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Mase: Harlem World
Visual image
Mase
Publisher
Bad Boy Records
Date1998
Mediumpaper (fiber product)
DimensionsOverall (HW): 3 7/16 × 2 1/2 in. (8.731 × 6.35 cm)
Credit LineMoPOP permanent collection
Object number1998.827.11
Text EntriesPromotional image of Mase's debut album Harlem World.
Mase/Ma$e (Mason Betha, b. 1975) is a New York-based rapper and pastor. Raised in Harlem, NY Mase rose to fame in the late 1990s with hits like "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down", "Been Around the World", "Feel So Good"and "Lookin' at Me." Mase was the lead artist of Bad Boy records with five platinum singles. Mase's debut album, Harlem World, was released in 1997 and was a commercial success, selling over four million copies. He left the music industry in 1999 to pursue a ministry career but returned to the rap scene in 2004 with his third album Welcome Back which was released on Bad Boy Records and went Gold with over 500,000 copies sold.
Colored portait image of Mase posing in blue baseball shirt and hat. Mase, "Harlem World" is printed in red.
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