Percy Romeo Miller Jr. (born August 19, 1989), also known by his stage name Romeo (formerly Lil' Romeo), is an American rapper, singer, actor and television personality. He gained fame as a rapper in the early 2000s after signing with his father,

Master P Percy Robert Miller (born April 29, 1967), better known by his stage name Master P, is an American rapper, record producer, record executive, dancer, actor and entrepreneur. He founded the record label No Limit Records in 1991, which was relau ...

's record label

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. His 2001 debut single, " My Baby" peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and preceded his debut studio album '' Lil' Romeo'', which peaked at number six on the US ''Billboard'' 200. In 2002, Miller released his second album ''

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'', which charted at number 33 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. In 2004, Miller released his third album ''

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'', which charted at number 70, and in 2006, he released the digital album ''Lottery'' under the name Romeo. That same year, Miller released an accompanying

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to his film '' God's Gift''; his first explicit album. To date, it has sold over 300,000 units. In 2007, Miller was offered and accepted a

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to play

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for the

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, at the

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. He played basketball for the Trojans under his birth name, and played for the team until 2010. Aside from music, Miller has also worked as an actor and was given his own television series on

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titled ''

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'' in 2002, which ran for three seasons. Miller starred in the feature films '' Jumping the Broom'' (2011) and

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's '' Madea's Witness Protection'' (2012). Miller founded the

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s Guttar Music, Take a Stand, The Next Generation and

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in 2010.

Early life

Miller was born in

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, Louisiana. He is a son of rapper and entrepreneur

and former rapper

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. He is a nephew of rappers

C-Murder Corey Miller (born March 9, 1971), better known by his stage name C-Murder, is an American rapper. He initially gained fame in the mid-1990s as a part of his brother Master P's label No Limit Records, primarily as a member of the label's supergr ...

and

Silkk the Shocker Vyshonn King Miller (born June 18, 1975), better known by his stage name Silkk the Shocker (formerly Silkk), is an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. The brother of Master P, Miller signed with his record label No Limit Records, an im ...

, cousin of producer, singer, and rapper Mo B. Dick, and a brother of singer and actress Cymphonique Miller. Romeo was signed to No Limit's subsidiary label Soulja Music Entertainment at the age of five, after he wrote a rap to his father.

Music career

2001: ''Lil' Romeo''

As Lil' Romeo, his debut album was the self-titled '' Lil' Romeo''. It contains the hit single " My Baby" that charted No. 1 for R&B/Hip-hop Singles. The album peaked at No. 6 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and No. 5 on the

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. On July 28, 2001, it was certified Gold by the RIAA for selling 500,000 copies in the United States. Also in 2001, he was featured on his uncle Silkk the Shocker's remix single of " That's Kool", which was also featured on his own album.

2002–2003: ''Game Time''

In 2002, a year later after his debut album, Miller put out his second studio album, ''

''. It peaked at No. 33 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and No. 10 on the

. It spawned the Billboard-charting single " 2-Way" that charted to No. 66

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. It also spawned a second single "True Love" which charted at No. 16 under the

2004: ''Romeoland''

In 2004, Miller released his third studio album ''

'' via The New No Limit and Koch, it would be Miller's last studio album to feature himself billed as Lil' Romeo; it was not as successful in sales. ''Romeoland'' charted at No. 70 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and at No. 29 on the

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chart.

2005–2007: Collaborations, name change, ''Lottery'' and ''God's Gift'' soundtrack

In 2005, Miller, along with his father Master P, founded a new record label titled Guttar Music Entertainment. Also in 2005, Miller, along with his brother Valentino Miller and their three cousins C-Los, Lil' D and Willie J, formed the rap group Rich Boyz. They released their debut album titled ''Young Ballers: The Hood Been Good to Us'' via Guttar Music on November 22, 2005. The group later disbanded. On April 4, 2006, Miller released his debut digital album ''

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'' via Guttar Music Entertainment, UrbanDigital and GoDigital Music Group, it was Miller's first album released with his official name changed to Romeo. On December 12, 2006, Miller released an album titled '' God's Gift'' via Guttar Music, UrbanDigital and GoDigital Music Group, it served as the

to the same name independent

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Miller's father Master P had directed and produced, it was also Miller's first album to be classified as

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. Both albums contained the song "U Can't Shine Like Me", which was a direct response to fellow rapper/actor Bow Wow, who fans believed dissed Miller and his father Master P in his song " Fresh Azimiz". In 2007, Miller and his father Master P started a non-explicit record label titled Take A Stand Records. They also formed a new group called Miller Boyz. On September 4, 2007, they would release their debut album titled '' Hip Hop History'' via Take A Stand Records, UrbanDigital and GoDigital Music Group.

Since 2008: Mixtapes, EPs and collaborations

In 2008, Miller stated he was working on his fourth studio album titled '' Gumbo Station''. On June 17, Miller released the first single from the album "Get Low Wit It", which featured

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and his brother Valentino Miller, it failed to gain success on the ''Billboard'' charts. On March 3, 2009, Miller released a

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titled '' Get Low'' that contained singles that were originally supposed to have been on ''Gumbo Station'' and also contained original songs from his previous albums. In late 2009, Miller formed a new

titled The Next Generation Entertainment, the label at the time featured his group the College Boyys. During this time, Romeo also confirmed that he was still working on his fourth studio album, but had changed the name of the album to ''The College Boy''. Later, Romeo announced that the title of the album would be ''I Am No Limit''. On January 19, 2010, Miller released a promotional single for the album titled "Tell Me a Million Times" featuring Tempo. On January 26, Miller released a second promotional single for the album titled "Ice Cream Man Jr." which was a tribute to his father. On February 16, Miller released his debut mixtape ''Patience Is A Virtue'' to promote the album. On March 2, Miller released two EPs to promote the album which were the ''Famous Girl'' and ''Monster/Practice'' via his label The Next Generation Entertainment and LPD Music. Also in 2010, Miller would introduce his new group the College Boyys; on May 25, 2010, they released their debut album titled ''Spring Break'' via his label The Next Generation Entertainment and Hollywood Dream Music, but the group would later disband for unknown reasons. Miller also on this day released three promotional singles which were "You" that featured his artist at the time D'Anna and Lil Twist, "She Bad" that featured his cousins/artists Lil' D and Black Don and "They Dont Know". Miller also performed at the 2010

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along with his brother Valentino Miller, his cousins Lil' D and Black Don, and his uncle Silkk The Shocker, along with

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and

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to honor Master P and

. In late 2010, Miller relaunched No Limit Records as

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. Romeo also confirmed that he had changed the name of his album from ''I Am No Limit'' to ''Intelligent Hoodlum''. In 2011, Miller toured with his father and Silkk the Shocker. The tour was titled "No Limit Forever International". On January 11, Miller released his EP ''Dont Push Me'' via his label The Next Generation Entertainment. On May 3, 2011, Miller released the first official single from ''Intelligent Hoodlum'' called "Famous Girl (Remix)" which was the mastered version of the original, it still featured the original appearances from

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and Miller's cousin Black Don, but it would be later dubbed as a promotional single. On August 19, 2011, Miller released his ''I Am No Limit'' mixtape, which was originally supposed to be his fourth studio album, but Miller decided it would be best to just release it as a mixtape for his fans. In 2012, Miller formed a new group called Resq3 which consisted of himself, drummer Christian Brock and guitarist/vocalist Myles Eberhardt. They released their first single "The Only One" and were scheduled to be releasing their debut album, touring and filming TV show later that year, but the group would disband for unknown reasons. The group's other releases consisted of songs such as "Right Along" and "No One Else Like You". On April 12, 2012, Miller released his first single from his upcoming fourth album titled "Hug Me Forever", which featured his brother Valentino. On May 19, 2012, Miller released the music video for "Hug Me Forever". On August 15, 2012, Miller announced that he had been working on a new mixtape titled ''Inception'', it was released on August 19, 2012, under his new stage name Maserati Rome. In 2013, Miller announced that he was working on a mixtape, ''When in Rome'', slated for release in 2014. On January 5, 2015, Miller released his first collaboration mixtape titled ''We All We Got'' with his group Money Mafia that includes himself, his father, Ace B, Young Junne, Eastwood, Gangsta, Play Beezy, Calliope Popeye, Flight Boy and No Limit Forever in-house producer Blaq N Mild. The mixtape would also include a surprise feature from

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on the track "Power". On April 20, Miller released his second collaboration mixtape titled ''Hustlin'' with his group Money Mafia. On July 29, 2015, Miller would release two new singles from his upcoming fourth studio album titled "Till the Club Close" featuring fellow No Limit Forever artist Ace B and "Bent" featuring fellow No Limit Forever artists Ace B and Silkk the Shocker. On December 17, Miller revealed the title, cover art and also announced the release date of his planned fourth studio album titled ''Fighting Monsters'', which was set for release in January. On January 7, 2016, Miller would release ''Fighting Monsters'' as a mixtape; it would feature guest appearances from Ace B, BlaqNmilD, DeCarlo, Eastwood, €$¢Ø, JSlugg500, his father Master P, Silkk the Shocker, and Travis Kr8ts. ''Fighting Monsters'' was originally supposed to be his fourth studio album, but Miller decided again it would be best to just release it as a mixtape for his fans. On January 13, Miller would release the mixtape for retail on

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for charity. On November 1, 2016, Miller released two singles from his planned fourth studio album titled "B, All, In" featuring fellow No Limit Forever artist Young Vee, and "Shoulder" featuring DeCarlo and fellow No Limit Forever artist Ace B. In December 2019, Miller released the album ''Hidden Treasure'', featuring a collaboration with his father, Master P.

Other ventures

Acting career

In 2001, Miller began his acting career with a cameo appearance in the

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' film ''

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.'' In 2003, he co-starred with

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, and Zachary Isaiah Williams in the dance film ''

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''. In this film, his supporting character was Benny, a young boy looking for a break. In 2003, he voiced himself in "Romeo in the Mix", an episode of the animated series ''

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'', and additionally performed the series' third theme song. He starred in another film with Zachary Isaiah Williams, '' God's Gift'', which was released in 2006. He went on to co-star with his father in a film called ''Uncle P'' in 2007. His next project in 2007, was a film called '' ASL'' in which he starred as himself, alongside Forrest Lipton and Zachary Isaiah Williams who played the young Romeo; Williams had previously co-starred with Romeo in two films and Nickelodeon's ''

''. Miller also made a cameo appearance in ''

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'' as a rapping coach. He guest-starred as a rapper accused of murder in the 2010

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series '' The Defenders'' and acted in '' Jumping the Broom'', released in May 2011. In 2011, he also starred in TV commercials for

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and ICDC College. In 2012, Miller starred in Tyler Perry's film "Madea's Witness Protection". He played as Jake, a young man who is trying to get his money back from a ponzi scheme for his father's church and his retirement. In 2012, he participated in

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's dating game show '' The Choice''. He was a special guest star on the

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episode ''If Only I Were An Only Child: The Top 10 Annoying Things My Siblings Do'' which aired on

on May 13, 2013, on which Romeo (among others) talked about annoying things his siblings did, one of which was his brother taking shoes that Romeo was planning to wear, so he could show them to a girl he liked. From 2013 to 2014, Miller appeared in additional advertisements for ICDC College. He was cast in the 2017 feature film ''Never Heard'', also starring his father, Master P. In February 2022, it was announced Miller had landed a role in the Lifetime film '' Wrath: A Seven Deadly Sins Story'', which aired on April 16. In December 2022, he starred in the holiday themed

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film, ''A Miracle Before Christmas''.

Fashion designer

On July 24, 2010, Romeo launched his own clothing line titled "College Boyys". The brand has been promoted by Miller, his group the College Boyys, and also artists such as

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, and

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. Romeo stated: On November 13, 2013, Miller revealed that he was working on a brand new clothing line titled ROME Everything.

Basketball career

Miller played basketball as a

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for one year at Windward High School before he transferred and became a three-year starter at

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. As a junior, during the 2005–06 high school season, he averaged 13.9 points and 5.6 assists per game. As a senior, during the 2006–07 high school season, he averaged 8.6 points and 9.0 assists per game. In the summer of 2006, Miller was invited to the Reebok-sponsored ABCD Camp, a basketball camp in the US. The

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–based camp, an invitation-only basketball showcase, was previously attended by high-profile

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(NBA) players including

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, and

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. Surrounded by future NBA players such as O. J. Mayo,

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, and Kevin Love, Miller averaged less than 2 points a game and struggled throughout the camp. Sonny Vaccaro, the longtime director of the ABCD Camp, explained that he invited Miller to the 2006 camp, "primarily as a favor to Percy Miller (Romeo's father

), whom he knew from the club basketball circuit." Vaccaro also said, "If you're looking for the profile of an athlete who plays basketball at USC, he's not it." Despite this, on April 13, 2007, Miller verbally committed to the

(USC) and signed a letter of intent on November 19. According to ''The Wall Street Journal'', the decision to grant Miller a full scholarship at USC was largely driven by his relationship with friend and teammate DeMar DeRozan, an All-American forward who was rated as the number five prospect in the country on Scout.com, and his father's influence. ''The Wall Street Journal'' reported Coach Tim Floyd as saying, "Last April ... Percy Miller called while driving both players from a tournament in Fayetteville, Ark ... Percy Miller said 'Demar and Romeo are ready to make their decision, and would you like to have them both on scholarship?' ... 'I said absolutely.'" Miller and DeRozan began playing for USC in the 2008–09 season. Miller used his given first name, Percy, when playing for the Trojans. He only played for the Trojans for two seasons, and was released after the 2009–10 season. He played a total of 19 minutes in nine games, scoring five points and recording three rebounds and one assist.

Modeling career

On December 27, 2010, Romeo modeled for a new 2011 calendar. On April 10, 2011, Miller modeled for the April issue of ''TROIX'' magazine. On April 12, Miller modeled in a new photoshoot.

''Dancing with the Stars''

After originally withdrawing from season two of ''

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'' due to an injury, Romeo competed in season twelve. He was partnered with professional dancer, Chelsie Hightower. They were eliminated from the show on May 10, 2011, and finished in the Top 5, one week before the semi-final. * In week 7, Donnie Burns was the guest judge and scored the dances.

Other media

On November 21, 2017, Miller competed on the '' Champs vs. Stars'' special of the

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reality series '' The Challenge''. He also hosted MTV's ''Ex on the Beach'' for four seasons.

Personal life

On February 14, 2022, Miller took to Instagram to announce the birth of his first child, a daughter, with girlfriend, Drew Sangster. On March 15, 2023, Miller announced on Instagram that he had welcomed another daughter, his second child with Sangster. Miller is

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Discography

* '' Lil' Romeo'' (2001) * ''

'' (2002) * ''

'' (2004) * ''Lottery'' (2006) * ''Hidden Treasure'' (2019)

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations

* Billboard Music Awards ** 2001, Rap Artist of the Year (Winner) ** 2001, Music Videos: ''My Baby'' (Winner) ** 2002, R&B/Hip-Hop: ''My Baby'' (Winner) * Kids Choice Awards ** 2002, Favorite Male Singer – (Nominated) ** 2003, Favorite Male Singer – (Nominated) ** 2004, Favorite Television Actor – Male for: ''

'' (Nominated) ** 2005, Favorite Television Actor – Male for: ''Romeo!'' (Winner) ** 2006, Favorite Television Actor – Male for: ''Romeo!'' (Nominated) * Radio Disney Music Awards ** 2003, Favorite Male Singer – (Nominated) * Teen Choice Awards ** 2004, Choice Breakout Movie Star – Male for: ''

'' (Nominated) * Black Reel Awards ** 2004, Choice Breakout Movie Star – Male for: ''Honey'' (Nominated) * Young Artist Awards ** 2005, Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actor: ''Romeo!'' (Nominated) * NAMIC Vision Awards ** 2005, Best Comedic Performance: ''Romeo!'' (Nominated) * Image Awards ** 2005, Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Program – Series or Special: ''Romeo!'' (Nominated) * Golden Raspberry Awards ** 2013, Worst Screen Ensemble: ''Madea's Witness Protection'' (nominated) * Urban Film Festival ** 2019, Jury Award: ''I Got the Hook Up 2'' (Winner)

References

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USC Athletics Player Biography: No. 15 Percy Miller
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Romeo 1989 births Living people 21st-century African-American male actors 21st-century American male actors 21st-century American male musicians 21st-century American rappers African-American businesspeople African-American Catholics African-American fashion designers African-American male child actors African-American male models African-American male rappers 21st-century American male rappers American child singers American businesspeople in fashion American fashion designers American male child actors American male film actors American male models American male television actors American male voice actors American men's basketball players Basketball players from Los Angeles Basketball players from New Orleans Beverly Hills High School alumni Businesspeople from Los Angeles Businesspeople from New Orleans Male actors from Beverly Hills, California Male actors from California Male actors from New Orleans Male models from California MNRK Music Group artists Musicians from Beverly Hills, California No Limit Records artists Point guards Rappers from Los Angeles Rappers from New Orleans Southern hip-hop musicians Sportspeople from Beverly Hills, California Participants in American reality television series USC Trojans men's basketball players