Mase (rapper)

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Mase (seldom Ma $ e ; real name Mason Betha ; born August 27, 1977 in Jacksonville , Florida , USA ) is an American rapper .

Life

After childhood in a sheltered home and high school, he primarily wanted to devote himself to his music. He took the chance at a hip-hop club in Atlanta, where he showed P. Diddy a test of his skills. He immediately signed him for his Bad Boy Entertainment label . After some collaborations with established artists (e.g. The Notorious BIG , P. Diddy and Brandy ) BadBoyEntertainment launched his debut album Harlem World in 1997 . On this long player u. a. Artists like DMX and Jay-Z . The album went quadruple platinum. The album Double Up followed in 1999 , on which, like its predecessor, various other artists had guest appearances.

Then Mase withdrew surprisingly for the public and founded his own church as Mason Betha. For his commitment he was awarded an honorary doctorate in theology. In 2004 he came back with the album Welcome Back .

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1997 Harlem World - - - UK53
gold
gold

(16 weeks)UK 		US1
Quadruple platinum
× 4
Quadruple platinum

(54 weeks)US
First published: October 28, 1997
Sales: + 4,000,000
1999 Double up DE43 (5 weeks)
DE 		- - UK47 (4 weeks)
UK 		US11
gold
gold

(11 weeks)US
First published: June 15, 1999
Sales: + 500,000
2004 Welcome back DE71 (2 weeks)
DE 		- CH65 (3 weeks)
CH 		UK68 (3 weeks)
UK 		US4th
gold
gold

(12 weeks)US
First published: August 24, 2004
Sales: + 500,000

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks [↑]: treated together with the previous entry;
[←]: placed in both charts
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1997 Feel So Good
Harlem World 		- - - UK10
silver
silver

(8 weeks)UK 		US5
platinum
platinum

(20 weeks)US
First release: October 14, 1997
feat. Kelly Price
1998 What You Want
Harlem World 		DE35 (13 weeks)
DE 		- - UK15 (5 weeks)
UK 		US6th
gold
gold

(24 weeks)US
First published: January 13th, 1998
feat. Total
Lookin 'at Me
Harlem World 		- - - - US8th
gold
gold

(19 weeks)US
First published: May 23, 1995
feat. Puff daddy
1999 Get Ready
Double Up 		DE86 (5 weeks)
DE 		- - UK25 (4 weeks)
UK 		-
First release: May 29, 1999
feat. BLACKstreet
All I Ever Wanted
Double Up 		DE94 (2 weeks)
DE 		- - - -
First release: 1999
feat. Chris Dennis
2004 Welcome Back
Welcome Back 		DE51 (7 weeks)
DE 		- CH25 (8 weeks)
CH 		UK29 (3 weeks)
UK 		US32
gold
gold

(12 weeks)US
First published: 2004
Breathe, Stretch, Shake
Welcome Back 		- - CH41 (5 weeks)
CH[UK: ↑] 		US28
gold
gold

(16 weeks)US
First release: 2004
feat. Puff daddy

As a guest musician

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1996 Only You
112 		- - - - US13 (28 weeks)
US
First published: May 13, 1996
112 feat. Ma $ e & The Notorious BIG
1997 Can't Nobody Hold Me Down
No Way Out 		DE23 (21 weeks)
DE 		- CH37 (2 weeks)
CH 		UK19 (6 weeks)
UK 		US1 (28 weeks)
US
First published: January 7th, 1997
Puff Daddy feat. Ma $ e
Mo Money Mo Problems
Life After Death 		DE11 (17 weeks)
DE 		AT31 (5 weeks)
AT 		CH8 (13 weeks)
CH 		UK6 (11 weeks)
UK 		US1 (30 weeks)
US
First release: July 21, 1997
The Notorious BIG feat. Ma $ e & Puff Daddy
Been Around the World
No Way Out 		DE41 (9 weeks)
DE 		AT26 (8 weeks)
AT 		CH39 (4 weeks)
CH 		UK20 (9 weeks)
UK 		US2 (21 weeks)
US
First published: August 12, 1997
Puff Daddy feat. Ma $ e & The Notorious BIG
You Should Be Mine (Don't Waste Your Time)
Anytime 		- - - UK36 (2 weeks)
UK 		US17 (20 weeks)
US
First published: August 23, 1997
Brian McKnight feat. Ma $ e
1998 Horse & Carriage
Confessions of Fire 		- - - UK12 (4 weeks)
UK 		US41 (17 weeks)
US
First published: April 13, 1998
Cam'ron feat. Ma $ e
Love Me
Room 112 		- - - - US17 (16 weeks)
US
First published: August 13, 1998
112 feat. Ma $ e
Top of the World
Never Say Never 		DE42 (9 weeks)
DE 		- CH42 (5 weeks)
CH 		UK2 (12 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: September 28, 1998
Brandy feat. Ma $ e
Take Me There
Rugrats in Paris - Der Film (OST) / Finally 		DE58 (9 weeks)
DE 		- - UK7 (10 weeks)
UK 		US14 (17 weeks)
US
First release: December 1998
BLACKstreet feat. Mýa , Ma $ e & Blinky Blink

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
  2. ↑ a b c Music Sales Awards: UK US
personal data
SURNAME Mase
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Betha, Mason (real name); Ma $ e (pseudonym); Murda Ma $ e (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American rapper
DATE OF BIRTH August 27, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Jacksonville , Florida, USA