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Mason Derelle Betha (born August 27, 1977 in Jacksonville, Florida), better known by his stage name Mase, is an American rapper and inspirational speaker. He released his debut album, Harlem World, in 1997 and it went multi-platnium, spawning the singles Feel So Good and What You Want. During the promo tour for his second album, Double Up, he announced his retirement from music. In 2004, under guidance from Diddy he made a relatively successful comeback with the album Welcome Back, but then once again went back to focus on his new career as a preacher. In June 2009 a Mase remix of fellow rapper Drake’s hit single Best I Ever Had surfaced on the internet. When asked about his reason to return to music he cited the untimely death of Michael Jackson, and said that unexpected event had once again lit a fire inside of him and he wanted to start making music again in MJ’s memory.

Raised in Harlem, New York, Mason Betha began his music career as a hardcore gangsta rapper. While in the proto-supergroup “Children of the Corn”, he called himself Murder Mase, rapping alongside Big L, Cam’ron, McGruff and Bloodshed. In 1996, Mase travelled to Atlanta in hope of meeting producer Jermiane Dupri. Instead, he ran into Sean Combs and rapped for him on the spot in a nightclub. Puffy instantly signed Mase to Bad Boy records. His image was refined as Diddy set about developing a marketable pop rapper out of an artist formerly known for violent imagery in his lyrics.

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6	What You Want	29
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13	White Girl (interlude)	17
15	Take What's Yours (feat. DMX)	16

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doomzmaster wrote:
14 days ago

finally a new pic it was the same one for like 4 years

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polyesterrbride wrote:
last month

speaking of mixtapes...who has checked out the new disc from Wyclef Jean?

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HubertHuhn wrote:
last month

new mixtape is pretty good.... comeback?

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Battle3 wrote:
last month

funny u say that "I Do The Impossible' just came out and its pretty good

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JackKitty wrote:
last month

Has Mase done anything since Welcome Back??

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theking2008 wrote:
October 2009

he need diddy. he gone be shit without him.

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Battle3 wrote:
October 2009

Correction, that shit he had diddy signed was just so he could work with other artists but yeah he needs to get away from diddy

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Battle3 wrote:
October 2009

Now That He's Gone From Diddy He Needs To Start Grinding.

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Enzzoz wrote:
October 2009

mase is dope

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S-Kayos wrote:
September 2009

Mase is still a funny ass nigga. Just look at that picture!

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MillionaireBuck wrote:
September 2009

WHAT YOU WANT IS MY FAVORITE MASE SONG. HIS BEST. LOVE IT.

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HighDeff wrote:
September 2009

Mason Betha aka Murda Mase & Ma$e. "Please tell me somthin i don't know like if we have sex you don't want dough". Mase is lyrically gifted.

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spacematador wrote:
August 2009

Go team God!

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Tecktoyouth wrote:
August 2009

My harlem lullaby is a nice song, underrated rapper

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doomzmaster wrote:
August 2009

If you love the money, then prepare to DIE for it

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bluntbulletloco wrote:
August 2009

The best rap EVER got for me was when Ma$e spit on DMX's "niggaz done started something" oh my, beast much?

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GizzleDaGreat wrote:
July 2009

smh...........one of the biggest frauds in music history

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JNez wrote:
July 2009

10 years after mase's second album double up, i'm fully back into dude. his flow and lyrics were hot then and sound even hotter now. the first two jams on double up, stay out my way & get ready are r&b pop rap at its best. not to mention the jams on his first cd, harlem world. even mase's return cd 5 years ago, welcome back showed that lyrically & musically he's always on the bubble of what's hot. it would be nice to hear him again on something new...

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dgk3188 wrote:
July 2009

mase is back! let's get a dipset reunion going!

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Battle3 wrote:
July 2009

man i would love to see mase have a big comeback

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