18/05/2024
HOW 'BOUT THAT TIME WHEN $E WAS NOT ONLY HOTTER THAN but the biggest thing in HIP HOP.
It all started when mase was introduced next big artist during the summer of '96 when he featured on the remix to 112's debut single "only you" which peaked at # 1 on billboard's hot dance singles.
🔦 Across town in BROOKLYN, Jay was still working establish as a Force. Despite big features on the debut album, the album was struggling to reach gold status at the time.
Puff daddy featured him on "mo money mo problems" from the Biggie's double LP, life after death the biggest album hit single. He then featured him on several songs on his debut album, no way out like "been around the world" which reached # 1 on billboard.
🔦 By the time time
ma$e released his own debut album (Oct, 1997) the rapper had become the bad boy's premiere artist.
🔦 Nominated at the 41st annually Grammys.
🔦 Later in Nov, 97 Jay Z also released his sophomore album Which was nowhere to be seen around grammys.
🔦 Mase's debuted at number # 1 on billboard 200. Went on to sell 4.9M copies in US, (273k first week)
- Certified quadruple Platinum by RIAA
With 2 # 1 singles.
🔦Jay's only sold around a milli with 138k first week. With a platinum status later. At the time Jay didn't even crack the billboard top 10.
IN APRIL, 1999 DURING AN INTERVIEW MA$E ANNOUNCED HIS RETIREMENT FROM MUSIC, TO PERSURE A CALLING FROM GOD!