News About Ma$e
MA$E
NEWS!!
Rumor has it that Cam'Ron and Ma$e, who recently did "Horse and Carriage" together, aren't
cool anymore. The two have been reportedly having disagreements about Ma$e's payment for his appearance in the video. Also, in the Horse and Carriage remix, someone made
a comment that said...."We don't need no muthaf***** Ma$e." More details will be posted at a later date on this situation.
In this month's issue of Vibe Magazine, there is an article that confirms the rumors
of Brandy and Bad Boy recording artist, Ma$e's coupledom. Yes girls, it's true. Unfortunately, Mase and Brandy have been "a couple" just a little after they recorded the song
"Top Of The World" together. Brandy's mom even said that she does approve of her daughter's new boyfriend, but honestly, I think that for Brandy to go from being engaged to be married to Wanya
Morris of "Boyz II Men" and then cutting it off, and months later hooking up with Ma$e, seems kind of strange! Personally, I think that Brandy isn't good enough for Ma$e, but he'll get tired of her soon enough!!
Ma$e
recently performed a duet with R&B singer, Brandy, called "Top Of The
World." The two have shot clips for promotion of the song, and it is due
to appear on Brandy's upcoming album. The song was first introduced
to the public when they performed it on the MTV Movie Awards, which aired
on Thursday, June 4th, 1998.
No
bones about it!! Mase now has his own record label!! The name of the new
record label is called "All Out Records." The label's first signing is
a New York based group called "Harlem World." Mase himself is a member
of this group, and his sister, up and coming female rapper, Cam' Ron. Harlem
World has now carried out plans to sign a production deal with Jermaine
Dupri, CEO of So So Def Records. J.D. and Puffy both are making plans to
produce tracks for the group's album.
Harlem
World, the first signing of Mase's new record label, have received a production
deal with CEO of So So Def Records, Jermaine Dupri. The group has the same
name of Ma$e's debut album Harlem World, and Mase is a member of the group,
along with a few others. To describe this group, you could call them "the
Mase equivalent of Wyclef's Refugee All Stars." There is no word yet as
to when the group's first album will hit stores, but a press conference
was held to officially announce the group's deal. If you still want more
of Ma$e, you can catch him on J.D.'s solo debut, "Life in 1472," along
with Jay-Z, Usher, Mariah Carey, and many others.
Listen
up, ladies!! We will be having our night out soon!! After Ma$e dropped
a hit single with his song, "24 Hours To Live," which featured Puff Daddy,
DMX, The Lox, and others, the women of hip hop are going to try their hand
at it. Queen Pen, Lil' Kim, Foxy Brown, and Missy Elliot are all scheduled
to make an appearance on the female version of this track. There is no
word yet on when the track will hit the public.
In
an interview wit Sister 2 Sister Radio, Ma$e tells his side of the story
about what happened the night when he was arrested on April 9th,
1998. According to the interview, Ma$e says that he was driving toward
the Hit Factory after leaving Puffy's Manhattan studio. En route to the
Hit Factory, Ma$e tells the interviewer that he pulled his new black Mercedes
up to a red light where a crowd was gathering outside a restaurant. Then
Ma$e states he was "suddenly surrounded by cops." He was then arrested
on a charge of patronizing a prostitute. He later plead to a disorderly
conduct charge, and received a $200 fine. Mase told the interviewer that
he didn't talk to anyone near the car that night, and described himself
as a "laid back gentleman." "I don't pursue women," Mase told Sister 2
Sister, "they pursue me. And I really ain't going to pursue something I
got to pay for." Even though the incident upset him, he just shrugged it
off as part of his price to pay, and credited it as being an example of
his everyday run ins with "Mo' Money, Mo' Problems."
Newest
Bad Boy, Ma$e is reminiscing about the good ol' days. The rapper's album,
"Harlem World" continues to dominate the Billboard pop album chart, and
he says he owes alot of success to his producer Puff Daddy. Mase starts
off by telling how he first met Puffy in Atlanta, where he was supposed
to hook up with another big producer, Jermaine Dupri. "We went into the
party in the Hard Rock Cafe, and Da Brat was performing," said Mase. He
(Puffy) said Yo Brat, I know it's your show, I know it's Jermaine Dupri's
birthday party, but can you give me the mic for one second?" Then Da Brat
went to the side and throw on a beat and he said rap, and he said "if this
guy sound good, he's gonna be a Bad Boy tonight. If he whack, I want you
all to boo him off the stage and make him never want to rap again." So,
I got on the stage, they threw on a beat and everyone was like "go, rap,
rap, shorty rap!" And I just said, "hum all you want to, come all you want
to." I said the whole rhyme from the 112 remix and everybody went crazy,
everybody stood up and was clapping. He was like "you wanna be a Bad Boy
when you get to New York? Don't talk to nobody. You don't need to talk
to nobody. You're gonna be signed." And so he was, and that's how Mase
got his start!
All
of you "non-believers" who thought Ma$e was just Puff Daddy's sidekick
are in for a surprise when the rapper's album debuts at number one on the
Billboard album chart! While Mase is grateful for his dealings with Puffy,
he also knows that making a name for himself in this industry is an important
key to his success. Ma$e said in a recent interview, that he was trying
to set a strong identity and foundation for himself as a rapper so a lot
of people could know that he is his own person and can do other things
besides rapping, as he prepared to hit the road with Puffy's "No Way Out"
tour. "When we put the album together, we knew there would be a lot of
expectations. We're feeling so good coming out. The only thing in my mind
was to make a good showing. I figured the way Bad Boy was rolling they
could put out anything and it would sell. So I wasn't worrying about sales,
I was worried about identity."
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