ant_7000 0 Report post Posted March 30, 2004 Nineties megastar rapper Mase has had a career changing epiphany - again. The rapper-turned-pastor, who left music to preach as Dr. Mason Betha, is planning a hip-hop comeback. Betha retired from rap in 1999 to minister to the 1,500-strong S.A.N.E. Church International in Atlanta. In his heyday, Mase was featured on hits by his mentor, Sean (P. Diddy) Combs, as well as Notorious B.I.G., Mariah Carey and Brian McKnight. But he went on to sharply criticize the music industry from his pulpit. A source tells us that although he is still contracted to P. Diddy's Bad Boy Entertainment, Betha is trying to work out a comeback deal with Nelly's label, Fo' Real Records. "Yes it is true," Fo' Real President Ed Holmes told us. "But we're in the process of trying to structure something with Bad Boy to allow Mase to do this project." When asked whether Mase would be recording Christian rap, Holmes replied, "No! It's definitely hip hop. There's no profanity, though. He's still talking about relevant issues." Betha did not return calls. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Banders Kennany Report post Posted April 1, 2004 Be sure to sleep on this one, rap fans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2004 Will Ma$e be the opening act for the upcoming DMX & Hammer tour? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gert T 0 Report post Posted April 1, 2004 Pro wrestling and the music industry has really shitty retirement plans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mole 0 Report post Posted April 7, 2004 Stick with Bad Boy. P. Diddy can't rap but he is a GREAT business man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DokDoyle 0 Report post Posted April 10, 2004 Has anyone who has left BAD BOY done better after leaving then they did with Diddy? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheOriginalOrangeGoblin 0 Report post Posted April 10, 2004 Has anyone who has left BAD BOY done better after leaving then they did with Diddy? Well depends how you look at jail and death...if they're worse than being on Bad boy than, no, everyone leaving Bad Boy ended up worse off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Papacita 0 Report post Posted April 11, 2004 What about the Lox? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mole 0 Report post Posted April 11, 2004 What about the Lox? They got more popular after they left Bad Boy but they kind of sold out, in a way. Jada is a lot more hardcore when he raps with the LOX. But when he rapped solo, he sounded more "popish" just to sell records. I see nothing wrong with that, but to some people that is selling out. I was told that the LOX still owes Bad Boy money for getting out of their contract. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ripper 0 Report post Posted April 12, 2004 What about the Lox? They got more popular after they left Bad Boy but they kind of sold out, in a way. Jada is a lot more hardcore when he raps with the LOX. But when he rapped solo, he sounded more "popish" just to sell records. I see nothing wrong with that, but to some people that is selling out. I was told that the LOX still owes Bad Boy money for getting out of their contract. They sold more albums under Bad Boy than they did under RuFF Ryder. And I am convinced that had Jada and Styles released their solo albums with Puff, the Bad BOy machine would have made them sell through the roof. The reason they left is because they felt they were having to sell out with bad boy, even though if you take away "If you Think I'm Jiggy"(I still cringe at that song) Money, Power, REspect was way more true to their shit than We Are The Streets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest pinnacleofallthingsmanly Report post Posted April 12, 2004 I was under the impression that they left Bad Boy because they felt Puff was overshadowing the artists. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
