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}} Percy Robert Miller, known by his stage name Master P or his business name P. Miller, is an American rapper, actor, entrepreneur, investor, author, filmmaker, record producer, philanthropist, and former athlete. He is the founder of the record label No Limit Records, which was relaunched as New No Limit Records through Universal Records and Koch Records, then again as Guttar Music Entertainment, and finally, currently, 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 hip-hop group TRU as well as his fifth solo rap album ''Ice Cream Man,'' which contained his first single "Mr. Ice Cream Man". In 1997, after the success of one of his biggest singles to date, "Make 'Em Say Uhh!," went double platinum, Miller grew further in popularity. Then Miller released his second platinum album ''Ghetto D''. Miller also starred in his own street film, mostly based on his life, ''I'm Bout It. In 1998, P. Miller released his most successful album to date ''MP Da Last Don''. The album was also based on a film that Miller produced, which came out earlier that year with the same name. The album hit #1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, selling over 400,000 copies in a week. The album was certified 4x platinum, with over four million copies sold, making it Miller's highest selling album. All the hooks on ''Da Last Don'' were sung by Mississippi born and bred artist Alicia Corley, stage name MC Attitude, who eventually sued Master P for non-payment. Master P's defense was that MC Attitude was too young to enter into a legal contract and that she sang the hooks for soda pop and pizza puffs. In 1999, Miller released his eighth album, ''Only God Can Judge Me.'' It was not as successful as his previous album, though it still managed to reach a gold certification. Miller also starred in the movie, ''I Got the Hook Up,'' with A.J. Johnson, and created the soundtrack of the same name. On November 28, 2000, he released his ninth album, ''Ghetto Postage,'' which found success selling 500,000 copies, but it did not compare to his earlier more successful releases. In the early 2000s, as No Limit Records popularity was slowly declining, so was Miller's. Miller re-launched No Limit Records as New No Limit Records. In 2001 Miller would released his tenth album entitled ''Game Face''. In 2003, Miller starred in the film Lockdown. In 2004, Miller released his eleventh album, ''Good Side, Bad Side'' it charted number 1 on the ''Billboard'' Independent Albums chart and sold 300,000 copies. The same year, Miller released his first independent album ''Living Legend: Certified D-Boy'' on his new label Guttar Music. 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. On December 6, 2013, Miller released his thirteenth studio album ''The Gift'' on his newly founded label No Limit Forever Records. ==Early life== Percy Robert Miller was born and raised in New Orleans in the Calliope Projects. Miller and his family are of mixed French, Jamaican, and Puerto Rican ancestry. He is the oldest brother of five children. He has one sister, Germaine, and three brothers: Kevin, and platinum-selling rap artists Corey "C-Murder" & Vyshonne "Silkk The Shocker" Miller. He attended Booker T. Washington High School & Warren Easton High School. Having played on the basketball team, Miller then attended the University of Houston on an athletic scholarship, but he dropped out months into his freshman year and transferred to Merritt College in Oakland, California to major in business. After the death of his grandfather, Miller inherited $10,000 as part of a malpractice settlement. Miller opened a record store in Richmond, California called No Limit Records, which later became the foundation for his own record label of the same name. On February 15, 1990, Master P released the cassette tape ''Mind Of A Psychopath''. His brother Kevin Miller was killed that same year in New Orleans. Instead of letting this destroy his dreams, it only increased the motivation of Master P to become a successful entrepreneur to change his life and save his family. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Master P」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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