BY: Ashley Gayles (Perisian Black Queen)

BET’s No Limit Chronicles began with a bang introducing Percy Miller and the creation of No Limit Soldier Records last Wednesday. The exciting twist and turns of part one from the series left me hanging on the cliff like a good reality show while awaiting this week’s airing of the Chronicles’ second out of five. Continuing what seems more like a five-part testimony by getting deeper into how the other artist became a part of the family and their back stories being laid out for us to find ourselves in relation to at least one of the many storylines. 

One of the more recent topics that’s being discussed is the importance of respecting and protecting our black women, now was the perfect time to speak with the First Lady of No Limit Soldier Record label also known as “The Mother of Gangster Rap” as stated by Mia X. In our brief interview Mia X gracefully talked with me about what it was like to live in an apartment with the guys while recording and working on their music in California together. “I call them my brothers, my nephews, my sons… It was like a lady with a house full of children.”, Mia X pleasantly laughs, as she responds to my question about how she dealt with all those men in one living space. We also talked about maintaining a form of balance, the sacrifice and reward theory, and how important it was to have both her grandmother and mother there to support through her process of success and being a single mother of two. There was so much class in her deliverance in giving advice on the importance of maintaining your integrity, “Pimp your pen and not your integrity” she proclaims and continues with the message of staying focused on your career and not giving too much of yourself away on your path of success. “Don’t let anybody make you feel like you’re not worthy… you have to walk in this game knowing you are valuable, that’s why you’re here!”.