The man that made you say “Uhhhh” in the late ’90s tries to encourage a group of gang bangers to transform their lives in the new reality series No Excuses, premiering this tonight, Oct. 26 @ 9PM, on VH1.
“This will change the way people think about VH1—it’s a positive show. This is who I evolved into…I realized that I could have more to offer to people than just hip-hop,” Master P explains. “My goal is to replace [BET founder] Bob Johnson, and that’s why I started Better Black TV, so people can realize that if you educate yourself and you get your mind right, you can be whatever. I mean, now that Obama is the first African American president, you can be a president if you want to!”
“In 2010, Better Black TV will be up and running. It’s just a lot that you have to go through, getting all these different certifications, federal approvals, and it takes time. It’s not something that can happen overnight. And while I’m in that process right now, I’m saying, let me take some of my shows like No Excuses and take it to other networks so people can see that this is the type of quality shows we’re making. And this is what you would see eventually on Better Black TV. You’ll see entertainment and education together—that’s what it’s about with me.”
His slew-footed 2006 reality TV debut on Dancing With The Stars didn’t go over so well, but Master P has high hopes for his return to the tube in the VH1 special No Excuses with Master P.
No Excuses, a half-hour special premiering Monday, Oct. 26 @ 10:30PM, features P — whose real name is Percy Miller — trying to help a former gang member turn his life around through his philosophy of “work hard and never make excuses.”
“People think that the only thing that sells on TV is sex or people showing off their lifestyle or what not, but people want to think, too. They want to be educated,” he explains. “My goal is to touch people. To show others what someone had to go through to change their life so that maybe someone watching can do the same.”
Master P, or P. Miller as he now prefers to be called, is launching a new cable network for people of color. Better Black Television will premiere in 2009 to provide a “positive content for a black and brown culture.” Read the rest of this entry »
No Limit CEO Percy Miller says he will no longer answer to the moniker that made him famous. The rapper has officially changed his name to P. Miller.
“I’m changing my name because Master P is who I used to be,” P announced in a statement Wednesday. “I call it my childhood and P. Miller marks my manhood.” Read the rest of this entry »
Master P has announced that he and his son Romeo will release his first father-son hip-hop album entitled “Hip-Hop History” on September 4, 2007; the same release date as 50 Cent’s pushed back “Curtis” LP. Read the rest of this entry »
Southern hip-hop pioneer Master P will star in the straight-to-video venture “Black Supaman” set to hit retailers on August 10th.
The film, which also stars comedian Michael Blackson and Tony Cox, is set in Percy Miller’s hometown of New Orleans in 2069.
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