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Mase is a Hip hop act. Their sound grew out of Adrian Marcel, DMX, Cheri Dennis, Total and Bruce Hornsby & the Range. Those roots explain a lot about how Mase arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Fabolous, Jadakiss, The Lox, Juelz Santana and Freeway, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Pusha T, Yeezus, Fabolous, Kanye West and JAY-Z, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 64 connections around Mase, reaching back through Adrian Marcel and forward to Pusha T. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Mason Durell Betha, known professionally as Mase, is an American rapper. Best known for his work with Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs' Bad Boy Records, he signed with the label in 1996 and quickly found mainstream recognition as Combs' hype man. He guest appeared on Combs' 1997 single "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down", which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100, while his first two singles as a lead artist, "Feel So Good" and "What You Want", both peaked within the chart's top ten. Released in October of that year, his debut studio album, Harlem World (1997), peaked atop the Billboard 200 chart, received quadruple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and spawned his third top ten single as a lead artist, "Lookin' at Me". Furthermore, his guest performances on labelmate the Notorious B.I.G.'s single "Mo Money Mo Problems" and Combs' "Been Around the World" peaked at numbers one and two on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively, that same year.
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Mase connections
Mase grew out of Adrian Marcel, DMX, Cheri Dennis and Total, shares an orbit with Fabolous, Jadakiss, The Lox and Juelz Santana, went on to shape Pusha T, Yeezus, Fabolous and Kanye West. 64 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Mase
Sounds and acts that shaped Mase.
- Adrian Marcelartist
- DMXartist
- Cheri Dennisartist
- Totalartist
- Bruce Hornsby & the Rangeartist
- The Loxartist
- Shyneartist
- Black Robartist
- P. Diddyartist
- Puff Daddyartist
- Sean Combsartist
- 2 Chainzartist
- J.Y. Parkartist
- Bad Boy Recordsartist
- Bruce Hornsbyartist
- Brian McKnightartist
- N.O.R.E.artist
- 112artist
- I'm Coming Outartist
- Diddyartist
- Blackstreetartist
- 8Ball & MJGartist
Artists similar to Mase
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Mase.
- Fabolousartist
- Jadakissartist
- The Loxartist
- Juelz Santanaartist
- Freewayartist
- N.O.R.E.artist
- Foxy Brownartist
- DMXartist
- Montell Jordanartist
- Ludacrisartist
- Ruff Rydersartist
- JAY-Zartist
- P. Diddyartist
- Naughty By Natureartist
- Shyneartist
- Big Punisherartist
- Heavy D & The Boyzartist
- Diddyartist
- Craig Mackartist
- Jermaine Dupriartist
- Lloyd Banksartist
- Black Robartist
- G-Unitartist
- Cassidyartist
- Method Man & Redmanartist
- The Gameartist
- Juvenileartist
- Young Jeezyartist
- Mobb Deepartist
Bands Mase shaped
Where the influence of Mase travelled next.
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