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1 00:00:00,901 00:00:02,212 How did No Limit Records get its start? How did No Limit Records get its start?
2 00:00:02,236 00:00:04,505 We start out the trunk of the car. We start out the trunk of the car.
3 00:00:09,409 00:00:11,044 Greatest team ever assembled. Greatest team ever assembled.
4 00:00:11,078 00:00:13,313 Master P, Silkk the Shocker, Master P, Silkk the Shocker,
5 00:00:13,347 00:00:14,114 C-Murder. C-Murder.
6 00:00:14,147 00:00:15,349 Kept on adding ingredients. Kept on adding ingredients.
7 00:00:15,382 00:00:19,086 Mia X, Mr. Serv-On, stirring it up. Mia X, Mr. Serv-On, stirring it up.
8 00:00:19,119 00:00:21,622 Beans, Mac, Soulja Slim. Beans, Mac, Soulja Slim.
9 00:00:21,655 00:00:22,789 How that taste? How that taste?
10 00:00:22,823 00:00:24,958 This is real gumbo right here. This is real gumbo right here.
11 00:00:24,992 00:00:26,527 When they get Mystikal, When they get Mystikal,
12 00:00:26,560 00:00:28,495 one of the greatest free agent moves in hip-hop. one of the greatest free agent moves in hip-hop.
13 00:00:28,529 00:00:32,866 And then, here comes Snoop. That was so big. And then, here comes Snoop. That was so big.
14 00:00:32,900 00:00:35,235 Problem is, he was signed with Suge. Problem is, he was signed with Suge.
15 00:00:35,269 00:00:37,304 Well, he's got guns, we've got guns, who cares? Well, he's got guns, we've got guns, who cares?
16 00:00:37,337 00:00:39,740 He used to be a CEO, now he's just an inmate. He used to be a CEO, now he's just an inmate.
17 00:00:39,773 00:00:41,208 No Limit for life, baby. No Limit for life, baby.
18 00:00:46,613 00:00:48,048 Our machine was rolling. Our machine was rolling.
19 00:00:49,116 00:00:52,553 23 albums, 16 gold or platinum. 23 albums, 16 gold or platinum.
20 00:00:52,586 00:00:54,555 Starting to make hundreds of millions. Starting to make hundreds of millions.
21 00:00:54,588 00:00:56,456 We were building this southern Motown. We were building this southern Motown.
22 00:00:56,490 00:00:59,459 We got a shopping center, real estate business. We got a shopping center, real estate business.
23 00:00:59,493 00:01:00,561 What's up, y'all? What's up, y'all?
24 00:01:00,594 00:01:02,763 This is Master P, and welcome to my crib. This is Master P, and welcome to my crib.
25 00:01:02,796 00:01:04,765 Sports business. Sports business.
26 00:01:04,798 00:01:07,043 They're gonna do some really big things here, and I wanna be a part of that. They're gonna do some really big things here, and I wanna be a part of that.
27 00:01:07,067 00:01:08,202 I wanted a tank. I wanted a tank.
28 00:01:08,235 00:01:09,403 Film. Film.
29 00:01:09,436 00:01:10,437 Uhh. Uhh! Uhh. Uhh!
30 00:01:10,470 00:01:12,048 The Charlotte Hornets suited up The Charlotte Hornets suited up
31 00:01:12,072 00:01:13,674 with Master P in the lineup. with Master P in the lineup.
32 00:01:15,075 00:01:16,386 What do you wanna play basketball for, What do you wanna play basketball for,
33 00:01:16,410 00:01:18,178 all this money we making? all this money we making?
34 00:01:19,580 00:01:22,382 You gotta realize, everything has its climax. You gotta realize, everything has its climax.
35 00:01:25,552 00:01:27,254 Shit got weird. Shit got weird.
36 00:01:27,287 00:01:28,822 There was clashing of egos. There was clashing of egos.
37 00:01:30,591 00:01:33,861 Man, he lost peeps by the pound, man. Man, he lost peeps by the pound, man.
38 00:01:33,894 00:01:36,930 Everybody left. The love was gone. Everybody left. The love was gone.
39 00:01:36,964 00:01:38,765 I don't wanna hear that shit! I don't wanna hear that shit!
40 00:01:38,799 00:01:40,133 A dark cloud came over. A dark cloud came over.
41 00:01:40,167 00:01:42,536 Kane and Abel indicted for cocaine... Kane and Abel indicted for cocaine...
42 00:01:42,569 00:01:44,838 Mac indicted for second-degree murder. Mac indicted for second-degree murder.
43 00:01:44,872 00:01:47,083 C-Murder wanted for attempted murder. C-Murder wanted for attempted murder.
44 00:01:47,107 00:01:50,086 Nothing could stop us but us. Nothing could stop us but us.
45 00:01:50,110 00:01:52,112 All self destruction. All self destruction.
46 00:01:52,145 00:01:53,814 But wait till the smoke clear. But wait till the smoke clear.
47 00:01:56,917 00:01:58,785 I'ma be good. I'ma be good.
48 00:02:22,718 00:02:26,155 Master P is the mastermind Master P is the mastermind
49 00:02:26,188 00:02:29,458 of one of the most successful labels in hip-hop history. of one of the most successful labels in hip-hop history.
50 00:02:29,491 00:02:33,295 Oh my God! Master P in his Hummer! Oh my God! Master P in his Hummer!
51 00:02:35,330 00:02:39,702 Master P, he was a game changer for hip-hop, period. Master P, he was a game changer for hip-hop, period.
52 00:02:39,735 00:02:42,237 Master P, number-one song in the country. Master P, number-one song in the country.
53 00:02:42,271 00:02:45,774 Being this force to be reckoned with, Being this force to be reckoned with,
54 00:02:45,808 00:02:47,176 changing the outlook of music. changing the outlook of music.
55 00:02:47,209 00:02:49,378 Master P's deal with Priority Records Master P's deal with Priority Records
56 00:02:49,411 00:02:52,481 was one of the best deals in rap history, period. was one of the best deals in rap history, period.
57 00:02:52,514 00:02:55,851 This man is the reason rappers are able to make millions. This man is the reason rappers are able to make millions.
58 00:02:55,884 00:02:58,587 If there wasn't Master P, a lot of the rappers If there wasn't Master P, a lot of the rappers
59 00:02:58,620 00:03:00,189 you see now wouldn't be here. you see now wouldn't be here.
60 00:03:00,222 00:03:03,158 Y'all know who it is. Master P. Y'all know who it is. Master P.
61 00:03:03,192 00:03:05,060 At one point, Russell Simmons, At one point, Russell Simmons,
62 00:03:05,094 00:03:08,397 Suge Knight, Jermaine Dupri, Jay-Z, Suge Knight, Jermaine Dupri, Jay-Z,
63 00:03:08,430 00:03:10,199 they all looking up at P like, "What the..." they all looking up at P like, "What the..."
64 00:03:10,232 00:03:12,634 Yeah, I don't give a... who you were. Yeah, I don't give a... who you were.
65 00:03:12,668 00:03:13,836 Sorry. Sorry.
66 00:03:13,869 00:03:16,372 My life was damn near lost, My life was damn near lost,
67 00:03:16,405 00:03:18,107 and then that's when Master P stepped in. and then that's when Master P stepped in.
68 00:03:18,140 00:03:19,908 Master P taught us the right way. Master P taught us the right way.
69 00:03:19,942 00:03:22,277 It wasn't just about me, it's about we. It wasn't just about me, it's about we.
70 00:03:22,311 00:03:25,280 Without y'all, there wouldn't even be No Limit. Without y'all, there wouldn't even be No Limit.
71 00:03:25,314 00:03:27,683 One of the great dynasties in hip-hop. One of the great dynasties in hip-hop.
72 00:03:27,716 00:03:30,152 No Limit Records. No Limit Records.
73 00:03:30,252 00:03:33,231 That's Master P's legacy. That's Master P's legacy.
74 00:03:49,304 00:03:51,073 To understand me, To understand me,
75 00:03:51,106 00:03:53,342 I think you have to understand where I came from. I think you have to understand where I came from.
76 00:03:53,375 00:03:57,112 This is New Orleans. This is where my story started. This is New Orleans. This is where my story started.
77 00:03:57,146 00:03:59,181 There's no other place like this. There's no other place like this.
78 00:04:01,016 00:04:02,084 The greatest music. The greatest music.
79 00:04:08,123 00:04:09,625 The greatest food. The greatest food.
80 00:04:12,628 00:04:16,832 All these nice houses, nothing but riches and wealth. All these nice houses, nothing but riches and wealth.
81 00:04:16,865 00:04:20,069 But you walk over those steps, But you walk over those steps,
82 00:04:20,102 00:04:22,213 you back in the Calliope Projects. you back in the Calliope Projects.
83 00:04:22,237 00:04:24,707 You see nothing but poverty. You see nothing but poverty.
84 00:04:26,809 00:04:28,844 I grew up in the Calliope Projects. I grew up in the Calliope Projects.
85 00:04:28,877 00:04:31,013 This is where my character was built. This is where my character was built.
86 00:04:31,046 00:04:33,224 When I was here as a kid, When I was here as a kid,
87 00:04:33,248 00:04:34,659 this was the murder capital of the world. this was the murder capital of the world.
88 00:04:34,683 00:04:38,020 Calliope Projects, they're at war. Calliope Projects, they're at war.
89 00:04:38,053 00:04:39,755 One of the most violent places One of the most violent places
90 00:04:39,788 00:04:43,659 in one of the most violent cities in the country. in one of the most violent cities in the country.
91 00:04:43,692 00:04:45,236 You see a bunch of mansions around here? You see a bunch of mansions around here?
92 00:04:45,260 00:04:47,396 No. But I bet you one thing. No. But I bet you one thing.
93 00:04:47,429 00:04:51,300 Every person back here probably own a gun. Every person back here probably own a gun.
94 00:04:51,333 00:04:53,135 Calliope is the worst place this side of hell. Calliope is the worst place this side of hell.
95 00:04:53,168 00:04:54,803 That's all you need to know. That's all you need to know.
96 00:04:54,837 00:04:57,272 You might not be doing nothing but going to the store... bop! You might not be doing nothing but going to the store... bop!
97 00:04:57,306 00:04:58,907 And that's how it go, man, in our hood. And that's how it go, man, in our hood.
98 00:04:58,941 00:05:00,352 The reasons most often cited The reasons most often cited
99 00:05:00,376 00:05:03,645 for the increase... Kids, guns, and drugs. for the increase... Kids, guns, and drugs.
100 00:05:03,679 00:05:05,981 My first time seeing a dead body, My first time seeing a dead body,
101 00:05:06,015 00:05:07,516 this guy was laid out in the street, this guy was laid out in the street,
102 00:05:07,549 00:05:09,494 there was just flies around him and nobody was like... there was just flies around him and nobody was like...
103 00:05:09,518 00:05:12,054 It wasn't even like nobody was even acknowledging he was dead. It wasn't even like nobody was even acknowledging he was dead.
104 00:05:13,389 00:05:15,724 I had a best friend, and I'm sorry, I had a best friend, and I'm sorry,
105 00:05:15,758 00:05:20,229 but she was murdered at the age of seven years old. but she was murdered at the age of seven years old.
106 00:05:21,964 00:05:23,499 It just was bad. It just was bad.
107 00:05:23,532 00:05:26,402 People know, you come from here, you definitely seen hell. People know, you come from here, you definitely seen hell.
108 00:05:26,435 00:05:29,938 You made it out of here, that says a lot about you. You made it out of here, that says a lot about you.
109 00:05:29,972 00:05:31,707 If you gonna survive back here, If you gonna survive back here,
110 00:05:31,740 00:05:32,908 it's for real. it's for real.
111 00:05:32,941 00:05:34,610 Like, a life ain't worth nothing. Like, a life ain't worth nothing.
112 00:05:36,245 00:05:38,480 I'm like five years old, I'm like five years old,
113 00:05:38,514 00:05:41,150 I hear these guys arguing over a beer. I hear these guys arguing over a beer.
114 00:05:41,250 00:05:42,985 I hear the shots. I hear the shots.
115 00:05:45,054 00:05:47,322 Seen the guy on the ground dead. Seen the guy on the ground dead.
116 00:05:49,625 00:05:54,163 For a five-year-old, man, that puts you in a cold place. For a five-year-old, man, that puts you in a cold place.
117 00:05:57,166 00:06:00,335 The fact that P is alive today, The fact that P is alive today,
118 00:06:00,369 00:06:03,672 the fact that he built an empire is a miracle. the fact that he built an empire is a miracle.
119 00:06:05,007 00:06:07,943 In April of 1967, In April of 1967,
120 00:06:07,976 00:06:10,612 Master P was born Percy Robert Miller. Master P was born Percy Robert Miller.
121 00:06:11,747 00:06:13,082 Percy was the oldest, Percy was the oldest,
122 00:06:13,115 00:06:15,260 he had three other brothers and a sister. he had three other brothers and a sister.
123 00:06:15,284 00:06:16,995 My mom worked at the Hyatt Regency, My mom worked at the Hyatt Regency,
124 00:06:17,019 00:06:18,487 she worked in the hotel business. she worked in the hotel business.
125 00:06:18,520 00:06:20,198 You know, my dad was out there You know, my dad was out there
126 00:06:20,222 00:06:22,200 trying to keep a job in the French Quarter. trying to keep a job in the French Quarter.
127 00:06:22,224 00:06:24,493 He was like the security guard for them. He was like the security guard for them.
128 00:06:24,526 00:06:27,396 When he was young, his parents broke up. When he was young, his parents broke up.
129 00:06:27,429 00:06:29,398 My mom and my dad separated. My mom and my dad separated.
130 00:06:29,431 00:06:32,101 My brother Corey, which is C-Murder, My brother Corey, which is C-Murder,
131 00:06:32,134 00:06:34,212 my brother Vyshonn, Silkk the Shocker, my brother Vyshonn, Silkk the Shocker,
132 00:06:34,236 00:06:35,871 and my sister, Germaine, and my sister, Germaine,
133 00:06:35,904 00:06:39,475 they went to stay with my mom in the Magnolia Projects. they went to stay with my mom in the Magnolia Projects.
134 00:06:39,508 00:06:42,478 Me and my brother, Kevin, we lived in the Calliope Me and my brother, Kevin, we lived in the Calliope
135 00:06:42,511 00:06:45,280 with my dad and my grandparents. with my dad and my grandparents.
136 00:06:45,314 00:06:47,549 But we see each other every day. But we see each other every day.
137 00:06:49,451 00:06:52,454 My mom would bring us over there and pick us up later. My mom would bring us over there and pick us up later.
138 00:06:52,488 00:06:55,157 So, there used to be a lot of kids in the house. So, there used to be a lot of kids in the house.
139 00:06:56,291 00:06:57,926 So, even going back and forth, So, even going back and forth,
140 00:06:57,960 00:07:00,029 all my brothers and my sister G, all my brothers and my sister G,
141 00:07:00,062 00:07:02,264 one thing we were was together. one thing we were was together.
142 00:07:03,665 00:07:05,434 But my grandparents had 12 kids. But my grandparents had 12 kids.
143 00:07:05,467 00:07:07,102 And me and my brother together, And me and my brother together,
144 00:07:07,136 00:07:08,680 and then there's big momma and big daddy. and then there's big momma and big daddy.
145 00:07:08,704 00:07:12,374 So, that's 16 people in a three-bedroom project. So, that's 16 people in a three-bedroom project.
146 00:07:12,408 00:07:14,676 I'm sleeping on the floor. I'm sleeping on the floor.
147 00:07:14,710 00:07:17,046 Everybody ate before me. Everybody ate before me.
148 00:07:17,079 00:07:19,882 I remember, sometime all I got to eat I remember, sometime all I got to eat
149 00:07:19,915 00:07:21,417 was corn flakes and water. was corn flakes and water.
150 00:07:21,450 00:07:22,685 We couldn't afford milk. We couldn't afford milk.
151 00:07:22,718 00:07:24,386 And my grandparents would tell me, And my grandparents would tell me,
152 00:07:24,420 00:07:25,888 "Even though we live in poverty, "Even though we live in poverty,
153 00:07:25,921 00:07:28,199 be happy and make the best out of what you have." be happy and make the best out of what you have."
154 00:07:34,263 00:07:36,065 Despite the circumstances, Despite the circumstances,
155 00:07:36,098 00:07:37,633 he had a really tight-knit family. he had a really tight-knit family.
156 00:07:37,666 00:07:40,002 My grandparents used to have suppers, My grandparents used to have suppers,
157 00:07:40,035 00:07:41,403 and I was the DJ. and I was the DJ.
158 00:07:41,437 00:07:43,405 So me and my brothers, So me and my brothers,
159 00:07:43,439 00:07:46,575 all of us together, it was like the Jackson 5. all of us together, it was like the Jackson 5.
160 00:07:51,346 00:07:53,549 We was poor, but still happy. We was poor, but still happy.
161 00:07:53,582 00:07:54,917 AB, common mark. AB, common mark.
162 00:07:54,950 00:07:56,352 We all sacrificed, We all sacrificed,
163 00:07:56,385 00:07:58,253 but we just came together like one big family. but we just came together like one big family.
164 00:07:58,287 00:08:01,256 We had our problems, but we all stuck together. We had our problems, but we all stuck together.
165 00:08:01,290 00:08:02,825 Everything that he had to fight through Everything that he had to fight through
166 00:08:02,858 00:08:05,361 and struggle through, that's what No Limit is. and struggle through, that's what No Limit is.
167 00:08:05,394 00:08:06,995 It's breaking barriers. It's breaking barriers.
168 00:08:07,029 00:08:11,734 And the whole military theme, it runs really deep. And the whole military theme, it runs really deep.
169 00:08:13,369 00:08:16,772 It came from his family members who were in the Army. It came from his family members who were in the Army.
170 00:08:16,805 00:08:20,743 Everything starts with my grandfather. Everything starts with my grandfather.
171 00:08:20,776 00:08:22,911 He was a real G. He was a real G.
172 00:08:22,945 00:08:24,580 My grandmother was a G too, man. My grandmother was a G too, man.
173 00:08:24,613 00:08:26,415 Like, drug dealers would be on the porch. Like, drug dealers would be on the porch.
174 00:08:26,448 00:08:28,884 My grandmother come pour hot water on 'em. My grandmother come pour hot water on 'em.
175 00:08:28,917 00:08:32,488 His grandparents, Claude and Maxine, His grandparents, Claude and Maxine,
176 00:08:32,521 00:08:35,357 gave him a sense of self. gave him a sense of self.
177 00:08:35,391 00:08:37,393 My daddy was the man of the family. My daddy was the man of the family.
178 00:08:37,426 00:08:39,361 He worked two and three jobs. He worked two and three jobs.
179 00:08:39,395 00:08:41,206 And my mama was a hard worker, too. And my mama was a hard worker, too.
180 00:08:41,230 00:08:42,898 My grandfather, Big Daddy, My grandfather, Big Daddy,
181 00:08:42,931 00:08:44,466 he worked at McKenzie's Bakery. he worked at McKenzie's Bakery.
182 00:08:44,500 00:08:46,668 And Big Mama, my grandmother, And Big Mama, my grandmother,
183 00:08:46,702 00:08:49,304 she was a nurse at the hospital. she was a nurse at the hospital.
184 00:08:49,338 00:08:51,774 My grandfather, my grandmother, My grandfather, my grandmother,
185 00:08:51,807 00:08:53,275 just work, work, work. just work, work, work.
186 00:08:55,344 00:08:57,222 They found a way to provide for us. They found a way to provide for us.
187 00:08:57,246 00:08:58,623 That's where I got my work ethic from. That's where I got my work ethic from.
188 00:08:58,647 00:09:00,449 This is how it is. If you want something, This is how it is. If you want something,
189 00:09:00,482 00:09:02,851 you got to work for it, you got to strive for it. you got to work for it, you got to strive for it.
190 00:09:04,253 00:09:06,622 He went around cutting grass. He went around cutting grass.
191 00:09:06,655 00:09:07,890 Recycling cans. Recycling cans.
192 00:09:07,923 00:09:10,492 Popcorn boy at the Superdome. Popcorn boy at the Superdome.
193 00:09:10,526 00:09:12,528 He was doing stuff like that at ten years old. He was doing stuff like that at ten years old.
194 00:09:13,762 00:09:15,464 Our family inspired us Our family inspired us
195 00:09:15,497 00:09:18,867 to be better than what other people around us were. to be better than what other people around us were.
196 00:09:18,901 00:09:20,903 My grandmother told me that My grandmother told me that
197 00:09:20,936 00:09:24,273 having a dream is the most important thing. having a dream is the most important thing.
198 00:09:24,306 00:09:27,876 If you don't have no dream, then... why wake up? If you don't have no dream, then... why wake up?
199 00:09:27,910 00:09:29,812 I have a dream. I have a dream.
200 00:09:29,845 00:09:32,257 She made me keep reciting that "I Have a Dream" speech. She made me keep reciting that "I Have a Dream" speech.
201 00:09:32,281 00:09:35,193 My grandmother said, "There's gonna be no limit My grandmother said, "There's gonna be no limit
202 00:09:35,217 00:09:36,985 to your success when you dream big." to your success when you dream big."
203 00:09:38,487 00:09:40,356 That just stuck in my head. That just stuck in my head.
204 00:09:40,389 00:09:41,890 Kept saying, I'ma get us out of here. Kept saying, I'ma get us out of here.
205 00:09:41,924 00:09:44,326 I don't know how, but one day I'm gonna be rich. I don't know how, but one day I'm gonna be rich.
206 00:09:44,360 00:09:46,362 One day, I'm gonna make millions of dollars. One day, I'm gonna make millions of dollars.
207 00:09:46,395 00:09:47,739 One day, I'm gonna buy my grandmother a house, One day, I'm gonna buy my grandmother a house,
208 00:09:47,763 00:09:50,132 my mom a house, my dad a house. my mom a house, my dad a house.
209 00:09:50,232 00:09:52,701 I just thought big like that. I just thought big like that.
210 00:09:52,735 00:09:55,471 Somebody had to make it in the family. Somebody had to make it in the family.
211 00:09:55,504 00:09:58,040 He was the first born, so he had to take leadership. He was the first born, so he had to take leadership.
212 00:09:58,073 00:10:00,976 The main thing, my goal was, my parents' goal was making sure The main thing, my goal was, my parents' goal was making sure
213 00:10:01,009 00:10:02,010 they got an education. they got an education.
214 00:10:03,746 00:10:05,023 {\an8}Big Daddy's like, "I'm gonna take {\an8}Big Daddy's like, "I'm gonna take
215 00:10:05,047 00:10:06,548 "my Social Security check, "my Social Security check,
216 00:10:06,582 00:10:08,484 send you to this Catholic school, St. Monica." send you to this Catholic school, St. Monica."
217 00:10:08,517 00:10:10,819 The only private school, across the street The only private school, across the street
218 00:10:10,853 00:10:12,388 from the projects. from the projects.
219 00:10:12,421 00:10:14,232 My grandfather, he was close to us. My grandfather, he was close to us.
220 00:10:14,256 00:10:17,092 He took time out to teach Percy how to do the right things, He took time out to teach Percy how to do the right things,
221 00:10:17,126 00:10:18,994 and it changed his life. and it changed his life.
222 00:10:19,028 00:10:20,772 When I walked through the Calliope Projects When I walked through the Calliope Projects
223 00:10:20,796 00:10:22,498 with my Catholic school uniform on, with my Catholic school uniform on,
224 00:10:22,531 00:10:24,533 sometime I had to fight my way back home. sometime I had to fight my way back home.
225 00:10:24,566 00:10:26,935 I had to do what I had to do. I had to do what I had to do.
226 00:10:26,969 00:10:28,237 He was an altar boy. He was an altar boy.
227 00:10:28,270 00:10:29,772 My grandfather said, My grandfather said,
228 00:10:29,805 00:10:32,183 "If I can get you those golden values, "If I can get you those golden values,
229 00:10:32,207 00:10:33,842 I can save you." I can save you."
230 00:10:33,876 00:10:36,187 St. Monica, we got to go there, St. Monica, we got to go there,
231 00:10:36,211 00:10:37,913 and then we met during that time. and then we met during that time.
232 00:10:37,946 00:10:39,948 His grandmother and his father, and all that, His grandmother and his father, and all that,
233 00:10:39,982 00:10:41,850 you know, he had a lot of people on his neck. you know, he had a lot of people on his neck.
234 00:10:41,884 00:10:44,953 We couldn't come home with Ds and Fs and all that shit. We couldn't come home with Ds and Fs and all that shit.
235 00:10:46,455 00:10:49,124 He also went to Booker T. High School. He also went to Booker T. High School.
236 00:10:49,224 00:10:52,327 That's when Percy matured. That's when Percy matured.
237 00:10:52,361 00:10:56,732 Booker T. is the father of black nationalism. Booker T. is the father of black nationalism.
238 00:10:56,765 00:10:59,568 His philosophy was do for self. His philosophy was do for self.
239 00:10:59,601 00:11:02,771 Quite naturally, that's where P learned Quite naturally, that's where P learned
240 00:11:02,805 00:11:04,807 what it meant to be independent. what it meant to be independent.
241 00:11:04,840 00:11:07,743 He just was different, like, always focused. He just was different, like, always focused.
242 00:11:07,776 00:11:10,412 Like, he had plans to go further in life. Like, he had plans to go further in life.
243 00:11:10,446 00:11:13,015 I never met a guy like him. I never met a guy like him.
244 00:11:15,651 00:11:19,188 Oh, when I first met Percy, it was like 1983. Oh, when I first met Percy, it was like 1983.
245 00:11:21,190 00:11:22,324 We met at a club. We met at a club.
246 00:11:24,193 00:11:25,561 It was called Nexus. It was called Nexus.
247 00:11:25,594 00:11:27,563 And I was dancing on the dance floor. And I was dancing on the dance floor.
248 00:11:27,596 00:11:30,265 I knew of Sonya before. I knew of Sonya before.
249 00:11:32,368 00:11:34,303 Everybody was trying to get at her. Everybody was trying to get at her.
250 00:11:34,336 00:11:37,906 When I seen her, man, I knew, like, this was gonna be my girl. When I seen her, man, I knew, like, this was gonna be my girl.
251 00:11:37,940 00:11:39,308 He came over. He came over.
252 00:11:39,341 00:11:40,385 I'm like, look, shorty, I'm like, look, shorty,
253 00:11:40,409 00:11:41,710 you're gonna be for me. you're gonna be for me.
254 00:11:43,412 00:11:45,080 She was like, "Boy, you crazy." She was like, "Boy, you crazy."
255 00:11:45,114 00:11:46,291 I'm like, look, I'm telling you, I'm like, look, I'm telling you,
256 00:11:46,315 00:11:47,816 this is how this is gonna happen. this is how this is gonna happen.
257 00:11:47,850 00:11:50,352 We started dancing, and there it was. We started dancing, and there it was.
258 00:11:50,386 00:11:53,198 It was like love at first sight. It was like love at first sight.
259 00:11:56,592 00:11:58,894 Percy and I, we was high school lovers. Percy and I, we was high school lovers.
260 00:12:03,899 00:12:07,436 I had my family, Sonya, and school. I had my family, Sonya, and school.
261 00:12:07,469 00:12:09,938 That was the first time I see a bright future. That was the first time I see a bright future.
262 00:12:11,507 00:12:13,809 But one day, my whole life changed. But one day, my whole life changed.
263 00:12:16,145 00:12:18,580 Yo, what's up? We down here in New Orleans. Yo, what's up? We down here in New Orleans.
264 00:12:18,614 00:12:20,749 It was 1983 New Year. It was 1983 New Year.
265 00:12:20,783 00:12:23,285 Three, two, one! Three, two, one!
266 00:12:23,318 00:12:24,787 Yay! Yay!
267 00:12:24,820 00:12:26,955 My grandfather, his blood pressure was up. My grandfather, his blood pressure was up.
268 00:12:26,989 00:12:29,892 I remember me and my brother Kevin was arguing that night I remember me and my brother Kevin was arguing that night
269 00:12:29,925 00:12:32,795 about who gonna walk my grandfather to the hospital. about who gonna walk my grandfather to the hospital.
270 00:12:32,828 00:12:35,164 So, I end up saying, I'ma walk with you. So, I end up saying, I'ma walk with you.
271 00:12:36,832 00:12:38,701 There's no way I could have known There's no way I could have known
272 00:12:38,734 00:12:40,736 what was about to happen. what was about to happen.
273 00:12:48,359 00:12:49,960 Happy New Year! Happy New Year!
274 00:12:49,994 00:12:52,563 New Year 1983, New Year 1983,
275 00:12:52,596 00:12:55,399 I'm walking with my grandfather to the hospital I'm walking with my grandfather to the hospital
276 00:12:55,433 00:12:57,535 'cause his blood pressure was up. 'cause his blood pressure was up.
277 00:12:57,568 00:13:01,572 So we get to the VA hospital, stayed out there overnight. So we get to the VA hospital, stayed out there overnight.
278 00:13:03,541 00:13:06,077 The next day, they checked him out. The next day, they checked him out.
279 00:13:06,110 00:13:07,578 They say he was good. They say he was good.
280 00:13:07,611 00:13:10,281 "But before you go, we gonna get some medicine "But before you go, we gonna get some medicine
281 00:13:10,314 00:13:12,283 for your blood pressure." for your blood pressure."
282 00:13:12,316 00:13:15,386 So he had a guy sitting in another bed So he had a guy sitting in another bed
283 00:13:15,419 00:13:17,721 next to my grandfather. next to my grandfather.
284 00:13:17,755 00:13:20,925 They gave my grandfather the guy's medicine. They gave my grandfather the guy's medicine.
285 00:13:28,399 00:13:30,701 It killed my grandfather. It killed my grandfather.
286 00:13:32,403 00:13:33,771 I had to come back to the project I had to come back to the project
287 00:13:33,804 00:13:35,806 and tell all my grandfather kids and tell all my grandfather kids
288 00:13:35,840 00:13:38,976 and my grandmother that my grandfather was gone. and my grandmother that my grandfather was gone.
289 00:13:39,009 00:13:40,754 When we found out what really happened to him When we found out what really happened to him
290 00:13:40,778 00:13:42,255 when they gave him the wrong medicine, when they gave him the wrong medicine,
291 00:13:42,279 00:13:45,683 it was very hurtful. it was very hurtful.
292 00:13:45,716 00:13:48,219 That was probably the toughest time of my life. That was probably the toughest time of my life.
293 00:13:51,489 00:13:53,090 I just couldn't believe it. I just couldn't believe it.
294 00:13:53,124 00:13:54,759 My grandfather's really gone. My grandfather's really gone.
295 00:13:54,792 00:13:58,129 Without my grandfather, I don't know what I'm gonna do. Without my grandfather, I don't know what I'm gonna do.
296 00:14:00,064 00:14:02,900 I don't think we'll survive this environment without him. I don't think we'll survive this environment without him.
297 00:14:06,137 00:14:09,039 Big Daddy passing away made him more motivated Big Daddy passing away made him more motivated
298 00:14:09,073 00:14:10,875 to be the man of the house. to be the man of the house.
299 00:14:12,376 00:14:14,311 He used to tell Percy, "If I'm not here, He used to tell Percy, "If I'm not here,
300 00:14:14,345 00:14:16,447 you gotta take care of this family." you gotta take care of this family."
301 00:14:16,480 00:14:18,783 So Percy said, "I promise you, G, So Percy said, "I promise you, G,
302 00:14:18,816 00:14:21,185 I'm gonna get us out of here." I'm gonna get us out of here."
303 00:14:21,218 00:14:23,187 Basketball was my way Basketball was my way
304 00:14:23,220 00:14:25,823 to take my family up out of this. to take my family up out of this.
305 00:14:25,856 00:14:28,159 I just kept working on my game, man. I just kept working on my game, man.
306 00:14:28,192 00:14:30,528 All day, every day. All day, every day.
307 00:14:32,963 00:14:35,399 Kids used to hustle back there. Kids used to hustle back there.
308 00:14:35,433 00:14:36,667 And the police could see you, And the police could see you,
309 00:14:36,700 00:14:38,502 so they would shoot the lights out. so they would shoot the lights out.
310 00:14:40,671 00:14:43,207 I'm out there in the dark just putting up shots. I'm out there in the dark just putting up shots.
311 00:14:43,240 00:14:44,651 I'm like, how you know it go in? I'm like, how you know it go in?
312 00:14:44,675 00:14:46,977 You just hear the nets. You just hear the nets.
313 00:14:47,011 00:14:48,012 Like, "shing." Like, "shing."
314 00:14:50,047 00:14:52,349 For me, as his coach, every time we played him, For me, as his coach, every time we played him,
315 00:14:52,383 00:14:53,818 he would... he would put on a show. he would... he would put on a show.
316 00:14:53,851 00:14:57,321 He was averaging like 25, 30 points a game, He was averaging like 25, 30 points a game,
317 00:14:57,354 00:14:59,256 like 10, 12 assists a game. like 10, 12 assists a game.
318 00:15:00,891 00:15:02,927 Back then, it was definitely not uncommon Back then, it was definitely not uncommon
319 00:15:02,960 00:15:05,162 for brothers in the hood to make money for brothers in the hood to make money
320 00:15:05,196 00:15:06,764 off high school basketball. off high school basketball.
321 00:15:06,797 00:15:09,900 So they were betting on him. So they were betting on him.
322 00:15:09,934 00:15:13,003 Somebody was gonna get hurt, namely him. Somebody was gonna get hurt, namely him.
323 00:15:18,642 00:15:20,444 I was a junior in high school. I was a junior in high school.
324 00:15:20,478 00:15:22,046 I'm playing on the varsity team. I'm playing on the varsity team.
325 00:15:22,079 00:15:25,116 I'm at the free throw line for us to go to the playoffs. I'm at the free throw line for us to go to the playoffs.
326 00:15:25,149 00:15:28,519 Tie game, it's up to me. Tie game, it's up to me.
327 00:15:28,552 00:15:30,688 A guy flashed his gun. A guy flashed his gun.
328 00:15:30,721 00:15:32,690 He said, "You make that shot, He said, "You make that shot,
329 00:15:32,723 00:15:34,558 you might not make it out of here." you might not make it out of here."
330 00:15:35,860 00:15:37,795 I had to think quick, man. I had to think quick, man.
331 00:15:39,263 00:15:40,664 Man, I'm ready to die for this. Man, I'm ready to die for this.
332 00:15:42,466 00:15:44,702 Because if basketball don't work, Because if basketball don't work,
333 00:15:44,735 00:15:47,171 the circle is gonna close in on me anyway. the circle is gonna close in on me anyway.
334 00:16:03,354 00:16:04,794 We won, we going to the championship. We won, we going to the championship.
335 00:16:06,390 00:16:07,892 We broke out running. We broke out running.
336 00:16:07,925 00:16:09,627 Coach said, "You got to duck, Coach said, "You got to duck,
337 00:16:09,660 00:16:11,495 you might get the window shot out." you might get the window shot out."
338 00:16:11,529 00:16:13,798 That's just how bad it was. That's just how bad it was.
339 00:16:24,275 00:16:28,079 Growing up, basketball brought me and my brother Kevin together. Growing up, basketball brought me and my brother Kevin together.
340 00:16:29,513 00:16:32,683 So, me and my brother at Warren Easton. So, me and my brother at Warren Easton.
341 00:16:32,716 00:16:35,920 It was happy times. It was us against the world. It was happy times. It was us against the world.
342 00:16:35,953 00:16:39,523 He was an all-city athlete, well known. He was an all-city athlete, well known.
343 00:16:39,557 00:16:41,768 He had the girls like, "Oh, that's your brother? He had the girls like, "Oh, that's your brother?
344 00:16:41,792 00:16:43,527 That's P? Um, he's good." That's P? Um, he's good."
345 00:16:43,561 00:16:44,695 And I'm like, okay. And I'm like, okay.
346 00:16:44,729 00:16:46,163 He did it all. He did it all.
347 00:16:46,197 00:16:47,965 He had bloomed into a very, very good player. He had bloomed into a very, very good player.
348 00:16:50,034 00:16:51,869 Top colleges coming to the projects. Top colleges coming to the projects.
349 00:16:51,902 00:16:53,904 Denny Crum from Louisville, Denny Crum from Louisville,
350 00:16:53,938 00:16:57,208 Guy Lewis from Houston, John Thompson from Georgetown. Guy Lewis from Houston, John Thompson from Georgetown.
351 00:16:57,241 00:17:00,010 I think I might make it out of here after all. I think I might make it out of here after all.
352 00:17:00,044 00:17:03,347 In 1985, he graduates from high school, In 1985, he graduates from high school,
353 00:17:03,380 00:17:06,350 going to the University of Houston to play basketball. going to the University of Houston to play basketball.
354 00:17:06,383 00:17:09,487 He wanted to go to college and become this pro player, He wanted to go to college and become this pro player,
355 00:17:09,520 00:17:12,056 and to move his family out the projects. and to move his family out the projects.
356 00:17:12,089 00:17:13,858 The University of Houston at this point The University of Houston at this point
357 00:17:13,891 00:17:17,695 were major entertainment in terms of national TV. were major entertainment in terms of national TV.
358 00:17:17,728 00:17:20,197 This is just one year after Hakeem Olajuwon This is just one year after Hakeem Olajuwon
359 00:17:20,231 00:17:21,832 and Clyde Drexler. and Clyde Drexler.
360 00:17:21,866 00:17:23,834 Hakeem is there, 14 rebounds for him, Hakeem is there, 14 rebounds for him,
361 00:17:23,868 00:17:25,069 and for the game. and for the game.
362 00:17:25,102 00:17:26,837 Another lob. Drexler, look out. Another lob. Drexler, look out.
363 00:17:26,871 00:17:29,073 They were known as Phi Slama Jama, They were known as Phi Slama Jama,
364 00:17:29,106 00:17:31,475 were bringing a lot of notoriety to the school. were bringing a lot of notoriety to the school.
365 00:17:31,509 00:17:33,444 This was a really big deal. This was a really big deal.
366 00:17:35,913 00:17:38,682 Houston was the best thing that happened for me. Houston was the best thing that happened for me.
367 00:17:38,716 00:17:41,719 I worked so hard that summer, man, I worked so hard that summer, man,
368 00:17:41,752 00:17:44,989 'cause I really wanted to start as a freshman. 'cause I really wanted to start as a freshman.
369 00:17:46,223 00:17:48,893 It was time for me to be a big star. It was time for me to be a big star.
370 00:17:48,926 00:17:50,795 He had the weight of his whole family. He had the weight of his whole family.
371 00:17:50,828 00:17:53,497 It wasn't just his immediate family, It wasn't just his immediate family,
372 00:17:53,597 00:17:55,066 it was like the whole hood. it was like the whole hood.
373 00:17:55,099 00:17:59,203 And he knew that basketball could help everybody. And he knew that basketball could help everybody.
374 00:18:00,671 00:18:02,973 Unfortunately, P ends up getting injured. Unfortunately, P ends up getting injured.
375 00:18:04,809 00:18:08,879 So I'm in practice going so hard, and I fell. So I'm in practice going so hard, and I fell.
376 00:18:08,913 00:18:11,649 Then I heard a pop. Then I heard a pop.
377 00:18:11,682 00:18:14,852 The doctors told me it was an ACL injury. The doctors told me it was an ACL injury.
378 00:18:14,885 00:18:19,123 It sidelined his dreams for playing basketball. It sidelined his dreams for playing basketball.
379 00:18:19,156 00:18:23,027 Just this quick, I thought my life was over. Just this quick, I thought my life was over.
380 00:18:25,229 00:18:29,333 I left Houston and took this long bus ride I left Houston and took this long bus ride
381 00:18:29,366 00:18:30,868 back to the projects. back to the projects.
382 00:18:30,901 00:18:33,771 And I feel like a failure, man. And I feel like a failure, man.
383 00:18:36,373 00:18:38,242 Definitely was a big blow, Definitely was a big blow,
384 00:18:38,275 00:18:41,846 'cause you feel like that was your ticket out. 'cause you feel like that was your ticket out.
385 00:18:41,879 00:18:43,547 It made it tough, and a lot of people It made it tough, and a lot of people
386 00:18:43,647 00:18:44,949 don't bounce back from that. don't bounce back from that.
387 00:18:47,084 00:18:48,853 Everything crashed. Everything crashed.
388 00:18:48,886 00:18:51,222 I start questioning God in my mind. I start questioning God in my mind.
389 00:18:51,255 00:18:53,457 I keep seeing my grandfather around me I keep seeing my grandfather around me
390 00:18:53,491 00:18:54,859 telling me, "Man, you know what, telling me, "Man, you know what,
391 00:18:54,892 00:18:56,494 you gonna have to figure something out." you gonna have to figure something out."
392 00:18:56,594 00:18:57,962 Me and Master P, Me and Master P,
393 00:18:57,995 00:19:00,574 we lived in the same neighborhood in the Calliope. we lived in the same neighborhood in the Calliope.
394 00:19:00,598 00:19:02,466 You either sell drugs or you work. You either sell drugs or you work.
395 00:19:04,235 00:19:06,203 I remember Percy working at BellSouth. I remember Percy working at BellSouth.
396 00:19:06,237 00:19:08,205 I was selling phones. I was selling phones.
397 00:19:08,239 00:19:10,841 The only bad thing, I'm working on commission. The only bad thing, I'm working on commission.
398 00:19:10,875 00:19:12,410 Never got a check. Never got a check.
399 00:19:12,443 00:19:14,478 Drugs here are a profitable business. Drugs here are a profitable business.
400 00:19:14,512 00:19:18,983 Even a small-time crack dealer can pull in 50,000 a year. Even a small-time crack dealer can pull in 50,000 a year.
401 00:19:19,016 00:19:21,595 So, for P, like a lot of kids, So, for P, like a lot of kids,
402 00:19:21,619 00:19:23,120 especially in the ghetto, especially in the ghetto,
403 00:19:23,154 00:19:26,323 selling drugs was your only option. selling drugs was your only option.
404 00:19:26,357 00:19:28,692 I have always tried to play it straight. I have always tried to play it straight.
405 00:19:28,726 00:19:30,928 My grandfather told me, "I don't want you My grandfather told me, "I don't want you
406 00:19:30,961 00:19:33,964 hustling with them boys out there on the block." hustling with them boys out there on the block."
407 00:19:33,998 00:19:37,968 But you will risk it all just for the people you love. But you will risk it all just for the people you love.
408 00:19:38,002 00:19:41,005 It wasn't too long before hustling the street It wasn't too long before hustling the street
409 00:19:41,038 00:19:43,407 put me in a life-or-death situation. put me in a life-or-death situation.
410 00:19:47,494 00:19:49,096 So by late 1987, So by late 1987,
411 00:19:49,129 00:19:51,131 P felt like the weight was on him P felt like the weight was on him
412 00:19:51,165 00:19:53,200 in terms of what he was gonna do in terms of what he was gonna do
413 00:19:53,233 00:19:54,902 to lift up his family. to lift up his family.
414 00:19:54,935 00:19:57,638 I can't play basketball because I got hurt. I can't play basketball because I got hurt.
415 00:19:57,671 00:20:00,707 And back then, music wasn't a reality, And back then, music wasn't a reality,
416 00:20:00,741 00:20:02,109 wasn't a dream for me. wasn't a dream for me.
417 00:20:02,142 00:20:05,279 I never knew of anybody making money rapping. I never knew of anybody making money rapping.
418 00:20:05,312 00:20:09,316 Percy had to survive like everyone else, selling drugs. Percy had to survive like everyone else, selling drugs.
419 00:20:09,349 00:20:14,455 Master P cousin Jimmy... Hotboy... he the man you go to Master P cousin Jimmy... Hotboy... he the man you go to
420 00:20:14,488 00:20:15,823 to get your product. to get your product.
421 00:20:15,856 00:20:17,057 So I'm hustling, So I'm hustling,
422 00:20:17,091 00:20:18,859 trying to be like my cousin. trying to be like my cousin.
423 00:20:18,892 00:20:21,195 First time I went out there, I don't know what I'm doing. First time I went out there, I don't know what I'm doing.
424 00:20:21,228 00:20:24,098 Had a crackhead rock up something for me. Had a crackhead rock up something for me.
425 00:20:24,131 00:20:26,109 I get it back, I'm like, what is this, this is nothing. I get it back, I'm like, what is this, this is nothing.
426 00:20:26,133 00:20:28,368 Lafeen stole his money Lafeen stole his money
427 00:20:28,402 00:20:29,770 and stole his drugs. and stole his drugs.
428 00:20:29,803 00:20:32,806 He was getting bamboozled. He was getting bamboozled.
429 00:20:32,840 00:20:34,341 I remember one guy, I remember one guy,
430 00:20:34,374 00:20:35,976 he was a dean at a college. he was a dean at a college.
431 00:20:36,009 00:20:38,045 I asked him, I said, man, why are you doing this? I asked him, I said, man, why are you doing this?
432 00:20:38,078 00:20:40,180 He said, "Look, man, you gonna sell me some crack, He said, "Look, man, you gonna sell me some crack,
433 00:20:40,214 00:20:42,916 or you a dope dealer with a conscience?" or you a dope dealer with a conscience?"
434 00:20:42,950 00:20:45,419 I didn't feel happy riding around I didn't feel happy riding around
435 00:20:45,452 00:20:47,121 trying to be a drug dealer, trying to be a drug dealer,
436 00:20:47,154 00:20:50,324 but I wanted to help my people have a little money. but I wanted to help my people have a little money.
437 00:20:50,357 00:20:53,227 I built so many customers, I built so many customers,
438 00:20:53,260 00:20:54,995 thousands of dollars coming in. thousands of dollars coming in.
439 00:20:55,028 00:20:56,797 I was getting real money back here. I was getting real money back here.
440 00:20:56,830 00:20:59,233 So I kept pushing, telling my family So I kept pushing, telling my family
441 00:20:59,266 00:21:01,301 that I'm making money off the phones, that I'm making money off the phones,
442 00:21:01,335 00:21:02,836 but I'm really hustling. but I'm really hustling.
443 00:21:02,870 00:21:04,872 He end up making enough money to buy him a car. He end up making enough money to buy him a car.
444 00:21:04,905 00:21:07,174 It was a red Audi. It was a red Audi.
445 00:21:07,207 00:21:08,976 That's a nice little car you got. That's a nice little car you got.
446 00:21:09,009 00:21:11,545 Smooth and slippery to the wind, Smooth and slippery to the wind,
447 00:21:11,645 00:21:14,982 it is the world's most aerodynamic luxury sedan. it is the world's most aerodynamic luxury sedan.
448 00:21:15,015 00:21:17,518 I was trying to be slick, I was trying to be slick,
449 00:21:17,551 00:21:20,921 park the Audi like three, four block from the project. park the Audi like three, four block from the project.
450 00:21:20,954 00:21:25,292 Next thing you know, I see all the windows broke out. Next thing you know, I see all the windows broke out.
451 00:21:25,325 00:21:28,328 Big Mama took a bat and busted all the window out of the car. Big Mama took a bat and busted all the window out of the car.
452 00:21:30,831 00:21:32,433 You didn't wanna fool with Big Mama. You didn't wanna fool with Big Mama.
453 00:21:32,466 00:21:35,002 She told him, "If I catch you doing such and such, She told him, "If I catch you doing such and such,
454 00:21:35,035 00:21:38,238 'cause I heard about drugs, I'm gonna call the police." 'cause I heard about drugs, I'm gonna call the police."
455 00:21:38,272 00:21:40,974 P's grandmother didn't go for that, P's grandmother didn't go for that,
456 00:21:41,008 00:21:43,077 because she wanted him to be somebody. because she wanted him to be somebody.
457 00:21:43,110 00:21:46,647 She was just tough, but Percy, you know... She was just tough, but Percy, you know...
458 00:21:46,680 00:21:48,348 he wouldn't listen. he wouldn't listen.
459 00:21:48,382 00:21:52,086 One day me and my cousin Hotboy, we shooting dice. One day me and my cousin Hotboy, we shooting dice.
460 00:21:58,859 00:22:02,196 And these guys drive up, all of 'em got guns. And these guys drive up, all of 'em got guns.
461 00:22:02,229 00:22:04,098 So they tell me, "You know what it is." So they tell me, "You know what it is."
462 00:22:04,131 00:22:06,500 I throw my money up in the air, then run. I throw my money up in the air, then run.
463 00:22:08,035 00:22:11,205 I hear shots. I hear shots.
464 00:22:11,238 00:22:13,340 They leave, I hear the car squeak off. They leave, I hear the car squeak off.
465 00:22:15,342 00:22:18,078 I ain't hit at all, no bullet wounds, no nothing. I ain't hit at all, no bullet wounds, no nothing.
466 00:22:18,112 00:22:22,216 Hotboy, he laying on the ground, they shot him eight times. Hotboy, he laying on the ground, they shot him eight times.
467 00:22:24,118 00:22:26,920 I jump in the car, take him to Charity Hospital. I jump in the car, take him to Charity Hospital.
468 00:22:28,122 00:22:30,023 Hotboy ended up surviving. Hotboy ended up surviving.
469 00:22:31,925 00:22:35,896 You have to understand the law in our hood, You have to understand the law in our hood,
470 00:22:35,929 00:22:37,931 retaliation is a must. retaliation is a must.
471 00:22:39,533 00:22:41,735 Me and my homeboy, we found the house Me and my homeboy, we found the house
472 00:22:41,769 00:22:43,871 where the guys was at. where the guys was at.
473 00:22:43,904 00:22:46,206 We waited for 'em. We waited for 'em.
474 00:22:46,240 00:22:49,586 We end up seeing, like, their mama and their sister. We end up seeing, like, their mama and their sister.
475 00:22:49,610 00:22:52,379 My homeboy was like, "Man, we about to let them have it." My homeboy was like, "Man, we about to let them have it."
476 00:22:55,783 00:22:58,252 I'm like, nah, man. We didn't shoot. I'm like, nah, man. We didn't shoot.
477 00:23:00,421 00:23:03,724 That night, my grandmother put a black dress That night, my grandmother put a black dress
478 00:23:03,757 00:23:05,325 over the nightstand. over the nightstand.
479 00:23:05,359 00:23:08,829 Said, "Yeah, I'ma wear that to your funeral. Said, "Yeah, I'ma wear that to your funeral.
480 00:23:08,862 00:23:10,664 "'Cause the way you living right now, "'Cause the way you living right now,
481 00:23:10,697 00:23:13,300 you ain't gonna last." you ain't gonna last."
482 00:23:13,333 00:23:16,703 I didn't understand until I had my own family. I didn't understand until I had my own family.
483 00:23:19,273 00:23:22,876 Percy and I got married in 1989 Percy and I got married in 1989
484 00:23:22,910 00:23:25,646 after we had Romeo. after we had Romeo.
485 00:23:25,679 00:23:28,482 When he had Romeo, it was like, When he had Romeo, it was like,
486 00:23:28,515 00:23:30,951 this my son, this my baby. this my son, this my baby.
487 00:23:30,984 00:23:33,087 And it was joy. And it was joy.
488 00:23:33,120 00:23:35,923 Now you got people depending on you for real. Now you got people depending on you for real.
489 00:23:35,956 00:23:38,292 At the time, he and his wife Sonya, At the time, he and his wife Sonya,
490 00:23:38,325 00:23:42,062 and Romeo were all living in the Calliope projects. and Romeo were all living in the Calliope projects.
491 00:23:42,096 00:23:45,265 Me having Romeo was just a blessing, man. Me having Romeo was just a blessing, man.
492 00:23:45,299 00:23:47,000 But you gotta wanna change. But you gotta wanna change.
493 00:23:56,710 00:23:59,012 I was in the car passing through the projects I was in the car passing through the projects
494 00:23:59,046 00:24:00,247 hustling on the streets. hustling on the streets.
495 00:24:00,280 00:24:02,149 I used to like Ice T, "Colors." I used to like Ice T, "Colors."
496 00:24:05,219 00:24:07,187 I used to go everywhere with two guns. I used to go everywhere with two guns.
497 00:24:10,991 00:24:12,726 I got Romeo in his little baby carriage, I got Romeo in his little baby carriage,
498 00:24:12,760 00:24:14,294 got the music turned up. got the music turned up.
499 00:24:15,896 00:24:17,474 All of a sudden, hear my grandmother saying, All of a sudden, hear my grandmother saying,
500 00:24:17,498 00:24:18,766 "Turn that music down, "Turn that music down,
501 00:24:18,799 00:24:21,201 and take that boy out this car." and take that boy out this car."
502 00:24:23,871 00:24:25,639 I start looking at Romeo. I start looking at Romeo.
503 00:24:27,641 00:24:29,143 I just start crying, dawg. I just start crying, dawg.
504 00:24:30,477 00:24:32,446 I'm not gonna see this kid go to college I'm not gonna see this kid go to college
505 00:24:32,479 00:24:35,849 if I don't get out of this environment. if I don't get out of this environment.
506 00:24:35,883 00:24:40,521 In that moment, I decided I gotta get out of Louisiana. In that moment, I decided I gotta get out of Louisiana.
507 00:24:43,090 00:24:44,634 Percy was like, "Come on, let's pack up. Percy was like, "Come on, let's pack up.
508 00:24:44,658 00:24:49,396 And we packed Romeo up and left all our things And we packed Romeo up and left all our things
509 00:24:49,430 00:24:51,865 in our apartment and took off. in our apartment and took off.
510 00:24:51,899 00:24:53,400 Sonya end up having some relatives Sonya end up having some relatives
511 00:24:53,434 00:24:55,402 living in Richmond, California. living in Richmond, California.
512 00:24:55,436 00:25:00,107 But soon I started realize, Richmond was a tough place, too. But soon I started realize, Richmond was a tough place, too.
513 00:25:01,608 00:25:04,244 Richmond is as hood as hood can get. Richmond is as hood as hood can get.
514 00:25:04,278 00:25:07,881 So it was like out of the frying pan, into the fire. So it was like out of the frying pan, into the fire.
515 00:25:09,683 00:25:12,820 And to be able to be in Richmond and survive Richmond, And to be able to be in Richmond and survive Richmond,
516 00:25:12,853 00:25:15,055 I gotta be legit. I gotta be legit.
517 00:25:18,625 00:25:21,762 One day, man, I was just driving around, One day, man, I was just driving around,
518 00:25:21,795 00:25:23,606 and I see this place and I see this place
519 00:25:23,630 00:25:26,609 with just hundreds of people standing outside. with just hundreds of people standing outside.
520 00:25:26,633 00:25:29,803 I'm like, what is that? Oh, that's a record store. I'm like, what is that? Oh, that's a record store.
521 00:25:29,837 00:25:31,505 It was called Jones & Harris. It was called Jones & Harris.
522 00:25:33,440 00:25:35,109 It just clicked, I'm like, man, It just clicked, I'm like, man,
523 00:25:35,142 00:25:37,678 I'm about to get in the music business. I'm about to get in the music business.
524 00:25:37,711 00:25:42,483 I start thinking about what my grandmother told me as a kid. I start thinking about what my grandmother told me as a kid.
525 00:25:42,516 00:25:46,019 If I dream big, it's gonna be no limit to my success. If I dream big, it's gonna be no limit to my success.
526 00:25:46,053 00:25:48,689 So I open up No Limit Records. So I open up No Limit Records.
527 00:25:48,722 00:25:51,158 {\an8}The seed money for the record store {\an8}The seed money for the record store
528 00:25:51,191 00:25:52,659 was $10,000. was $10,000.
529 00:25:52,693 00:25:54,461 It actually came from an interesting place... It actually came from an interesting place...
530 00:25:54,495 00:25:57,464 A malpractice suit that his family won A malpractice suit that his family won
531 00:25:57,498 00:25:59,433 from his grandfather's passing. from his grandfather's passing.
532 00:25:59,466 00:26:01,301 Me and Percy started that record store Me and Percy started that record store
533 00:26:01,335 00:26:03,103 as like a "raggly" building. as like a "raggly" building.
534 00:26:03,137 00:26:05,939 You know, we had to reconstruct it. You know, we had to reconstruct it.
535 00:26:05,973 00:26:07,584 I took $10,000, I took $10,000,
536 00:26:07,608 00:26:10,811 put it into the business, finally made a profit, put it into the business, finally made a profit,
537 00:26:10,844 00:26:13,514 like two to three grand. like two to three grand.
538 00:26:13,614 00:26:17,785 Maybe three to four months, it was all washed away. Maybe three to four months, it was all washed away.
539 00:26:17,818 00:26:21,488 So me, Romeo, and his mom lived in the back of the store. So me, Romeo, and his mom lived in the back of the store.
540 00:26:21,522 00:26:25,325 Sharing clothes, trying to figure out food every day. Sharing clothes, trying to figure out food every day.
541 00:26:25,359 00:26:28,028 The most horrible, mold-infested building The most horrible, mold-infested building
542 00:26:28,062 00:26:30,064 you ever wanted to see. you ever wanted to see.
543 00:26:30,097 00:26:31,608 I gotta figure something out. I gotta figure something out.
544 00:26:31,632 00:26:33,801 Like, I could be right back on the streets. Like, I could be right back on the streets.
545 00:26:37,846 00:26:40,849 In 1989, Master P and his wife Sonya, In 1989, Master P and his wife Sonya,
546 00:26:40,882 00:26:43,885 and their son Romeo were all living and their son Romeo were all living
547 00:26:43,919 00:26:45,487 in the back of the record store. in the back of the record store.
548 00:26:45,520 00:26:47,556 It was rough, it was a struggle. It was rough, it was a struggle.
549 00:26:47,589 00:26:50,459 And it was hard on me 'cause I had Romeo. And it was hard on me 'cause I had Romeo.
550 00:26:50,492 00:26:52,694 But you have to do what you have to do But you have to do what you have to do
551 00:26:52,728 00:26:54,363 if you wanna get to the top. if you wanna get to the top.
552 00:26:54,396 00:26:56,965 I realized if I make this business work, I realized if I make this business work,
553 00:26:56,998 00:26:58,467 my whole life was gonna change. my whole life was gonna change.
554 00:26:58,500 00:27:01,470 He looked around the area where he was living He looked around the area where he was living
555 00:27:01,503 00:27:04,673 and noticed nobody was selling gangster rap. and noticed nobody was selling gangster rap.
556 00:27:04,706 00:27:09,811 And like a good entrepreneur, he filled that void. And like a good entrepreneur, he filled that void.
557 00:27:11,947 00:27:15,784 {\an8}1990 was a pretty landmark year for hip-hop. {\an8}1990 was a pretty landmark year for hip-hop.
558 00:27:15,817 00:27:18,120 {\an8}Turned out with NWA in Compton. {\an8}Turned out with NWA in Compton.
559 00:27:18,153 00:27:19,187 {\an8}What's up, y'all? {\an8}What's up, y'all?
560 00:27:19,221 00:27:21,556 After NWA came out, After NWA came out,
561 00:27:21,590 00:27:23,358 you had all these gangster rappers you had all these gangster rappers
562 00:27:23,392 00:27:25,093 coming out of the woodwork. coming out of the woodwork.
563 00:27:30,165 00:27:34,002 P used to sell local rap on consignment. P used to sell local rap on consignment.
564 00:27:34,036 00:27:36,204 The local independent rappers would come by, The local independent rappers would come by,
565 00:27:36,238 00:27:38,407 put the product in the window. put the product in the window.
566 00:27:38,440 00:27:42,377 He was constantly interacting with these rap entrepreneurs, He was constantly interacting with these rap entrepreneurs,
567 00:27:42,411 00:27:45,380 and he was seeing what worked, what didn't work. and he was seeing what worked, what didn't work.
568 00:27:45,414 00:27:48,617 All this is happening on the streets, you know. All this is happening on the streets, you know.
569 00:27:48,650 00:27:50,952 So we just letting 'em know what's happening, So we just letting 'em know what's happening,
570 00:27:50,986 00:27:52,426 'cause it happens all over the world. 'cause it happens all over the world.
571 00:27:52,454 00:27:54,189 So P started to realize, So P started to realize,
572 00:27:54,222 00:27:56,158 "You know what, I can do this, too." "You know what, I can do this, too."
573 00:27:56,191 00:27:58,593 I wanna be rapping about my life, I wanna be rapping about my life,
574 00:27:58,627 00:28:01,430 my gangster life I lived in New Orleans. my gangster life I lived in New Orleans.
575 00:28:01,463 00:28:03,908 I really lived this, I done seen this. I really lived this, I done seen this.
576 00:28:03,932 00:28:05,600 I could do this. I could do this.
577 00:28:06,768 00:28:08,136 So now, I'm a rapper, dawg, So now, I'm a rapper, dawg,
578 00:28:08,170 00:28:10,405 I'm from New Orleans, I'm from the streets. I'm from New Orleans, I'm from the streets.
579 00:28:10,439 00:28:13,942 But I start realizing that I needed a team. But I start realizing that I needed a team.
580 00:28:16,178 00:28:19,181 The year was 1989. The year was 1989.
581 00:28:19,214 00:28:22,084 I was in Richmond at a Jack in the Box. I was in Richmond at a Jack in the Box.
582 00:28:22,117 00:28:25,120 And I turn around and I see Percy Miller. And I turn around and I see Percy Miller.
583 00:28:25,153 00:28:28,090 With nothing but black and gold Saints stuff on. With nothing but black and gold Saints stuff on.
584 00:28:28,123 00:28:30,392 I say, what?! What you doing out here? I say, what?! What you doing out here?
585 00:28:30,425 00:28:31,860 He said, "Man, I'm rapping." He said, "Man, I'm rapping."
586 00:28:31,960 00:28:33,562 I say, hey, P, I'm rapping, too. I say, hey, P, I'm rapping, too.
587 00:28:33,595 00:28:35,664 I say I wanted to start a record company. I say I wanted to start a record company.
588 00:28:35,697 00:28:38,166 I said, hey, man, whatever you trying to do, I said, hey, man, whatever you trying to do,
589 00:28:38,200 00:28:40,702 I wanna do it too, we out here. I wanna do it too, we out here.
590 00:28:40,736 00:28:44,272 In early 1990, he forms a group called TRU... In early 1990, he forms a group called TRU...
591 00:28:44,306 00:28:46,007 The Real Untouchables. The Real Untouchables.
592 00:28:46,041 00:28:49,111 TRU was my brother, TRU was my brother,
593 00:28:49,144 00:28:50,779 King George, King George,
594 00:28:50,812 00:28:53,248 and then there was a bunch of guys from the neighborhood. and then there was a bunch of guys from the neighborhood.
595 00:28:53,281 00:28:55,283 I had to name myself. I had to name myself.
596 00:28:55,317 00:28:58,487 I could have been Killer P, Dopeman P, whatever. I could have been Killer P, Dopeman P, whatever.
597 00:28:58,520 00:29:01,323 I'm like, no, I gotta think bigger. I'm like, no, I gotta think bigger.
598 00:29:01,356 00:29:03,058 Whatever I do, I'ma master it. Whatever I do, I'ma master it.
599 00:29:03,091 00:29:05,460 So I just said, man, it's gonna be Master P. So I just said, man, it's gonna be Master P.
600 00:29:05,494 00:29:08,797 A couple weeks later, he said, "Look what I got made." A couple weeks later, he said, "Look what I got made."
601 00:29:08,830 00:29:12,434 It was a MasterCard with "Master P" in there. It was a MasterCard with "Master P" in there.
602 00:29:15,337 00:29:17,205 So now I need to create a logo. So now I need to create a logo.
603 00:29:17,239 00:29:19,374 So I start thinking about my grandfather. So I start thinking about my grandfather.
604 00:29:19,408 00:29:21,410 He always told me, he'd say, "Man, you know, He always told me, he'd say, "Man, you know,
605 00:29:21,443 00:29:23,178 you start your own army." you start your own army."
606 00:29:23,211 00:29:25,414 So that's where the No Limit tank come from. So that's where the No Limit tank come from.
607 00:29:27,049 00:29:28,950 I was ready to go to work after that. I was ready to go to work after that.
608 00:29:31,319 00:29:33,822 I started looking for a studio to go to. I started looking for a studio to go to.
609 00:29:35,457 00:29:37,893 P hooked up with a guy named K-Lou. P hooked up with a guy named K-Lou.
610 00:29:39,428 00:29:42,064 K-Lou's like a super producer in the Bay. K-Lou's like a super producer in the Bay.
611 00:29:42,097 00:29:43,875 Known for making some platinum records. Known for making some platinum records.
612 00:29:43,899 00:29:47,569 E-40 was recording with him, and a number of others. E-40 was recording with him, and a number of others.
613 00:29:50,706 00:29:53,742 I started my studio in my mom's garage. I started my studio in my mom's garage.
614 00:29:53,775 00:29:55,944 First day I met P, he came in there, First day I met P, he came in there,
615 00:29:55,977 00:29:58,547 and soon as he opened his mouth, I said, wait a minute. and soon as he opened his mouth, I said, wait a minute.
616 00:29:58,580 00:30:03,251 He had this country accent, and he wanted to use the studio. He had this country accent, and he wanted to use the studio.
617 00:30:03,285 00:30:05,120 He didn't have any money, so he said, He didn't have any money, so he said,
618 00:30:05,153 00:30:06,655 "Yeah, I'll do whatever, man." "Yeah, I'll do whatever, man."
619 00:30:06,688 00:30:09,091 So my mom needed her house painted, right? So my mom needed her house painted, right?
620 00:30:09,124 00:30:10,902 So P said, "I could do it." So P said, "I could do it."
621 00:30:10,926 00:30:14,296 You paint my mom's house, I'll give you some studio time. You paint my mom's house, I'll give you some studio time.
622 00:30:16,064 00:30:18,233 So we came out, looked at his work. So we came out, looked at his work.
623 00:30:18,266 00:30:20,235 Hold it, hold it. Hold it, hold it.
624 00:30:20,268 00:30:22,270 Put that paintbrush down, boy. Put that paintbrush down, boy.
625 00:30:22,304 00:30:24,706 I mean, he had that house tore up. I mean, he had that house tore up.
626 00:30:26,675 00:30:29,044 You know, I appreciate the hustle at the time, You know, I appreciate the hustle at the time,
627 00:30:29,077 00:30:31,146 so I just said, come on, man. so I just said, come on, man.
628 00:30:31,179 00:30:32,381 Come on in, let's do this. Come on in, let's do this.
629 00:30:35,017 00:30:38,453 {\an8}Coming from the projects in New Orleans, {\an8}Coming from the projects in New Orleans,
630 00:30:38,487 00:30:40,956 when I got in the studio with K-Lou, when I got in the studio with K-Lou,
631 00:30:40,989 00:30:42,290 that was like new to me. that was like new to me.
632 00:30:43,925 00:30:48,263 The first song I did was "The Mind of a Psychopath." The first song I did was "The Mind of a Psychopath."
633 00:30:58,106 00:31:00,976 The lyrics to that was inspired by my life and my story, The lyrics to that was inspired by my life and my story,
634 00:31:01,009 00:31:04,413 the people murdered and the people on the streets. the people murdered and the people on the streets.
635 00:31:09,017 00:31:11,896 A couple days later, we do a couple more songs. A couple days later, we do a couple more songs.
636 00:31:11,920 00:31:13,588 We got four tracks now. We got four tracks now.
637 00:31:13,622 00:31:16,591 Man, I was so hyped, I thought we was going platinum. Man, I was so hyped, I thought we was going platinum.
638 00:31:16,625 00:31:21,229 Everything about the record is very raw, unpolished. Everything about the record is very raw, unpolished.
639 00:31:21,263 00:31:23,031 Most people would consider it to be a demo, Most people would consider it to be a demo,
640 00:31:23,065 00:31:26,201 but Master P put that out as an actual project. but Master P put that out as an actual project.
641 00:31:26,234 00:31:28,470 You know, you have Public Enemy out, You know, you have Public Enemy out,
642 00:31:28,503 00:31:31,206 Ice Cube is out, and then, you have Master P. Ice Cube is out, and then, you have Master P.
643 00:31:33,375 00:31:36,745 With a very rough project by comparison, With a very rough project by comparison,
644 00:31:36,778 00:31:39,214 it didn't hold up in that regard. it didn't hold up in that regard.
645 00:31:39,247 00:31:41,216 This shit bringing in no money. This shit bringing in no money.
646 00:31:43,051 00:31:46,054 P said, "Be cool, King. We're gonna make it, man. P said, "Be cool, King. We're gonna make it, man.
647 00:31:46,088 00:31:48,890 We're gonna go back in the studio and do it again." We're gonna go back in the studio and do it again."
648 00:31:49,891 00:31:51,593 Meanwhile, back in New Orleans, Meanwhile, back in New Orleans,
649 00:31:51,626 00:31:54,930 Master P's little brother Kevin was fully in the streets. Master P's little brother Kevin was fully in the streets.
650 00:31:54,963 00:31:57,032 We knew he was moving it. We knew he was moving it.
651 00:31:57,065 00:31:59,568 That's why we was trying to get him out of that life. That's why we was trying to get him out of that life.
652 00:31:59,601 00:32:01,879 We was trying to get him out there with us. We was trying to get him out there with us.
653 00:32:01,903 00:32:05,440 P actually wants to get all of his siblings P actually wants to get all of his siblings
654 00:32:05,474 00:32:07,042 to come to Richmond with him. to come to Richmond with him.
655 00:32:07,075 00:32:11,546 I left to move to Richmond, C went to the Army, I left to move to Richmond, C went to the Army,
656 00:32:11,580 00:32:14,549 Vyshonn came, and Kevin stayed behind. Vyshonn came, and Kevin stayed behind.
657 00:32:14,583 00:32:17,586 My brother Kevin, I think he just didn't know My brother Kevin, I think he just didn't know
658 00:32:17,619 00:32:19,654 that it was time to leave. that it was time to leave.
659 00:32:19,688 00:32:22,357 I was in the Bay working on music, I was in the Bay working on music,
660 00:32:22,391 00:32:25,660 and I get a phone call, and my world was crushed. and I get a phone call, and my world was crushed.
661 00:32:31,749 00:32:34,719 September 26, 1990, September 26, 1990,
662 00:32:34,752 00:32:37,122 authorities found Kevin Miller's body authorities found Kevin Miller's body
663 00:32:37,155 00:32:38,656 right off the Interstate I-10. right off the Interstate I-10.
664 00:32:40,158 00:32:42,494 They said that he had been driving with two other men They said that he had been driving with two other men
665 00:32:42,527 00:32:44,529 who were in the car. who were in the car.
666 00:32:44,562 00:32:47,532 They got into some sort of argument. They got into some sort of argument.
667 00:32:47,565 00:32:50,335 Ultimately, he was shot several times Ultimately, he was shot several times
668 00:32:50,368 00:32:53,004 in the back and in the head. in the back and in the head.
669 00:32:54,839 00:32:56,808 They dumped his body on the side of the road. They dumped his body on the side of the road.
670 00:32:58,776 00:33:00,812 Like, how do you do that to someone? Like, how do you do that to someone?
671 00:33:03,448 00:33:06,117 I couldn't believe that my brother was dead. I couldn't believe that my brother was dead.
672 00:33:07,852 00:33:10,755 Everything stopped, man, my world was crushed. Everything stopped, man, my world was crushed.
673 00:33:10,789 00:33:13,691 It just ripped something out my heart, man. It just ripped something out my heart, man.
674 00:33:14,726 00:33:17,495 He was hurt, and he cried. He was hurt, and he cried.
675 00:33:17,529 00:33:19,998 I had to hold him still, like you know, I had to hold him still, like you know,
676 00:33:20,031 00:33:21,199 I had to keep him near, I had to keep him near,
677 00:33:21,232 00:33:22,710 because I can't feel what he was feeling, because I can't feel what he was feeling,
678 00:33:22,734 00:33:25,370 but I could see that it was nothing nice. but I could see that it was nothing nice.
679 00:33:27,572 00:33:29,774 I drove all the way back home nonstop. I drove all the way back home nonstop.
680 00:33:29,808 00:33:33,511 That was the fastest I ever got back to New Orleans. That was the fastest I ever got back to New Orleans.
681 00:33:33,545 00:33:35,814 Corey was in the Army, Corey was in the Army,
682 00:33:35,847 00:33:38,149 and he couldn't get released to come, and he couldn't get released to come,
683 00:33:38,183 00:33:40,752 so he went AWOL, he left. so he went AWOL, he left.
684 00:33:40,785 00:33:42,663 And I don't know how he got there, but he came. And I don't know how he got there, but he came.
685 00:33:42,687 00:33:46,324 When I got home, I go in the funeral. When I got home, I go in the funeral.
686 00:33:46,357 00:33:48,927 I see my brother Kevin. I see my brother Kevin.
687 00:33:48,960 00:33:51,672 Like, how could I get through that? Like, how could I get through that?
688 00:33:51,696 00:33:54,699 When my son got killed, that really tore us up. When my son got killed, that really tore us up.
689 00:33:54,732 00:33:57,735 P and Kevin were real tight. P and Kevin were real tight.
690 00:33:57,769 00:33:59,571 That was another sad day for us. That was another sad day for us.
691 00:33:59,604 00:34:02,574 We was devastated. We was devastated.
692 00:34:02,607 00:34:05,944 He was supposed to be on his way to California with P He was supposed to be on his way to California with P
693 00:34:05,977 00:34:11,349 so he could be part of the No Limit family. so he could be part of the No Limit family.
694 00:34:11,382 00:34:13,485 And it's not fair. And it's not fair.
695 00:34:16,788 00:34:21,359 My dad and his brothers talked about Uncle Kevin every day. My dad and his brothers talked about Uncle Kevin every day.
696 00:34:21,392 00:34:24,629 They all tatted him on their arm. They all tatted him on their arm.
697 00:34:24,729 00:34:26,431 And they never let his name die. And they never let his name die.
698 00:34:26,464 00:34:28,833 He's here with us in spirit. He's here with us in spirit.
699 00:34:32,370 00:34:33,838 When Kevin got killed, When Kevin got killed,
700 00:34:33,872 00:34:36,241 P had enough sense to say, "You know what, P had enough sense to say, "You know what,
701 00:34:36,274 00:34:38,510 I have to come up with a game plan." I have to come up with a game plan."
702 00:34:38,543 00:34:41,713 And so, he came up with a game plan to save everybody. And so, he came up with a game plan to save everybody.
703 00:34:41,746 00:34:44,516 "I gotta save you, Vyshonn. I gotta save you, C. "I gotta save you, Vyshonn. I gotta save you, C.
704 00:34:44,549 00:34:46,384 I gotta save Romeo." I gotta save Romeo."
705 00:34:46,417 00:34:48,153 After losing Kevin, After losing Kevin,
706 00:34:48,186 00:34:49,521 he couldn't trust no one. he couldn't trust no one.
707 00:34:49,554 00:34:52,223 And that's why he wanted to turn Corey And that's why he wanted to turn Corey
708 00:34:52,257 00:34:54,592 and Vyshonn into rappers. and Vyshonn into rappers.
709 00:34:54,692 00:34:57,671 I wanted to give my brothers something positive to do, I wanted to give my brothers something positive to do,
710 00:34:57,695 00:34:59,831 something bigger than the streets. something bigger than the streets.
711 00:34:59,864 00:35:03,201 I want them to be a part of TRU. I want them to be a part of TRU.
712 00:35:09,374 00:35:11,743 I wasn't looking to become a rapper, per se, I wasn't looking to become a rapper, per se,
713 00:35:11,776 00:35:14,813 but I definitely didn't wanna be in the streets. but I definitely didn't wanna be in the streets.
714 00:35:14,846 00:35:17,849 Percy got Corey and Vyshonn Percy got Corey and Vyshonn
715 00:35:17,882 00:35:20,151 to start brainstorming names. to start brainstorming names.
716 00:35:21,386 00:35:24,355 My rap name come from... My rap name come from...
717 00:35:24,389 00:35:26,700 they used to call P Big Silkk, they used to call P Big Silkk,
718 00:35:26,724 00:35:28,526 and then they used to call me Little Silkk. and then they used to call me Little Silkk.
719 00:35:28,560 00:35:31,362 Silkk name was like Silkk, Silkk the Shocker, Silkk name was like Silkk, Silkk the Shocker,
720 00:35:31,396 00:35:34,165 "I'm gonna shock the world." "I'm gonna shock the world."
721 00:35:34,199 00:35:35,900 Silkk was like 16 at the time, Silkk was like 16 at the time,
722 00:35:35,934 00:35:37,502 but I started putting him on hooks but I started putting him on hooks
723 00:35:37,535 00:35:40,104 to kinda like ease him into the business. to kinda like ease him into the business.
724 00:35:44,943 00:35:48,012 Yeah, we out here chilling in K-Lou's studio. Yeah, we out here chilling in K-Lou's studio.
725 00:35:48,046 00:35:50,515 C came up with C-Murder. C came up with C-Murder.
726 00:35:50,548 00:35:52,660 C-Murder actually got his name C-Murder actually got his name
727 00:35:52,684 00:35:54,686 from serving in the Gulf War. from serving in the Gulf War.
728 00:35:54,719 00:35:56,121 He was a medic corpsman. He was a medic corpsman.
729 00:35:58,690 00:36:03,261 And a medical corpsman sees a lot of blood and guts, And a medical corpsman sees a lot of blood and guts,
730 00:36:03,294 00:36:04,562 and people die. and people die.
731 00:36:06,030 00:36:09,000 I was arguing with him, dawg, don't name yourself that. I was arguing with him, dawg, don't name yourself that.
732 00:36:09,033 00:36:11,903 He's like, "Man, I name myself what I want." He's like, "Man, I name myself what I want."
733 00:36:11,936 00:36:15,273 And from the first song that C made, he was just raw. And from the first song that C made, he was just raw.
734 00:36:29,354 00:36:31,723 Master P, at this point, he realizes Master P, at this point, he realizes
735 00:36:31,756 00:36:36,661 he needs Bay Area artists to enhance his company's roster. he needs Bay Area artists to enhance his company's roster.
736 00:36:36,694 00:36:40,865 He hooked up with Big Ed, Cali G, He hooked up with Big Ed, Cali G,
737 00:36:40,899 00:36:44,402 and another rapper by the name of Chilee Powdah. and another rapper by the name of Chilee Powdah.
738 00:36:51,109 00:36:53,878 Master P was putting out projects independently. Master P was putting out projects independently.
739 00:36:55,113 00:36:58,316 They were very rough around the edges sonically, They were very rough around the edges sonically,
740 00:36:58,349 00:37:00,661 artwork-wise, packaging-wise. artwork-wise, packaging-wise.
741 00:37:00,685 00:37:02,720 But... he was relentless. But... he was relentless.
742 00:37:04,789 00:37:06,801 To keep it real, Master P, we thought that was like... To keep it real, Master P, we thought that was like...
743 00:37:06,825 00:37:08,936 That was some garbage music, like, what is this bullshit? That was some garbage music, like, what is this bullshit?
744 00:37:08,960 00:37:11,262 It wasn't even a real buzz in the street. It wasn't even a real buzz in the street.
745 00:37:11,296 00:37:15,033 You literally could find those albums on the ground. You literally could find those albums on the ground.
746 00:37:15,066 00:37:17,101 You gonna kick it like a beer can. You gonna kick it like a beer can.
747 00:37:17,135 00:37:19,404 He was new in that game, but... He was new in that game, but...
748 00:37:19,437 00:37:20,538 there was a bigger plan, there was a bigger plan,
749 00:37:20,572 00:37:21,972 a bigger picture to the whole thing. a bigger picture to the whole thing.
750 00:37:23,174 00:37:24,876 No Limit was a work in progress, No Limit was a work in progress,
751 00:37:24,909 00:37:26,444 and a lot of people didn't believe. and a lot of people didn't believe.
752 00:37:26,478 00:37:31,249 But we knew what the outcome was gonna be if we kept going. But we knew what the outcome was gonna be if we kept going.
753 00:37:31,282 00:37:32,484 At least, I knew. At least, I knew.
754 00:37:36,955 00:37:40,191 One night, Master P and TRU, One night, Master P and TRU,
755 00:37:40,225 00:37:44,638 they were to perform at a nightclub in Oakland. they were to perform at a nightclub in Oakland.
756 00:37:44,662 00:37:46,931 If you're from Oakland, you can't go to Richmond. If you're from Oakland, you can't go to Richmond.
757 00:37:46,965 00:37:48,642 If you're from Richmond, you shouldn't go to Oakland. If you're from Richmond, you shouldn't go to Oakland.
758 00:37:48,666 00:37:51,236 So they were in a situation. So they were in a situation.
759 00:37:56,808 00:38:00,578 Me, Big Ed, Cali G, Me, Big Ed, Cali G,
760 00:38:00,678 00:38:03,414 and Silkk, we get in the club. and Silkk, we get in the club.
761 00:38:03,448 00:38:05,150 And we from Richmond. And we from Richmond.
762 00:38:06,684 00:38:08,853 But we're not ever scared. But we're not ever scared.
763 00:38:08,887 00:38:11,556 We was like, yo, we gotta get money. We was like, yo, we gotta get money.
764 00:38:11,589 00:38:13,100 We gotta start getting our name out there. We gotta start getting our name out there.
765 00:38:13,124 00:38:19,297 We was waiting to perform when, uh, a guy... We was waiting to perform when, uh, a guy...
766 00:38:19,330 00:38:20,698 stepped on Silkk feet. stepped on Silkk feet.
767 00:38:21,900 00:38:23,268 Yo, don't step on my foot. Yo, don't step on my foot.
768 00:38:23,301 00:38:26,371 It was me just being, like, young and dumb. It was me just being, like, young and dumb.
769 00:38:29,541 00:38:31,843 My brother was arguing with everybody. My brother was arguing with everybody.
770 00:38:31,876 00:38:35,847 And then, Big Ed just punched the guy. And then, Big Ed just punched the guy.
771 00:38:35,880 00:38:37,315 Bam! Bam!
772 00:38:37,348 00:38:39,651 Then I heard, "East Oakland! East Oakland!" Then I heard, "East Oakland! East Oakland!"
773 00:38:39,684 00:38:41,719 This dude looked like the Incredible Hulk This dude looked like the Incredible Hulk
774 00:38:41,753 00:38:43,888 come out of nowhere. come out of nowhere.
775 00:38:43,922 00:38:46,858 Hit Big Ed one time, knocked Big Ed out. Hit Big Ed one time, knocked Big Ed out.
776 00:38:47,826 00:38:49,661 I looked for P outside, I looked for P outside,
777 00:38:49,694 00:38:51,830 Silkk hide in the bathroom somewhere. Silkk hide in the bathroom somewhere.
778 00:38:53,832 00:38:55,767 I got a TEC-9 in the car. I got a TEC-9 in the car.
779 00:38:55,800 00:38:57,645 Grab the TEC, Grab the TEC,
780 00:38:57,669 00:38:59,304 come back in the club... come back in the club...
781 00:39:01,806 00:39:03,141 See the dude. See the dude.
782 00:39:06,444 00:39:08,046 Nothing come out the gun. Nothing come out the gun.
783 00:39:11,449 00:39:14,752 Everybody run, I get Big Ed, get him to the car. Everybody run, I get Big Ed, get him to the car.
784 00:39:15,920 00:39:19,591 I see the guy again jump out, start shooting. I see the guy again jump out, start shooting.
785 00:39:19,691 00:39:21,226 Nothing come out. Nothing come out.
786 00:39:27,665 00:39:30,502 Get by Emeryville Bridge, under the bridge. Get by Emeryville Bridge, under the bridge.
787 00:39:36,040 00:39:37,040 Ta-ta-tat. Ta-ta-tat.
788 00:39:38,076 00:39:40,812 It shoot just as good as ever. It shoot just as good as ever.
789 00:39:40,845 00:39:42,380 Guess everything happen for a reason. Guess everything happen for a reason.
790 00:39:42,413 00:39:46,885 Because if that gun went off in the club in Oakland, Because if that gun went off in the club in Oakland,
791 00:39:46,918 00:39:49,318 that would have been the end of No Limit Records right there. that would have been the end of No Limit Records right there.
792 00:39:52,390 00:39:53,958 After that night in Oakland, After that night in Oakland,
793 00:39:53,992 00:39:56,094 I realized God had a bigger plan for me. I realized God had a bigger plan for me.
794 00:40:00,857 00:40:02,892 No Limit definitely wasn't an overnight success. No Limit definitely wasn't an overnight success.
795 00:40:02,926 00:40:05,895 He was like, "Some of us ain't gonna make it." He was like, "Some of us ain't gonna make it."
796 00:40:05,929 00:40:08,231 There ain't nothing but fire coming from the window. There ain't nothing but fire coming from the window.
797 00:40:10,066 00:40:11,801 I know y'all got this "Ice Cream Man" album, I know y'all got this "Ice Cream Man" album,
798 00:40:11,835 00:40:12,969 made of 31 flavors. made of 31 flavors.
799 00:40:13,002 00:40:15,271 The music was infectious. The music was infectious.
800 00:40:15,305 00:40:16,716 This is my comeback, I can put out This is my comeback, I can put out
801 00:40:16,740 00:40:18,174 how many records I wanna put out. how many records I wanna put out.
802 00:40:18,208 00:40:19,568 That's how a businessperson thinks. That's how a businessperson thinks.
803 00:40:20,677 00:40:22,278 Our next level will be multi-platinum. Our next level will be multi-platinum.
804 00:40:22,312 00:40:25,148 Suge Knight was not happy to have Master P Suge Knight was not happy to have Master P
805 00:40:25,181 00:40:26,950 in his territory. in his territory.
806 00:40:26,983 00:40:28,685 You either with us or you against us, You either with us or you against us,
807 00:40:28,718 00:40:29,758 but you not gonna stop us. but you not gonna stop us.
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