Master P: It’s Time For Change
IT’S TIME FOR CHANGE by Master P
Curtis Jackson’s comment motivated me. There are a lot of immature people in the world. Oprah Winfrey is absolutely right, we need to grow up and be responsible for our own actions. I paid for Curtis’s first rap tour through the south. He was such a humble guy at the time. Most artists’ mission is to sell records. My mission is to help save and change lives. There’s a lack of knowledge and false information out there. I could actually say Little Jay and Rap-A-Lot Records inspired my successful career and I will always respect them no matter what. I wrote the blueprint for this generation. The only difference is there’s no more honor and respect in the game.
Rest of the letter below, a must read, P is kicking some knowledge.
Think about it: people in jail are not writing letters proclaiming to come out and do the same thing that landed them there in the first place. People in the hood don’t want to stay poor for the rest of their lives. They want to change. Parents that really love their kids would rather sacrifice their own lives so that their kids could make a change to have a better life and a better education. I’m glad that there are people like Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson and organizations like the NAACP that are out there fighting for our rights and dignity. I have finally realized that EVERY person is either a part of the problem or part of the solution and that is why I have decided to take a stand! I’m reaching out to corporate America to form an alliance for the sake of putting the value back into our communities by rebuilding and developing schools and businesses.
First of all, it’s simply disappointing to see people that are in a position to help make a change just sit back and entertain the negativity. It’s sad to see Steven Hill set all of these programming standards at BET, just to contradict himself for the sake of marketing dollars or artist performances in order to create the appearance of a successful award show. The record company with the biggest marketing check controls the music video stations so we need to go after the people who actually control these programming networks if we want real CHANGE.
I guess by taking a stand, my son and I will probably not be invited back to the BET Awards. But it’s O.K. I got love for BET; there are a lot of good people there. Hopefully, this will help people to see the real changes that need to be made. My son and I will sacrifice our airtime because this is bigger than us, this issue desperately needed to be addressed a long time ago.
There are four things that differentiate me from artists like Curtis Jackson.
One, I can honestly admit that I was once part of the problem.
Two, I don’t want my son to grow up and be like me. I want him to be better and do better - and that is why he is taking the time to pursue a college degree.
Three, money don’t make me, I make money. My goal is to educate our people in building generational wealth and knowing how important it is to own real estate.
Four, I’m a TRUE entrepreneur; my boss is God not Jimmy Iovine. From one brother to another, if you misunderstand my purpose you could always pick up the phone or talk to me in person. I’m trying to be part of the solution not the problem. The media thrives on entertaining, especially the negativity no matter what the cost. I’m praying for the brothers that are lost out there.
Throughout the years, I have lost so many relatives and friends. This year, I’d like to focus on the comedy movies because we need to laugh more. The first movie that I’m producing is “Black Supaman” and thereafter will be “The Mail Man” starring Tony Cox and myself. I’m setting up a book tour for “Guaranteed Success” and a Hip Hop Business class with financial expert Curtis Oakes for those seeking knowledge. I understand that I can’t change the whole Hip Hop industry; I’m only trying to do my part. If you’re real, be a part of the positive movement with Take A Stand Records.com Look for the first single “I Wanna Be Like You” from the album “Hip Hop History.” I’m in negotiations with Wal-Mart and Target for direct distribution. Those are all examples of the positive difference I am trying to make in this industry.
I’m reaching out to my friends Shaquille O’Neal, Will Smith, Russell Simmons, Queen Latifah, Derek Anderson, Charles Barkley, Emmitt Smith, Beyonce, and Reverend Run to help contribute to this positive movement. I will also be holding a press conference with the president NAACP and will be able to answer any questions at that time. I am not asking any other hip-hop or gangsta rap artist change what they do; that’s how they make their money. Furthermore, I am not a preacher; I’m just telling the world what I’m doing and the changes that I am making because it’s something I want to do. If that’s sending mixed signals to people then they need to deal with their own conscience first.
P. Miller
58 Comments so far
He has a point but his record label will fail
BLAH BLAH BLAH!! That nigga livin off Lil Romeo money!!
master p juss mad cuz he broke
Would you rather his record label fail, or he end up like Tupac and Biggie? Because that’s straight where 50 cent is headed…
master p = publicity stunt
i get a strange feeling he is saying all this because he is about to come out with some new music. but a lot of the stuff he said was some real shit
master p broke? n1gga u stupid
50 only told the truth…
I see what P is sayin though…can’t knock the hustle…
nah nigga u stupid if u think master p getting money,were no limt records at,who iz on there?i never seen anybody in my life were sum p.miller clothes,bow wow probably cakin more then this man,all he got iz romeo,that nigga mad cuz 50 makin way more money then this guy,master p mad cuz 50 said he don’t sell,which iz true and 50 touched a nerve.
WOW KIDS DO YOUR HOMEWORK. YOU HAVE TO BE STUPID TO THINK 50 HAS MORE MONEY THAN P. P USED TO OPEN UP FOR PAC. STARTED NO LIMIT THROUGH PRIORITY RECORDS. HE OWNED MOST OF HIS PUBLISHING & MASTERS. MADE MORE MONEY THROUGH RECORD SALES DUE TO HIS INDIE STATUS (WHEN ALBUMS ACTUALLY SOLD). OPENED UP MORE SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES. FORTUNE HAS ALSO CLAIMED HE GENERATED MORE REVENUE THAN DIDDY. NUFF SAID.
to piffpusher master p does have more money than 50 Cent he is worth an estimated 520 million and fifty is worth 200 million but 50 Cent spoke the truth he didnt mean it in no disrespect way and master p knows that thats why he said his comments motivated him but master p is also right as well he realizes that he’s at a point in his career that he’s done everything and accomplished everything every artist that is revelant right now and he’s moving to the next level cause he’s old he knows he doesnt appeal to the demographics that watch BET everyday but he has set the blueprint for the business aspect in hiphop but 50 Cent is on master p’s heels he will reach master p’s wealth in the next 2 years trust me i respect both of them niggas str8 up
But master p should’nt have said god is his boss because realistically their is always someone above you yes god is all of our boss but in reality he has to answer to koch and priority record executives when he puts out records and 50 Cent is gonna be the boss of interscope after his deal is up 50 knows what he’s doing he’s gonna try to make interscope re-sign him for a 100 million and in that he will be eligible to have a executive position there just like Jay-Z got and they gonna give it to him thats pretty much his building
also most of master p’s immediate revenue that keeps his wealth he earned frm the priority deal of owning 100% of his masters and 85% of the money frm the record sales generated from him and his no limit artists at the time which they are at 75 million worldwide in check comes from real estate thats pretty much his bread and butter aside frm his sons successes and his other business ventures and business’ he’s really a true hustler but 50 Cent is a different type of beast especially in this climate of the music business they come frm different era’s but their accomplishments are equal respect to both of them
even if p.miller is gettin money off romeo. thats called smart investing. and thats wat master p do well. so dont ever think he goin broke. he one of the richest black men cuz he put in all the work already. he just been quiet lately cuz he sittin back enjoyin his money while it come to him. he did all that work while he was in his 20’s and 30’s. he lettin other people shine while he enjoy the money he is makin. but never gonna be close to broke
Master p know damn well he would not have said that when he was selling millions of records in his prime that’s what 50 ment when he said p don’t sell records any more master p can say oh I’m gonna clean up my act now, after hes made his $500 mill he would not hav did that in his prime.
no one cares!
I’m guilty of being on the “Clown Master P” shit, but I have to agree with him. As much as his ‘Take A Stand’ label will not do well, you have to commend him for attempting such a thing. That’s a step in itself.
forget rap money p has real stock in bp gas stations and he sells property p sucks and 50 is right but don’t play with p money 50 is young buck lol to P
“Four, I’m a TRUE entrepreneur; my boss is God not Jimmy Iovine” : 50 ent’s a fuckin slave…
“when i made 80 mil, jimmy got paid” he said it himself…
THERE NEEDS 2B CHANGE AND 4 THOSE THAT ARE JUST SPEAKIN ABOUT WHO’S GOT THE MOST MONEY NEEDS 2 GROW THE FUCK UP…
does there need to be a change, im half and half on that. but this would’ve been more meaningful if ppl still gave 2 shits bout master p. if he was saying and doing this in his prime then he woulda got all the respect in the world but his career has been dead for like 10 yrs so this feels more like a publicity stunt 2 me. good try tho
All the people saying P ain’t ish anymore is right he ain’t but check back 10 years and No Limit was the death row at that time. Everybody was saying Uhh! and was no limit soldiers now i guess they G-unit soldiers? P was caking when 50 was getting shot in front of his grandma house P had gold sinks, Holla! P getting Nickelodeon money…
P gettin Nickelodeon money….u kno how wack that sounds LOL, dude was running for 1 year then fell off cuz Roc-A-Fella and Ruff Ryders had way better music. i guess P is gettin Dancing w/ the Stars money to HAHAHAAAA
didn’t p file fore bankruptcy 2-3 years ago
what does it matter who or how much money someone is or isn’t making? you guys all sound stupid. the point is he is trying to help. it doesn’t matter if he’s wack or not. just cuz you don’t like his music doesn’t have anything to do with the message. grow up mentally. this type of thinking is why shit cannot get accomplished. thank you for someone who is MAN enough to speak up. ALL of you little boys run along and play grown folks is talkin!
P at one time had more money than Michael Jordan. That man aint broke. He aint close to broke. What does that have to do with it anyway? Whether it was 10 years ago or now…he wants change. He is dropping some jewels. It’s funny how you have these ‘tough’ guys on the internet talking this nonsense. Hating ass dudes. Nigg are going to hate you for whatever you do.Are you saying that we dont need change? We killing one another on an obscene scale. Our kids are lost. All they are seeing are images of cars, hoes, drugs, and gangs. If you dont want that to change, you might as well join the clan or be a skinhead. Cuz you are against the uplifting of our people and you are praying for our downfall and what would differentiate you from them?
Master P is the Master of the Hustle. He was given that god given talent. As a result MASTER P WILL NEVER BE BROKE!!! In a recent list they had his net worth over 50’s at $250 million (50 is worth $100 million). As much as you wanna hate on him, Master P is one of the smartest OGs in the game. He took the money he earned as a pro athlete and flipped it into an empire. He was the first in the game to bring south music to the world and make it popular & hot all over. At one point in time Master P’s net worth was higher than any other mogul’s highest net worth in history ($500 million). Master P made that money in half the time that it took Diddy to be worth $350 million, because he understood the game and where the money was made. Master P fell off after his brother was incarcerated, but lets not forget once a hustler, always a hustler. Give respect where it is due! If Master P still had the mindset and motivation to make it to the top $$ wise he could. TRUST!!! But, that is not where he is in his life right now, he already been there done that and is now onto the next venture, which is to help improve our community.
This nigga is done, he was the one rappin all that gangsta shit, now he wanna turn oprah all of a sudden
That’s called maturing. Being a man. what?! I feel what you saying but do you feel what he saying. What do most gangstas say after they look back….that shit wasnt right. Thye trying to help the youth. You against that?
Some of you on this blog sound just like the assholes master p is refering to. Im no master p fan at all but this dude has grown up and is trying to positively impact our culture. These days ya’ll clowns think its cool to follow and dick ride cats who build their whole career on drama, contraversy and hate as apposed to talent. If you take away the beats and contraversy you will realize that 50 pennies is not even lyrically talented. Im a fan of hip hop and though I will be 30 in october im still very much in touch with today’s music. Im a 5th grade teacher and my students think 50 cent a some of these other entertainers (not rappers) are hot. The direction our culture is going in as a culture is sad and scarey. We got rappers, football players, and other athletes taking theire fame and money and abusing it and setting the wrong example. Yeah im a Jay-Z fan but at least he is has grown up and is stepping outside of the box and doing things that warrent attention and praise. Further more , Master P is doing quite well financially, in the 90’s that dude made millions and was wise enough to invest it. Dont think because he hasnt done anything musically, he is broke. Some of ya’ll need to read a book and grow up. Yeah I said it!
real talk, much respect to Master P
You all must have forgot..5 years ago P was a BILLIONAIRE…he owns all of his publishings and owns half of what romeo is doing….He really doesn’t need it but damn….Remember when everybody had a beeper in America….guess who own 35% of the beeper market….Ya’ll knocking that mans hustle but P has a lot more dough than 50. Just becasue the man isn’t throwing it around like an ass, doesn’t mean he’s not rich. He will buy something every now and then but what does P have to prove to ya’ll. He became a billionaire and made his money…He can retire for all he cares…Hell ya’ll must have forgot the $600,000 ruby rims he put on his Phantom a year ago…Then 6 other rappers like Fat Joe did it too. the difference between Fat Joe’s rims and P’s rims, Master P has a hand in Asanti also so Fat Joe was really putting money in P’s pocket….
Fuck Dame Dash, Master P is the Ultimate Hustla
fuck outta here…he just mad cuz 50 was right (and I’m not no 50 cent dickrider but he was telling the truth) he wasnt tryna clean up his lyrics when he was doing mr. ice cream man and all of that other bullshit…now since he been off the scene for a while and this hip hop controversy is a hot topic he tryna jump back in by doing this shit…publicity stunt
OLA, if u need 2 ask if we need change, u must be part of the problem!!!!!
What 50 said was true “Master P doesn’t sell records anymore” thats true as hell. So how’s anybody gonna be mad. 2. At the same time I respect P for being the entreprenuer that he’s always been. 3. Ya’ll need to get of these dudes d!@ks talkin bout how much money “THEY” got. Thats sooo homo,. you sound like girls in a hair salon gossipin. Be CLear!
shit does need to change.
fuck who got the most money, they all got more money than us put together.
yall niggas dont get it, whether he wants change or not, he HOLDS NOOOOO WEIGHT, HE’S NOT RELEVANT SO NOBODY IS GONNA LISTEN TO HIM. that nigga didnt want change when he was makin hit records, now that he can’t get lil romeo to buy his albums now he wants change. it just seems more like a ploy for publicity (any publicity is good publicity). if he had said this 10-12 yrs ago then suttin positive would’ve happened by now, or atleast he’d have a better chance of making a change then, then now, cuz now NOBODY gives 2 shits wut he has 2 say. if anything is gonna change JAY-Z, NAS, SNOOP, or 50 CENT are gonna have to be the ones that speak up cuz master p is more or less dead in hip hop circles…..maybe ja rule will listen to him
PEOPLE…
What the man said was right, no matter what his financial status is. This ignorant gansta shit has to stop, this is why most people are scared to walk in their own neiborhood.We got kids running on CTA buses in Chicago and shooting up the bus…as Spike Lee once said….WAKE UP!!!!!
I cant believe in 2007, black people can be this stupid. And think about this…
After Al Sharpton passes away, after Farrakhan passes away, after Jesse passes away…what young black leaders do you see fighting against the injustices of black people.
50 Cent? Young Jeezy? Lil Wayne?
The next generation of black people are fucked!!!!The white man’s plan to glorify the ignorant shit in Hip-Hop worked, you dumb ass niggas don’t even get it. I’m glad I grew up on Public Enemy and KRS-ONE. I cant imagine growing up on this “just add water” type of hip-hop.
^shitt i cosign that mothafuka
Change only comes from pressure
People ask yall self this Do you think p would pull this shit if he was still selling records no so this is a sucker move I’m not selling so ill pull this cut it out,
Well 50 a was complainin about fat joe callin him a nigger now look @ him
see…niggas like 90% of the niggas who posted believe that Master P is broke because of no albums. Warren Buffet, Donald Trump, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, etc. ain’t dropped an album yet, but can you say they’re broke? Shit…HOV ain’t dropped an album in 3 years, and grossed over $300mil before dropping Kingdom Come. Bottom line, P doesn’t need publicity, because he’s broke. He has real estate niggas. He’s not Hammer! (shit…read quote #26).
Since Master P is irrelevant, name one nigga who you would listen to, or one nigga that “holds weight”.
for all you saying it’s a publicity stunt…would you rather this forty-something year old millionare…from the most impoverished city in America…to say let’s keep influencing more youth to be proud of their lack of education…to strive for nothing and fall for everything…to turn every racial stereotype into an indisputable truth?
The point is who cares what changed his mind…let’s just be happy that a person with enough money and connections to make a difference WANTS to make a difference.
yall fail to realize MASTER P own every NO LIMIT RECORDS masters ever put out that’s like 75 million records sold 50 dont own none of his shit JIMMY, DRE & EMINEM own 25%,25%,25% of G-unit shit
IF U SAY P BROKE U NEED 2 BE SHOT
master p is not broke and whether hes broke or not is irrelevant in this situation BUT hes not the voice of the ppl anymore, so wutever he says niggas arent gonna listen to him. somebody like jay-z, nas, 50 cent, they are now the voice of the ppl and if one of them stopped using profanity in their art then it would get across. think bout it, jay-z told everybody to stop wearing throwbacks and rockin sum button ups and a blazer, NOW everybody rockin the grown up look. if master p had said that now, nobody would’ve cared but if he had said that when he was popular then everybody would be rockin blazers like master p. the problem is master p holds no weight and ppl dont give a fuck bout him anymore (hes further gone then ja rule). its jigga, snoop, esco, n 50 cent that have 2 say something bout this and change it for it 2 change in the culture. and thas honestly the truth
P is still living of crack Money……YOU must be stupid to think he is broke…..The boy went platnium more times than 50…Plus the nigga is in the guiness book of world records for the weathiest record producer….Read a God damn book people
i see most of these comments are by the young and extremely dumb. Master P doesn’t make music because he executive produces television shows now. making that “real” money. producing positive role models for todays youth. 50 making money but what is he doing to help the kids buying his cds? absolutely nothing…lol. 50’s moto” drop out of school, sell drugs, disrespect females, and by my cd”. how many people want their children using him as a role model?
Listen, everybody’s talking about how they not going to support this and ain’t nobody buying P’s stuff. The dud is on the disney channel. Romeo is going double and triple platinum because white people love him. This move only deepens their admiration for him. Say what you will Master P is a genius and I don’t neccessarily think it’s a marketing ploy but I don’t think you people are looking at this the right way. Master P also owns a lot of property in New Orleans and it is a well known fact that property values in that city have skyrocketed after Katrina so you can bet he is not broke!
GEt real, do you really think P is broke!
Nas, Jay-Z and 50 are not the “voice of the people”, WE ARE OUR OWN VOICE. We as a people shouldn’t be waiting on any rapper to do anything, we should be doing it ourselves. We don’t have time to wait. Philadelphia is at 159 murders and counting; people getting shot in a three block radius two hours apart, young men being shot walking to get take-out; “more bodies than days” out here right now. We can’t afford to wait for people to make change, change starts internally. If you don’t want to change, you’re not going to. People seem to be content with the state of our communities and it bothers the FUCK outta me.
Half ya’ll niggaz need to read a got damn book 4 real or a got damn news article or something…saying that man is irrelevant is fucking stupid….niggaz on here arguing about who the voice of the people..u must answer to one of them niggaz or something fam…that nigga P fathered half these cats into the game.He was one of the first rappers to do half the shit if not all the shit he has done at one point in time…Including dancing with the got damn stars and whatever else crazy shit he has done… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_P read that shit and find out what time it is my niggaz peace…
Master P…75 million sold….50 cent….not 75 million sold
Do you people hear yourselves? You’re fighting over who has more money as though that matters.Instead of commending(look it up in the dictionary idiots) Master P for trying to do something positive you automatically take the side of the negative influence.Unfortunately what Master P doesn’t understand is that his message is not appreciated.Black people are happy being ignorant and supporting their own downfall.
LOL @ “just add water” type of hip hop
yall remember when p came out with the no limit soldier barbie dolls? LOL dis nigga got cake
whoever said that master p is broke if fuckin dumb. he aint throw nobody under the bus stop hatin on the man if he wanna do something different don’t shoot him for that. He made that money in the game, he was a big part of the south movement what more do he got to prove?
P makes 85 percent of every dollar per record he sells. He makes more money selling 100,000 records then most artist make selling 3 million. Think about that, Ice Cream Man.
master p broke???? r u fuckin kiddin me….u seen his house on mtv cribs? that shits got golden elevators in it, and shark tanks and shit…he sell all that shit and live off that money for the rest of his life, plus the shit he got from no limit back in the day…..p definitly aint broke
Wake up people. Regardless of the fact that P isn’t broke. We need some positive influences out there. Some of ya’ll the same ignorent people that don’t want change in our communities,why. Because you are a slave in your mind-get the fuck off of the couch,make a difference in your community, and be a role model for our black kids. The same people talking that dumb 50 cent are the same one’s we’ll be burrying tommorrow. So call P broke (which we know he aint), give him no respect (fuck u 2) but he’s trying to make a difference. It’s 2007 not 1999. Wake up people.