Master P
Hip HopNo Limit Records empire90s Southern hip-hopNew Orleans rapindependent label model
Master P lived in New Orleans' infamous Calliope Projects as a child. He has two brothers, Vyshonn (rapper Silkk the Shocker) and Corey (rapper C Murder). His parents divorced, and he split his time between his father's family in New Orleans, and his mother in Richmond, California. He attended the University of Houston on a basketball scholarship, but left and returned to Richmond to live with his mother and study business at Merritt Junior College in nearby Oakland.
Influenced by: MC Hammer, Too Short, E-40
- Label:
- No Limit Records
- Active:
- 1990-present
- Scene:
- New Orleans / Bay Area
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