All the stuff with Diddy coming out, I wonder if Mase caught on and decided he was done with that lifestyle. Must’ve seen some messed up stuff, but we probably will never onow
Man he let me down when this happened i was a true mase fan glad he back tho for whateva reason he got bars mase or murda mase i dnt judge i listen to him
Same here. I have every album he ever did. Double Up was a classic IMO. You had to listen to it. I hate when people say he only made one good album. Real fans know. You can feel.the aggressive tone in that album vs H World 🌎
I wish ma$e never left. I think he if never left, he would be where a 2003/04 jay-z was right now. His group album harlem world the movement, if you check the credits on that album. He had an early neptunes, just blaze and kanye west production on that album. Which means he had those producers before jay-z did. So he would've had songs like " give it to me (just want to love you), oh boy, golddigger ect.. I can just imagine his voice on those songs. His 2nd album double up only had 1 single and he didn't promote it, and it still went gold in 1 month. I read in a magazine that he didn't finish the album, so imagine if he really worked on the double up album and promoted it. It wouldn't did about the same numbers harlem world did. Plus his manager cuda luv discovered nelly. So now imagine how crazy if mase signed nelly😲😲 we all know country grammar album sold 10 million. All out records could've been kinda big. Which leads to this question WHAT IF MA$E NEVER LEFT THE RAP GAME??????🤔🤔🤔
Double up was better than harlem world.. But he nice rappin ..idk if he would be where jay is cause noone that stayed is even where jay is but rap wise he can spit... Being a christian tho when he left everything as much as i liked his music that i shouldnt have been listening to anyway, i loved that he sounded like he would give up the world for God. What would a man give in exchange for his soul?
@@7mooOoz97 to me, Double Up was slightly better than Harlem World lyrics al wise cause it featured Mase solo more. Harlem World had the best beats and features
@@dtraversodt I'm the biggest Mase fan and Double Up wasn't nowhere near Harlem World, by that time he was uninspired and you can hear it lacked his natural charisma and joy that made him special
@@tomaxxamot4906 it's true Double Up came off as a mix of Mase's lighthearted music with Bad Boy and his Murda Mase persona which was awkward.However, his wordplay and lyricism was better highlighted. The beats were trash but otherwise it was a cool album
Lol. Dissing Jay Z (now you got rappers selling millions, but who set the tone? IYKYK, Jigga and Dolla Sign was dissing each other, but Jigga was a gold artist dissing Mase, who was platinum. Jigga finally goes platinum in 98 …
Man, If he never left he would be the one with Beyonce in jay-z's spot. He had swagg way before the word was even used. He would be to Harlem what dipset is now. He left in his prime. I'm Looking forward to his Album Titled : (Now We Even)
Never thought about that....Until you said that. I remember Hov retired in 2003/2004 n I completely forgot about Mase retiring cause by then he had his Welcome Back Mase Track. Mase did set the bar for rappers to go platinum.
YEAH WE HEARD IT A MILLION TIMES, if pac was still alive jayz would be nothing, if biggie was still alive jayz would be nothing, now if mase didnt leave rap, hov wouldnt been on top.......well guess what there was tons of rappers that were more popular than hov in his era that was on top of the game, that had major respect and cosigns in the industry that didnt die or retire who hov eventually surpassed from nas, to fat joe, to prodigy, to LL , all these dudes were more poppin than hov in the prime of there careers......... I'm pretty sure if nas died in 99, you idiots will be saying hov wouldnt be on top right now if nas didnt die...... what sets hov apart from those dudes was that he had longevity and constantly reinvented himself.... I love mase but just as quick as he was top dog with that classic harlem world album, he dropped just as fast with that terrible double up album he dropped before he retired.... even cam, could of faded out into obscurity after his s.d.e album, but he went to rocafella changed his style, reinvented himself and created an entire new WAVE in Harlem with the diplomats......
That nigga left because Jermaine Ragin put a hit out on all his group members, Mase knew his time was running out. Ask ANYBODY in Harlem. Then he came back when Baby J, Pop Lottie, C2 got murdered, then he comes back when everyone died?
Made ran from Harlem and was responsible for people actually dying because of his issues due to a track he made disrespecting baby mane. He had to leave for his own safety. A lot of cats from Harlem don’t respect him anymore coz of that shit
The Elites made him do it. He either had to sell his $oul or back off and not take the spot light from artist like jay z who did sellout. Otherwise he'd get locked up or killed
@@stansmith5610 stop...that illuminati shit ain’t working In this scenario, Mase got into it with this Harlem street cat named Baby Mane and Pop Lotti and Mase made a record on how he fucked his girl......so Mase “retiring” was him taking the easy way out to avoid the beef
@@ChrisJProductionz it's deeper than that but that's a start it was many songs he dissed Maine on but bodies started dropping in Harlem over that beef and mase, all out and Harlem world was getting robbed and beat up on the regular by people Maine was cool with
It was much deeper than this. Some street shit happened which forced Mase to retire or he could have been got. That's why you hear the depression in his voice even though he's "happy" he's leaving the game and the money behind.
It was a lot of different stuff honestly. If you read his book he described receiving messages & instances from the universe that ultimately led him to making the decision.
@@ChrisJProductionz he left harlem... he Did not get ran out... mase had street people too... mase made a bigger decision and left...mase could have easily continued rapping iwhilr he was in Atlanta... go listen to mase verse on kanye Jesus walks remix..
this dude was ultra talented.. Such a shame... Doesn't even make sense either why he quit to be a christian.. Still rapped about shooting people and said nigga when he came back....
They taking care of Mj and Prince thats over 300 million. A local problem is nothing. He may have moved, but not quit rap over that local stuff. If he was really worried and wanted to rap. Believe that situation would have been handled easy. He didn't have more money than Sony and Clive Davis. Beyonce has a billion and the big wigs have more than that. Mj and Prince had way more money. So believe if it was a major problem and not a local. It would have been handled.
@@jeronehaywood855 ok industry nerd. That jew dont give a damn about blacks killing each other. That was strictly street beef. Alot of bodies dropped in Harlem due to thus. Mj and prince are dead cause they were preaching ownership of master. Mj damn near owned Sony
Jermaine Baby Maine ragin ran you out of Harlem and by leaving the rap game you fucked up hiphop because the rap game needed you and we loved Harlem World that’s why they must’ve broken up because of the Baby Maine situation he was strong in the streets you couldn’t handle him because he had to many goons
Rap actually didnt need him, but he was nice but during that time was jayz nas biggie died but his album was still bumpin dmx ruff ryders eminem came out jarule cash money beanie sigel bleek amil and... diddy dropped a hot album called forever.. it was a flock of good music.. Mase was just one in the mix so when he left it wasnt a void. In fact shiny suit era was done, only way he couldve made it was as murda
The music industry is a multi trillion dollar industry. That situation is nothing to Clive Davis. If artist like Mj and Prince have issues you don't the industry could take care of local problems in 5 minutes. Moving from Harlem is different from quitting rap. All mase had to do was tell the big wigs. That problem would have been gone in 5 minutes. Like Nino did on New jack city.
TheRealCiTy Mase was different though. He was larger than life during his time. My mans was almost IMMEDIATELY accepted by a white fan base due to his more “family orientated”, smiling and dancing persona. Big and Pac were successful but they never had that bubble gum appeal that Mase achieved.
He wasn’t referencing Pac or Big ... in NYC, many of the rappers went gold on their FIRST try ... Mase went platinum on his FIRST try .... Jay Z, Cam, Nas, Wu-Tang - these were gold-selling rappers ...
@@justthisguy1948 Yea, in the 90s he had the 1st released PS5 Console,that's was up. We both wrong, it was actually the original PS1 he was going in on lol
All the stuff with Diddy coming out, I wonder if Mase caught on and decided he was done with that lifestyle. Must’ve seen some messed up stuff, but we probably will never onow
Mase might of retirement but you can't pay me to believe. He wasn't ghost writing for people 👀✍🏾
He actually eludes to something like that in the Gillie and Wallo interview lol
Man he let me down when this happened i was a true mase fan glad he back tho for whateva reason he got bars mase or murda mase i dnt judge i listen to him
It was mostly freedom I walked away from $ before. Ma$e stands tall today.
He let me down to
100
Same here. I have every album he ever did. Double Up was a classic IMO. You had to listen to it. I hate when people say he only made one good album. Real fans know. You can feel.the aggressive tone in that album vs H World 🌎
Man I remember when Ma$e retired as a kid but dam this video speaks volumes now in 2024
That's fear in his eyes.this is someone that saw Pac,Big,Big L and Pop Lotti die in the space of two and a half years that wanted to leave the game
Pop was still alive when mase did this vid
@@ebonix33 oh word? My bad
@@dtraversodt but he died couple years after so he saw alot of death
I believe that too. It seems like he was sad about the decision he was making but knew the possible consequences behind it.
@@Kennedyse3 sad ... 6-8 people passed and that girl still alive...I believed a simple convo would have stopped that Unnecessary blood shed
I wish ma$e never left. I think he if never left, he would be where a 2003/04 jay-z was right now. His group album harlem world the movement, if you check the credits on that album. He had an early neptunes, just blaze and kanye west production on that album. Which means he had those producers before jay-z did. So he would've had songs like " give it to me (just want to love you), oh boy, golddigger ect.. I can just imagine his voice on those songs. His 2nd album double up only had 1 single and he didn't promote it, and it still went gold in 1 month. I read in a magazine that he didn't finish the album, so imagine if he really worked on the double up album and promoted it. It wouldn't did about the same numbers harlem world did. Plus his manager cuda luv discovered nelly. So now imagine how crazy if mase signed nelly😲😲 we all know country grammar album sold 10 million. All out records could've been kinda big. Which leads to this question
WHAT IF MA$E NEVER LEFT THE RAP GAME??????🤔🤔🤔
Double up was better than harlem world.. But he nice rappin ..idk if he would be where jay is cause noone that stayed is even where jay is but rap wise he can spit... Being a christian tho when he left everything as much as i liked his music that i shouldnt have been listening to anyway, i loved that he sounded like he would give up the world for God. What would a man give in exchange for his soul?
That song "Money Ain't a Thing" was originally for him
@@7mooOoz97 to me, Double Up was slightly better than Harlem World lyrics al wise cause it featured Mase solo more. Harlem World had the best beats and features
@@dtraversodt I'm the biggest Mase fan and Double Up wasn't nowhere near Harlem World, by that time he was uninspired and you can hear it lacked his natural charisma and joy that made him special
@@tomaxxamot4906 it's true Double Up came off as a mix of Mase's lighthearted music with Bad Boy and his Murda Mase persona which was awkward.However, his wordplay and lyricism was better highlighted. The beats were trash but otherwise it was a cool album
Lol. Dissing Jay Z (now you got rappers selling millions, but who set the tone? IYKYK, Jigga and Dolla Sign was dissing each other, but Jigga was a gold artist dissing Mase, who was platinum. Jigga finally goes platinum in 98 …
Man, If he never left he would be the one with Beyonce in jay-z's spot. He had swagg way before the word was even used. He would be to Harlem what dipset is now. He left in his prime. I'm Looking forward to his Album Titled : (Now We Even)
Never thought about that....Until you said that. I remember Hov retired in 2003/2004 n I completely forgot about Mase retiring cause by then he had his Welcome Back Mase Track. Mase did set the bar for rappers to go platinum.
YEAH WE HEARD IT A MILLION TIMES, if pac was still alive jayz would be nothing, if biggie was still alive jayz would be nothing, now if mase didnt leave rap, hov wouldnt been on top.......well guess what there was tons of rappers that were more popular than hov in his era that was on top of the game, that had major respect and cosigns in the industry that didnt die or retire who hov eventually surpassed from nas, to fat joe, to prodigy, to LL , all these dudes were more poppin than hov in the prime of there careers......... I'm pretty sure if nas died in 99, you idiots will be saying hov wouldnt be on top right now if nas didnt die...... what sets hov apart from those dudes was that he had longevity and constantly reinvented himself.... I love mase but just as quick as he was top dog with that classic harlem world album, he dropped just as fast with that terrible double up album he dropped before he retired.... even cam, could of faded out into obscurity after his s.d.e album, but he went to rocafella changed his style, reinvented himself and created an entire new WAVE in Harlem with the diplomats......
@@chasenickles260 u ain’t wrong
I remember this, I was 16 at the time, and felt kinda bad cos we wouldn't hear more jams from him but was also happy he was happy with his choice ...
You 36?
@@quickdepositz4809 lmfao I thought the same thing he almost 40 now damn that sucks
@@RaWCLiiNCHERwe all get older eventually my guy. You sound dumb.
" I WANTED TO BETTER MY LIFE " ... SALUTE 💯
I honestly don't think the beef he had in Harlem was the reason he left. If that was the case he could just move out of nyc away from the drama
He did , he moved to Atlanta
That nigga left because Jermaine Ragin put a hit out on all his group members, Mase knew his time was running out. Ask ANYBODY in Harlem. Then he came back when Baby J, Pop Lottie, C2 got murdered, then he comes back when everyone died?
Little Malcom factss
Made ran from Harlem and was responsible for people actually dying because of his issues due to a track he made disrespecting baby mane. He had to leave for his own safety. A lot of cats from Harlem don’t respect him anymore coz of that shit
Mase**
He sounds unhappy that he's making this decision but he did what's best for him
Now he's back dissing Camron
@@thandokuhlezondi8672 that was 2 years ago
The Elites made him do it. He either had to sell his $oul or back off and not take the spot light from artist like jay z who did sellout. Otherwise he'd get locked up or killed
@@stansmith5610 stop...that illuminati shit ain’t working In this scenario, Mase got into it with this Harlem street cat named Baby Mane and Pop Lotti and Mase made a record on how he fucked his girl......so Mase “retiring” was him taking the easy way out to avoid the beef
@@ChrisJProductionz it's deeper than that but that's a start it was many songs he dissed Maine on but bodies started dropping in Harlem over that beef and mase, all out and Harlem world was getting robbed and beat up on the regular by people Maine was cool with
APRIL 1999
25 years ago on this day….
True words,I find Mase more relevant than I ever thought...
happy 42th birthday mason durell betha aka rapper mase !!!
It was the only way for him to prevent himself from dying move Take the Money and Run
"I do whatever I do with my whole heart. But, when my heart is not in it, I can't do it cause that's how real I am" REAL 💯
Eerie ass music
Mad respect for this man.
It was much deeper than this. Some street shit happened which forced Mase to retire or he could have been got. That's why you hear the depression in his voice even though he's "happy" he's leaving the game and the money behind.
That's Not true...stop spread lies bro
Ebonix33 hows it not true ?
It was a lot of different stuff honestly. If you read his book he described receiving messages & instances from the universe that ultimately led him to making the decision.
@@ebonix33 its true, Mase got ran outta Harlem
@@ChrisJProductionz he left harlem... he Did not get ran out... mase had street people too... mase made a bigger decision and left...mase could have easily continued rapping iwhilr he was in Atlanta... go listen to mase verse on kanye Jesus walks remix..
Speed it up to 1.25x
this dude was ultra talented.. Such a shame... Doesn't even make sense either why he quit to be a christian.. Still rapped about shooting people and said nigga when he came back....
😆😆😆😆😆...you'll be aite B...you tough right?
never make a decision off of emotion.
Baby J wasnt playing
Mase wasn't worried bout him like that
@@ebonix33 lol yea ok. That man was scared for his life. Bodies was dropping all over Harlem
They taking care of Mj and Prince thats over 300 million. A local problem is nothing. He may have moved, but not quit rap over that local stuff. If he was really worried and wanted to rap. Believe that situation would have been handled easy. He didn't have more money than Sony and Clive Davis. Beyonce has a billion and the big wigs have more than that. Mj and Prince had way more money. So believe if it was a major problem and not a local. It would have been handled.
@@jeronehaywood855 ok industry nerd. That jew dont give a damn about blacks killing each other. That was strictly street beef. Alot of bodies dropped in Harlem due to thus. Mj and prince are dead cause they were preaching ownership of master. Mj damn near owned Sony
Jermaine Baby Maine ragin ran you out of Harlem and by leaving the rap game you fucked up hiphop because the rap game needed you and we loved Harlem World that’s why they must’ve broken up because of the Baby Maine situation he was strong in the streets you couldn’t handle him because he had to many goons
Rap actually didnt need him, but he was nice but during that time was jayz nas biggie died but his album was still bumpin dmx ruff ryders eminem came out jarule cash money beanie sigel bleek amil and... diddy dropped a hot album called forever.. it was a flock of good music.. Mase was just one in the mix so when he left it wasnt a void. In fact shiny suit era was done, only way he couldve made it was as murda
@@SavageLife84 he still would have sold cause he was Drake before Drake and had a niche as a prettyboy/teen heartthrob rapper
The goat
We know we he left rap....
He left rap because he got punked by Baby maine facts
The music industry is a multi trillion dollar industry. That situation is nothing to Clive Davis. If artist like Mj and Prince have issues you don't the industry could take care of local problems in 5 minutes. Moving from Harlem is different from quitting rap. All mase had to do was tell the big wigs. That problem would have been gone in 5 minutes. Like Nino did on New jack city.
Do you see the couch he sitting on? Lol I'd skool
Bay maine made this niqqa retire and become a pastor lol #ifyouknowyiuknow
False bro...
If he seen this today would he do it the same way?
I don't get how he said he set the tone to sell millions of records when 2pac was selling 6+million before Mase dropped an Album 😂🤣
TheRealCiTy True. Even Biggie from the same label he was sold millions before he got there.
TheRealCiTy Mase was different though. He was larger than life during his time. My mans was almost IMMEDIATELY accepted by a white fan base due to his more “family orientated”, smiling and dancing persona. Big and Pac were successful but they never had that bubble gum appeal that Mase achieved.
He wasn’t referencing Pac or Big ... in NYC, many of the rappers went gold on their FIRST try ... Mase went platinum on his FIRST try .... Jay Z, Cam, Nas, Wu-Tang - these were gold-selling rappers ...
Chris Jones It took Ready To Die a year to go platinum ... Mase went platinum out the phucking gate.
derick ani Biggie went double platinum by 1996 with Ready To Die ... compare that to Harlem World ...
The goat
This would've never happened if he never recorded "jealous guys"
Baby Maine
@@kenbron yup
OMG FUCKING FACTS
Was Mase playing with his ps4 while speaking this? Lol
Mase got ps5 not a peasant PS4
@@justthisguy1948 Yea, in the 90s he had the 1st released PS5 Console,that's was up. We both wrong, it was actually the original PS1 he was going in on lol
rap was scary then..lol
anyone knows the beat?
Baby Maine ended this guy career
Nigga pls... Baby got lit up like a BICHHH
Not true... mase could have easily continued rapping while in Atlanta
Yo him and puff looked fugazee ..this dudes use to rock nfl jerzeys with MLB fitteds...foh
Nashawn Chavarria but that’s was swag before swag was even thought of
That’s actually a hockey team, but if you pay attention, it’s a color scheme…