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October 10th, 2008The crowd was dominated by elementary and middle-school aged children who all came out to
experience the first ‘Let The Kids Grow Day’ at Mud Island Amphitheatre. The entertaining
event, held August 1, 2008, was complete with music and messages about education,
positive influences and turning away from gangs and crime. The day also invigorated kids
and prepared them for back-to-school.
Entertainer and entrepreneur P. Miller (a/k/a Master P) and son, Romeo, brought the event
to Memphis, affirming their commitment to communities through innovative education and
sports programs. The positive, fun-filled and free program, sponsored by P. Miller
Clothing, Jim Finkl Enterprises, Heal the Hood Foundation, and Wal-Mart, embodied the
message of positive change and also provided bags of free school supplies.
Memphis City Mayor, Willie Herenton, presented Miller with the key to the city in
recognition of his positive change and commitment to youth education and empowerment.
“No other rapper or entertainer is as committed to the community as Master P and I am
proud of him,” said Mayor Herenton. “Master P changed his life and took the negativity
out of his music but stayed true to the hood.”
“My mission is to give inner-city kids a jump on education and the best possible start,”
said Miller. “I want those kids and my own kids to be better than me. I’ve been luckier
than most to have a second chance at life. We train our kids to be good athletes, why
can’t we train our kids to be good students?
“Being a leader is important so I stress to kids that joining gangs just makes you a
follower. Believe in yourself and say ‘no’ to gangs & drugs and ‘yes’ to education. It’s
time for us parents to break the negative cycle and give kids a jump-start on life
through education.”
Memphis resident David Dowell brought his two sons to the event because he did not want
them to end up in prison as he did several years earlier.
“I’m supposed to be at work, but I brought my boys,” Dowell said. “It’s beautiful.”
Memphis City Schools Supt. Kriner Cash attended the event, as did actor and Memphis
native Morgan Freeman who brought his granddaughter with him.
“Hopefully this will get young people to understand that education is important and also
to help them be in a peaceful society. Memphis is ranked number one in crime. We need to
stop,” said Shirley Thompson of Heal the Hood.
The La Petite Academy in Hickory Hill brought the 35 kids ranging in age from 6 to 12
enrolled in their Summer Treasures program.
Younger kids came to see Romeo, Gee Gee the Giraffe and to get motivated for the upcoming
school year. There were also older teens, like Shankira Mayhew, 18, who came to see the
stars and left with positive messages about education and life.
Mayhew was on the verge of dropping out of school, but after attending the ‘Let The Kids
Grow’ program has decided to return to high school in the fall and further her education.
She is now considering college to follow in the footsteps of her role model, Romeo.
“‘Let The Kids Grow’ is a perfect example of what a community can achieve when they put
their minds to it,” said Miller. “I have to thank Percy T, Jim Finkl, LaDell Beamon,
Romeo, Gee Gee the Giraffe, and all the volunteers who made this possible. Education is
so important we need to make sure our kids can catch up now so they won’t have to catch
up later.”
Later that day, Master P and Romeo got up close and personal with their fans and signed
autographs at a local Wal-Mart where their affordable clothing line, P. Miller, is now
available.
Rapper BBlak Acquires Guttar Music Entertainment
September 25th, 2008Rap artist Donald Hogan a.k.a. BBlak has acquired Guttar Music Entertainment, one of the largest emerging hip-hop labels in the game… Hogan has already begun to attract and sign new, raw talent to the label and is actively recruiting a top marketing and promotions staff members from within the industry. Under Hogan’s leadership, Guttar Music will take underground street music to the next level through all forms of media including movies, podcasts, digital downloads, and ring-tones.
Featuring Master P
January 2nd, 2008Talk about a blast from the past. Featuring…Master P, a collection of tracks by Master P (Percy Miller) with special guests on No Limit/Priority Records has recently been released. The 90’s hardcore original dirty south rap star has decided to put out a CD of material featuring him with special guests such as Snoop Dogg, C-Murder, and Mystical.
I remember Master P being one of my favorite rappers in the mid 90’s. He was one of the first artists I started getting into when I started branching out of my self-proclaimed genres of just punk and metal. “Make ‘Em Say Ugh” was a track I used to listen to and imitate jokingly around my friends. He was one of the top rappers of the 90’s next to 2pac, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, and Snoop Dogg.
Impressively Master P started No Limit Records on his own after leaving the hardcore rap group TRU. He was a self proclaimed rap star who created his own beats and rhymes without much help and soon took the rap nation by storm. Alongside him he had a No Limit army of fellow rappers on his side such as Silkk The Shocker, Mystical, and Mia X. Master P along with his close friends ruled the airwaves and also MTV.
It was not just about the music for No Limit. They made their mark on the music industry and took it a step further. Master P and friends took their talent to the silver screen. Master P’s I’m Bout It released in 1997 may have been a low budget ghetto film, but it was hilarious and a classic. Just one year later he followed it up with another movie I Got The Hook Up. Can you say entrepreneur?
This CD is full of songs from Master P’s albums and soundtracks to the movies he has created. It is a greatest hits album, and also a reminder of Master P’s success (as well as my own younger days). Hit tracks like “I’m Bout It Bout It” and “Make ‘Em Say Ugh” (I still laugh at the beginning skit of that song) remind me of the music I used to bump in my 1989 Cutlass Calea. Heads would turn as the risky music was blasted out of my trunk. The beats were addicting and the flow of all the rappers together was just the thing to suck me into their genre.
Some of the tracks were rude and hilarious. The harsh track “Hook It Up” featuring Ice Cube cracked me up especially at the end of the track when Master P says “My grandchildren will probably be hoes”. Who the hell says something like that?
“Weed & Money” featuring Silkk The Shocker was another track I remember listening to while I was a innocent teenager staying out of trouble…who am I kidding, I was a white punk rock kid dipping into the gangster lifestyle. I was obsessed with subwoofers and this track helped my fix as did the high bass track “Hoody Hoo” featuring C-Murder.
From the movie I Got The Hook Up comes “Hook It Up” featuring Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Silkk The Shocker. I mostly got a kick out of this song because of the Cleveland reference as Bone Thugs was from Cleveland, my hometown. The is the rap music I wish rappers these days could keep creating. It is not annoying, slowed down, or continually sampled.
Throughout the years I slowly lost interest in Master P, after I felt his latter albums couldn’t compare to his first couple releases Ice Cream Man and Ghetto D. I was not the only one who apparently felt this way and after the years Master P was no longer that big of a deal. In 2003 No Limit Records filed for bankruptcy.
The story does not end there though. Master P being a father focused his attention on his son who is now a rap star himself, Romeo.
When in their nineties prime, Master P and No Limit were huge. People loved his music or scrutinized him for sounding like 2pac at times. True fans incorporated No Limit as a lifestyle and gripped onto the No Limit videos on TV. This CD is a remembrance of what used to be, and if you were a fan of the “Bouty Bouty” you should pick this CD up.
Remember the No Limit tank? I know I do.
Master P coming to Charlotte
September 2nd, 2007Master P is coming to Charlotte next month to tout his latest title — author.He’s visiting Barnes and Noble in the Arboretum on September 12 at 7 p.m. He’ll sign memorabilia, CDs, and copies of his new book: ‘Guaranteed Success: When You Never Give Up’ (Urban Renaissance, $16.99).
Plenty may remember Master P — whose real name is Percy Miller — for his stint two seasons back on ‘Dancing With The Stars,’ as a late fill-in for his son, rapper and entertainer Lil’ Romeo, who pulled out of the show after getting injured.
And Charlotteans may remember Miller’s brief stint with the Charlotte Hornets in 1999, waived after 10 days of training camp.
His publicists say the book will show a side of Miller many may not know — that of a multimillionaire and businessman who has benefited from mentoring from the likes of Donald Trump.
Fans can bring their own cameras for pictures, said Whitney Ezzell, community relations manager for the bookstore. Miller is scheduled to stay about 90 minutes.
IT’S TIME FOR CHANGE
May 23rd, 2007Curtis Jackson’s comment motivated me. There are a lot of immature people in the world. Oprah Winfrey is absolutely right, we need to grow up and be responsible for our own actions. I paid for Curtis’s first rap tour through the south. He was such a humble guy at the time. Most artists’ mission is to sell records. My mission is to help save and change lives. There’s a lack of knowledge and false information out there. I could actually say Little Jay and Rap-A-Lot Records inspired my successful career and I will always respect them no matter what. I wrote the blueprint for this generation. The only difference is there’s no more honor and respect in the game.
Think about it: people in jail are not writing letters proclaiming to come out and do the same thing that landed them there in the first place. People in the hood don’t want to stay poor for the rest of their lives. They want to change. Parents that really love their kids would rather sacrifice their own lives so that their kids could make a change to have a better life and a better education. I’m glad that there are people like Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and organizations like the NAACP that are out there fighting for our rights and dignity. I have finally realized that EVERY person is either a part of the problem or part of the solution and that is why I have decided to take a stand! I’m reaching out to corporate America to form an alliance for the sake of putting the value back into our communities by rebuilding and developing schools and businesses.
First of all, it’s simply disappointing to see people that are in a position to help make a change just sit back and entertain the negativity. It’s sad to see Steven Hill set all of these programming standards at BET, just to contradict himself for the sake of marketing dollars or artist performances in order to create the appearance of a successful award show. The record company with the biggest marketing check controls the music video stations so we need to go after the people who actually control these programming networks if we want real CHANGE.
I guess by taking a stand, my son and I will probably not be invited back to the BET Awards. But it’s O.K. I got love for BET; there are a lot of good people there. Hopefully, this will help people to see the real changes that need to be made. My son and I will sacrifice our airtime because this is bigger than us, this issue desperately needed to be addressed a long time ago.
There are four things that differentiate me from artists like Curtis Jackson.
One, I can honestly admit that I was once part of the problem.
Two, I don’t want my son to grow up and be like me. I want him to be better and do better - and that is why he is taking the time to pursue a college degree.
Three, money don’t make me, I make money. My goal is to educate our people in building generational wealth and knowing how important it is to own real estate.
Four, I’m a TRUE entrepreneur; my boss is God not Jimmy Iovine. From one brother to another, if you misunderstand my purpose you could always pick up the phone or talk to me in person. I’m trying to be part of the solution not the problem. The media thrives on entertaining, especially the negativity no matter what the cost. I’m praying for the brothers that are lost out there.
Throughout the years, I have lost so many relatives and friends. This year, I’d like to focus on the comedy movies because we need to laugh more. The first movie that I’m producing is “Black Supaman” and thereafter will be “The Mail Man” starring Tony Cox and myself. I’m setting up a book tour for “Guaranteed Success” and a Hip Hop Business class with financial expert Curtis Oakes for those seeking knowledge. I understand that I can’t change the whole Hip Hop industry; I’m only trying to do my part. If you’re real, be a part of the positive movement with Take A Stand Records.com Look for the first single “I Wanna Be Like You” from the album “Hip Hop History.” I’m in negotiations with Wal-Mart and Target for direct distribution. Those are all examples of the positive difference I am trying to make in this industry.
I’m reaching out to my friends Shaquille O’Neal, Will Smith, Russell Simmons, Queen Latifah, Derek Anderson, Charles Barkley, Emmitt Smith, Beyonce, and Reverend Run to help contribute to this positive movement. I will also be holding a press conference with the president NAACP and will be able to answer any questions at that time. I am not asking any other hip-hop or gangsta rap artist change what they do; that’s how they make their money. Furthermore, I am not a preacher; I’m just telling the world what I’m doing and the changes that I am making because it’s something I want to do. If that’s sending mixed signals to people then they need to deal with their own conscience first.
P. Miller
Master P’s New Book ‘Guaranteed Success’
March 9th, 2007LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20, 2006 (UPI) — Rapper Master P, whose real name is Percy Miller, is branching his business skills by leaving the music arena with his new book “Guaranteed Success.”
The book, which will be available on CD and DVD in 2007, helps Miller’s reach his goal of educating people in how to benefit from the power of hip-hop from a financial standpoint, Allhiphop.com reported.
It’s time to educate our people in financial investments, real estate and taxes,” Miller told AllHipHop.com. “Hip-hop is a $4 billion-per-year industry and it’s time for us to take ownership of our shares.”
“Guaranteed Success” took Miller four years to write. He spent time networking with artists as well as learning about financial investments, stocks, real estate and taxes.
The book is also about helping the No Limit Records founder and chief executive officer turn a new leaf. He plans to embark on a national speaking tour on building generational wealth for corporations, businesses, schools and communities.
Master P’s Katrina Musical
December 2nd, 2006Rapper PERCY ‘MASTER P’ MILLER is paying tribute to his native New Orleans, Louisiana, with a new stage musical about the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. The stage spectacular, UNCLE WILLY’S FAMILY, opened last week (07SEP06) at the Temple Theater in Meridan, Mississippi. The musicals features Miller’s son LIL’ ROMEO and his brother SILKK THE SHOCKER. Miller says, “This is the most important thing I’ve ever done in my life.” The musical, which follows the plight of an uprooted family who are forced to move in with a distant uncle after they’re left homeless by storms, will tour America after its stint in Mississippi.
Exclusive Romeo Interview
November 13th, 2006(PRLEAP.COM) Santa Monica, CA (DATE) - Back in early 2000, Lil’ Romeo shot straight to the top of the Billboards Hot 100, even before the album hit the streets, at the age of 11 with, “Baby.” The album, Game Time, was released in 2002 and Romeoland followed two years later. A collection of music from Romeo! His television series, on the Nickelodeon network, appeared in stores back in 2005. Though a rapper and actor, Romeo is also one of the top 20 basketball players in the country at the age of 15. This summer he chose school and basketball camp over a lucrative movie offer. Later on this year Romeo will release a full-length album and movie titled God’s Gift. Out now is the first single and video from that album, “Shine.” TagWorld met up with Romeo at TagWorld’s offices in Santa Monica, CA to talk about his new album.
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Romeo - Yo what up y’all it’s the kid Lil’ Romeo I’m Chillin at Tagworld right now down here in Santa Monica you know how we do it G’s up.
Patricia - So tell us a little bit about your new album.
Romeo - Y’all know I got a new album coming out its called Gods Gift. I wanted to do something different with this you know I put out 4 albums so this is gonna be my fifth so I wanted to do something special to all the fans out their, so I’m gonna give y’all the album for free and it come with a DVD.
Patricia - What is your writing process when you are working on new music?
Romeo - The writing process for me, I just, I’m kinda weird I like writing in the dark for some reason. I’m a dark man they call me the Vampire in the booth. You know I’m a workaholic so when I’m in the studio I just keep going, I keep going, they call me the energizer bunny and everything all the names you could think of. It’s just a crazy process you know, when you with me, you just gotta be ready to give 130 percent, That’s how we do it.
Patricia - How do you feel you have changed since your previous albums?
Romeo - The Lottery Pick we put that out with digital and that was just a little teaser for all the fans. I’ve been gone for a little minute and they wanted to hear something so we put that out and then we got Gods Gift coming out November 14th and I’m doing a whole DVD thing with that and I feel now that I’m more mature on this album. Gods Gift is gonnna be crazy, people not gonna be expecting this and I just feel literally I stepped up and in the future I should be hooked up with the greatest one day.
Patricia - What other projects do you have coming up in the future?
Romeo - Well you know the games changed since the little days, since my first single “My Baby” I had the Michael Jackson remake and now you can see me with all the Gutta Boys. I’m trying to bring back that whole no limit, like my dads (Master P) style in 1999 old No Limit Soldiers. You know I’m the president of my new company Gutta Music and I feel like everyday I grow. If you listen to my first album and you listen to these albums you’ll see a big difference, people be like, “Man that’s you Romeo, can’t believe that, you came a long way,” so I just feel that I’m growing each and every day and you gotta just take it step by step if you want to do good in this business. I actually started Gutta Music after Hurricane Katrina. I had some cousins and they were down there, they were on top of homes and everything, they used to rap and everything and they didn’t take it seriously but after Hurricane Katrina I wanted to do something that would change there life so I was like, “Hey yo I’m going to do a new label called Gutta Music y’all down to be my first artists” and that’s the Rich Boys that’s who I’m talking about it containes C-Los and Lil’ D and they was like, “Yeah we’ll do it.” They real talented you know they used to just joke and play around with it first and then we started listening to the music and we was like, “Man this could really be something right here” so that’s how I got started with Gutta Music like I said, I’m trying to just follow in my fathers footsteps and that’s some big Shaq shoes right there though I’m gonna do my best though, so that’s how gutta music got started.
Patricia - How does your dad (Master P) inspire you in your music and in life?
Romeo - My pops, Master P, you know he inspires me a lot and if he wasn’t in my life I probably wouldn’t be doing this. You know I’m a ball player, I’ve been playing ball since I was 2 and just seeing my dad do what he do made me want to do this even more. You know my Dad, I gotta say he gave me a lot of advice on like everything from girl advice to music advice and he’s a mentor in my life so, I love you pops.
For more information and to check out Romeo’s exclusive interview, in Santa Monica with TagWorld, go to:
www.tagworld.com/romeo
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no limit records
October 29th, 2006No Limit Records is a record label that began in the early 90’s as the No Limit Record Shop in Richmond, CA. Through a distribution deal with Priority Records to distribute No Limit Records music, millionaire founder Master P (aka Percy Miller) maintained ownership of all of his master recordings, his studio and became the sole distributor. He and his two brothers, C-Murder and Silkk Tha Shocker, were the label’s main artists, along with a series of contract stars including, at various times, Mystikal, Snoop Dogg, Mac, and Lil Romeo, Master P’s teenaged son.
The company filed for bankruptcy on December 17, 2003. In 2004, Master P reorganized the label as “The New No Limit Records”, and moved to Koch Records for distribution. The New No Limit is now in partnership with Master P’s own distribution company, Gutta Music Entertainment.
Master P - No-Limit
October 2nd, 2006NEW NEW MUSIC - New Music From Romeo “U Cant Shine Like Me” - New Music Ft T-bo & Bblak “Shake That”,”Ride Big” also Tank & Dirty “On Them”,”Stupid” … Master P “Cookie Money + More Now Avialble at www.trutanksoldiers.com - Click The Logos above.
We Applaud P… Made it 4 weeks on DWTS… Did it with a postive atittude and did somethin he didnt think he could… much respect… now we gettin back to work.. 2006 the year for Guttar Music … Stay Tuned!!! www.trutanksoldiers.com
Update - Not since a few on American Idol has there been a contestant more controversial on a reality TV show competition than Master P on Dancing with the Stars. The judges have scored Master P & Ashly as some of the lowest for three straight weeks. Judge Len Goodman even told Master P that ““I think it’s time that you and this show parted.” But without much acknowledgement…. Master P and Ashley have been improving over the weeks and def showing heart wich most fans love to see. “they make the show entertaining and real… they got my vote” Master P and Ashley r making it to the 4th week of the show.. and thanks 2 all the fans and members who voted agian this week. America Loves the badguy.. and P out there doing the damn thang for our people.!!! Stay TRU—————————————-
Rapper MASTER P is astounded he’s still in the running to win US TV dance contest DANCING WITH THE STARS after having just three days to prepare for his first performance….
While ballroom rivals including GEORGE HAMILTON and TATUM O’NEAL had a whole month to practice for the show’s debut on Thursday night (05JAN06), the rap mogul - real name PERCY MILLER - was called in at the last moment after his injured son LIL’ ROMEO was forced to pull out.
His cha cha cha performance earned the 38-year-old the lowest marks from the show’s judges, but Miller believes his efforts in helping the victims of Hurricane Katrina in his native New Orleans, Louisiana, paid off. The rapper has dedicated his turn on the reality show to those who lost their lives in the August (05) storm.
He says, “I think all the Hurricane Katrina victims got phones and computers and they must have called in and faxed in for me.” And now the rapper, who is currently taking care of 2,000 homeless families through his TeamRescueOne.com charity organisation, is keen to get serious about his dancing efforts. He adds, “I want to do my part. Sometime I’m like I don’t know what I’m doing out here.”