Murda Mase is tagged as: hip-hop, hiphop, rap, urban, confident Mason Durrell Betha (born August 27, 1977 in Jacksonville, Florida),[1] known by stage name Mase or “Ma$e”, is an American rapper, best known as an artist on Sean “Diddy” Combs’ hip hop label Bad Boy Records during the late 1990s. Mase also associated himself with G-Unit and recorded songs with several members of the label, despite not being officially signed. |Raised in Harlem, New York, Mason Betha began his music career as a gangsta rapper. Originally a member of Children of the Corn, he called himself “Mase Murder”, rapping alongside Big L, Cam’ron, McGruff and Bloodshed. In 1996, he traveled to Atlanta for a music conference, hoping to hook up with Jermaine Dupri; instead, he met Sean Combs, who signed him to Bad Boy after hearing him rap. His image was refined as Combs set about developing a marketable pop rapper out of an artist formerly known for violent imagery in his lyrics.[citation needed] That same year, Mase was featured on a remix of 112’s “Only You”, which instantly showcased the young rapper’s talent. In 1997, he recorded and released his first album, Harlem World, which became a multi-platinum success, and featured the hit single “Feel So Good”, which included a prominent s... Read More About Murda Mase Biography... Send Murda Mase ringtones to your cell |
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