C-Bo has revealed he almost signed to No Limit Records in the late 1990s, but after being courted by Master P, the label’s founder “dropped the ball” on him.
Speaking on a recent episode of the Holdin’ Court podcast, hosted by film producer Big Court — a protégé of Master P — C-Bo spoke about P’s failure to put ink to paper.
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“I got out of prison, and I’m in L.A., and I’m working on Till My Casket Drops, that’s what I’m doing,” C-Bo began. “And I got about 15 people with me, we got the whole hotel, we in there, boom. Next thing I know, I get a phone call. It’s P. And P say, ‘N-gga were you at?’ I said ‘I’m in L.A.’ He said, ‘N-gga were the address, I’m pullin’ up on you.’ I don’t know what P doing. I just got out. You feel me? P just got him a deal or some shit, you feel me?” he added.
C-Bo continued talking about his initial interaction with Master P and how he tried to persuade him to come over to No Limit Records. He also revealed that P gave him a check for $100,000 on the set of the 1998 film I Got The Hook Up.
The West Coast rapper then elaborated on why he never signed to the legendary New Orleans imprint. “I wind up going back to jail on a joint suspension,” C-Bo explained. “I was on a joint suspension, I got caught in Cincinnati. I got shipped back to Cali, doing my time in Cali, boom. Tapping in with P. Our lawyers are talking, I got my manager tryna tap in and he finally got him and we talking about doing this thang, you feel me?
“So [the] lawyers [are] going back and forth, tryna figure it out. I think we had a M [million] or some shit like that. I come out, and then it’s no more conversation about it. Seem like P just dropped the ball on me.”
C-Bo said conversations finally came to a close once Master P signed Snoop Dogg to No Limit Records in 1998.
Another artist not on the No Limit roster that Master P put money in their pocket was 50 Cent. During a recent episode of Montgomery & Co., P said he believes he was the first person to see the G-Unit mogul’s star potential.
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“Ya know, the internet will take it and be like ‘Oh, you did this.’ No. I’m the first person to believe in him [50 Cent]. That’s basically what you heard. I think a lot of people when they interview people, they don’t say that,” he began, after being asked why he chose to bankroll the G-Unit mogul’s first four shows.
“Nobody else believed in him. I seen the vision, like this guy’s a hard worker. He has a lot of talent. So, I’m going to put my money up to put him on tour — which is a blessing.”
In a 2020 interview with HipHopDX, Master P also revealed that he missed an opportunity to sign India Arie to No Limit Records.
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“I just didn’t get it,” he confessed. “She would come to my house and she’d be singing with no shoes on … and I’m like how can I help this woman? I just didn’t know how because my music was so hard and she’d be like, “P I’m gonna be a star … But now, that was the one that got away.” Expressing regret, he added: “We could’ve did something incredible.”
