into suburban households across the country. Here are 10 essential songs you need to hear from Black Rob, a sampling of his greatness and why he was loved by many. Mase wanted to take his insular Harlem world global, and he did, rolling out a red carpet from Lenox Ave. Even if he didn’t get as famous as other Bad Boy artists, he remains a legend in Harlem and a respected name that deserves his flowers. Of course, Mase is referring here to Kanye’s line on 2010’s Devil In a New Dress referring to Mase’s decision to walk away from music to pursue ministry: Don’t leave while you. I know i wondered why Mase just picked up and left, wondered why Jim and Cam hated him so much, wondered why Diddy wasnt helping him promote him and wasnt seen with him other than the VMA's, and also wondered how he could just let MAse go to G-Unit so easily when if you. Both wielded multiple strong singles ('What You. At 6:15, Charlamagne suggests the two rappers, who have known one another since. If the finely aged, criminally underrated Harlem World epitomized exactly what Mase was about, then 2018s Drip Season 3 did the same for Gunna. Signed to Bad Boy in the mid-’90s, he started as a songwriter on the label, penning lyrics for his label boss Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs-Biggie shouts him out on “Victory”: “Black Rob joined the Mob, it ain't no replacin' him.” His appearances as a featured artist started with on Bad Boy remixes by 112, Total, and Faith Evans. Long read but I thought mase fans would want to know and even mase haters. And everybody in Harlem is cool wit’ itor the people I know that grew up with us is cool wit’ it. (You can donate to them here and here.)īlack Rob was recognized in the mainstream as the rapper behind “Whoa!” but he was so much more than that. Yet another artist under Puffy’s wings and much like everyone else, fans already liked him, so anticipation built.
He passed away reportedly due to kidney failure, encouraging his friends and fans to share two GoFundMe pages to raise money for his funeral and medical expenses. (Rumor has it Mase’s verse in that song is the freestyle he spit for Puffy) After that, Mase was busy in the studio preparing for his very own debut. Black Rob, the rugged and gritty lyricist who helped carry Bad Boy Records into the new millennium, died on Saturday at age 52.
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