Master P
Master P (born April 29, 1967 in the Calliope Projects of New Orleans as Percy Robert Miller ) is producer, rapper and chief executive officer of No Limit Records . His son is the rapper Lil Romeo and his daughter is the singer and actress Cymphonique Miller .
Life
In 1990 he inherited $ 10,000 from his grandfather and founded the No Limit Record Store and later his own label called No Limit Records , on which he released his first solo album. He was supported from the start by Mystikal and the artist Snoop Dogg , who had become free again due to negotiating difficulties with his former label Death Row Records .
In addition to the commercial success through a typically "southern" sound and the excessive "bling madness" (which is based on the idea of wearing as much gold as possible), an early initiative in the film business helped him specialized in stories from everyday life in the US ghetto that were processed for the masses, to rapid success. Above all, the uncompromisingly glorifying portrayal of a street boy who had gotten rich from the drug and music business ensured full coffers. The very depressive, negative ambience of the rap genre, which reached its climax with Tupac and Notorious BIG and their two deaths, played an important role in the success achieved. Master P put an end to this dark, mafia-like self-glorification epoch of rap.
His two brothers C-Murder and Silkk The Shocker supported Master P on his other albums. Although TV stations didn't play his songs, they got on too. In 1997 the film I'm Bout It with a soundtrack was released in video stores. It sold several million copies even though it was never shown in theaters. Master P was also on the jury of a TV show.
The artists Mystikal and Snoop Dogg also helped Master P achieve further success with their two albums. However, after these two left the label in 2000, Master P's success declined.
His most famous song in Germany is Oohhwee . He has also had some cinematic appearances, e.g. B. 2000 in Takedown and in Just 60 Seconds and 2003 as Julius Armas in Hollywood Cops .
Master P is not only a rapper and actor, but also a basketball player. He played in the US basketball league CBA (Continental Basketball Association) for Fort Wayne Fury. Before that, he also played for Warren Easton High School in New Orleans and for a short time for the University of Houston, where he received little working time.
In 1999 he directed the film Hot Boyz .
At the beginning of 2014, the music label No Limit Records was continued under the name No Limit Forever . Master P released several new music videos in January 2014 under the new No Limit Forever music label.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 DE
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 US
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| 1994 | The Ghettos Tryin 'to Kill Me! | - | - |
only in the charts in 1997, was rated in the catalog charts and reached number 1 there
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| 1996 | Ice Cream Man | - |
US26th  (57 weeks)US |
Sales: + 1,000,000
|
| 1997 | Ghetto D | - |
US1 × 2
(80 weeks)US |
Sales: + 2,000,000
|
| 1998 | MP da Last Don | - |
US1 × 4
(42 weeks)US |
Sales: + 4,000,000
|
| 1999 | Only God Can Judge Me | - |
US2  (15 weeks)US |
Sales: + 500,000
|
| 2000 | Ghetto Postage | - |
US26th (17 weeks)US |
Sales: + 500,000
|
| 2002 | Game Face |
DE32 (5 weeks) DE |
US53 (16 weeks) US |
|
| 2004 | Good side / bad side | - |
US11 (11 weeks) US |
|
| 2005 | Ghetto Bill: The Best Hustler in the Game | - |
US39 (4 weeks) US |
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More albums
- 1991: Get Away Clean (In-A-Minute / No Limit Records) was originally only released on tape
- 1992: Mama's Bad Boy (No Limit Records)
- 1995: 99 Ways to Die (No Limit Records)
- 2005: The Best of Master P (Priority Records)
- 2005: Living Legend: Certified D-Boy (No Limit Records)
- 2006: The Ultimate Master P (No Limit Records)
- 2006: America's Most Luved Bad Guy (UrbanDigital Records) was a digital release
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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DE
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 AT
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 CH
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US
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| 1996 | Mr. Ice Cream Man Ice Cream Man |
- | - | - |
US90 (9 weeks) US |
begins with the nursery rhyme Pop Goes the Weasel on
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| 1997 | If I could change | - | - | - |
US60 (15 weeks) US |
feat. Steady Mobb'n, Mia X , Mo B. Dick & O'Dell
Film: I'm 'Bout It |
| I Miss My Homies Ghetto D |
- | - | - |
US25th (20 weeks)US |
feat. Pimp C , the Shocker , Mo B. Dick, O'Dell, Sons of Funk & Mercedes
|
|
| 1998 | Make 'Em Say Uhh! Ghetto D |
- | - | - |
US16 (27 weeks)US |
feat. Fiend, Silkk the Shocker, Mia X & Mystikal
|
| I got the hook up! |
- | - | - |
US16 (20 weeks)US |
feat. Sons of Funk
Film: I Got the Hook Up |
|
| Goodbye to My Homies MP da Last Don |
- | - | - |
US27 (16 weeks) US |
feat. Silkk the Shocker, Sons of Funk & Mo B. Dick
|
|
| 1999 | Kenny's Dead |
DE77 (4 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | |
| Step to This Only God Can Judge Me |
- | - | - |
US88 (3 weeks) US |
feat. DIG
|
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| 2000 | Soulja's ghetto postage |
- | - | - |
US98 (1 week) US |
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| 2001 | Ooohhhwee Game Face |
DE10 (14 weeks) DE |
AT37 (6 weeks) AT |
CH73 (2 weeks) CH |
US63 (11 weeks) US |
feat. Weebie
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| 2002 | Real Love Game Face |
DE50 (9 weeks) DE |
- | - | - |
feat. Sera-Lynn
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Contributions as a guest musician
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 UK
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US
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| 1997 | Pushin 'inside you |
- |
US97 (2 weeks) US |
Sons of Funk feat. Master P, the Shocker , Young Beed & C-Loc
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| 4, 3, 2, 1 |
- |
US75 (12 weeks) US |
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| 1998 | Let's ride |
UK25 (2 weeks) UK |
US2 (21 weeks)US |
Montell Jordan feat. Master P & Silkk the Shocker
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| Just be straight with me |
- |
US57 (16 weeks) US |
Rap version of Just Be Good to Me by the SOS band
Silkk the Shocker feat. Master P, Destiny's Child , O'Dell & Mo B. Dick |
|
| 1999 | It's your thing |
- |
US96 (4 weeks) US |
Mercedes feat. Master P
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| 2001 | Lay low |
- |
US50 (19 weeks) US |
Snoop Dogg feat. Master P, Nate Dogg , Butch Cassidy & the Eastsidaz
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| 2003 | Choppa style |
- |
US94 (6 weeks) US |
Choppa feat. Master P
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ XXL Basketball, March 1999 edition
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: DE AT CH US
- ↑ US singles: Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2006. Billboard Books, New York 2007, ISBN 0-89820-172-1 . / US albums: The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
- ↑ a b c Music Sales Awards: US
- ↑ Let's Ride in the UK charts
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Master P |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Miller, Percy Robert (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 29, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Orleans |