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Birth name |
Percy Robert Miller |
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Also known as |
P. Miller |
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Born |
29 April 1967 (age 47) |
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Genres |
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Occupation |
Rapper, actor, entrepreneur, investor, author, filmmaker, record producer, philanthropist |
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Years active |
1990-present |
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Labels |
No Limit, In-a-Minute, SOLAR, Priority, EMI, The New No Limit, Universal, Guttar, E1, No Limit Forever |
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Associated acts |
504 Boyz, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, E-40, Jermaine Dupri, Romeo Miller, Mystikal, Rick Ross, Scarface, Snoop Dogg, Soulja Slim, TRU |
Percy Robert Miller (born 29 April 1967), better known by his stage name Master P, is an American rapper, actor, entrepreneur, investor, author, filmmaker, record producer, philanthropist, and former basketball player. He is the founder of the label No Limit Records, which went bankrupt and was later relaunched as No Limit Forever Records. He is the founder and CEO of P. Miller Enterprises, an entertainment conglomerate and Better Black Television, a cable television network.
Miller gained fame in the late 1990s with the success of his group TRU and his fifth album Ice Cream Man, which contained the hit single "Mr. Ice Cream Man". In 1997, he grew in popularity after his single "Make 'Em Say Uhh!" went 2x platinum, and the release of his album Ghetto D. Miller also directed, produced, wrote, and starred in the semi-autobiographical street movie I'm Bout It. In 1998, Miller released his most successful album to date, MP da Last Don, which reached #1 on the Billboard 200 chart and has since sold over four million copies. In the early 2000s, as No Limit Records' popularity was slowly declining, Miller's did too, and he released several albums which all achieved modest success.
In 2013, Forbes estimated Miller's net worth at nearly $350 million, which put him as the third richest figure in hip hop at the time. His latest album, The Gift, was released in late 2013 on his newly founded No Limit Forever Records label.
Discography
- 1991: Get Away Clean
- 1992: Mama's Bad Boy
- 1994: The Ghettos Tryin to Kill Me!
- 1995: 99 Ways to Die
- 1996: Ice Cream Man
- 1997: Ghetto D
- 1998: MP da Last Don
- 1999: Only God Can Judge Me
- 2000: Ghetto Postage
- 2001: Game Face
- 2004: Good Side, Bad Side
- 2005: Ghetto Bill
- 2013: The Gift