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Mase was born Mason Durrell Betha in Jacksonville, FL, on August 27, 1977. His family moved to Harlem when he was five, but at age 13, he was sent back to Florida amid concerns that he was falling in with the wrong crowd. He returned to New York two years later, and began rapping to entertain the other members of his school basketball team. He was a good enough basketball player to win a scholarship to SUNY, but hip-hop soon grew to be more important; under the name Mase Murder, he joined a rap group called Children of the Corn, which disbanded when one of its members died in a car accident. Mase went solo and started making connections around New York's hip-hop club scene. In 1996, he traveled to Atlanta for a music conference, hoping to hook up with Jermaine Dupri; instead, he met Sean "Puffy" Combs, who signed him to Bad Boy after hearing him rap.
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Mase may be the most lovable rapper ever. It is near-impossible to hate the man who once had a "Murder" tacked on his name. Everyone from hardcore rap fans, to indie music aficionados, to parents have a place in their heart for Mase. Perhaps it’s his boyish looks and ever-present glowing smile that does it. Maybe it’s his inventive dance moves and mumbling delivery that comes across like some coy pre-teen asking you a favor. Whatever the case may be, Mase can be enjoyed by all.
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His family moved to Harlem, New York where Mase grew up rapping to entertain his friends in the school basketball team. A natural sportsman, he won a scholarship to SUNY but he spent all his time in his first love-rapping. Adopting the name 'Mase Murder', he joined 'Children of the Corn'. The band did not last long after a member died in a car crash. Mase continued as a solo artist, doing the rounds and meeting people in NY's hip-hop scene. In 1996, hoping to meet Jermaine Dupri, he went to Atlanta instead he met P.Diddy who signed him up in his label after an impromptu rap.
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Mase earned a scholarship to State University of New York, but hip-hop became his focus. After rapping under the name Mase Murder for hip-hop group Children of the Corn, Mase decided to go solo.
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Mase (aka Mason Durrell Betha) was born August 27, 1977, in Florida and raised in New York. By the time he was 20, Mase made it to the top of the rap world with his own work and collaborations with other rappers. Mase first began rapping when he was at SUNY college on a basketball scholarship. Mase was originally known as Mase Murder when he was in a rap group called Children Of The Corn. The group split up after a member was killed in a car accident. Mase was then left pursuing a solo rap career and left SUNY after 2 years.
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