then another artist does something positive and the same ones complain that he's a bitch or he only did it because of this or because of that.. Damn, ya'll open up your minds. Who cares why he did it, isn't it good enough that he's doing it? Damn!
stupid comments like that remind of why people think comments that that of don imus are perfectly ok...
thats wats up but one thing i gotta say back den it wasnt just a few good rappers on no limit like it is now like dipset i think juelz jr writer an hell reall was hot an g-unit lloyd banks an 50 the roc jay-z kanye west beanie segal, aftermath eminem an no limit master p mystikal mac magic silk the shocker c murder mia x rip soulja slim fiend kane & abel mr serv on damn the list continues.....
fuck all that.. this old ass nigga ain't selling records no mo'.. fuck outta here .. fuck .. he gon be a muslim next ?
ice cream man was the shit but i only really fucked wit C-murder n a lil silk the shocker
GREW UP ON NO LIMIT SHIT!DO YOUR THING P
I fucked with non of them. yall can't sit here and say that any silkk tha shocker song is raw.I'll kill you(seriously). yea he sold records and the rest but that still does not take away from the fact that he can't rap for shit. and how long have niggas been calling this man p miller(a hot min). Get that money and do the right thing for the people and all but lets get real. How that shit gonna sound when you give a psa or some shit....... for real tho he has not been in the spotlight since 00'...... your really not saying much with a name change. Got money like em but ya not diddy boppin.....
If you think P ain't been in the spotlight since 2000, then you don't watch the news. He may not be making music like that anymore, but like the article says, dude been everywhere. And even if everyone been callin him P. Miller, his rap name was still Master P, just like BIG was callin' Puffy by Diddy WAYYYY before he changed the shit. At the end of the day, you can't say you're changing your image if you don't change the name. I fucks with him makin' the clothing line at Wal-mart, just like Starbury and his shoes, makes it easy for the less fortunate folks to get something trendy. Shout to TashJaney, y'all like to get mad at TIP or Beans for fuckin' off they blessings, and mad at P for trying to use his to help others....
I'm not mad or trying to down P at all. I can't hate on the next nigga for setting off the next nigga. I feel what you saying. Check this tho, ass a grown ass man, a person is not defined by his or hers name but for the greatness of their actions. To me he coulda have stayed master p and done the same shit with the same outcome and might have had a better response(not really). There is no point in announcing your name change. We know thats straight publicity. To be real I said the same shit when diddy did it. But thats diddy tho. When he changed his name, his ass got sued...
man to me, P is just another sellout artist who gained fame by taking one persons style and running with it. he took tupac style and sucked it to death to get rich, only difference was he cant rap for shit, and he aint no gangster.
look at it man, he copy everything. his clothing line, he copies nba jerseys and sticks p.miller on front, he copies air forces, and puts p.miller on it. he even got his lil wack ass son to copy bow wows punk ass.
trash me if you want, but you know you agree
*as^^
Again he's handling business while people are talking shit and mocking...damn. Let P.Miller do his thing and show support.
I'm not sure how much financial education you have there "MC Pedigree", but here's a rule that most, if not all successful businessmen follow: Use leverage.
This simply means that you let YOUR MONEY and YOUR EMPLOYEES work for you and make money; would you rather move a rock with your own strength or use a pole as leverage?
He is a follower. He needs to get on with his own ideas
so who is he following when he is the FIRST african american to have an clothing line in Wal-Mart???
sounds like an TRENDSETTER to me my friend...
Damn people are too sensitive nowadays! I've already said it, I don't doubt on MASTER P's (as I still Know him as) business talents, I know he's a good business man, that's why he made all that money that he did, I'm just saying he's not a skilled rapper and that the only reason I listened to no limit back in the day was cos of the roster he signed. It's not like rockafella where I respect Jay for his skills on the mic as well as a CEO. Trashing someone's comment just shows that you're touchy and sensitive, everyone has their own opinion and I don't go around trashing other people's comment, that's Gay.
i C what Jay-z was talkin about "Politics as usual"
New Orleans ...I love yah
WE mite kill you,but we wont starve you......Eat Bitch!
56.5 mil? If he's a follower, my nigga...where is the line? I'm in the wrong damn line.
FIRST OF ALL HE SHUDDA BEEN GROWN UP HIS KID,ROMEO, IS ALMOST GROWN, MAYBE BIRDMAN WILL BE NEXT! lol
SECOND NIGGAS GOTTA RESPECT THE MAN THO, IDK IF ANYBODY REMEMBERS BUT THIS IS THE SAME MAN THAT SOLD 500,000 Copies Out Of HIS TRUNK!!! RESPECT HIM!
yeah P has had a rollercoaster ride! He was the South's Don in the late 90's. He even took away alot of the shine from ATL. Then Pastor Troy came out and pretty much destroyed him. The everyone either left No Limit or got locked up. At one point everything was gonna dissapear because he owed a sh!t load of money to Priority and the IRS. Then he tried to resurrect his career with more gangsta music independently but it never took off. So, he takes the higher road, drops the gangsta act and focuses on his son's career and cleans up EVERYTHING!... Disney, Nickolodeon, Wal-Mart.... but no matter what in my heart he's always gonna be... The Ice Cream Man!
I was in High school when Master P got hot..I remember when No limit was dropping an album like every month..I think that was smart because he was dropping it while he was hot. how many record labels you know that drop solid album every month like that.. I respect the fact that he changed. everybody need change. especially when you got family..why keep running the street being a thug.. life aint about selling dope, and seeing who the hardest. some of yall to young to see it now
oh yeah by the way maktown pastor troy didnt destroy him...troy was just hating cause P wouldn't sign him and that was just a publicity stunt just to get in the game and get known..how can you destroy somebody that was worth over 400 million during that time. Troy struggle just to sell gold...I like Troy but he still underground and thats where he always going to be...He tried one time with the album universal soilders but that album didnt sell like it supposed to, then he went back underground. so how did Troy destroyed him...Hip Hop just changed and when it did Master P wasn't hot no more
lol P.Miller... maybe in a couple of years he will drop the P ..... sound familiar?
@AjGriggs
(1) First off loved the format of your comment I can tell 3 period English II is paying off...
(2) You were Born in 1991 how much Master P could you have really listen too? When P was in his prime you was learning you abc and how to piss on your own.
(3) I wasn't hatin on dude at all just telling the truth on the the situation dude has lost all respect in the rap game if you didn't know. Pimp C had major beef wit dude (Listen to the Sweet James album) over paper he didn't pay. How can you make million off rap and selling dope then want to change your name and think everyone will forget the shit you use to do? Change is good don't get me wrong but dont act like rap is killing our people its the people who are hurting us the most and clean lyrics is not the way for change.. Shit has been fucked way before rap music and going to fucked up until WE get right... Seems Aj has too much time on his hands he made like 50 comments on this one topic...lol Go comment on Soulja Boy something you know about and leave this for the grown folks....
@AjGriggs
(1) First off loved the format of your comment I can tell 3 period English II is paying off...
(2) You were Born in 1991 how much Master P could you have really listen too? When P was in his prime you was learning you abc and how to piss on your own.
(3) I wasn't hatin on dude at all just telling the truth on the the situation dude has lost all respect in the rap game if you didn't know. Pimp C had major beef wit dude (Listen to the Sweet James album) over paper he didn't pay. How can you make million off rap and selling dope then want to change your name and think everyone will forget the shit you use to do? Change is good don't get me wrong but dont act like rap is killing our people its the people who are hurting us the most and clean lyrics is not the way for change.. Shit has been fucked way before rap music and going to fucked up until WE get right... Seems Aj has too much time on his hands he made like 50 comments on this one topic...lol Go comment on Soulja Boy something you know about and leave this for the grown folks....
damn......