Master P
Master P attended high school at Booker T. Washington High. From there, he played basketball for his school and knew that sports were going to be his ticket out, with help from, Moon Jones, his basketball coach. Master P had plans to play basketball for the University of Houston. An unfortunate knee injury put an end to his athletic dreams. After that, P returned back to the streets of the Calliope, where he and Kevin Miller hustled, and sold drugs. The money was good, but the constant state of having to "watch your back" made MP paranoid. By then MP's mother moved to Richmond California, while him, his sister and three brothers stayed in the Calliope with their grandmother. As Kevin got deeper in the dope game, but MP gave up. He left New Orleans to go to Richmond, where he could search for a new life. With his mind on his brother, Kevin Miller who was still in New Orleans, MP called Kevin. MP begged Kevin to leave the projects and come to California. Kevin finally gave in, and flew to Richmond, to see how he liked it. After a couple days, Kevin decided that he needed to go back to New Orleans, so he left. After a couple of weeks in California, MP heard breaking news that Kevin was dead, shot nine times by his "best friend", over a drug deal. Master P vowed that he would never return to street life that he had on the streets of the Calliope, so he watched the underground hip hop scene. With this, MP's grandfather was in the hospital for a flu. One of the nurses had given him the wrong medication and MP's grandfather passed away. The Miller family sued the hospital and Master P inherited $10,000, which he invested in a record store and for business classes at Merit Junior College. Soon, No Limit Records was born, as local Mom and Pop record shop. With the record store, MP learned the street trends what the people wanted and listened to. Master P had friends that rap and knew they needed a bit back up, so MP began his new life. Replacing Percy Miller with, Master P meaning, "Master Plan". Master P started rapping and his brothers, Zyshonne (Silkk the Shocker) and Corey (C-Murder) soon followed his footsteps. No Limit became a record label, just as it is today. Doing amateur albums, such as, "Get Away Clean" and "Mama's Bad Boy", MP never doubted his talent. So he got what he needed and produced his first LP "The Ghetto's Tryin' To Kill Me" this put him in the mix. Then Master P put out, West Coast Bad Boyz, a compilation that gave local bay area underground rappers the opportunity to shine for the world. Master P then learned that being independent, he could sell minor and clear as much money as a platinum artist on a major label. MP already established himself as, CEO of No Limit Records so it was then time to start building onto it. He wanted only people he could trust, his friends and family from the Calliope. His childhood friend, Anthony Boswell, became the label's vice president. His cousin, Mo B. Dick, from Kansas, would produce tracks and sing in the background. Then MP began signing future artists that he guaranteed regional fame, such as his cousin, Mr. Serv-On, his long time friend, Mia X, and new artists, Kane & Abel... By then, MP had already put out his second release, "99 Ways To Die" a tribute to the late rapper, Eazy E, which became an underground smash. MP moved his label down south to, Baton Rouge, where he set up the company and a couple of studios. After seeing that, West Coast Bad Boyz gained underground west coast artists fame in the rap game, Master P put together, The Down South Hustlers, "Bouncin' and Swingin'. Down South Hustlers, was another gold selling compilation that blew up the southern underground rap scene. MP even started a group for his new successful label called, TRU [The Real Untouchables] TRU, being an NWA take-off with a southern twist, consisted of Master P's brothers and some close associates. This group later came out with their debut album, True, which gained themselves national attention with their classic song, "Bout It, Bout It" which would make No Limit a household name. Master P knew he had begun something big and not gone far with it, but to build onto it. Before P knew it, he was already a rapper, producer, CEO and businessman. Master P even began advertising merchandise and 1-900 numbers inside the covers of albums. In 1996, MP put out his third solo album "Ice Cream Man" that sold bigger than all of his previous releases. In early 1997, TRU came out with their second album "TRU 2 Da Game" which now consisted of MP and his two younger brothers, Silkk the Shocker and C-Murder. Master P had already set himself as rapper and CEO of No Limit, the new challenge he was willing to take on was movie-making. He came out with a straight-to-video, semi-autobiographical, urban street movie and soundtrack called I'm Bout It, with MP's closest friends and locals as cast members. I'm Bout It, gave P respect from the streets, and even from Hollywood. By then MP had released his fourth solo album, Ghetto Dope. Ghetto Dope made Master P famous and even made his newest members of the Tank noticeable. MP came out with his second movie and soundtrack, "I Got The Hook-Up", using professional actors and fellow label mates in the cast. His life blew up so fast that he needed to stop making solo albums and concentrate on running his label so it wouldn't drop. With this, Master P retires from solo projects with his last album, MP Da Last Don. MP said that MP Da Last Don was gonna be his last solo album but that didn't stick. MP said that he's gonna make some fresh hits for "Master P's Greatest Hits" Master P, now, self-made millionaire, ghetto superstar and household name is currently in the mix working on future projects, albums, movies, and now books, shoes and a clothing line. He is also working with his new group, Da 504 Boyz, consisting of Master P himself, Mystikal and his youngest brother Silkk the Shocker. Expect another solo by MP soon entitled "Only God Can Judge Me"
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