Master P, the man
who got rich by making us say “UGH!” now says he has reached grown man status
and is relinquishing his master title for a more subtle handle. Percy has been
making a lot of moves recently to try to clean up his image, even though nobody
really cares about him anymore, such as speaking at congressional hearings
about the recent controversy with hip hop lyrics and having engagements with
local schools to uplift the kids. Now it looks like this name change may be the
final stamp to Percy getting his grown man on. Percy gave a long drawn out
statement telling us why he changed his name so I’ll just let him take it away.

 

“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. I wouldn’t change my
past because it’s groomed me to be the man I am today. People grow mentally and
spiritually through life experiences, but when you come from hip-hop it’s
almost impossible to move past the stereotypes associated with it. I’ve
branched out into so many different arenas that range from being the first
African-American to have a clothing line at Wal-Mart, to writing books, and
speaking on Capitol Hill, but all that gets overshadowed because I come from
the hip-hop industry. There’re a lot of people out there, who are afraid to
grow up and change, but I’m not and P. Miller is the evolution of me, Percy
Miller the entrepreneur, the business man.”

 

Well done Percy. Now we just have to figure out a way to
make you relevant again in this game, and this whole name change thing might
actually have a point and purpose.