Articles for Master P

Soulja Slim: New Orleans’ hottest rapper died 20 years ago. His murder still isn’t solved.
6 months ago

Soulja Slim: New Orleans’ hottest rapper died 20 years ago. His murder still isn’t solved.

Slate  

In New Orleans last November, between two new apartment buildings where the Magnolia public housing development once stood, paradegoers lined up to take photos with a life-size cutout of the rapper Soulja Slim. DJ Wild Wayne, a key promoter of New Orleans hip-hop, told ethnomusicologist Holly Hobbs that Slim’s exploits in the street and on the mic earned him “folk …

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Was cereal dropped like it’s cold? Snoop Dogg and Master P sue Walmart and Post over sales
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Was cereal dropped like it’s cold? Snoop Dogg and Master P sue Walmart and Post over sales

LA Times  

Snoop Dogg, center left, with Master P in 2017. The pair behind Broadus Foods say Post Consumer Brands and Walmart undermined Snoop Cereal’s sales. Post initially wanted to buy the rights to the cereals, the complaint says, but the artists declined, saying: “Selling the brand would destroy the whole purpose of leaving the company to their families as a legacy.” …

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Master P stays in the background as son Mercy Miller shows his basketball potential
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Master P stays in the background as son Mercy Miller shows his basketball potential

LA Times  

Mercy Miller of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame dunks as teammate Lino Mark celebrates. “It’s definitely a great experience and makes my dad happy,” Mercy said. Percy Miller, known as Master P. “I don’t deal with coaches no more,” he said. “I stay in the background.” Notre Dame coach Matt Sargeant confirms that, saying, “One of the best parent-coach experiences I’ve …

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Fashion Designer Isaac Moore Allegedly Stole From Investors
1 year, 3 months ago

Fashion Designer Isaac Moore Allegedly Stole From Investors

Huff Post  

Joseph Mitchell said he first ran across fashion designer Isaac Moore and his brand, Isaac & Moore, on Instagram in 2019. I go out here and attach my name to these different celebrities to give them my bags, and these people looking at me because they want to be a part of that.” Many of the investors said they were …

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Master P calls Google out for Luther Vandross mixup: ‘Y’all need to get it right’
1 year, 5 months ago

Master P calls Google out for Luther Vandross mixup: ‘Y’all need to get it right’

LA Times  

Master P would like a word with Google after the search giant recently mistook him for Luther Vandross. “Y’all need to get it right.” Ever the businessman, Master P also leveraged the increased media attention to promote his cereal brand with fellow rapper Snoop Dogg, Snoop Cereal. While speaking with TMZ in a grocery store parking lot, the “Ghetto D” …

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Finally Free, Rapper Mac Phipps Works Through 'Culture Shock' After 21 Years In Prison
3 years, 3 months ago

Finally Free, Rapper Mac Phipps Works Through 'Culture Shock' After 21 Years In Prison

Huff Post  

Mac Phipps is releasing his first song in 21 years, which he wrote in a Lafourche Parish work release facility after Louisiana's governor granted him clemency. But nevertheless, these young kids, they’re innocent.” Bivian “Sonny” Lee III, the founder of the organization, said Phipps seems to really hear the boys. “It’s been about them.” The first time Phipps met the …

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Black creatives helped turn Clubhouse into the next tech unicorn. But who stands to gain?
3 years, 10 months ago

Black creatives helped turn Clubhouse into the next tech unicorn. But who stands to gain?

LA Times  

When the invite-only, live-audio-chat app Clubhouse debuted in the spring of 2020, it was mostly an insular community for venture capitalists to talk about initial public offerings and return on investment. “Black culture drove it to a billion-dollar valuation, so we’ve got to start thinking about being producers instead of just consumers.” Clubhouse’s ability to cater to the rap world, …

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The South Got Something To Say: A Celebration Of Southern Rap (1995-1999)
4 years, 4 months ago

The South Got Something To Say: A Celebration Of Southern Rap (1995-1999)

NPR  

The South Got Something To Say: A Celebration Of Southern Rap Enlarge this image Joelle Avelino for NPR Joelle Avelino for NPR At the 1995 Source Awards, André 3000 issued a proclamation, or a prophecy: "The South got something to say." Producer KLC provides the perfect backdrop, incorporating a West Coast-ish, Ohio Players "Funky Worm"-esque synth over a New Orleans …

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