Master P
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Master P is an American entertainer and businessman who is also the founder and CEO of P. Miller Enterprises, financial conglomerate. He is born Percy Miller.
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[edit] About
Master P was born Percy Miller in New Orleans. As the eldest of five in the family, he attended the University of Houston and moved to Richmond to open a small record store, No Limit Enterprises. As a musician, he is a multi awarded Grammy artist winning for five different categories.
In his career, he started out as a member of the rap group TRU with his two brothers Silkk The Shocker and C-Murder. And went on to do business a a retailer with No Limit Enterprises. After retailing, he went on to become an entertainer owning his own record company No Limit Records. The record company went on to release his first self produced album The Ghetto's Tryin' to Kill Me. He went on to selling millions of records where most of his singles became hits in the charts.
Aside from music and business, Master P also owns a clothing line and sports a basketball career where he is drafted in the NBA. He also runs a communications company which is a joint venture with Djuan Edgerton and Rickey Spearman.
Additionally, he is an active community figure being recently appointed as the new Youth Ambassador for the NAACP, a position held previously by Bill Clinton. And is also a published author with his book Guaranteed Success When You Never Give Up which was promoted by Donald Trump, Robert Kiyosaki.
[edit] Awards & Certifications
Awards
| Year | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Source Hip Hop Awards | Hip-Hop Image Award |
| 1998 | American Music Award | RAP/HIP-HOP Favorite Artist |
Certifications
| Year | Album | RIAA |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Ice Cream Man | Certified Platinum |
| 1997 | Ghetto D | Certified 3x Platinum |
| 1998 | MP Da Last Don | Certified 4x Platinum |
| 1999 | Only God Can Judge Me | Certified Gold |
| 2000 | Ghetto Postage | Certified Gold |
[edit] Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | Hot R&B | Hot 100 | Hot Rap | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Act A Fool | 72 | - | - | Good Side, Bad Side |
| 2004 | Them Jeans | 40 | - | - | Good Side, Bad Side |
| 2001 | Bout Dat | 46 | - | - | Ghetto Postage |
| 2001 | Ooohhhwee | 19 | 63 | - | Game Face |
| 2000 | Souljas | 35 | 98 | 1 | Ghetto Postage |
| 1999 | Step To This | 40 | 88 | 4 | Only God Can Judge Me |
| 1998 | I Got The Hook Up! | 11 | 16 | 1 | |
| 1998 | Make Em' Say Uhh! | 18 | - | 6 | Ghetto D |
| 1997 | I Miss My Homies | 16 | 25 | 2 | Ghetto D |
| 1996 | Mr. Ice Cream Man | 55 | 90 | 13 | Ice Cream Man |
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[edit] Announcements
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
 1991 In A Minute |
 1992 No Limit |
 1994 No Limit |
 1995 |
 April 16, 1996 No Limit |
 September 2, 1997 No Limit |
 June 2, 1998 No Limit |
 October 26, 1999 No Limit |
 November 28, 2000 No Limit |
 December 18, 2001 Universal |
 March 23, 2004 Koch Records |
 April 26, 2005 No Limit |
 November 29, 2005 Guttar Music |
 March 21, 2006 Urban |
[edit] Singles
| Date | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| February 28, 1995 | When They Gone | No Limit |
| July 23, 1996 | No More Tears | Priority |
| March 26, 1996 | Mr. Ice Cream Man | Priority |
| 1997 | If I Could Change | No Limit |
| 1997 | I Miss My Homies | No Limit |
| 1998 | Make Em' Say Uhh! | No Limit |
| 1998 | Kenny's Dead | Columbia |
| March 24, 1998 | I Got the Hook Up | Priority |
| July 28, 1998 | Goodbye to My Homies | Priority |
| October 12, 1999 | Step to This | Priority |
| February 15, 1999 | Jack of the Jackers | No Limit |
| July 14, 1999 | B-Ball | PRI |
| October 24, 2000 | Souljas | Priority |
| June 18, 2002 | Real Love | No Limit |
| January 15, 2002 | Ooohhhwee | Universal |
| April 6, 2004 | Act a Fool | Koch |
[edit] Compilations & Live Releases
 September 4, 2007 Gutta Music |
[edit] Other artists
[edit] Similar artists
[edit] Influences
[edit] Contemporaries
[edit] Trivia
- Master P was the first rapper to own and operate his own clothing line.
- Master P is in the Guiness Book of World Records as the world's richest entertainer.
- Master P won a basketball scholarship to attend the University of Houston, Texas. And signed with Charlotte Hornets in 1998, and with the Toronto Raptors on 1999 to play in the NBA.
