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took inheritance money and moved to Richmond, California, where he opened an independent record store called No Limit Records. The store turned into a record company with its first release, Master P's The Ghetto's Tryin' to Kill Me, selling over 100,000 units independently. The second release also from Master P was the EP 99 Ways To Die, which went on to sell over 200,000 units, also without major distribution. After selling over a quarter of a million records, several of the major labels came to Master P offering him a deal. Master P went with Priority Records and released the album Tru with his brothers, Silkk the Shocker and C-Murder. Tru went on to sell over 400,000 units, while patenting the phrase and hit song "Bout it Bout it." As No Limit records continued to gain notoriety, Master P's 1996 solo release of "Ice Cream Man" made a smash debut at number three on the Billboard R&B chart, selling over 800,000 units. Master P crossed over into film and film soundtracks with his first feature, 'I'm Bout It', a straight to video project that he financed, wrote, directed and produced. It debuted at number one on Billboard's Top Music Video chart and attained a multi-platinum selling status. The soundtrack to the movie was also a platinum seller, putting Master P on the map as not only a business executive but an entertainer with versatility.



At the end of 1997, Master P released another solo album—this one entitled Ghetto D. The album featured appearances from gold and platinum recording artists' Foxy Brown, TRU, Mystikal, Too Short, E-40 and Mia X, to name a few, and was a another big hit. After this album, Master P continued his successful rapping career. In 2006, he released his fourteenth solo album, America's Most Luved Bad Guy. While continuing his recording career, he has also dabbled in everything from sports management to philanthropy, but perhaps will always be loved best as not a bad guy, but a great performer whose fans continually support his efforts. Master P has shown that he truly has no limits on success.