Master P is one of the most successful hip-hop entrepreneurs ever. The rapper who hasn’t released new music in a long time is still among the richest affiliates of the music genre, thanks to his keen business acumen.
The founder and rapper of No Limit Records is also an actor, best known for his films “I Got the Hook-Up” (1998), “Foolish” (1999) and “Gone in 60 seconds” (2000). He also had a short-lived NBA career during which he played for the Charlotte Hornets and the Toronto Raptors.
the biography
Master P was born Percy Robert Miller, the eldest of five children to his parents, on April 29, 1967, in the Calliope Projects of New Orleans, Louisiana.
He attended Booker T. Washington High School and Warren Easton High School where he played basketball and earned a scholarship to attend the University of Houston. A few months after his first year of studies, Master P left the university. However, he later transferred to Merritt College in Oakland, California, where he majored in business administration. During this period, he inherited from the death of his grandfather a capital of 10,000 dollars which had allowed him to open his first business, a record store called No Limit Records in Richmond, California.
In 1990, following the murder of one of his male brothers, Master P decided to fully enter the music business. He began recording his own music with his debut album ‘Mind of a Psychopath’ (1990) with the band The Real Untouchables (TRU), made up of his other brothers; C – Murder and Silkk the Shocker and several other artists that came and went. The tape was released on tape and sold in the trunk of his car.
In February 1991, Master P released his debut album titled “Get Away Clean” followed by “Mama’s Bad Boy” in April 1992, then “The Ghetto is Trying to Kill Me” in March 1994. For his fourth album, he signed a contract distribution with Priority Records which expected the sale of his records and his popularity to increase considerably. He then signed with artists like Mystikal and Mia X before releasing his fifth and sixth albums, ‘Ice Cream Man’ (1996) and ‘Ghetto D’ (1997), which sold tens of millions of copies. with those of its new artists. and the TRU group.
In recent years, while releasing music, Master P began to diversify his portfolio, moving into apparel, stocks, real estate, film production, cable television network, restaurants , among other things that propelled him to the 10th highest-paid artist spot on Forbes’ list in 1998. By 2009, Master P had earned up to $661 million to become the richest person in hip-hop. at that time. It is today attributed a value of approximately 250 million dollars.
Family – wife, divorce, girlfriend, children (sons and daughters)
Master P was married to former rapper Sonya C who is best known for being an original member of the rap group TRU. In 1993, she released a solo album called “Married to the Mob”, after which she reportedly gave up her career to raise her children.
Together, the couple have seven children while her husband has two more from other relationships. They are; rapper and actor Romeo Miller (aka Lil Romeo) born in August 1989, model and singer Veno Miller, born in July 1991, actor Vercy Miller, born in July 1991, actress Tytyana Miller, born in June 1992, Inty Miller, born in June 1993, Singer Cymphonique Miller born in August 1996, Italy Miller, born in January 1999, Hercy Miller, born in March 2002 and Mercy Miller, born in 2003.
After 24 years of marriage, Sonya filed for divorce from her husband, citing irreconcilable differences. It was further revealed that the couple had already been separated for a few years. The two women immediately found themselves embroiled in an embarrassing and highly publicized divorce battle as Ms Miller demanded a heavy settlement, telling the judge she was putting her career on hold to tend to her husband’s home as he strolled with many women. some of which resulted in extramarital children. She further noted that she had contributed a lot in building his business empire.
Currently, Master P is said to be in a relationship with Simin Hashemizadeh, the millionaire CEO of the South Pacific Surgery Center in Beverly Hills.
Height, weight and other facts about Master P
Real name: Percy Robert Miller
Date of birth: April 29, 1967
Place of birth: New Orleans. Louisiana, United States
Occupation: Rapper, Businessman, Actor, Philanthropist
Height: 6 feet 4 inches (193 cm)
Weight: 100 kg (220 lbs).