Master P is on a mission to transform the University of New Orleans basketball program into more than just a team. As the school’s new President of Basketball Operations and an assistant coach, the Hip Hop mogul is blending sports, entertainment, and community impact into one vision.
In a recent conversation with TMZ, P revealed that he has already tapped one of New Orleans’ biggest icons to set things off. “I’m bringing some huge talent, but I reached out to Lil Wayne’s management team, so we’re gonna see how that goes,” he said. “But if it doesn’t work out for the first game on November 8th, we’ve got 11 more home games which we can bring him in.”
And he is not stopping there. P also made it clear that he has other major names in mind to bring to the court. “I’m gonna hit up J. Cole. There’s so much talent out here. You got NBA Youngboy, you got Boozy, we got a lot of locals from New Orleans and Baton Rouge and Louisiana that we can hit up first.”
But for P, this isn’t just about entertainment value or celebrity appearances. It is about creating a lasting impact for the next generation. “My coach saved my life and helped change my life and I said I want to pay that back forward and help the next generation, help the kids where I grew up at to find the next P, find the next other successful person that comes from poverty, to let them know that you can make it, we believe in you.”
The No Limit legend sees hoops as a platform for education and empowerment, stressing that the bigger picture is about building futures. “It’s all about education and the next generation. I feel like if I could start reaching middle school students and preparing them to go to college, then they’ll further their education and crime will go down, poverty will go down and we’ll be able to create these diamonds in the rough. They always say a diamond is dirty till you clean it up.”