On June 24, 1997, Mia X released her second album Unlady Like; this album peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard 200 and No. 11 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
After perceiving an unfulfilled demand for more hard-edged gangster rap music, he expanded No Limit into a record label and self-produced his own debut album, Get Away Clean, in 1991.