Romeo Miller | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Percy Romeo Miller, Jr. |
Also known as | Lil' Romeo, Romeo, Maserati Rome, Rome |
Born |
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
August 19, 1989
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) |
Rapper Actor Entrepreneur Basketball player Model |
Years active | 2000–present |
Labels |
No Limit Forever (current) No Limit, Soulja Music, Priority, The New No Limit, Universal, E1 Music, Guttar Music, UrbanDigital, GoDigital, Take A Stand, The Next Generation, LPD (former) |
Website | maseratirome |
Percy Miller, Jr. | |
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College | USC |
Conference | Pac-10 |
Sport | Basketball |
Position | Point guard |
Jersey # | 15 |
Nickname | Romeo, Prince P |
Career | 2008–2010 |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
Nationality | American |
Born |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
August 19, 1989
High school | Beverly Hills High School |
Tournaments | |
2009 NCAA Tournament |
Percy Romeo Miller, Jr. (born August 19, 1989), better known by his stage name Maserati Rome or simply Rome (formerly Lil' Romeo and Romeo) or his acting/business name Romeo Miller, is an American rapper, actor, basketball player, entrepreneur, and model. Miller is the son of well known rap mogul Master P. Miller has founded record label's Guttar Music, Take A Stand, The Next Generation & his current label No Limit Forever.
Miller gained fame and fortune in the early 2000s after signing with his father's popular and successful label at the time No Limit Records with the help of his debut single & most successful single to date "My Baby" which went on to be certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA. In 2001 Miller released his debut & most successful album to date Lil 'Romeo it charted the US Billboard 200 at number six & went on to be certified gold, selling over 500,000 copies.
Miller performed the single "My Baby" with his father Master P for late pop singer Michael Jackson at Jackson's 30th Anniversary Celebration, which was also broadcast on television.
In the later 2000s, as No Limit Records popularity was slowly declining, so was Miller's. Miller then signed to his father's relaunch label New No Limit Records. In 2002, Miller released his second album titled Game Time; it charted the US Billboard 200 at number thirty-three. In 2004, Miller released his third album Romeoland; it charted on the US Billboard 200 at number seventy. In 2002, Nickelodeon offered Miller his own show titled Romeo!; the show was successful on the network and went on to run for three seasons.