Biography
Master P's offspring, who first recorded under the moniker Lil' Romeo, scored an R&B/rap chart-topper with the 2001 debut single "My Baby" at the age of eleven. The track nearly reached the summit of Billboard's Hot 100, where it settled at number three. Much like Lil' Bow Wow during that same period of early breakthrough, Romeo demonstrated strong commercial demand for wholesome preteen rappers whose appealing appearance paired with family-friendly lyrics. In the years that followed, he built an acting career on Nickelodeon while also displaying notable skill on the basketball court.
Percy Romeo Miller, Jr., entered the world on August 19, 1989, in New Orleans, where his upbringing unfolded amid the rap industry thanks to his father, Master P, the founder and flagship artist of No Limit Records, whose late-'90s achievements ranked among the recording business's most striking commercial triumphs despite widespread critical disdain. Two uncles, Silkk the Shocker and C-Murder, likewise earned recognition as rappers. Romeo's first full-length project, Lil' Romeo (2001), arrived after No Limit had entered a period of sharp decline, yet the album still delivered substantial results by yielding the Top Three single "My Baby," itself an interpolation of the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back," attaining platinum status within a week, and ultimately moving close to two million units. Its successor, Gametime (2002), appeared the next year and moved roughly two and a half million copies despite reaching only number 33 on the Billboard album chart and producing no significant hits.
Romeoland (2004) incorporated selections tied to the television series Romeo! and moved just a quarter-million units. Greatest Hits (2006) closed the chapter on recordings issued as Lil' Romeo, after which the artist performed solely under the name Romeo. Two further projects, Lottery and God's Gift, surfaced in 2006, the former available exclusively online, though neither generated charting singles despite videos for tracks such as "U Can't Shine Like Me." Romeo joined his father for the 2007 release Hip Hop History, credited to the Miller Boyz, and had earlier appeared with brother Young V plus cousins Lil' D and C-Los on the 2005 album Young Ballers: The Hood Been Good to Us, issued under the Rich Boyz name.
Percy Romeo Miller, Jr., entered the world on August 19, 1989, in New Orleans, where his upbringing unfolded amid the rap industry thanks to his father, Master P, the founder and flagship artist of No Limit Records, whose late-'90s achievements ranked among the recording business's most striking commercial triumphs despite widespread critical disdain. Two uncles, Silkk the Shocker and C-Murder, likewise earned recognition as rappers. Romeo's first full-length project, Lil' Romeo (2001), arrived after No Limit had entered a period of sharp decline, yet the album still delivered substantial results by yielding the Top Three single "My Baby," itself an interpolation of the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back," attaining platinum status within a week, and ultimately moving close to two million units. Its successor, Gametime (2002), appeared the next year and moved roughly two and a half million copies despite reaching only number 33 on the Billboard album chart and producing no significant hits.
Romeoland (2004) incorporated selections tied to the television series Romeo! and moved just a quarter-million units. Greatest Hits (2006) closed the chapter on recordings issued as Lil' Romeo, after which the artist performed solely under the name Romeo. Two further projects, Lottery and God's Gift, surfaced in 2006, the former available exclusively online, though neither generated charting singles despite videos for tracks such as "U Can't Shine Like Me." Romeo joined his father for the 2007 release Hip Hop History, credited to the Miller Boyz, and had earlier appeared with brother Young V plus cousins Lil' D and C-Los on the 2005 album Young Ballers: The Hood Been Good to Us, issued under the Rich Boyz name.