Romeo Miller has been in the limelight since he was a child, exploding onto the scene with his debut single “My Baby” when he was just 12 years old. Fast forward to 2023, he uses his platform to inspire, motivate, and give back to the masses.
Last week during the Future Stars Charity Gala, the 34-year-old was honored with the Community Impact Award alongside Blac Chyna and Don Benjamin. The formal attire/black tie event served as a fundraiser raise money for underprivileged kids in the community who can’t afford basketball clinics or camps.
Eszylfie Taylor, owner and founder of the Future Stars Basketball Camp, introduces Romeo by stating he’s “a multi-faceted star within film, television, music, sports, and philanthropy. As a highly-paid actor, artist and entrepreneur, he’s a devoted father of two beautiful little girls, girl dad! Early in his career, this individual broke Michael Jackson’s record for being the youngest artist to win a Billboard Artist and Single of the Year awards. Despite the successes, he’s a devout Christian, philanthropist, and recognized as a National Ambassador for MLK Commission. His community work has helped raise millions in funding towards elevating youth in their communities. It was an honor to present this Community Impact Award to Romeo Miller.”
Romeo Miller then took the time to deliver a heartfelt speech, upon receiving his award.
“Simply in the Bible, in Mark 9:23, it says that if you believe that anything truly is possible. I feel that’s what my career has been, starting at the age of 10 years old and having so much success. They say to master a craft or be a pro at something, you need to have at least 10,000 hours. Already right now, I already have 150,000 hours of mastering my craft. I want to thank you for honoring me because a lot of people usually don’t see that hard work, what it takes to have a career over 20 plus years of success and positivity before the age of 30.”
Romeo then delivers a message for the youth: “basketball and any sport is the game of life. It’s the blueprint of life. We got anybody who went to USC? Are there any Trojans? There we go. I won a college championship, a PAC-10 championship with DeMar DeRozan. I always tell the kids: that sport — that basketball, that football, that golf ball, that tennis ball, that represents your dream. However much work you put into it, that’s what you’re gonna get out of it. Your coach represents your parents. Whether you have a good one or a bad one, you’re gonna have to learn how to navigate the cards you were dealt.”
“Those fans: you might have fans that cheer for you, fans that cheer against you,” Romeo continues. “They have no effect on your goal unless you let them. That’s why it’s so important, camps like this, Future Stars because basketball is the game of life. And I give so much of my success, so much of my mental strength of playing the great game of basketball.”
Romeo prides himself in being a prime example.
“I have a new car company called Trion,” he states. “We want to make kids know they could do anything. You can be in the automotive system, you could be an astronaut. We’re using this to help kids be inspired. I want to thank all y’all beautiful people for coming out here, because this is how we make the change. This is how we make a difference. I want to dedicate this award to my late great, beautiful little sister in heaven, Tatiana Miller. Everything I do is for you now.”
Romeo Miller recently received the Community Impact Award at the Future Stars Charity Gala, delivering a heartfelt speech connecting his success in entertainment to his success in sports. Real name Percy Miller first received a scholarship to hoop at USC, with his basketball career ending as the result of an injury.
The Source enjoyed attending the gala and speaking with Romeo about the moment he fell in love with Hip-Hop.
When asked about the moment he fell in love with Hip-Hop, Romeo answers: “I used to like a lot of Slick Rick when I was growing up. I thought it was cool with the patch on the eye. LL Cool J, they used to call me LL Cool Rome. But if I’m being truthful, I fell in love with music in general from Selena. I grew up in Texas. She brought me closer in a weird way to Hip-Hop. A lot of people don’t know that, but I used to be bumping Selena a lot down in H-town. I grew up in Mo City and Sugar Land. She brought me closer to Hip-Hop.”
Romeo makes it a point to remind us that music is a connection to everything, no matter the type. He then recalls his favorite moments before pivoting to one of his favorite artists: Eminem.
“Them Lil Romeo days?” Romeo asks. “Eminem was the man! I remember being in Canada, Eminem was everywhere. Everywhere I travel. I don’t think he gets the recognition that he deserves, or the flowers, because this generation don’t really know the work he put in. But seeing somebody like him, a white boy who could outrap everybody, that was crazy. Me even growing up in Hip-Hop, we never seen like that.”
As far as Romeo’s favorite Eminem song, he names “Lose Yourself” and “Toy Soldiers.” He explains, “I used to be bumping ‘Toy Soldiers’ all day, every day. So shout to Em.”
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Urban One and AT&T called on Charlamagne Tha God, Reginae Carter and Romeo Miller to highlight the accomplishments of three HBCU students. The series AT&T Dream In Black: Rising Future Makers” series.
Charlamagne Tha God received his honorary doctorate degree from South Carolina State University after delivering the 2020 commencement speech.
The 3-part weekly series features Raymond Graham of Prairie View A&M University, Joshua Hughes of Howard University and Zoe Mitchell of Florida A&M University. The series runs across TV One and iOne Digital. Although only three will be highlighted during the series, more students are allowed to take advantage of the program as well.
AT&T Director of Marketing & Special Experiences, Angela Burgin speaks on the importance of the program.
“Through this program we get to celebrate 25 outstanding individuals, along with sharing their stories as they endeavor to make a difference in their communities.”
Romeo can attest to this as well. His father is well-renowned music legend and entrepreneur, Master P. The No Limit CEO was adamant about Romeo’s younger brother, Hercy, going to any HBCU for college.
“If you know anything about my family, The Miller Gang, from my pops Master P to my brother Hercy Miller deciding to go to Tennessee State,” said Romeo.
“We’re all about putting that spotlight on HBCUs and their students. It’s only the beginning.”
On the other hand, Reginae Carter helped a FAMU student, Zoe Mitchell, appreciate her melanated skin. While Mitchell grew up in a predominately white neighborhood, she was intentional in attending an HBCU. She became a sister of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority during her freshman year and a FAMU cheerleader. After her cheerleading photo went viral, she realized that every complexion is beautiful.
The program is open for HBCU students to apply. 25 winners will win $5,000 to pursue their dream.
Growing Up Hip Hop cast seem to be at their limit regarding the producers of the show. Recently, father-son duo, Master P and Romeo have called it quits following a viral video that surfaced the internet that suggested GUHH’ producers care more about portraying a romantic drama between Angela Simmons and Romeo, rather than focusing on the fact that the 32-year-old businesswoman will now be parenting on her own following the murder of her ex-fiance Sutton Tennyson.
Shad Moss, akaBow Wow, would be next to leave the cast. “We on to bigger and better things! @angelasimmons let’s do the unthinkable #history,” the rapper wrote on his social media. “Get yall sh*t together! Until then WE OUT! aint no show w out Bow know that! Good luck,” the rapper continued.
Bow Wow’s long time friend, Da Brat went on the Rickey Smiley show to give her opinion on the rapper’s actions. “Chile, Bow Wow go back and forth. He quit one day. He here the next.” Brat continued to say that she expects Bow Wow to come back considering the fact that he is the executive producer of the show. “I don’t think he’s gonna wanna get rid of this check,” she mentioned.
It doesn’t stop there. Egypt Criss has announced that she will be leaving the show as well following an explosive episode between her and Briana Latrise. “I respect myself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves me, grows me or makes me happy,” Criss stated. “It’s time for me to rise from the ashes from being falsely represented to you, the people I love most, which is why I have decided to resign from ‘Growing Up Hip Hop.’ #itsbeenreal #allgoodthingsmustcometoanend #movingforward.”
If you watch Growing Up Hip-Hop, then you have seen Romeo Miller on life throughout the show. Usually, Miller’s storyline involves the potential romance between him and his ex-girlfriend, Angela Simmons. However, this season, the two aren’t friends.
Romeo has been apart of the GHH cast since its premiere in 2016. He’s also an executive producer of the show. According to theJASMINEBRAND, sources believe that Miller and his father, Master P, haven’t been able to see eye to eye with production lately.
“Romeo nor his father (Master P) would never go against their morals for money for any network,” the source claimed. “He hasn’t been on much of this season and is focusing on his many businesses, career and his love life with new girlfriend. Romeo has nothing against the cast, they’re just growing apart and he rather explore the truth, not a fake love triangle that the network is dragging out. ”
Romeo hasn’t publically announced his departure from the show, however, the show has been removed from his list of projects in his Instagram bio.
Romeo Miller stars in a new film titled Game Day alongside Elizabeth Alderfer. He calls it a passion project because he filmed it two years ago, and after positive feedback at film festivals he finally brought it to life in the big screen.
Game Day tells the story of the brilliant but self-centered tech whiz Ricki (Alderfer) who convinces the basketball-savvy teen Lucas (Miller) to coach her when her professional and personal life is left in ruins. Discovering that success at her new job depends on becoming a team player in the office and on the company’s, up till now, all-male basketball team, she enlists Lucas’ help in a desperate attempt to save her job and her future – an experience that ultimately changes both of their lives forever.
Romeo told The Source all about his role as a High School student in the comedy-drama, working with his father on the film’s soundtrack, and their luxury shoe brand, Moneyatti.
Check out the interview in full below and be sure to catch Game Day out now in theaters.
Congratulations on your new film, Game Day. Can you tell your fans about your role?
The thing with this Game Day movie it was night an overnight process. We filmed this movie maybe a few years ago. It was doing well in film festivals and now it’s coming to life in movie theaters. And what I love about this project is it’s an independent film. So it’s a lot of grit, a lot of hard work. And that’s why this movie is one of my favorite projects that I’ve done because you can see it on camera. The movie Game Day is bringing different worlds together. The main characters come from two different worlds but this game of basketball brought together two people that would’ve never talked to each other in the street. And it shows you how powerful life is, and how powerful a sport can be. Even in real life sport brings so many cultures together. And that’s what this film is about. You never know who’s who or who’s going through something until you get to know them. That’s what I love about this project. It’s so much bigger than basketball. Basketball shaped my character. Playing in sports knowing that I can not only rely on my own talent, but I can rely on my team. You’re only as strong as your weakest link. And for me it was amazing because as an actor you want to be able to do films with so much passion. I’m excited that it’s finally coming to life.
Yeah I saw the one minute trailer, and it looked interesting. Did they force you to cut off all your facial hair?
[Laughs] I had to go back to High School. Lucas is a great kid, smart, and super talented. But he lives in a tough environment in Chicago and a lot of people don’t make it out. It kind of reminds me of my Pops situation being from the Calliope Projects. You know it’s so much harder just to make it out because of your environment. A lot of people don’t get to see that side. In the movie, somebody may think they’re having a bad day and then my character Lucas, I couldn’t even leave my house until they stopped shooting outside. There’s a lot of little kids really going through this and it’s important for them to know that you can be bigger than your environment. One being being my pops Master P.
Towards the end of the trailer there’s a song playing. Was that you on it?
Yeah so me and my pops made the music for the movie. What I always try to tell people out there is when you have a talent, don’t just rely on that one talent. Do as much as you can. And with me, if I’m going to produce something I’m going to try to star in it too, and work on the soundtrack too. And that’s where me and my dad came together which was the easiest process because I record one hundred songs every year. I just don’t put them out.
Oh wow that’s interesting to know that you still find time to record with everything that you’ve got going on. How come you don’t release them?
So I was the biggest music star once upon a time. So I know what it takes to be that. To really succeed you have to really put 110%. Music is like an end game. You’ve got to be ready to travel. You got to be prepared to go on tour, and I’m at a point in my career where I did that already. I got Emmys, I got Billboard awards, I want an Oscar next. So for me it’s just a process that so time consuming. I think at the end of this year I’ll have time to do music the way I really want to. But it’s different from doing a soundtrack and working on another album. I film so much, on top of all my brands and my philanthropy work, I just gotta cut out a lot of time for music. Which I’ll probably do at the end of this year.
What can fans expect on the soundtrack?
The soundtrack is a vibe. The movie is a comedy and a drama so you’re gonna get a little bit of everything. You have some songs that are serious, some that are uplifting. I just call it gumbo: It has a little bit of everything.
I see you and your dad are preparing to release your own luxury footwear called the P1’s. How’d you guys come up with the design?
The name of the brand is Moneyatti. Me and my dad always think outside the box right. We spend so much on designer clothes and shoes, why can’t we create our own. So we were in Italy one day and was like ‘look we might as well use our connections to design our own shoe and the feedback has been amazing. The shoes aren’t just stylish, they don’t just pop out, they actually feel really good. My favorite shoes are Moneyatti shoes because it makes you feel like you’re walking on a cloud and it’s owned by us. So if they could do it, we could do it too. And that’s what our careers are about. We want to show young people if you choose to believe in yourself you can do anything. It might not happen in a day but our slogan is: “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” That’s been my slogan since I was a little kid because I do realize all great things do take time. But if you do believe it’ll happen one day. And our new designs, the P1s, I mean I’m not being biased but it’s the best sport shoe out there. It’s hand-crafted, it’s built literally piece by piece. It has the gum bottom. It has glow in the dark laces if you’re running or jogging in the night. It has a splash of neon in there. You know … This shoe is like a space ship. Michael Jordan taught the world we can fly, we’re trying to teach the world you can soar.
I like that. I saw you wrote on Instagram “The big companies tried to buy us out but we stayed the course.” Can you say which companies tried?
I can’t speak on that but it’s just like our careers; When I was younger, big companies wanted me, Lil Romeo, to sign a major label deal. So anytime you’re stumbling upon greatness or you have a great product the competition is always going to want to buy you out. It’s not a bad thing because people are offering a lot of money. But at the end of the day, I would never forget what my dad told me, when he was about to sign a record deal, Jimmy Iovine offered a million dollars and he only had $500 in his pockets. And if someone is going to offer you that much money, how much do you think you’re really worth? So we’re just gonna stay the course. We’re gonna keep doing this. We’re almost already sold out from pre-orders.
I wrote about Big Poppa Burgers last week. What was the inspiration behind the burger business?
To be honest, I’m more of an investor. But it comes from my dad’s grandfather who used to make amazing burgers for my father and his family and he passed it on. And my pops would be at the house cooking burgers. So for me it was like why don’t we invest in something we’re passionate about. We might as well give it to the world and not just at family barbecues. So for me it was more of an investment. I do investments here and there in property and things and it’s more a family tradition that I wanted to bring to life.
We’ve talked about so many of your business ventures and we didn’t even get through half. Last week Forbes released their Hip Hop Cash Kings list. How come there was no mention of the Miller family?
We’re not really in the business for man. We’re independent. I was an independent artist my entire life. People don’t take that into consideration, they think I’m just Master P’s son. Everything I accomplished was independent. I was at the top of the top as an independent artist. You got to realize how much harder I have to work and it’s a hundred times harder to get to the top of the game when you’re not using other people’s resources. My dad and my family will never fully get the roses we deserve, but at the end of the day we don’t live for man, we live for G-d. All the praise people live for, we don’t live for. That’s why all our businesses are set up to give back and to help. We make so much money we just give back millions to the community. I want to make billions just to give it all away. If I made a billion dollars today I would give it all away to the underprivileged and the youth who really need it to really make a change in the world. My dad looks up to Muhammad Ali, and he was more than just an athelete. And my dad looks at it like we’re more than just entertainers, so what people or press say don’t matter. We don’t live for man we live for G-d and no matter how high or high low, if you have G-d as your anchors you’ll always be good.
Romeo Miller is letting the future lady of his life know that everything is ready for her arrival.
Taking to Instagram, Mr. Miller posed outside his castle of a mansion with his Rolls Royce doors open and assured his “Future Wifey” know that when she is ready for him he is ready for her.
“I know you’ve been through heartbreak, I know you’ve been lied to and I know you are probably over love at the moment. The guy or guys you are entertaining right now are just minimal pages in your amazing fairytale,” Romeo penned. “Don’t worry, I’ll rescue you in perfect timing.”
