who is the one that thay call MASTER-P

------------------------------------------------------------------------ Who Is Master P? When you exist in an environment that constantly keeps you on your toes and has you living on the edge, you have to be Bout It and when you are Bout It, you are down to do whatever to survive. Master P (Percy Miller) grew up in the heart of uptown New Orleans, Louisiana, in the third ward Calliope projects. When his mother and father separated and his mother moved to Richmond, California, Master P decided to stay in New Orleans. However, he travelled frequently to California to spend time with his mom. His mother agreed it was important for him to stay in school in New Orleans and grow up with his father and his family. Remaining in New Orleans, P and his brothers were raised by their paternal grandmother. When P's grandfather came into an inheritance, P was given ten thousand dollars. Striving to be an entrepreneur, Master P took this money and opened an independent record store in Richmond, California called No Limit Records. After gaining first hand knowledge of the music industry as a retailer, P felt he had the business savvy to embark on his dream to become an entertainer as well as owning his own record company. No Limit Records, the retail store became No Limit, the record company. The first release, Master P's "The Ghetto's Tryin' to Kill Me" sold over 100,000 units independently. The second release also from Master P was the EP "99 Ways To Die", which went on to sell over 200,000 units, also without major distribution.

As No Limit records continued to gain notoriety, Master P's 1996 solo release of "Ice Cream Man" made a smash debut at number three on the Billboard R&B chart, selling over 800,000 units and counting. Also released from No Limit in 1996 were Kane & Abel's "The 7 Sins" and Silkk the Shocker's self-titled album, which entered the Billboard R&B chart at number six. In early 1997 Master P released the unprecedented success, "Master P presents...West Coast Bad Boyz II", the follow-up compilation dedicated to Tupac Shakur. With the debut of the project at number two on the Billboard R&B chart and number eight on the Billboard Top 200 album chart, it was time to recognize No Limit Records. In the following weeks, P released TRU's latest project, "TRU 2 DA Game", which debuted at number two on the R&B chart, number one on the Rap chart and number eight on the Top 200. Within one week of its release, "TRU 2 DA Game' was RLAA certified Gold and is now know As the success story thickens, Master P proves there's 'no limit' to his dreams. His first feature film, I'm Bout It, a straight to video project that he financed, wrote, directed and produced, debuted number one on Billboard's Top Music Video chart and has attained a multi-platinum selling status. The film is based loosely on his life growing up in New Orleans and expresses the harsh reality of survival in one of the toughest neighborhoods in America. 'I'm Bout It' stars Master P and co-stars Helen Martin, Mack 10, Moon Jones and a host of others. The soundtrack to 'I'm Bout It', also a Platinum seller, made history. According to Billboard magazine, 'never befor had a soundtrack charted unless it was accompanied by a theatrical film release.' The soundtrack debuted number one on Billboard's R&B album chart and number four on Billboard's Top 200. Approaching the latter part of 1997, the album entitled 'Ghetto D' was released. This album features appearances from gold and platinum recording artists' Foxy Brown, TRU, Mystikal, Too Short, E-40 and Mia X, to name a few. 'Ghetto D' was another huge accomplishment for Master P and No Limit Records. The first single and video 'I Miss My Homies' is an amazing song with an unforgettable book. Lyrically, it will touch any person who has ever lost somebody close to them. Another title track on Ghetto D is 'Gangstas Need Love' featuring Mercedes, Mystikal, Fiend and The Shocker, all of No Limit Records. Twisting that mid-tempo groove and hook from the Diana Ross hit 'Since You Been Away" and topping it with P's one of a kind style and flow, another kit is in order. All the tracks on Ghetto D are produced by No Limit's production team, Beats By The Pound, and written by Master P.

As of mid-1998, Master P's success continues to mushroom. His latest (and supossedly last)release - Da Last Don - debuted as No. 1 on the Pop Charts. The same week, six of the top ten CD's were from the NO LIMIT RECORDS Label. With the release of his theatrical movie, I Got The Hook Up, just a few weeks earlier and with the soon-to-be-released video-only version of Da Last Don, Master P's success has become phenomenal. NO LIMIT RECORDS has indeed become the most successful independent record company in the country. Thanks to Master P's never-ending vision for his empire, NO LIMIT RECORDS certainly appears to have 'No Limits' at all. And so far as Master P's fans are concerned, that's good news indeed!