Ma$e reveals the rappers on his hip-hop Mount Rushmore: His 4 favorite rappers

Harlem emcee Ma$e had a brief however impactful tenure as an emcee from New York. The Manhattan artist first emerged alongside Cam’Ron and Massive L as a part of the crew Kids of the Corn, and shortly earlier than the loss of life of his mentor Massive L in 1999, he turned Diddy’s protégé as a member of Dangerous Boy.

Though the musician (actual title Mason Betha) topped the charts with his 1997 debut album Harlem World, his cut up from Cam’Ron was expensive. Cam’Ron turned a part of the legendary collective The Diplomats alongside Jim Jones, Frekey Zekey and Juelz Santana. Moreover, Betha finally fell out with Diddy.

All of his missteps led to the lyricist changing into musically homeless. After a protracted interval of introspection, he realised music wasn’t for him and finally turned a pastor. On the flip of the millennium, Ma$e started taking an curiosity in Christianity and, in 1999, became a pastor in Atlanta.

His outspoken stance on hip-hop confused his former pals and created an enormous chasm between him and Cam’Ron, who achieved an unfathomable quantity of economic success. In an interview with Funkmaster Flex, talking about his lyrics, the Harlem artist mentioned that he had been main folks, pals, children and others down a path to hell.”

The beforehand talked about and extra led to a decline in his relevancy. Nevertheless, in recent times, he has managed to patch issues up with Cam’Ron (actual title Cameron Giles), and the pair have restored their friendship. As pals, they’ve based a podcast and turn into distinguished commentators on sports activities and music. 

That mentioned, Ma$e has returned to hip-hop and has spoken to a number of shops in recent times about his rekindled relationship with Cam’Ron and his ideas on the present state of the tradition. 

In a current interview with sports activities commentator Chris ‘See Hendo’ Henderson about basketball and music, Ma$e was requested about his Mount Rushmore picks for the NBA and hip-hop. 

When requested about how he initially received into basketball, Betha said, “I played basketball since I was about eight years old. Me Shamm[god], Cam, from the city we all played, grew up together playing AU everywhere across the country!” When requested to choose his Mount Rushmore, Ma$e responded, “Michael Jordan, Magic [Johnson], Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and LeBron [James]!”

 Betha was then requested about his Mount Rushmore of rappers. After a quick ponder, the Harlem native replied, “The Mount Rushnore for Ma$e in rap, Biggie, Nas, and we just talking lyrics, I got Jay-Z and Lil Wayne, and if I had a fifth one, I would put Jadakiss.”

Ma$e’s 4 favorite rappers:

• Biggie Smalls
• Nas
• Jay-Z
• Lil Wayne