C-Murder | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Corey Miller |
Born |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
March 9, 1971
Genres | Hip hop, Southern hip hop, Gangsta rap |
Occupation(s) | |
Years active | 1991–Present |
Labels |
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Associated acts | TRU, Beats By the Pound, Mia X, Silkk The Shocker, Mystikal, Mr. Serv-On, Kane & Abel, Steady Mobb'n, Snoop Dogg, Magic, Mac, Soulja Slim, 504 Boyz, B.G., Akon, Boosie Badazz |
Bossalinie Records | |
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Founded | 2000 |
Founder | Corey "C-Murder" Miller (CEO) |
Status | Current |
Distributor(s) |
Priority (2001–2002) Koch (2006–2008) RBC (2009) |
Genre | |
Country of origin | United States |
Location | New Orleans, Louisiana (2000–present) |
Corey Miller, better known by his stage name, C-Murder, is an American rapper, songwriter and actor. C-Murder is the brother of both Master P and Silkk the Shocker, uncle of rapper-actor Romeo and singer-actress Cymphonique, as well as younger cousin of producer, singer and rapper Mo B. Dick. C-Murder has released nine albums altogether on six different labels, No Limit Records, TRU Records, Koch Records, Asylum Records, RBC Records and Venti Uno. His first platinum album was Life or Death, which was released in 1998.
Miller rose to fame in the late 1990s after being featured on numerous No Limit releases. In 1998 Miller released his debut album Life or Death. Miller's debut made it to number three on the US Billboard 200 with 197,000 copies sold the first week. The album would eventually sell over one million copies making it certified platinum.
In 1999 Miller released his second album Bossalinie it would prove to be even more successful charting at number two on the Billboard 200 with first week sales of 175,000. The album was promoted with the singles "Like a Jungle" and "Gangsta Walk" featuring fellow No Limit artist at the time Snoop Dogg. The album would eventually sell over 500,000 copies making it certified gold.