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Pastor Ma$e laid figurative hands on his longtime rap rival. The former Diddy protege-turned-minister-turned-rapper again jumped off the pulpit to drag former best friend Cam’ron after the rapper reignited an old beef that most had forgotten about. Cam’ron released a mixtape called The Program, where he inexplicably fired a shot a Ma$e on the very first…

It sure feels like Uncle Sam is watching the urban music world with hawk eyes and making sure everyone is caught up on their taxes because he just found another victim. First Solange, then Tyga, then Ma$e, and now R&B heartthrob Trey Songz. According to TMZ, the “Change Your Mind” singer has some explaining to…

It looks to be a case of NO money, mo’ problems for Ma$e. According to numerous reports, the Harlem born rapper who now makes his home in Atlanta was hit with a tax lien earlier this month after being accused by the State of Georgia of failing to pay over $12K in taxes. It looks to be a serious…

More bad news for rapper The Game. The 35-year-old Compton based emcee was recently hit with a lawsuit stemming from the cover art of his latest single, “Ryda,” featuring Dej Loaf. A up-and-coming rapper and designer named Ariza Obey says Game used the an image from his Instagram without permission. The image, which features…

Black music has changed immensely over the last 20 years. It’s been 18 years since Harlem hip-hop artist Ma$e said, “first rap cat with an R&B budget” on Brian McKnight’s single “You Should Be Mine (Don’t Waste Your Time).” In 2015, hip-hop artists are the bigger stars, while R&B singers struggle for attention. The founder…

Beleaguered rapper DMX was arrested over the weekend just moments before hitting the stage at a scheduled concert appearance. The 44-year-old rapper was nabbed for failing to pay over $400,000 in child support just prior to his performance at the Masters of Ceremony show at New York City’s Radio Music Hall on Friday evening. After…

It’s been a while since the 1990’s heyday of NBA ballers making attempted forays in rap, but everything comes back full circle, right? Thanks to a new venture between The Cherry Party and Sony Music, a new compilation album titled Full Court Press Volume 1, will be making its way into stores this fall. In addition…

Ma$e is officially living the single life again. The “Feels So Good” rapper and his estranged wife Twyla Betha have finally put an end to their rocky marriage by finally settling their divorce. A sticking point in the matter was custody of their two small children, as both parents were fighting for full custody. According…

Rapper Ma$e has a divorce looming, but it looks like the former Bad Boy superstar has already moved on romantically. And he’s allegedly seeing a woman with her own high-profile split on the horizon, “Basketball Wives L.A.” cast member Malaysia Pargo.

The on-and-off again marriage of rapper Ma$e appears to be heading towards divorce, according to a report regarding he and his wife. Their status as a couple has been up in the air for months, but according to TMZ, the former Bad Boy star and his wife Twyla have officially filed for divorce. Ma$e, birth name Mason Betha, initially filed for divorce in January, but later dropped the case. His wife reportedly filed for a legal separation in San Diego, resulting in Ma$e re-filing for divorce.

Veteran hip-hop star Ma$e was asked about beefs, disses and who he does and does not have an issue with in hip-hop, and the former Bad Boy star revealed that he did have hard feelings towards a young star that he felt had bad-mouthed him in his music. According to Ma$e, he felt slighted by Roc Nation rapper J. Cole–and he was not happy about it.

It’s been over ten years since the on again/off again pastor released his last project, Welcome Back. But with the momentum of a show stopping feature on the G.O.O.D. Music Cruel Summer compilation under his belt, and recent praise from the likes of Kanye West, Drake, and Pusha T, you had to figure Ma$e would…

Every few years, the former Bad Boy Records star seems to get the itch to attempt a hip-hop return, and it appears that it’s that time again. Ma$e took to Instagram to let his fans know that new music is all that he’s thinking about.

Shortly after DJ Khaled premiered his new track “I Feel Like Pac/I Feel Like Biggie,” former Bad Boy Records star Ma$e posted a comment on his Instagram that got fans buzzing. In his post, Ma$e appeared to take offense to Khaled’s song–though he didn’t mention the famed Miami deejay by name.

Back in the early ’90s, no other young rappers were more popular than pint-sized hip-hop duo Kris Kross, who earned mass appeal with their No. 1 hit “Jump” and their trendsetting penchant for wearing their clothes backward. Although the group broke up in the late ’90s, the duo recently reunited and made a surprising public…

It’s no secret that Jay-Z is crazy about his wife, Beyoncé, and he’ll no doubt take on any man in defense of his wife. But, before Jay-Z was keeping watch over “the baddest chick in the game,” he was feuding with former Bad Boy star Ma$e over another woman. During a recent stop at MTV’s…

After a 16-year record deal, Ma$e has called it quits. The 90’s hit maker hailing from Harlem, left the game after a relationship went sour with Sean “Diddy” Combs.” Whether Ma$e will sign with another label is undecided. Watch Ma$e reflect on his career in the below interview with MTV’s RapFix: Get More: Ma$e, Music…

It’s been a tumultuous few months for Katt Williams. After several run-ins with the law, including high-speed chases and violent attacks against a Target employee and a Seattle bar full of people, Williams abruptly announced his retirement from stand-up comedy earlier this week. However, it looks like there may be hope for Williams return to…