Dr. Mason Durrell Betha Th. D (born August 27 1977<ref>XXL Magazine September 2002, page 101</ref> in Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville, Florida),<ref>[http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/mase/bio.jhtml Mase | View the Music Artists Biography Online | VH1.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> better known by stage name Mase, is an United States|American rapper,songwriter, television personality and inspirational speaker. He was an artist on Sean "Sean Combs|Diddy" Combs' hip hop music|hip hop label Bad Boy Records during the late 1990s.
Early career
Raised in Harlem, New York|Harlem, New York, he began his music career as a rapper. He went to Manhattan Center High School where he met Cam'ron. Originally a member of Children of the Corn (band)|Children of the Corn, he called himself "Murder Mase," rapping alongside Big L (rapper)|Big L, Cam'ron, Fickle Fong, McGruff and Bloodshed when they released "Collector's Edition" in 1992. In 1996, he traveled to Atlanta for a music conference, hoping to hook up with Jermaine Dupri; instead, he met Sean Combs, who had recently attended the annual Player Haters Ball in the area. Combs signed him to Bad Boy after hearing him rap.
That same year, Mase was featured on a single of 112 (band)|112's "Only You (remix)," which instantly showcased the young rapper's talent. In 19... read all
