Mase Tells Story About the Time He Says Big L Almost Had Him Robbed

On the most recent episode of It Is What It Is, Mase talked concerning the instances he and his late pal and collaborator Massive L have been at odds.

Each hailing from Harlem, New York, the 2 rappers have been in a gaggle collectively referred to as Kids of the Corn fashioned round 1993, however previous to that, Massive L was already getting buzz in NYC’s underground rap scene, finally releasing his solo debut Lifestylez ov da Poor & Harmful in 1995. Nonetheless, the youthful Mase signed with Dangerous Boy a yr later in 1996 and have become an enormous mainstream star. This was when the rift began between the buddies, in keeping with Mase.

“This was once I first acquired on. As a result of, you recognize, earlier than we acquired on L was the man.” Including, “He took us in every single place… to Bobbito and completely different locations to rap, after which once I acquired on it was like the entire wave modified, like that is what it appears like when a n—a extremely get on. So, me and L would get into it.”

Mase then continued by saying he seen some similarities between himself and a few of Massive L’s rhyme schemes. “He begin utilizing a number of of my lyrics, like completely different compounds that I used to be utilizing,” he mentioned. Including, “That’s while you make two phrases rap on the similar time, so I checked the n—a.”

After saying the dialog wasn’t a productive one, Mase revealed he was later confronted by Fats Joe — who was in one other rap crew D.I.T.C. with Massive L — in widespread nightclub The Tunnel. “I informed L, ‘I’ll knock you out, n—a. You fakin’, n—a. You realize I do know you, n—a.’ God Bless [the dead],” he remembers whereas laughing. “He went and acquired Fats Joe on me, he went and acquired some Bronx n—as ’trigger he couldn’t discover no one.” Including, “Subsequent factor I do know I’m in The Tunnel and the n—a Fats Joe come as much as me,” he says. “Then Joe see me and Joe’s like, ‘I ain’t doing nothing to that n—a. That’s Mase, that’s one thing y’all acquired occurring.’”

Fats Joe confirmed this story on the podcast Hotboxin’ with Mike Tyson final yr.

The Harlem rapper then brings up a second time when the 2 mates began arguing over a lady. He mentioned was hanging out with childhood pal Dallas Mavericks assistant coach God Shammgod of their previous neighborhood when the 2 have been confronted by a stick-up child. Mase mentioned he had simply bought his first Rolex and had it iced-out. “A Spanish n—a simply run out of nowhere like, ‘Yo, give it up, give it up, n—a, I’mma kill each of y’all n—as.”

After stalling a bit, Mase mentioned he took his watch off slowly, threw it by the tires of a automobile, and he and Shammgod fled the scene. Fortunately, the cops have been within the space and have been capable of nab the stick-up child and located the watch.

Nonetheless, Mase claims he began getting telephone calls from mates that have been in the identical jail because the robber and finally discovered that Massive L was behind the theft. “N—as acquired loopy on the dude in jail after which they beat the n—a so unhealthy, he informed us who did it.”

With all that being mentioned, Cam and Mase laughed all the time and nonetheless contemplate Massive L their “brother.”

The tales start across the 50-minute mark. You may watch it right here.