Hip Hop mogul Master P is officially changing his name to P.Miller. 

Master P, aka P. Miller, is changing his name to reflect his growth and cleaner image.  Miller explains his name change like this, "I'm changing my name because Master P is who I used to be. I call it my childhood and P. Miller marks my manhood. I wouldn't change my past because it's groomed me to be the man I am today. People grow mentally and spiritually through life experiences, but when you come from hip-hop it's almost impossible to move past the stereotypes associated with it. I've branched out into so many different arenas that range from being the first African-American to have a clothing line at Wal-Mart, to writing books, and speaking on Capitol Hill, but all that gets overshadowed because I come from the hip-hop industry. There're a lot of people out there, who are afraid to grow up and change, but I'm not and P. Miller is the evolution of me, Percy Miller the entrepreneur, the business man."

 In the past few years Miller has distanced himself from his gangster rap past.  Miller and his son, Romeo, recently started a profanity-free record label called Take A Stand Records.  He has also enjoyed success as the an author and community activist through his "P.Miller Youth Centers" and the "P.Miller Food Foundation."

Miller's new cleaner image has begun to pay off, in July he announced a multi-million dollar deal to sell his line of P.Miller clothing exclusively through Walmart.

The five time Grammy Award winner has sold more than 75 million records worldwide and has had notable success in the movie industry as well.  He was ranked 10th on Forbes magazine's list of America's 40 highest paid entertainers with an estimated income of $56.5 million.  At one time is company, No Limit, was valued at over $662 million.