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 .

Retirement

During the promotional period for his second album, Double Up, and its single "Get Ready" (featuring Blackstreet), Ma$e announced that he had become a born-again Christian and was retiring from music. He moved to Atlanta, Georgia and studied at Clark Atlanta University, eventually earning an honorary Ph.D in theology in 2002 from St. Paul's Bible Institute in New York City and becoming Reverend Mason Betha. Rev. Betha was the pastor and founder of both the S.A.N.E. Church International and the Mason Betha Ministries in Atlanta. Betha also became a member of World Changers Church International in the Atlanta suburb of College Park. It is rumoured that Ma$e retired due to the murder of two of his friends over a extortion deal involving Ma$e in Harlem.

Related Topics:
Blackstreet - Born-again Christian - Atlanta, Georgia - Clark Atlanta University - Ph.D - Theology - 2002 - St. Paul's Bible Institute - New York City - Reverend - World Changers Church International - College Park

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