I feel like, Nelly n Ja Rule was perfect to fill that void after Mase left.

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didnt nelly get discovered by mase's manager/homie cudda love

greyhova said didnt nelly get discovered by mase's manager/homie cudda love

Yeah i think Nelly n his boys was living in Harlem too during the time they was working wit Mase's manager. Someone on here posted it a while back.

Ja Rule was already buzzin in 1998 when Mase around lmao

HornOfAfrica said I feel like, Nelly n Ja Rule was perfect to fill that void after Mase left. view image

You see how poisoned your mind is? It seems like hiphop fans are the only fans you do this sh*t.

N stead of appreciating the greats, you have to say some sh*t like this. It’s always “one gotta go.” Just a bunch of negative bullsh*t.

It’s mostly done to black things. Black movies, athletes, rappers.

Nelly was gonna be on the map no matter what with country grammar, and ja was already bumpin. So no effect on either regardless of what pastor mase doin.

Carl said Ja Rule was already buzzin in 1998 when Mase around lmao

Exactly. Ja was on a steady ascension. From Cash Money Click in ‘94 to features on Mic Geronimo’s album to Can I Get A… and so on. Each opportunity propelled to the next plateau.

It definitely wasn’t a “ _____ “ retired and left a void type of situation at all.

gemini8686 said You see how poisoned your mind is? It seems like hiphop fans are the only fans you do this sh*t. N stead of appreciating the greats, you have to say some sh*t like this. It’s always “one gotta go.” Just a bunch of negative bullsh*t. It’s mostly done to black things. Black movies, athletes, rappers.

No lies told.

greyhova said didnt nelly get discovered by mase's manager/homie cudda love

they both did, but mase was more in the background. they own the company together.

they would probably sign him anyway active mase or not.

We gonna ignore bone thugs n harmony i guess.

All of them were using LL Cool Js formula

Ja was gonna be around regardless....

One: He had the Jay-Z/DMX connection

Two: He had Irv Gotti in his corner who wanted to be Puff with a dash of Suge and needed his own 2Pac. Being on Def Jam definitely helped.


No one asked Ma$e to find God and leave his career behind to hide in ATL


Either he had some issues in the streets or he saw some things behind the doors of Bad Boy that made him spiritually fit.

Would there be a Fabolous if Ma$e didn't retire should be the question. Bro slid in that lane.

Tbh that second Mase album is basura . Can’t deny the impact he’s had on music tho

BrooklynDamien said Would there be a Fabolous if Ma$e didn't retire should be the question. Bro slid in that lane.

Yup

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HornOfAfrica said Yeah i think Nelly n his boys was living in Harlem too during the time they was working wit Mase's manager. Someone on here posted it a while back.

yeah he said it and he said he was bagging the broads because of his accent something like that

Kingme said All of them were using LL Cool Js formula

You can make the argument Mr. Smith album is modern format for almost every rapper.

Carl said Ja Rule was already buzzin in 1998 when Mase around lmao

Ant McQueen said Exactly. Ja was on a steady ascension. From Cash Money Click in ‘94 to features on Mic Geronimo’s album to Can I Get A… and so on. Each opportunity propelled to the next plateau. It definitely wasn’t a “ _____ “ retired and left a void type of situation at all.

Yeah he was, but 1998 Ja rule was much different than the Ja Rule in the early 2000's. Rnb-Duets-Ja Rule.... I was comparing that ja from 2000-2002 to Mase.

This applies more to Loon.

Just like Shine, they got their deal bc of how similar they sounded to Mase and Biggie.

They were the Hollywood version of them.