Mase VS Jay-Z - The Beef 100% Explained 

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Ma$e just had that sound, he embodied Harlem and repped Harlem when there were no other MC's doing it. Every Ma$e song was a banger.

I'm 43 from North Philly, which means this was literally MY era, I was 15 in 1996. Philadelphia is a cornerstone market for New York. The mixtape game was CRAZY. I can tell you from experience, your doing an accurate job of recapping this time period.

Mase does get a lot hate, but he can actually rap & he was marketable, you put anyone else in that situation after BIG died, they’d probably fold

17:39 Jay-Z had already mentioned in his song Imaginary Player that Ma$e was getting screwed over his publishing "You got flash now but time will reveal money" and when he says "You got show dough, little to no dough, sell a bunch of records and you still owe dough"

I respect your drive to do what other RU-vidrs won’t do and just attempt to take your videos farther. Solid video right here.

Thank you! People forget Mase was on fire and Hov was nobodies favorite yet

That #2 line from Hov was crazy 😅 #tripleentendre

Unpopular Opinion: Jay-Z “Sunshine” was NOT a bad song at all. It just was a terrible cheesy video. Lol

This was an excellent video and he really summarized it perfectly. As an 40 year old Hip Hop head who lived through that era this brought back many fond memories. I Will add this though, Jay always had his eye on the throne. When he released the single The City Is Mine in Feb 98 and he said “you held down long let me take those reins/and just like your spirit the commission remains” “I’m the vocal point like Biggie in his prime/but on the low though, the city is mine”. Hov caught major backlash because cats felt that Biggie (R.I.P) hadn’t been deceased long enough for someone to be talking like that. That’s why on Ether Nas said “first Biggie’s man but then you nerve to say that you’re better Big/dick sucking lips why don’t you let the late great veteran live”. Cats always felt someway about Jay making it no secret that he wanted the King Of Ny title so shortly after Big passed.

I love you did this. I remember Joe Budden mentioned it on Everyday Struggle in like 2017 and “Said everyone knows about this” and as a 27 I knew absolutely nothing about.

I'm 40 years old ..and I remember this beef when I was a teen ...and everything you just said was pretty much accurate good job fam👍💯💯

Mase was like 20-21 Jay was like 26-27 that’s some lowkey hating shit lol

I was born in 91 so i literally remember riding in the back seat of my moms car and these singles playing on the radio for the first time . What a time to grow up.

Yo this was DOPE ❤ That era in music was diamond. It will never be another Mase or '90s. Thanks for doing this video.

I appreciate you reaching out to Bob and calling dames number. Nobody has done this on video! You are ahead of everyone else when it comes to deep research🙏🏾

It's funny that Mase was bigger than Jay in the 90s, u know what's more scarier... In 2010, Bob was bigger than Drake

Jay from the intro on Vol.1 just shits on industry rappers and how broke they are, "yo don't listen to rappers, they're dying to floss" is such a cold bar, it's a running theme in the album. we forget he came in at 26, he's literally the blueprint of grown man raps, the perspective, the replay value on his albums is so undeniable, 90% of his catalogue aged gracefully. in a time where rap was a young man's game filled w/ perspective of 21-year-olds

Thank you for this! 2 of my favorite rappers but I could never get the story of the beef in long form. I never knew the singles and albums dropped so close together.

That's the smoothest segue into an advertisement ever...Really was part of the video...

Jay is a perfect example of keep grindin ur your time is coming…Didnt even realize the mase platinum talk was a jab

Good shit, I’ve been waiting for something I never knew!!!!

18:56 In the beginning of Jay-Z's diss song Ride Or Die, Stevie J, who was a major in-house producer/song-writer for Bad Boy Records, says in the beginning "I'm rollin' wit Roc-A-Fella, man....cause they got money, man, a heh" Rumor is that Ma4e had a diss track towards Jay-Z but no one on Bad Boy Records was behind Ma$e on his beef with Jay-Z so Ma$e never released his diss track

Damn I'm a hip hop head to the core!!! I never realized Mase and Jay were beefing. Excellent research you're videos are always dope!! Keep up the great job

Im almost compelled to type in all caps cause I'm kinda livid. I watched this whole video just to hear someone talk about one my favorite Mase songs that people act like never existed. "Im No Killa" was CLEARLY a full clip aimed right at Shawn's head. How'd you miss that!? With that said, dope video regardless.

Dope video.. Mase's response to that last Jay record was a record called "I'm No Killa" there were 2 versions . There's a dope version of that record on the "Bad Boy 10th Anniversary The hits" album

This video answered decades worth of questions and subs ….. Thank you

I have went down the RU-vid rabbit hole of rap beefs and out of a lot of the channels I have found, your coverage is one of my faves. Keep up the grind and it pays off int he growth of the channel for sure. Thanks for the in-depth analysis.

That wasn't actually the end as Mase went back at Jay on Do What Playas Do and it's one to note. Great video!!

You're the only rap beef channel I watch. And I'd love to see some beefs that other people talk about from your channel. I'm sure a lot of other people would too!

Can’t nobody hold me down, been around the world, and mo money mo problem were actually all mase records. He came up with the concepts for the first two, and wrote puff’s verses. He brought the sample to Stevie j and when big died, puff put the record on big album. Very influential brother!

Well put together video. As an editor, I appreciate the work you put into this. 👏🏾

I loved this !!! Also yes pls keep trying to call and message celebs !! Ur right one day some one is going to answer!

Bro! You are putting in work with these videos! Keep up the good work! Look forward to more great content in 2024

A really informative and entertaining vid. I just want to add Jay-Z also dissed Mase on Hard Knock Life when he rapped, “So I stretched the game out, X’d your name out, put Jigga on top…” Mase and Puff responded back with I’m No Killa around the same time and for all intents and purposes, that was kind of the end of their battle.

Man you were right tho! I been watching you before the whole "like that" thing but you saw it coming! I always thought you put a lot of effort into your work and you deserve to BLOW TF UP!

Ayoo not for nothing, but this video was ELITE, relived mid to late 90’s with these 2 NYC legends right here. You always heard faint whispers about their beef but wasn’t concrete

What's The Dirt Back At It With Another Banger‼️🔥 Great Video, I Appreciate The in depth research you do for ALL of your videos 💯 Keep Up The Great Work 👊🏽

This video is very well researched! The narration is also on another level!! Well done bro!! U've just earned urself another sub. All the way from South Africa!🇿🇦

This is such great work. Elite level stuff.

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Good video bro, definitely appreciate the effort you put in not only to doing less covered stories, but also not disrespecting Hiphop while you're at it, even if you are super canadian 🤣

These videos are amazing man keep it up🙏🏼

Great video it took a u turn I didn’t expect

You sir just earned yourself a new subscriber. I literally was captivated! 🤩

Great information bro!!!

Great video commentary, it bought back so many good and bad memories in my personal life at this time an era. I normally don't comment on videos but this was very informative, skilled and seasoned again GREAT JOB💪!!

Amazing job dude this was fire

Props to you for doing legit research. Not too many channels genuinely try to find primary sources.

Algo recommended your channel. Glad I clicked it. Like + Subscribed. I like the long form, deep dive episodes. Hope you continue making content.

Great job on this! Keep up the great work 👏🏿

If I may say I really would love you to go over the beefs that more well known. I love how you go on about these videos and others don’t tell it like you do.

Another banger!! Can't wait for the next one

Great video as always, thanks for the content

Keep up the good work g i didnt even kn9w these 2 had beef

Yo cuz I love all your videos you do amazing work keep them up I can't lie every time your video pops up and I'm looking for something else I will actually stop and watch it

Great job you actually put me up on a couple points i missed and believe it or not i knew about this beef when it was happening.

Great stuff. Love from the UK, liked and subscribed

Love ur content keep it up bro

It’s not easy to find Hip-Hop channels where the narrator is a respectable voice of the culture who clearly do their research with love and passion. Thank you!!

This was a good video. One thing I think was overlooked is that Big was gonna start his own group with Jay, “ The Commission”. I’m pretty sure Jay wouldn’t of been kool with that being under a Bad Boy umbrella. I also have one of the original Jay reasonable doubt albums and on the back there’s a company (distribution I believe) called “Freeze” that was pressing the albums. Bad Boy is a way bigger conglomerate. In those days of hip hop there was always a kinda quiet Beef between Brooklyn vs Harlem that most don’t know about, aren’t from this side or aren’t old enough. Good vid

You did ur thing with this one…I lived thru this beef and some of this info I didn’t know

You're fire with your dedication to research and editing. I hope to see you reach the heights of this! I love this page!

You really got everything spot on! Cheers

Thank you for telling it like it is. I’ve had countless arguments about Hov and he was very inferior to not only Big but even Ma$e. Reasonable Doubt wasn’t a big hit. It was overlooked. Nobody was checking for Hov until Big died.

The ad transition was smooth 😭

Jay was independent so he made more from being Gold compared to Mase quadruple platinum.

Dope content!! Keep it up! 🔥🔥🔥

Your research work is so detailed yet simple to digest.

Good video, subscribed, pretty cool you got a response from Bobby Dash and I respect you tried to call Dame even if the calls didn't go through. You right, one day it will go through and you're gonna go viral.

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Good video. And you're right, I haven't really heard much about this since that time. I forgot it happened lol. I'll be checking out your channel.

Good video homeboy💯

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Loved this... Instant sub

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Super dope video. Never even knew they had any sort of beef

Damn at 4:15 you ACCIDENTALLY I hope posted a picture of GRAVY playing Notorious BEEEE EYYYEE from the movie I’m from Brooklyn I would notice 😂😂 Respectfully

Great Content

You gotta make spotify playlists for these bro. Great content.

You the best at this

Another banger! 🔥🔥

Yo this was crazy! I’d have never thought about that number 2 line 😂😂

Good content, breaking down the old beef. It's like hearing urbans novels on IPad. Just entertaining nowadays as a old head

First timer here!love the video and the way you explained it detail for detail I got you on the subscribe and a like

Great piece just gave you a follow

Fire as always!! 🔥🫡

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I gotta come back to this!

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That cover of the “Harlem world” album brings back some nostalgia. Me and my brother copping it for Kmart back in the day.

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Great video you missed a few diss records

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