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Percy Robert Miller (born April 29, 1970), better known by his stage name Master P, is an American rapper, actor, and entrepreneur. He founded No Limit Records in 1991, which was relaunched into the spin-off labels New No Limit Records and No Limit Forever Records. Miller gained fame in the mid-1990s as a member of the label’s hip hop groups TRU and 504 Boyz as well as his fifth solo album, Ice Cream Man (1996), and its namesake lead single. His 1997 single, “Make ‘Em Say Uhh!” received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
In total, Miller has released 15 studio albums.
Percy Robert Miller was born and raised in the Third Ward of Uptown New Orleans, Louisiana. He grew up in the Calliope Projects. He is the second oldest of five children. He has one sister, Germaine, and three brothers: Kevin, and platinum-selling rap artists Corey “C-Murder” and Vyshonne “Silkk the Shocker” Miller. He attended St. Augustine High School (New Orleans) Booker T. Washington High School and Warren Easton High School.
Having played on the basketball team, Miller attended the University of Houston on an athletic scholarship, but dropped out months…
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