Mase

Ma$e (born Mason Durrell Betha on August 27, 1978 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American rapper, best known as a successful artist on Sean Combs' (Diddy) hip hop label Bad Boy Records during the late 1990s. He is currently signed to G-Unit Records which is headed by 50 Cent .

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Raised in Harlem, New York, Mason Betha began his music career as a hardcore gangsta rapper named Murder Mase, a member of Big L's hip-hop group "Children of the Corn". Murder Mase was signed to P. Diddy's Bad Boy Records in 1996, and P. Diddy set about developing a marketable pop rapper out of an artist formerly known for violent imagery in his lyrics.

August 27: August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining....

1978: 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar)....

Jacksonville, Florida: Jacksonville is a city located in Duval County, Florida, USA. It is the county seat of Duval County . As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 777,704 ....