If you attended high school during in the ’90s, you’ll undoubtedly remember when No Limit single-handedly kept record stores in business during the later portion of the decade. Between releases from extended family members and the army of fatigue-wearing rappers signed to his label during its heyday, Master P ended up putting 46 albums on shelves between the years of 1997-1999. Yet, despite many of them seeing relative success, most of the artists and their projects never saw daylight beyond that introductory run of thick, plastic jewel-cases. Read the rest of this entry »

Gas prices are dropping and Percy appears to have brought the tank back out for what the music industry dubs as a comeback. “Trending” features Gucci Mane and his flesh and blood Romeo and will supposedly be featured on Radric and Waka’s new movie Get Money. Read the rest of this entry »

While it should be duly noted that the paternal side usually gets shafted in the court of law, Master Percy could probably tell The Roots a thing or two on how he got over. The former No Limit head honcho’s ex-wife, Sonya Miller, was seeking child support to help raise their four children who are minors (no Lil Romeo isn’t one of them) and like a true slickster with his money, his exact revenue stream couldn’t be traced. Read the rest of this entry »

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Gary Busey Joins The Cast Of Piranha 3 Double D [FilmDrunk]

Mailman Captured On Camera Taking A Dump In Citizen’s Yard [C&D]

Top 10 Badass Girls In Film [Ask Men] Read the rest of this entry »

This collaboration had been talked about for quite some time, but it is still interesting to see it actually come to fruition. The “Ice Cream Man” and the man with a ice cream cone tatted on his cheek combine forces for one hell of a pavement punisher – the Drumma Boy inspired “Brinks.” In fact, there’s enough bass in this song to act as an emergency defibrillator. Read the rest of this entry »

Right after ‘Pac died, P and company filled a void. Tru 2 Da Game? Unheralded but undisputed and I’d place Tru 2 Da Game up against most albums for ’97. Read the rest of this entry »

Ridged, rock-hard, plastic jewel cases. Song sequels. Fatigues and camouflage. If you’re old enough to remember the heyday of No Limit Records, you’ll recognize those true tank trademarks as the appeal that helped the original New Orleans powerhouse become the branded machine behind some of the biggest rap songs of the late ’90s. Read the rest of this entry »

Gucci, OJ and Jewman are cool. Young Money, they’re okay. What I miss right now is one of the original Southern dynasties, the old No Limit. Read the rest of this entry »

They started this gangsta ish. And now they’re set reclaim past glory in 2010. Priority Records, the label that brought you classics like Straight Outta Compton, Amerikkka’s Most Wanted and Strictly Business is relaunching to give the game back exactly the kind of excellence its been missing. Read the rest of this entry »

One of the great mysteries of my life happens to be where my Ghetto Dope CD went. Lost in the matrix of many *hazy* college nights, I’ve basically chalked it up as a loss. Eventually I’ll “re-up” again from Best Buy and go on about my day. Nowadays, P is far removed from this type of music and likely sitting on a boat load of money (dude was a hustler, don’t get it twisted) hoping Romeo gets a chance to shine at USC. However, people forget that one of Hip-Hop first entrepreneurs, Master P, also harbored one of the greatest, yet least talked about weed smoking anthems…ever.

“Pass Me Da Green” appears towards the end of an album which showcased the ups, the downs, the dangers and the joys of the ghetto environment. As Chris Wallace so eloquently put it years ago, “there’s rules to this shit, I wrote me a manual.” In this case, the No Limit General pens his ‘how-to’ list on Mary Jane, not the “white girl.” So let’s get to it. Here’s “Blunt Etiquette According to Percy”:

1. “Jumped in my Cutlass on the way to the liquor sto’/ Picked up some blunts, got 10 on the 2-0…” — It’s like a cookout. No one likes the guy who doesn’t bring anything to the table. In P’s case, he’s bringing material which guarantees him a spot in the coveted cypher.

2. “Real smokers don’t blow no green on empty stomachs.” — Maybe not as vital as drinking on an empty stomach, Percy advises you to have plenty of munchies in your vicinity once your done “putting one in the air.”

3. “Puff, puff, pass…” — Self-explanatory.

There’s more, but that’s what you can download the song for. And, of course, depending on how smashed you’re trying to get, cure that annoying feeling of cotton-mouth with some Hennessy.

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Download — Master P – “Pass Me Da Green”

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Stray Shots

For over a decade, I watched my grandfather & then my father spend incessantly on my aunt Jean, now the former junkie. Court costs. Giving her money for “food” (you know where that went). Paying her rent. Paying in pain when they would hear of the latest stunt she’d pulled in the streets. Being “old street aggins,” they never showed their pain & their were no tears. Yet the anguish was visible, the frustration seeped out on the rare times they chose to share their feelings. Read the rest of this entry »

About ten years ago, Percy Miller had it all.

The hottest rap label on the planet (an indie to boot). A family of plaque-producing rappers. His own clothing line. Movies released in both theaters and straight-to-VHS format, accompanied by platinum soundtracks nonetheless. A mobile cell-phone company. His own camouflage-clad talking doll (I had one). A sports management company, which was home to first round draft pick and future stoner-hall-of-famer, Ricky Williams. His custom spot on the NAACP. If you’re still not impressed, how’s about this….the man played for the Charlotte Hornets in 1998.

But, if you thought there was nothing for the Master to accomplish, you were wrong. He’s added another Read the rest of this entry »

Words by Khalid Strickland

The dope game ain’t what it used to be, but there’s still a few dollars to be squeezed out of the fiends. In my hood, the gentrification of New York City comes with new clientèle: caked-up hipsters from out-of-town, looking to hit the slopes.

Now, I don’t knock anybody’s hustle ‘cause Lord knows I’m dirty. But amongst the young dealers on the hottest block around my way there’s a group of hustlers that always make me shake my damn head… old-ass men. With their potbellies and jowls, these dudes look 55 years old at minimum; crack-era relics glued to the same corner since their long lost youth. It’s sad to see grandfathers posted up in front of the chicken shack, bent from Hennessey, cat-callin’ uninterested broads half their age. Now they’re running errands for the young bloods. What happened to O.G.’s schooling new cats to the game? Read the rest of this entry »

Seeing that I’m a veteran, I asked Jeff what they had planned for their weekly installment, he assured that I would be proud for they were doing a tribute to fallen soldiers. Well this…is… Read the rest of this entry »

Words By David D.

In case you haven’t heard, former No Limit mega-star Master P Percy Miller is going to start up his own Black entertainment channel, named Better Black Television, to go in direct competition with BET. Ten years ago, it would have horrified us that the man behind the movie I Got The Hook Up would be in control of what shows get aired 24/7. Call me naïve, but I’m looking forward to an alternative to the mess we see on BET. This enthusiasm is a sign of the credibility Percy has gained in the last few years but more a lack of faith in any semblance of pride left in BET. Read the rest of this entry »