Master P, raised in the Calliope Projects, was a true hiphop hero to African-American youths, admired both for such outrageous hits as "99 Ways to Die" and for being CEO and founder of No Limit Records.

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But cost-plus projects often leave some wiggle room in accounting for fixed costs ( see box, p. 66).

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