Master P To Produce Biopic “Ice Cream Man: King Of The South”

With the huge weekend "Straight Outta Compton" is having in theaters, it seems like the "hip hop biopic" is just getting started. Master P was known as one of hip hop's biggest moguls in the 90's rivaling Puff Daddy and Suge Knight during that era. He recently announced that he's going to be producing his own biopic to be released next year called "Ice Cream Man: King Of The South" and dropped an early trailer for it.

Written by Percy Miller, Parde Bridget and Wayne Conley brings alive the real story of young Percy Miller “Master P” and how he became one of the most influential names to Hip Hop. Master P broke major music barriers in the late 90’s with a 80/20 distribution deal that changed the industry of the hip hop world. Master P and his No Limit Record Company INDEPENDENTLY sold 75 million albums world wide in a time when hip-hop was dominantly run by the West and East coast. Master P gave a voice to Southern Hip Hop and exploded the culture, the soul, and the heart of what southern hip-hop is. - Courtesy of kingofthesouthmovie.com

This isn't the first time Master P has produced a movie, (remember "I'm Bout It"?) but one problem that already stands out from my perspective is "self-written" biopics. How much of the "real story" are we going to get about the subject when the subject is YOURSELF? I'm going to hold off judging it until more details emerge, but having witnessed this era in hip hop first hand, its going to be interesting how much of the "No Limit" story he chooses to tell.