All posts containing the tag: "Master P"
Posted May 15th 2007 2:31PM by TMZ Staff
Rapper Master P is taking a stand and pledging to clean up the image and lyrics of hip-hop music by forming a record label "with 100% clean lyrics." What the heck?!
In the wake of Don Imus' on-air racist debacle, everyone from Rev. Al Sharpton to Russell Simmons and even Oprah have called the rap industry to task for its offensive lyrics. In other words, check yo self, before you wreck yo self! Master P and his son Romeo are breaking from the pack and starting Take A Stand Records. The label will feature only those artists who have pledged to be role models, with proceeds going toward scholarship funds for underprivileged kids. Rap with a conscience, yo!
Although Master P admits he was once part of the problem and profited from explicit rap lyrics, he is now ready "to be part of the solution." While he doesn't expect "the entire industry to change overnight," Master P says, "There's too much negativity out there -- enough with the stereotypes. Hip-hop is a movement, and it is time for it to move forward." Word.
Take A Stand's first socially responsible release is due in the fall, and will be a collaboration between P and Romeo called "Hip Hop History."
Filed under: Music
Tags: Don Imus, DonImus, Master P, MasterP
Posted Feb 27th 2006 4:29PM by TMZ Staff
Rapper and 'Dancing with the Stars' contestant Master P will stand trial on felony gun possession charges.
TMZ was the only media in court as Master P and his brother, co-defendant Vyshonn Miller, watched UCLA officer Ethan Shear testify how he pulled a gun on the pair after noticing two weapons in the car they were driving.
Master P, whose real name is Percy Miller, and his brother, a rapper who goes by Silkk The Shocker, were stopped by campus police in January 2005 for driving without plates. The officer then noticed two guns, one underneath the driver's seat, the other under the passenger seat.
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Tags: Court, Dancing with the stars, DancingWithTheStars, Master P, MasterP
Posted Dec 15th 2005 5:19PM by TMZ Staff
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK -- Master P will fill the dancing shoes of his teen rapper son, Romeo, who has dropped out of ABC's reality competition "Dancing With the Stars" because of a basketball injury.
The hip-hop mogul, whose real name is Percy Robert Miller, is CEO of No Limit Records. In recent years, he has tried out for different NBA teams, including the Sacramento Kings and the Denver Nuggets.
He will be paired with professional dancer Ashly DelGrosso for the competition, the network announced Wednesday.
The second season of "Dancing With the Stars" premieres Jan. 5 (8 p.m. EST). Other contestants include Tatum O'Neal, Drew Lachey, Tia Carrere and NFL great Jerry Rice.
In the hit summer series, Kelly Monaco (ABC's "General Hospital") and her partner beat John O'Hurley ("Seinfeld") and his partner in the finals.
However, O'Hurley won the September dance-off rematch.
Filed under: TV
Tags: dancing with the stars, DancingWithTheStars, lil romeo, LilRomeo, master p, MasterP
