Even though his voice rarely goes above casual speaking volume, when C-Murd… Read Full Bio ↴Even though his voice rarely goes above casual speaking volume, when C-Murder talks, he speaks volumes. Born Corey Miller and raised in New Orleans, a city known for both its good times and crimes, C-Murder adopted his provocative name seeing murders, amongst other ruthless activities. A product of the notorious Calliope Projects, C was able to escape being just another statistic by aligning with his entrepreneur brother Percy Miller, also known to the world as No Limit Record’s CEO and founder Master P. Throughout the mid to late 1990’s No Limit wreaked havoc on the music industry setting gold and platinum standards for almost every album they released. Before becoming one of the most popular solo artists on the label, C-Murder debuted as a member of TRU alongside his brothers P and Silkk The Shocker. The trio put themselves and their label on the national map with their 1995 album True which spurned the worldwide anthem “I’m Bout It, Bout It.” Following TRU’s groundbreaking 1997 album Tru 2 Da Game, C-Murder embarked on what would become a successful solo career. His first album, 1998’s Life Or Death proved to listeners that C was able to hold his own weight using a spectrum of influences ranging from Special Ed to Ice-T to 2Pac, showing that while he had a rough exterior to use in his favor, he had also had immense talent working for him too. His follow-ups, 1999’s Bossalinie, 2000’s Trapped In Crime and an appearance later that year on the 504 Boys’ smash “Wobble, Wobble” would only broaden his fanbase and cement his place in Southern Rap’s hierarchy. C-Murder would go on to follow his brother Master P’s entrepreneur footsteps by founding TRU Records and releasing two more albums 2001’s C-P-3.com and 2002’s Tru Dawgs—with controversy following each one. In 2001 C was indicted on an attempted murder charge for a shooting incident outside of a Baton Rouge nightclub. While out on bond, C-Murder was charged with second-degree murder over a shooting outside of another Louisiana nightclub. Facing two life-altering allegations simultaneously, C’s recording career came to a screeching halt. Sentenced to life for the latter charge, C decided to change his name to C-Miller. He went on to sign with Koch Records to put out some of his previously unreleased material but opted to go back to his original name by the time 2005’s Truest Shit I Ever Said hit shelves. “C-Murder is in my heart, I always knew in the back of my head what it was,” says C about his decision. “It’s never crossed my mind to change. Anyone who knows me knows I am who I am. I’ve been through a lot but I got heart with it too. To let the system take me down, I’ll be a failure.” Literally TRU to his word, the system did not take C-Murder down. Only serving a couple years of his life sentence, C’s second-degree murder conviction was overturned in favor of a retrial. Wasting no time C-Murder released his 2005 album in the form of The Tru Story: Continued with all new songs and offered fans an even bigger glimmer of hope and change with a guest appearance on Ludacris’ Release Therapy album on the song “Do Your Time” when he rapped alongside fellow ex-con emcees Beanie Sigel and Pimp C. Now, with that chapter of his life and even a novel, Death Around the Corner, behind him, C is looking forward to adding more pages to his storied career. The first entry is his TRU/Asylum Records debut Screamin’ 4 Vengeance. “This album is going to be very personal,” insists C. “Its gonna be an open book on my trials and tribulations. Current events, things I’ve been going through, letting the world get it raw.” He pauses to warn, “Everything ain’t gutter about the album though, because at the end of the day its got a message. It ain’t about go bang this and that, it’s just a raw album about life and what’s going on out here. At the end of the day, the end of the beat, you get the message that the streets ain’t what’s really popping.” Backed by a new team and a new attitude, Screamin’ 4 Vengeance is some of C-Murder’s best work to date. As a No Limit Soldier C often had to crank out music at an assembly line rate. But now that he’s calling his own shots and setting his own schedule, C is putting out a high-quality product of 5-star General caliber. “My lyrical content and subject matter on a another level,” says C in between mention in his new in-house production team, Deadly Soundz. “You can hear my confidence now, I can flow on any track now. Earlier in my career, it was easy to do two or three songs a day because I was saying the same things. But this time around its more universal, everything ain’t gonna be the same. I had time to really work on this album and perfect it.” The perfection can be heard in the diversity of songs on Screamin’ For Vengeance. Tracks like “My Set” produced by Baton Rouge underground legend C-Loc will remind hardcore C-Murder fans of what made them make each of his first three albums platinum. “Be Fresh” shows C in rare form actually appreciating the good things in life after a hard day’s work. “Mihita” reunites him with former label mate Mia X while “Gangstafied Lyrics” has C giving a sermon on street life. “I’m just trying to bring that 100% street element back to music,” says C. “You’re not gonna hear me talking about driving this whip with 22s or anything like that. You’re gonna hear real situations. This is my first studio album in a minute so I have to give it my all.” With Screamin’ 4 Vengeance being C-Murder’s first studio album in five years the veteran artist has more than enough to say and expose. With everything from rhymes to emotions being bottled up inside, the volatile contents finally get to explode out of the lyricist’s pen and into your ears. Sure to please both old and new fans alike, Screamin’ 4 Vengeance will reintroduce and reestablish C-Murder and his unique brand of music. “I’m the same C-Murder that you expected and saw on my first albums,” he urges. “It’s just C-Murder with open eyes that wants to give you a message and let you know the consequences of your choices.”

Get N Paid
C-Murder Lyrics

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[Featuring Silkk The Shocker]
a lot of people don't realize
how us young black businessmen down here in No Limit doing it
But they do understand we making a lot of money
[C Murder]
I got it made plus I get paid and paid
You wanted No Limit so I brought the brigade
I'm true to the game so I'm draped in tats

The most valuable player because of my stats
all the Platinum sales because I'm so gifted
ya I used to slang I even shop lifted
When I went to jail and went upstate
I beat a charge cause my paper was straight
I wanted a truck so I bought me a Nav
an I wanted some pussy so I paid for the ass
I got it made so they call me a made nigga
If rap was dope I guess I'd be a drug dealer
I got the feds all over my dealy
You infiltrate my click, really
Mothafuckers must like to see theyselves get played
Cause TRU niggaz gettin' paid
[Chorus x6]
We trying to get paid
[Silkk The Shocker]
Now I came through the door, I said it before
Last year I'm worth a little something, this year I'm worth more
I gots to get paid, I gots to have it made
Nigga street smarts, my game stay sharp just like a blade
see I'm a be worth something an see if I don't get killed
I'm trying to be the first nigga out the projects worth more than a
mil
I smash something think about the future so I stash something
Don't think the money will change me I'm still down to click-click and
blast something
See I gots to get cash but I guess it be in time
now see you gotta get yours I gotta get mine
And when I get something for niggaz its the most popular kind
And when I buy something that's for me nigga its top of the line
Now nigga on the real I gots to fulfill my own dreams
Fuck going to the game and trying to own my own team
Nigga believe I scheme shit to dream shit the paper

Chasin' tryin' to make mils on the real so stop hating
[Chorus x8]

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of C-Murder/Silkk The Shocker's song Get N Paid is all about the quest for money and success. It starts with the assertion that people don't understand how successful young black businessmen associated with No Limit are doing it, but at least they know they are making a lot of money. C-murder comes in on the first verse using basketball terms to describe his success: he's true to the game as evidenced by his Platinum sales and being the most valuable player because of his stats. He admits to his past vices but suggests that his present success is not a result of luck but hard work that would give him a pass even in jail. He ends the verse by declaring that if rap was dope, he'd be a drug dealer.

Silkk The Shocker takes over on the second verse, explaining how he too has gone from worth a little something to worth more this year. He wears his street smarts like a sharp blade, always knowing how to come out on top. He admits that he is after the money but does not want it to change who he is, the guy who is down to click-click and blast something. He dreams of being the first to come out of the projects worth more than a mil, and he is willing to work hard to make his dreams a reality. In the end, they assert that all they want is to get paid and that they will work hard to achieve it.

Line by Line Meaning

I got it made plus I get paid and paid
I'm successful and rich

You wanted No Limit so I brought the brigade
My fans wanted more content from me, so I gave it to them

I'm true to the game so I'm draped in tats
I'm authentic and dedicated to hip hop culture, as evidenced by my tattoos

The most valuable player because of my stats
I'm the best in the game because of my record sales and chart performance

All the Platinum sales because I'm so gifted
My music is successful because of my talent

Ya I used to slang I even shop lifted
I used to engage in criminal activity before becoming successful in music

When I went to jail and went upstate
I served time in prison

I beat a charge cause my paper was straight
I was able to avoid a conviction because of the strength of my legal defense team

I wanted a truck so I bought me a Nav
I purchased a luxury vehicle to satisfy my desires

An I wanted some pussy so I paid for the ass
I engaged in transactional sex

I got it made so they call me a made nigga
People consider me successful and powerful

If rap was dope I guess I'd be a drug dealer
I excel at making money in the rap game, just like drug dealers excel at selling drugs

I got the feds all over my dealy
The government is closely monitoring my career

You infiltrate my click, really
I'm aware that there are people trying to bring me down from within my own circle

Mothafuckers must like to see theyselves get played
People who try to bring me down are just setting themselves up to fail

Cause TRU niggaz gettin' paid
Real people in the game are making money

We trying to get paid
We're all working hard to make money

Now I came through the door, I said it before
I've been successful and talked about it before

Last year I'm worth a little something, this year I'm worth more
My net worth has increased over the past year

I gots to get paid, I gots to have it made
I need to make money and be successful

Nigga street smarts, my game stay sharp just like a blade
I'm street smart and savvy in the music industry

See I'm a be worth something an see if I don't get killed
I'm determined to be successful and achieve my goals, despite the risks

I'm trying to be the first nigga out the projects worth more than a mil
I aspire to be a successful businessperson who came from humble beginnings

I smash something think about the future so I stash something
I spend money, but also save for the future

Don't think the money will change me I'm still down to click-click and blast something
I won't become less authentic or violent just because I'm successful

Now see you gotta get yours I gotta get mine
We all need to work hard and make money for ourselves

And when I get something for niggaz its the most popular kind
I know what my fans want and I deliver it to them

And when I buy something that's for me nigga its top of the line
When I treat myself, I go for the best

Now nigga on the real I gots to fulfill my own dreams
I'm determined to achieve my personal goals

Fuck going to the game and trying to own my own team
I don't need to follow traditional paths to success

Nigga believe I scheme shit to dream shit the paper
I'm always planning and strategizing to make more money

Chasin' tryin' to make mils on the real so stop hating
I'm trying to make millions of dollars and won't let anyone bring me down

We trying to get paid
We're all working hard to make money

Lyrics © Ultra Tunes, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: CRAIG BAZILE, E ARCHER, R BEAVERS, J HILL, P JOYNER, C MILLER, V MILLER, D TAYLOR, H THOMPSON

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