Master P

Solo Artist

Photo: Mikamote · CC BY-SA 3.0
Active 1989-present
Origin New Orleans, Louisiana
Albums 15
Tracks 278
Most frequent collaborator Executive producer · 68 tracks
Genres Southern Hip HopGangsta RapHip Hop
Songwriter
64%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 177 of 278 tracks

Does Master P write his own songs?

Where the credits exist, almost always on his own. He is credited on 169 of his 278 studio tracks and 87 of those carry his name and nobody else's, more solo writing than any other artist in this catalogue. The problem is the other 106 tracks, which carry no published writing credit for anyone.

By the Numbers

15
Studio Albums
278
Tracks Credited
64%
Self-Written
37
Years Active
180
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 177 / 278 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 278 tracks: how many Master P wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.

Master P has a writing credit64%
34%
29%
36%
Sole author95tracks34%
Co-written82tracks29%
Outside writers101tracks36%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
Master P's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 278 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)64%
Composer (music)61%
Producer35%
Performer100%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

Master P's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

avg 64%
0%
0%
100%
0%
95%
100%
100%
91%
100%
100%
0%
0%
0%
100%
100%
1991Get Away Clean
1992Mama's Bad Boy
1994The Ghettos Tryin to Kill Me!
199599 Ways to Die
1996Ice Cream Man
1997Ghetto D
1998MP da Last Don
1999Only God Can Judge Me
2000Ghetto Postage
2001Game Face
2004Good Side, Bad Side
2005Ghetto Bill
2005Living Legend: Certified D-Boy
2013The Gift
2015Empire, from the Hood to Hollywood
Early · 97% written
Mid · 98% written
Late · 100% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

97%
1990s
Get Away Clean, Mama's Bad Boy +6 more
100%
2000s
Ghetto Postage, Game Face +3 more
100%
2010s
The Gift, Empire, from the Hood to Hollywood

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Master P sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.

Master P
Other artists on the site

Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

EXO8%
Xscape17%
Salt-N-Pepa35%
TLC59%
Destiny's Child69%
11279%
Snoop Dogg89%
64%Master P
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

Mr. Ice Cream Man
Ice Cream Man
Written by Master P, Alonzo Williams, Percy Robert Miller
Co-wrote
Make 'Em Say Uhh!
Ghetto D
Written by Fiend, Master P, Mia X, Mystikal, Silkk The Shocker, Percy Robert Miller
Co-wrote
I Miss My Homies
Ghetto D
Written by Master P, Pimp C, Silkk The Shocker, Percy Robert Miller
Co-wrote
Goodbye to My Homies
MP da Last Don
Written by Master P, Mo B. Dick, Silkk The Shocker, Sons Of Funk, Percy Robert Miller
Co-wrote

Discography 15 albums

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Photo of Master PMaster P278 tracks
EP68Executive producer, 68 tracks BB48Beats by the Pound, 48 tracks K40K-Lou, 40 tracks MD30Myke Diesel, 30 tracks 429415, 29 tracks Photo of Silkk the Shocker23Silkk The Shocker, 23 tracks SO21Sons of Funk, 21 tracks CS21Carlos Stephens, 21 tracks BB20Beats By the Pound, 20 tracks DD20DJ Daryl, 20 tracks RJ19Randy Jefferson, 19 tracks B19BlaqNmilD, 19 tracks BN16Bigg Nate, 16 tracks LD16Larry D. Henderson, 16 tracks JT16JT The Bigga Figga, 16 tracks S&16Ski & Cmt, 16 tracks MB16Mo B. Dick, 16 tracks DB16Drumma Boy, 16 tracks C15CMT, 15 tracks E15E-A-Ski, 15 tracks JB14Jaymison Beverly, 14 tracks ST13Silkk the Shocker, 13 tracks 1O131500 or Nothin', 13 tracks EP12executive producer, 12 tracks J12J-Buc, 12 tracks TG12Team Green, 12 tracks BP11BK Productions, 11 tracks AE11also exec., 11 tracks MX9Mia X, 9 tracks F8Fiend, 8 tracks SB8Suga Bear, 8 tracks C7C-Murder, 7 tracks AE7Al Eaton, 7 tracks SD7Snoop Dogg, 7 tracks M6Mystikal, 6 tracks H6Halleluyah, 6 tracks AB6Ace B, 6 tracks O5O'Dell, 5 tracks M5Mac, 5 tracks K5Ke'Noe, 5 tracks DX5Donald XL Robertson, 5 tracks ES5Ezell Swang, 5 tracks B5Black, 5 tracks KG4King George, 4 tracks X4XL, 4 tracks SS4Slay Sean, 4 tracks P4Pop, 4 tracks RM4Romeo Miller, 4 tracks 5B4504 Boyz, 4 tracks HT4Howie T, 4 tracks MM4Money Mafia, 4 tracks BE3Big Ed, 3 tracks MS3Mr. Serv-On, 3 tracks C3Crazy, 3 tracks FP3Full Pack Music, 3 tracks PC3Presidential Campaign, 3 tracks C3C-Los, 3 tracks BD3Black Don, 3 tracks TD3Tank Dog, 3 tracks R3Ruga, 3 tracks K3Krazy, 3 tracks DG2Del Gilbeaux, 2 tracks LD2Larry D, 2 tracks U2UGK, 2 tracks K&2Kane & Abel, 2 tracks M2Mercedes, 2 tracks SO2Sons Of Funk, 2 tracks M2Magic, 2 tracks D2Dez, 2 tracks EF2Erica Foxx, 2 tracks EF2Erica Fox, 2 tracks K&2Krazy & Slay Sean, 2 tracks LJ2Lil' Jon, 2 tracks R2Rowdy, 2 tracks R2Romeo, 2 tracks G2Gangsta, 2 tracks L2Luccianos, 2 tracks LR1Lil Ric, 1 track LR1Lil' Ric, 1 track SQ1San Quinn, 1 track UW1Uhuru Wright, 1 track T1TRU, 1 track BN1Big Nate, 1 track SC1Sonya C, 1 track BG1Badd Grlzs, 1 track AW1Alonzo Williams, 1 track TH1Tony Hester, 1 track T1Tre-8, 1 track SD1Skull Duggery, 1 track PC1Pimp C, 1 track P1Pimp-C, 1 track M&1Mercedes & Lawand, 1 track LJ1Lawand Johnson, 1 track PS1Prime Suspects, 1 track G1Gotti, 1 track LG1Lil Gotti & Mo B. Dick, 1 track BT1Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, 1 track E1E-40, 1 track SS1Soulja Slim, 1 track RC1Rico Crowder, 1 track SM1Steady Mobb'n, 1 track GC1Ghetto Commission, 1 track RL1Ricciano Lumpkins, 1 track P1Penitentiary, 1 track YG1Young Guns, 1 track CS1Carl So-Lowe, 1 track JD1Jermaine Dupri, 1 track P1Peaches, 1 track CD1Charles Doyle Leonard, 1 track SC1Short Circuit, 1 track F1Fredwreck, 1 track TB1Tamar Braxton, 1 track TB1Tarnar Braxton, 1 track DR1DJ Ron, 1 track A1Afficial, 1 track SB1Suga Bear & Krazy, 1 track BF1Black Felon, 1 track JM1J.B. Moore, 1 track KB1Kurtis Blow, 1 track LS1Larry Smith, 1 track RF1Robert Ford Jr., 1 track RS1Russell Simmons, 1 track AM1Allen McGrier, 1 track MC1Mary Christine Brockert, 1 track BG1Barry Gibb, 1 track MG1Maurice Gibb, 1 track RG1Robin Gibb, 1 track GS1Garry Shider, 1 track GC1George Clinton, 1 track JM1Junie Morrison, 1 track CJ1Chris Jasper, 1 track EI1Ernie Isley, 1 track MI1Marvin Isley, 1 track OI1O'Kelly Isley, 1 track RI1Ronald Isley, 1 track RI1Rudolph Isley, 1 track EW1Elliot Willensky, 1 track DD1DJ Darryl, 1 track S1Serious, 1 track DT1D The Business, 1 track ST1Slim Thug, 1 track DW1Dino West, 1 track YB1Young Buck, 1 track on G-Unit's page A1Ashleey, 1 track LD1Lil' D, 1 track MB1Michael Blackston, 1 track P1Playa, 1 track AD1Aaron Davis, 1 track HT1Howie T & AD, 1 track AB1Alley Boy, 1 track

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. Showing the 150 most frequent of 180. EP Executive producer · BB Beats by the Pound · K K-Lou · MD Myke Diesel · 4 415

Photo credits

Portraits in the web and the rail come from Wikimedia Commons. The artist's own photo carries its credit under the picture.

The Authorship Story

Data Insight

Master P is credited on 169 of his 278 studio tracks, and 87 of those carry his name and nobody else's, which is the highest solo-writing count anywhere in this catalogue. The other 106 tracks carry no published writing credit at all, spread across six albums that No Limit put out too fast for anyone to document. Where the credits exist he is usually the only name on them.

Quick Facts

  • Self-writtenCredited on 169 of his 278 studio tracks
  • Written alone87 tracks carry his name and no other
  • Undocumented106 tracks carry no published writing credit at all
  • Biggest albumMP da Last Don is certified 4x platinum
  • Biggest song"Make 'Em Say Uhh!" reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100
  • The labelHe founded No Limit Records in 1991 and released everything on it

Creative Fingerprint

The only writer on 87 tracks, and 106 more nobody ever wrote down.

The Story

Percy Robert Miller founded No Limit Records in 1991 and ran it out of a record shop in Richmond, California before moving it back to New Orleans. Ice Cream Man in 1996 and Ghetto D the year after turned the label into one of the biggest independent operations in American music. Fifteen studio albums have come out under his own name.

Frequently Asked Questions Master P

Does Master P write his own songs?
Where the credits exist, almost always on his own. He is credited on 169 of his 278 studio tracks and 87 of those carry his name and nobody else's, more solo writing than any other artist in this catalogue. The problem is the other 106 tracks, which carry no published writing credit for anyone.
Why do so many tracks have no credits?
Six of the fifteen albums have no writing credits published anywhere: Get Away Clean, Mama's Bad Boy, 99 Ways to Die, Good Side Bad Side, Ghetto Bill and Living Legend. No Limit released records faster than anyone documented them, and the Discogs releases for those six carry producers but no writers.
Who wrote "Make 'Em Say Uhh!"?
Master P, credited alone on the 1997 US CD release of Ghetto D. It reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100.
How many albums has he released?
Fifteen studio albums between 1991 and 2015, all of them on labels he owned.
Which album sold the most?
MP da Last Don, certified 4x platinum by the RIAA. Ghetto D is 3x platinum and Ice Cream Man platinum. No sales figure for any of them is published on the cited pages.
Who writes with him most?
Silkk the Shocker on 21 tracks. Fiend, Mia X, Snoop Dogg, Mystikal and C-Murder all appear repeatedly, most of them signed to his label.
What is No Limit Records?
The label he founded in 1991 and released every one of his albums on, later relaunched as New No Limit and No Limit Forever.
Is he related to other rappers?
C-Murder and Silkk the Shocker are his brothers, and Mo B. Dick is a cousin. All three recorded for No Limit.
Which album has the most solo writing?
Only God Can Judge Me, where the release credits him alone on 21 of the 23 tracks, and Ghetto Postage, where he is the only writer on 19 of 23.
Is he still recording?
Empire, from the Hood to Hollywood came out in 2015 and is the most recent studio album in this catalogue.

Sources

Wikipedia: Master P Wikipedia: Master P discography