Master P Officially Changes Name to P. Miller; Official Name Still Just Percy Miller
By Kid Midnight on 08-18-2008
The Rap Game, Part 26 in a Continuing Series:
A Day in the Life of Master P
After years of toiling under a moniker, struggling to find the credibility incapable with just a title and a letter, Master P seeks something more, something deeper, something prestigious. We enter into the life of the Master in a scene of heartbreak...
A Fortune 500 company, a floor higher than level 25, a department where the men are separated from the boys. Percy Miller waits patiently; he may have found the opportunity for which he has craved for so long: an office, a staff not made up of family members, friends, hangers on, and the respect of the business world at large. All that stands before him is the interview.
“Mr. Johnson will see you now, Mr. Master.”
Master P enters the office, brimming with confidence, sure of his future.
“Hello, Mr. Johnson.”
“Hello, Mr. ... P?”
“We’ve had a chance to go over your resume, and let me just say that we are quite impressed. You truly seem to be a man with goals and the drive to reach them. What you lack in formal education and training, you more than make up for with your ability to create your own opportunities. You seem adept at tapping into trends and exploiting them. Overall, you seem to be a great candidate for the job.”
“Thank you, Mr. Johnson. As I always say: No future but what we make for ourselves.”
“An excellent philosophy. However, we do have one, quite large, ‘problem.’ We can’t hire you until you have a last name. Our organization refuses to refer to anybody by just a letter, and we can’t write checks to pseudonyms. I’m sorry.”
Sad from the defeat, Master P later that night addresses Lil Romeo and the No Limit Army; "I'm changing my name, because Master P is who I used to be. I call it my childhood, and P. Miller marks my manhood... People grow mentally and spiritually through life experiences."
And that is how Master P grew mentally and spiritually into P. Miller.
Dischord Goes Digital
By Evan Kaloudis on 08-18-2008
Ian Mackaye and the boys over at Dischord Records have launched a DRM-free digital music store, which offers most of their catalog in 320 Kbps MP3 format. The store has nearly everything that comes to mind, including releases from the label's Dischord, Northern Liberties, Peterbilt, and Fugazi Live Series categories, with more rare and possibly unreleased material to come.
Along with digital downloads, the site continues to offer releases on LP, CD, and DVD. Everything is extremely affordable, with standard CDs and LPs going for about $10 and downloads going for a mere $7. The best part of it? Every 12-inch vinyl purchase comes with a free digital download of the album so you can listen to it before the record gets shipped to your house.
Now, excuse me while I purchase me some Red Medicine.
