Master P ran into HipHopDX at the City of Hope Spirit red carpet of Life Gala where he was asked what he thinks of Lil Wayne as the Young Money boss readies his joint album with 2Chainz. “Lil Wayne, I mean, he’s the GOAT,” the No Limit legend said. “Where we come from – Louisiana to the world – you haven’t seen greatness like that. Lyrical, talented. Shout to Cash Money records. No Limit Records in the building.”
Weezy and 2Chainz are putting together their upcoming collaborative album, Welcome 2 ColleGrove. Last week, the pair revealed the official cover art and a release date of November 17 for the album. The project will be the second sequel to their 2016 joint release, ColleGrove.
Master P is creating a TV series about No Limit journey
Iconic hip-hop executive Master P is planning on creating a TV series that will highlight the history of legendary record label, No Limit. P shared the news on Instagram this week, revealing that he’s in for actors for the film.
“No Limit TV series coming soon,” P wrote. “We’re still looking for people to play the Ice Cream man and other characters. The real Master P story from New Orleans to the Bay Area. @deontaylor We’re about to make history. Masterpstory.com #GODisgood.”
50 Cent says P knew he was going to be big and finessed him
50 Cent went on his first tour in 2002 thanks to No Limit leader Master P. In an interview with the Big Boy podcast earlier this month, the Queens native recounted how P saw his success coming and used it to his advantage.
“What I’ll say about P is he was slick,” 50 said. “He came, he gave me the money for the eight shows, right? We did four of them. He said, ‘Aw man, something happened we gonna have to take a break. We’ll just come back and do the other four later.’ When I came back to do the other four, I had already sold two million records. He had already paid me so I had to do the shows. He knew! He was like, ‘This muthafucka’s on fire! This is gonna go off.’”
Snoop Dogg didn’t like his experience at Death Row
While Snoop Dogg built the foundation of his legacy at Death Row Records, the rapper says the label damaged his “spirit.” During a recent discussion on the 85 South Show, the Doggfather recalled how moving from Suge Knight’s Death Row to Master P’s No Limit changed his life for the better.
He recalled dropping Doggystyle, The Doggfather, beating his murder case, 2Pac getting murdered, Dr. Dre leaving, Suge going to jail, the label putting a hit on him, and how it all messed up with his inner self.
“They was soldiers, for real. Organized. Structured,” Snoop said of No Limit. “Them n-ggas didn’t play, and P was serious about his business.”
The Compton rapper added that Master P told C-Murder and Soulja Slim not to take him to their respective hometowns of Calliope and Magnolia projects, but they did anyway. “I’m violating but then I’m listening then I’m watching how they not listening then I said, ‘I’m not going to be a bad student. I’m a stop doing what they doing,’” Snoop explained. He continued that Master P gave him his first house and car under his name since everything that he owned before was under Suge and Death Row.
When Karlous Miller acknowledged Snoop’s humility for agreeing to start from a low level again when he already had a name at Death Row, the rapper explained how his time at the label was distressing.
“But I wasn’t,” Snoop said while talking about whether he was thinking about the success he already achieved at Death Row. “My spirit wasn’t that. See that’s what you gotta understand. N-ggas broke my spirit. That broke me, man. They broke my spirit. Look, Doggystyle, working on Doggfather, win my murder case, Dre leaves, Tupac get killed, Suge going to jail, Death Row want to kill me. That’s all in the same year.”
Before No Limit Records was a New Orleans phenomenon, it was a record store in Richmond, CA. Percy Miller, aka Master P, used money from a settlement in 1991 to open No Limit Record Shop through which he distributed his early music.
Around this same time, Tupac Shakur aka 2Pac was a rising star in the Bay Area. P stated he used to open to Pac in the Bay. “It was crazy, because everyone was there to see Tupac. They didn’t care about me…”Later, Master P made a tribute record to the late rapper. It’s called “R.I.P. Tupac” and was featured on the 1997 album West Coast Bad Boyz.
When was Master P born? Master P was born on April 29.
Master P was born Percy Miller on April 29, 1970. The New Orleans rapper got his start rapping in California and then founded No Limit Records and helped make a name for himself and his friends and family as rappers in NOLA. He has a total of 15 solo albums and owns multiple companies.
The death of his brother Kevin prompted a lot of his early struggle to succeed. The No Limit Tank was synonymous with southern rap before Young Money came along and Master P is responsible for inspiring many record label owners, rappers and business people in the Black community.
J. Cole recently dropped a commercial for his new Puma basketball shoe and it’s narrated by none other than No Limit’s Percy “Master P.” Miller who played for the Charlotte Hornets and the Toronto Raptors during the 1998-99 preseasons. He is indicating that Cole wants to consider doing just that, crossing over from rapper to NBA baller.
.@JColeNC we see you out here. You said they only got 12 slots on the Pistons.
Apparently, the news got the Detroit Piston’s attention. They invited Cole to tryout for one of the 12 slots on their roster. They even went so far as to mock up a jersey with his name on it. Cole played in high school and practiced at St. John’s so this isn’t unprecedented if it does happen. He’s proven that he’s a dreamer as a rapper, why not as a professional basketball player?
When it comes to being a renaissance man, you cannot fail to mention Master P. His dominance spans from music to the NBA. His journey has brought him through a many of avenues, and he’s the blueprint for a lot of people and artists.
J. Cole is one of those artist who reaps the benefits of the Master P blueprint. Tomorrow (July 31), Cole will be releasing his PUMA sneaker, “Dreamer.” Cole has had both hoop and rap dreams. Both dreams have led Cole to a mountain of dedication. We see which path took him further, but, we also see how both keep him intact today.
Five months ago, Cole dropped a short-film, titled “Dreamer.” Earlier in July, he released his essay The Audacity. The music, the essay, the short-film: they all connect for one vision.
Check out the ad for the Dreamer sneaker, available tomorrow via Footlocker and Puma.
