Master P

Real Name: Percy Miller
D.O.B.: April 29th, 1969 New Orleans, Louisiana

Label: No-Limit/Priority Records

Percy Miller (born April 29, 1969), better known as Master P, (P. Miller) is an American entertainer and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of P.Miller Enterprises, an entertainment and financial conglomerate.

The Early Years

Miller was born in New Orleans, the oldest of five children. After attending the University of Houston, Master P moved to Richmond, California and opened a small record store, No Limit Records, financing the store with money that he received as part of a medical malpractice settlement related to the death of his grandfather.

Over the course of his music career, Master P has won 5 Grammy awards for songs including the classic "Make Em Say Ughh." Master P started out with the rap group TRU with his two brothers Silkk The Shocker and C-Miller. Master P left In-A-Minute records shortly after releasing his début album and formed his own label No Limit Records. With Master P as its premier artist, No Limit Records went on to release many albums from artists such as Snoop Dogg, Mystikal, Mia X, Mercedes, Soulja Slim, and Miller's siblings Silkk Tha Shocker and C-Miller and son Romeo and other son Young V. He started a new label The New No Limit Records and then in 2007, Master P and son Romeo started a new label called Take A Stand Records.

After working in music industry as a retailer, Master P became an entertainer, as well as owning his own record company. No Limit Records, the retail store, became No Limit, the record company. In 1994, he self-produced his first album, The Ghetto's Tryin' to Kill Me.

After selling millions of records, he decided to sign his company, No Limit Records, to a straight pressing and distribution deal with Priority Records. The deal was solidified with Priority in 1995, No Limit Records released TRU (made up of Master P and his brothers, Silkk the Shocker and C-Miller).

His first feature film, 'I'm Bout It', a straight to video project debuted number one on Billboard's Top Music Video chart. The film is allegedly based loosely on his life growing up in New Orleans. The soundtrack debuted number one on Billboard's R&B album chart and number four on Billboard's Top 200.

No Limit Empire

As founder and CEO of No Limit Entertainment, Miller at one time presided over a business empire that included No Limit Records, Bout It Inc., No Limit Clothing, No Limit Films, No Limit Sports Management, PM. Properties and Advantage Travel. Master P ranked 10th on Forbes magazine's 1998 list of America's 40 highest paid entertainers with an estimated income of $56.5 million. At one time, the estimated worth of his business dealings reached $661 million.

No Limit Communications is a joint venture with Djuan Edgerton and Rickey Spearman. No Limit Enterprises quickly became a financial powerhouse.

Master P’s brand continues to evolve through his new Take A Stand Records label. The initiative is the only recording label committed to signing and promoting hip-hop artists with responsible image and lyrics. He’s also dedicated his time to communities through P.Miller Youth Centers and his P.Miller Food Foundation for the Homeless and his new speaking program on financial literacy.

Additionally, Master P was recently appointed the new Youth Ambassador for the NAACP, a position previously held by former president Bill Clinton. Master P is also a published author with his book Guaranteed Success When You Never Give Up (2007 Kensington Publishing Corporation.) The book was promoted via a nationwide signing and speaking tour on financial literacy with The Learning Annex and alongside the likes of Donald Trump, Robert Kiyosaki, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, and Curtis Oakes.

Community Involvement

Master P's community outreach extends from the bayous of Louisiana to the streets of Los Angeles and abroad. Along with Romeo, Master P and the animated character Gee Gee The Giraffe are appearing at community functions such as The Children's Earth Day festival at STAR ECO Station, an animal rescue and wildlife facility dedicated to the preservation of the earth.

The Black College Hoops Classic named Master P their commissioner of basketball for their 2008 tournament. The organization aims to educate and bring together players of all backgrounds and walks of life and give them the exposure they deserve on a national level.

In 2008 Master P was asked to serve on the executive board of the Joel John Scholastic Academy, an inner-city high school, after donating his time and resources to ensure the school remained open for its students. This school is also being sued for fraud for the 2005 Black College Hoops Classic and the owner Joel Ward is a convicted child abuser who was sued by his dwindling church congregation in 1998.