C-Murder

C-Murder, the Louisiana rapper tied to the No Limit roster, first gained notice in the mid-1990s. His trio TRU, which included brothers Silkk the Shocker and Master P, achieved commercial success in 1997 when their second album True 2 Da Game moved more than two million copies within its opening year. Following guest appearances on assorted No Limit projects, C-Murder issued his initial solo album Life or Death in 1998, then maintained regular output with Bossalinie in 1999 and Trapped in Crime in 2000. Even while serving a life sentence, he kept producing material from prison and issued occasional projects including Ain't No Heaven in the Pen in 2015 and Give Me Freedom or Give Me Death in 2021.

Corey Miller entered the world in 1971. Raised in New Orleans, he completed U.S. Military duty before returning home and beginning a music career near 1993.

Miller's earliest recordings occurred as part of TRU alongside brothers Master P and Silkk the Shocker. The group's debut True arrived in 1995 and was followed by Tru 2 Da Game in 1997. That same year he appeared on multiple No Limit releases such as Master P's Ghetto D and the I'm Bout It soundtrack. Life or Death reached stores in spring 1998, with Bossalinie arriving the following year. Superstar recognition came in 2000 through his role in the 504 Boyz smash "Wobble Wobble" and through Trapped in Crime, his third and strongest-selling album to date, fueled by the C-Murder/Snoop Dogg/Magic track "Down for My N's." The project also launched Tru Records, his new label, which was intended to support a clothing line and additional releases.

Tru Dawgs tested the label in 2002 yet arrived after C-Murder's arrest for a nightclub shooting. He entered custody immediately after finishing the album and remained incarcerated when it was released. Master P has repeatedly defended C-Murder since the event, insisting on mistaken identity and no involvement. Despite that support, conviction led to a life sentence on October 1, 2003. Permitted to record from prison, the rapper released The Truest $#!@ I Ever Said in early 2005.

The Louisiana Supreme Court vacated the conviction in March 2006, freeing C-Murder on a $500,000 bond. Initially confined to house arrest while awaiting retrial on a second-degree murder charge, he later received permission for daytime movement within Orleans and Jefferson parishes. Tru Story: Continued appeared in 2006 and was followed two years later by Screamin' 4 Vengeance along with his first novel Death Around the Corner. Second-degree murder charges were refiled on August 5, 2009; nine days afterward he was again found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment. While incarcerated he continued issuing new music, including mixtapes such as Ricochet in 2013, the Boosie Badazz collaboration Penitentiary Chances in 2016, and the politically charged Give Me Freedom or Give Me Death in 2021.