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Mase
Mason Durell Betha (born August 27, 1975), better known by his mononym Mase (formerly Murda Mase and stylized as Ma$e), is an American rapper and minister. In the late 1990s, he recorded on the Bad Boy Records label alongside its founder Sean "Diddy" Combs to significant mainstream success. In 1997 and 1998, as a lead or featured artist, Mase had a total of five platinum singles, five US Rap No. 1 singles, and six ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top 10 singles, including "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down", "Mo Money Mo Problems", "Been Around the World", "Feel So Good", What You Want" and "Lookin' at Me". Both "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" and "Mo Money Mo Problems" reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Mase's 1997 album ''Harlem World'' was certified quadruple platinum by the RIAA. His other two albums, '' Double Up'' (1999) and '' Welcome Back'' (2004), have been certified gold. Early life Mase was born Mason Durell Betha in Jacksonville, Florida, on August 27, 1975, as a fraternal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mo Money Mo Problems
"Mo Money Mo Problems" is a song by American rapper The Notorious B.I.G., released through Bad Boy Records and Arista Records, which impacted US mainstream radio stations on July 15, 1997, as the second single from his second and final studio album, ''Life After Death'' (1997). It was written by the Notorious B.I.G., Steven Jordan, Mason Betha, and Sean Combs, while the latter also produced the song. It contains a sample and an interpolation of "I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross, for which Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers are also credited as songwriters. The song features guest vocals from Mase and Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs, and featured an uncredited hook sung by Kelly Price. Released posthumously, "Mo Money Mo Problems" topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for two weeks in 1997, replacing "I'll Be Missing You" at the top of the chart, Puff Daddy's own tribute to the rapper. The song is Notorious B.I.G.'s second posthumous number-one single, following " Hypnotize", making him th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harlem World
''Harlem World'' is the debut album by American hip hop recording artist Mase, released on October 28, 1997, by Bad Boy Records and Arista Records. The album was nominated at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album. It went on to sell 4.8 million copies in the United States, going quadruple Platinum in the United States. ''Harlem World'' sold nearly 273,000 copies during its first week. Background Seen as Puff Daddy's new protégé since the passing of The Notorious B.I.G., Mase rose to fame after being a member of Children of the Corn with fellow Harlem rappers Big L and Cam'ron. After the death of Bloodshed and the subsequent disbanding of the group, Mase was signed to Bad Boy, catching the public eye when appearing on the track "Mo Money, Mo Problems" from Biggie's 1997 album ''Life After Death''. Puff Daddy began to promote Mase as the new premier act of Bad Boy and within a year had released "Harlem World", a successful album spawning hits such as "Feel So Good" (U. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welcome Back (Mase Album)
''Welcome Back'' is the third studio album by American rapper Mase, released August 24, 2004. The album debuted at No. 4 on the charts, selling 188,000 copies in the first week. The album would eventually go Gold, selling 559,000 copies in the United States. This was Mase's first album to not have a Parental Advisory warning, and his first official studio release since 1999's '' Double Up''. " Welcome Back" samples the ''Welcome Back, Kotter'' theme song. Critical reception ''Welcome Back'' received mixed reviews from music critics. AllMusic's David Jeffries said, "''Welcome Back'' runs out of steam toward the end, and spreading out some of the "don't sleep on this" material from the beginning would've worked wonders. It makes this the least necessary Mase album, but half the tracks point to a future that is brighter than ever." Jon Caramanica, writing for ''Rolling Stone'', found Mase's delivery lacking in quality after years away from the rap game and focusing on religion. Kel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feel So Good
"Feel So Good" is the debut single by American hip-hop artist Mase. It was released in October 1997 through Arista Records and Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Records as the lead single from his debut album, ''Harlem World'', and it appeared on the ''Money Talks'' soundtrack. The song was produced by D-Dot and Sean "Puffy" Combs and featured vocals by R&B singer Kelly Price on the chorus. The single was the most successful of the three singles released from the album, having peaked at number 5 on both the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and number-one on the Hot Rap Singles chart. "Feel So Good" was certified gold just about a month after its release on November 12, 1997; it was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Chris Tucker, Mase and Sean appears in the music video, which was directed by Hype Williams. They drive around the city in a Mercedes-Benz and a group of female dancers are also shown dancing with them. The ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Boy Records
Bad Boy Records (or Bad Boy Entertainment) is an American record label founded in 1993 by rapper Sean "Puffy" Combs. It operates as an imprint of Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment. It has been home to many artists, including Craig Mack, The Notorious B.I.G., Faith Evans, 112, Total, The LOX, Ma$e, Shyne and Carl Thomas. History Beginnings After his climb from a non-paid internship to becoming an A&R executive at Uptown, Sean "Puffy" Combs was fired in 1993 by Andre Harrell and founded his own label, Bad Boy Records, later that year. The label's first release was "Flava in Ya Ear" by Craig Mack, followed quickly by Mack's debut album, ''Project Funk da World'' in 1994. On the heels of these releases came "Juicy" and ''Ready to Die'', the lead single and debut album from The Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Biggie Smalls), released the same year. While Mack's album went Gold, ''Ready to Die'' achieved multi-platinum success. Dominating the charts in 1995, B.I.G. b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Been Around The World
"Been Around the World" is a song by American rapper Puff Daddy, featuring the Notorious B.I.G. and Mase and included on Puff Daddy's debut studio album '' No Way Out'' (1997). The song samples David Bowie's 1983 hit song " Let's Dance", and contains an interpolation of Lisa Stansfield's song " All Around the World", sung by the Notorious B.I.G. in the chorus. In the album version, the song concludes with a skit featuring an interview with "The Mad Producer". The song was released as a single on November 14, 1997; it was the fourth single released from the album. Like the previous three singles, which all reached No. 1 or No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, "Been Around the World" hit No. 2 on the chart, in the first two weeks of 1998; it was kept out of the No. 1 spot by Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997" (the second best-selling single of all time). "Been Around the World" did reach No. 1 on ''Billboards Hot Rap Tracks and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. The song' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Up (Mase Album)
''Double Up'' is the second studio album by Harlem rapper Mase, released in 1999 and distributed by Bad Boy Records. The album sold 350,000 copies in its first week, debuting at #1 and was certified Gold by the RIAA exactly one month after its release on July 15, 1999. Shortly after the release, Mase briefly retired from rapping to become a Christian pastor. Critical reception Track listing ;Samples *"All I Ever Wanted" contains a sample of "San Francisco Bay" by Lee Oskar. *"Same Niggas" contains lyrics from "The Way It Is" by Bruce Hornsby & The Range. *"No Matter What" contains a sample of "Cars" by Gary Numan Gary Anthony James Webb (born 8 March 1958), known professionally as Gary Numan, is an English musician. He entered the music industry as frontman of the new wave band Tubeway Army. After releasing two albums with the band, he released his d .... Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications References Mase albums 1999 albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What You Want (Mase Song)
"What You Want", also known as "Tell Me What You Want", is the second single released from Mase's debut album, ''Harlem World''. It was produced by Nashiem Myrick of the production team, The Hitmen and featured vocals by R&B group, Total. The song samples "Right on for the Darkness" by Curtis Mayfield. "What You Want" was another successful single for Mase, peaking at #6 on the '' Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming his second straight top 10 single, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/o ... (RIAA). Single track listing A-Side #"What You Want" (Album Version)- 4:04 #"What You Want" (Instrumental)- 4:38 B-Side #"What You Want" (Remix)- 4:34 #"What You Want" (Remix Instrumental)- 4:34 Charts and certif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lookin' At Me
"Lookin' at Me" was the third and final single released from Mase's debut album, ''Harlem World''. The song was produced by The Neptunes and featured Puff Daddy. The single was yet another success for Mase, becoming his third consecutive top 10 hit, peaking at #8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and was certified gold on August 17, 1998. The song was paired with " 24 Hrs. to Live", which featured Black Rob, DMX and The LOX. Along with Noreaga's "Superthug", the song was one of the first high-profile productions by Virginia production team The Neptunes, who would later go on to become one of the most successful production teams in music history. Promotional music videos were released for both "Lookin' at Me" and "24 Hrs. to Live." Kanye West's 2012 song "Cold" uses some of the lyrics from "Lookin' at Me" Single track listing A-side #"Lookin' at Me" – 4:21 #" 24 Hrs. to Live" – 4:25 (featuring Black Rob, DMX and The LOX The Lox (stylized The LOX or The L.O.X.) is an Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Can't Nobody Hold Me Down
"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" is the debut single by rapper Puff Daddy. It appears on Puff Daddy's debut studio album '' No Way Out'' and it was released as his first single in 1997. The single was released through BMG Music, Arista Records and Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Records. The song entered the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number thirty-two in early 1997 and eventually spent six weeks at number one. It was the beginning of Combs' and Bad Boy Records' chart domination during the year—the Combs-produced " Hypnotize" by The Notorious B.I.G. would follow this song at number one, and the B.I.G. tribute song "I'll Be Missing You" spent eleven weeks at number one during the summer, only to be followed by another B.I.G. song, "Mo Money Mo Problems" and then the Combs-produced "Honey" by Mariah Carey. Combs was already a successful songwriter, producer and record label owner (Bad Boy Records) before he released his debut album as a performer. His first U.S. chart single, "No Time", was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harlem World (group)
Harlem World was an American hip hop group founded by Mase that was signed to Jermaine Dupri's So So Def. The group consisted of seven members: Mase's sister Baby Stase (Stason Betha), Blinky Blink, Cardan, Huddy (Andre Hudson), Meeno, Suga J, and a then unknown Loon. They released their first and only album, ''The Movement'' on March 9, 1999, which would make it to #11 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and be certified gold the following month. Despite the success of the album, the group disbanded later in the year with their last appearance being Mase's "From Scratch" on his second album, '' Double Up''. On October 13, 2010, member Huddy was killed in an early morning traffic accident on the George Washington Bridge in New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L .... D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cam'ron
Cameron Ezike Giles (born February 4, 1976), better known by his stage name Cam'ron, is an American rapper, record executive, and actor from Harlem, New York City. Beginning his career in the mid-1990s as Killa Cam, Giles signed to Lance "Un" Rivera's Untertainment under the aegis of Epic and released his first two studio albums ''Confessions of Fire'' and '' S.D.E. (Sports Drugs & Entertainment)'' in 1998 and 2000 respectively; the former achieved gold status by the RIAA. After leaving Epic, Giles signed to Roc-A-Fella Records in 2001 and released his third studio album ''Come Home with Me'' the following year; it achieved platinum status by the RIAA, and also contained Cam'ron's highest-charting singles to date; " Oh Boy" and " Hey Ma", which peaked at No. 4 and No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 respectively. His fourth studio album and final release on Roc-A-Fella, '' Purple Haze'' was released in 2004 to critical acclaim and commercial success, being certified gold by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
