Why Did Mase Fall Out With Diddy?

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HOLLYWOOD, CA - JANUARY 24: Sean "Diddy" Combs (L) and Mase arrive at Revolt TV's "Harlem To Hollywood" Studio Reveal at Revolt Live Studios on January 24, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Joshua Blanchard/FilmMagic)
An exploration into the shared history of the Bad Boy rappers

Diddy has been in the news constantly in the past several weeks, regarding several salacious improprieties in both his business and personal relationships. While it's no secret that misfortune has befallen many of Diddy's known collaborators, Mase has remained one of the most fascinating figures in the rap mogul's orbit. Mase has been lucky enough to escape from his tumultuous tenure at Bad Boy records. However, the prolific performing artist has maintained a years-long feud with Diddy, mostly due to financial and business disagreements.

Mase Attempts To Leave Bad Boy

Mase first quit music in 1999 to pursue his newfound passion as a minister. During his time at the Bad Boy label, several unfortunate events transpired which prompted the "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down" rapper to find God. Some of these events may include the violent and untimely death of labelmate The Notorious B.I.G. in 1997. At the time, the Bad Boy label also dealt with a number of legal issues, leading to the incarceration of several artists. Shyne, for instance, faced a conviction for armed assault in connection to a 1999 shooting incident.

Mase came out of retirement on two occasions. Once in 2004 with an album titled Welcome Back, and again in 2009 with a non-album single titled "Get It" and later, Double Up. Unfortunately, his 2009 reemergence was halted by label antics, prompting Mase to crash Diddy's live radio interview with V103’s Ryan Cameron. Mase stormed into the interview, armed with documents that the rapper claims absolved him from his label requirements, allowing him to function as a free agent. Diddy allegedly signed the documents, allowing Mase to perform as a featured artist on other rappers' songs. It was later revealed, however, that Bad Boy Records had kept the publishing rights to all of Mase's music, retaining control over the minister's career on the mic.

The Beef Escalated Over The Years

In the years since the initial spat, Diddy and Mase have each taken public shots at one another. In 2020, Mase took to Instagram to lament that Diddy refused to sell him back his publishing rights, even going so far as to claim that he offered the mogul over $2 million for the entire catalog. The rapper-turned-minister even put his frustration on wax in a 2022 track titled "Oracle 2: The Liberation of Mason Betha."

In the track, Mase raps “Yeah, I’m just a Harlem n***a reppin’ down a Vegas strip with my own Suge. You from Mt. Vernon, n***a, go and rep your own hood... You ain’t no architect, you just a n***a who know how to market death.” Diddy reacted to the track by branding Mase a "fake pastor." He also asserted that Mase still owed the label a $3 million album advance for a project that he never delivered.

The Beef Is Over... For Now

As of this writing, the most recent update in the ongoing Mase vs. Diddy saga came in September of 2023, when Diddy claimed the pair had made up. During a Billboard interview, Diddy stated, "You know, we’re brothers and brothers fight. I love him and that’s it," in response to a query about whether the two had reconciled. Of course, we've heard the pair sing this tune before, so there's no telling if and when this beef could heat up again.

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TeeJay Small is a professional humorist, pop culture columnist, and an avid enjoyer of all things hip hop. When he's not compiling dozens of monologue-style jokes about the most absurd news headlines, or furiously scribbling rewrites for his television pilot, you can find him carefully analyzing the lyrics to the latest Griselda or Dreamville releases, or digging in the crates to find the hottest up-and-coming rappers. After receiving his bachelor's degree in English/Communications from UMASS Boston, TeeJay set out on a journey to travel the world and develop a culturally diverse media career. He has been personally assured by both members of EARTHGANG that he is, in fact, part of the culture.

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Jimmy BallzacJimmy Ballzac
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gossip for the fatherlessdiddy a sex offender on top of being a closet homoand you guys out here promoting him like hes insert name of walking stereotype the joos use to keep the audience poor desperate and with one foot in the penetentiary
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DLOUPODLOUPO
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Puff a sex offender? Funny how no1 went to the police but hater check it Puff in 2023 he earned 90 Million!!! Think about that as ryde the train take dat
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Jimmy BallzacJimmy Ballzac
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sadly your father wasnt involved in your upbringing long enough for you to get a grasp on what sex abuse isyour single mother raised you up weak
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Jimmy BallzacJimmy Ballzac
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isnt it weird when fatherless kewns try to bring up dollar figures to overshadow the criminal dealings of their favorite artists?r kelly made a bunch of money back in the day too and we still all knew he was a sex offender and we were waiting to celebrate him finally getting what he deservessame thing with phaggy diddy
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DLOUPODLOUPO
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Y u want puff to be be gay so bad? Sad children
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Jimmy BallzacJimmy Ballzac
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i dont WANT puff to be gay. Its common knowledge that he swings both ways. the only people denying this are his meatriders that claim everyone must be jealous of his money
0 0ReplyJanuary 06, 2024
DLOUPODLOUPO
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No it’s rumors in a world where’s there’s cameras and pictures phones and emails and txt u haven’t seen any proff just a bunch of haters trying to rewrite history telling lies. Stop being THEM.
0 0ReplyJanuary 06, 2024
DLOUPODLOUPO
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Y u want puff to be be gay so bad? Sad children
0 0ReplyJanuary 05, 2024
Jimmy BallzacJimmy Ballzac
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i dont WANT puff to be gay. Its common knowledge that he swings both ways. the only people denying this are his meatriders that claim everyone must be jealous of his money
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DLOUPODLOUPO
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No it’s rumors in a world where’s there’s cameras and pictures phones and emails and txt u haven’t seen any proff just a bunch of haters trying to rewrite history telling lies. Stop being THEM.
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Jimmy BallzacJimmy Ballzac
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take a look at puffy and french montanas appearance on ellen high on ecstasy talking about how they discovered love together. them guys queer as fuck and so are you for defending them.
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DLOUPODLOUPO
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More lies u saw puff and French take ecstasy? I watched when they was on elllen they discovered love together? You a hater
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Jimmy BallzacJimmy Ballzac
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no lies. if you watch the interview from the ellen show from October 2017 they are both high on ecstasy stating they discovered love in one another. giggling like lil girls. and youre defending these drug addicted sexual delinquents why exactly? WHat does your father think of you standing up for gay folks and helping them stay closeted? Isnt it kind of counter productive? When youre hiding somethig youre ashamed of it and it will have a corrosive effect on you.
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DLOUPODLOUPO
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Where’s the Prof!!! There’s cameras everywhere you seen nothing but fake. You worrying about gay how Puff is with his kids? How is Puff with other people kids? How is his kids? They not running around like will smith kids and the rest of those Hollywood kids!!! Respectful and humble all his kids!!! The game won’t be what it is without Puff!! He was the first young nigga in hip running his label 1st to to 100Ms Puff inspired and show the all these dudes from jay z to master p to birdman how to get this paper not toMention all that came after him including you. Puff did more for hip hop than any1 but you focus on rumors and lies get yo mind right and get some business
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Jimmy BallzacJimmy Ballzac
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everyone knows diddy a trannybanger and that he swings both wayshow american of you to act like his money should overshadow his immoral decisionsyour father must be proud of you
0 0ReplyJanuary 09, 2024
DLOUPODLOUPO
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You could father all you want there’s no prof video no txts just rumors. You must want puff to be gay u need puff to be gay that’s ur problem hata
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Jimmy BallzacJimmy Ballzac
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its public knowledge that he swings both ways, you are just triggered by my truthful commentsgoodbye lonely boy
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DvadrDvadr
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Shut your perverted rapist ahs up
0 0ReplySeptember 26, 2024