Rapper/Pastor Mase returns to Rap/hip-hop again (June 2009)

[katrizzi]

oh dear, I know that Christians can struggle at times, but its so important to rely on God for strength! I pray that he returns and realises that God's love is much stronger than what the music industry can offer.

[adevilinwheelchair1]

Mase is a good rapper. Y cant he do both??

[neshanr]

mase should stay in church..too much evil in the music world

[weavepg21]

Mase is an opportunist. He was never serious about the gospel. He was in it to make a buck. You can tell by the fake accent he used when preaching ( if that's what you call it). He tried to sound like Creflo Dollar another false prophet

[revealingtimes]

Sounds like Mase is giving in to the temptations of the Devil. If he is a christian he should have nothing to do with them. In my opinion, he lost respect from the industry once he made his decision to follow God because their messages are Anti-God. If 50 cent would not pay a measly $2mil to break puffy contract...what does that tell you? He need to keep following Christ, or he will be used,abused...then laughed at. He could've made his own christian label if he needed the money, right?

[Ratacon2004]

@revealingtimes Trust me Mase was playing with God. I watched one of his videos with him in his church. This guy is a clown. All he preached was about God wanting him to live good basically. He is a liar and a fraud and God will punish him for leading people down the wrong road.

[Chuckclc]

Lol. I dont think the word negative and Will Smith can be mentioned in the same sentence. Im convinced he can do anything and be the best. As for the other stuff, you have really good insight. Drake became very popular because he jumped on the right bandwagon, lil Wayne, and Mace obviously broke out with puff Daddy back in the day and made his mark. Because of both their original hit appearances both will be looked at for quiet sometime.

[35bugaboo]

well god is the judge of all hearts and u cant preach the gospel in the flesh.no he should not stay in the rape came he should continue in god.god will use him for his glory

[MsKim891]

Let me start off by saying i agree that he should stay in the rap game but not for selfish reasons. He is not preaching the word of God as he should. You cannot live in the flesh and preach the word of God. When he is truly saved he should continue his ministry but until then he should pray! Clearly he is confused!

[kirbeyz]

Confused mase needs rasta guidance=Almighty spirit !!!

[itsAladdinTV]

This is wat I think of mase frist of all this guy is streight than nobody cant stop him nowadays there so many non sense nigga wany to a rapper without no talent right, aight mase he is a legende in the music world so I can tell let the nigga do he got do

[leebuoy928]

Dear Mr. Powell

I enjoyed the video, i was in high school when Harlem world. Mase is definitly talented but if he had to choose between the God and Rap he should choose God. He cannot really be of God and of Harlem world since both messages contradict each other. Your right being a rapper doesn't mean Lucifer = ) I would like to introduce to you to some positive rap. check out Lecrae , Trip Lee, Tadashii, Pro This'l. Reach records

[TheSavage1love]

If anyone Knows good Music MASE is NOT IT!>>>>Mase is a PHONY>>>>You cannot Serve 2 masters>He can not be in the church & music industry>>>These TV Pastors,Bishops Etc .... Are Just as Fake as the Music industry

[MrDereklewis1985]

thats porno music in the background lol

[macd95]

@MrDereklewis1985 lol

[FuccThatShitNigga]

Mase.

Pastor TD Jakes, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Reverend Al Sharpton. They coming for you nigga.

[Passionofawriter]

I think mase has great experience - There's no reason why he can't be in the church and music industry.

He can give positive messages in his music, probably relating to his messages that he preached as a paster.

[MrPragmatism]

drake is wack and the fact ur supporting him jus because ur from his home town is fuckin lame...Thats like saying yeh i will support bush because i come from his ends regardless to how much of a shit president he is. Also Mase is a fake, numerous videos of him exposed online scammin people with his bullshit religous brainwashing, he was also caught picking up a tranny to top it off. LOL.

[exf20]

Mase is so washed up! I never liked him from the beginning! I don't understand how this joke of an artist ever made it this big, but wait...he only got big after Biggies death & that was when rap music really started turning corny with mainstream artist. So there you have it, a fake pastor & a corny rapper, & you all fell victim to his scheme, by supporting him! Lmao!!! He got all of ya'll fooled!

[DoinNOWHERECity]

idea!!! he can be a rapping pastor!!!

[19caplin82]

fuck drake. dudes fake. and barely from Toronto. richmond hill or some shit. if that. ohio born though it think. do you know who his parents are ? that should answer some of your questions.

[Saber192]

...Uhhhhhh ummmm AHHHHH if you pause at 00:7 or i guess 00:6 it has the weridest image...Dukepowell you are awesome keep makeing videos :D

[badkillerz1]

i think Mase should be in the rap game than be a preacher because i am a fan of mase and it has been a long time since he made harlem world and when i first saw his welcome back video for the first time i was shocked and excited that he was back. i think he should stop going back and forth from the rap game to a preacher the bad thing about that is he doesnt get a chance to make music the good thing about it is that when he comes back he brings something new to the game while he sends a message.

[prssur]

at the end of the day mase kould of easily given up hip hop 4 holy hip hop but u see the company he likes 2 keep so u be the judge!!!

[no1btfatfat]

He also giving Christ a bad name, look people just because he dont know how to make up his mind on who to follow, don't run from the church because of dat, jus get to know him for yourself, and not all of us like dat some get what it takes to follow Christ and some don't, he is one of the one who don't, I'm begging you, on my knees, don't go to hell just because he cant make up his mind. PLEASE

[no1btfatfat]

Yea he in a messed up place, no tellin what the people dat look up to him life is like, if he cant stay away from the rap game then he need to do it to glorify the Lord Jesus, but then it just makes me think, did he become a pastor because he wanted to or did someone make him become one. I believe that it's Satan that's twisting his mind he is messing up the lives of those who follow him. He need to get it together before that grate day come.

[Kaz10005]

i know for a fact that mase hasent had a real face to face relationship with JESUS threw the holy spirirt. He is still spiritually blind. If he know where the people of this day are going to end up pslms 73, he would have NEVER returned to music. He is lukewarm Rev 3:16 God will spit him out of his mouth. which means he will get rie of you & send you back where he came from

[hugies22]

he should rap, christian rap

[kendeezy21]

NAW...U RIGHT...HE SHOULD JUST STAY OUT OF THE CHURCH...U KNOW Y?? AS THE WORD CLEARLY SAYS "A DOUBLE MINDED MAN IS UNSTABLE IN ALL HIS WAYS" MASE....MAKE UP YO MIND, EITHER U WITH CHRIST AND HATE THE WORLD OR YOU R AGAINST CHRIST AND LOVE THE WORLD. A MAN CANT SERVE TWO MASTERS.

[BrotherMichael1000]

@kendeezy21 Even when he was in the Church he wasn't there. His God is money. He preached prosperity gospel. The most damnable of heresies. He preaches those things which are sensual. For God is a spirit and must be worshipped in spirit and in truth. He told us to lay up our treasures in heaven and where our treasures are so our heart would be also. Maranatha!

[kendeezy21]

NAW...U RIGHT...HE SHOULD JUST STAY OUT OF THE CHURCH...U KNOW Y?? AS THE WORD CLEARLY SAYS "A DOUBLE MINDED MAN IS UNSTABLE IN ALL HIS WAYS" MASE....MAKE UP YO MIND, EITHER U WITH CHRIST AND HATE THE WORLD OR YOU R AGAINST CHRIST AND LOVE THE WORLD.

[mrhowardb]

The nigga is a hypocrite. Following in the footsteps of Creflo Liar Dollar. Flip flopping, from gangsta to preacher. Give me a fuckin break...

[stinso]

pray for him.

[sbanton]

it's common for even the most serious of christians to lapse because christianity simply is not the truth, the message in the religion is separate from the book they learn from. and the book they learn from has too many mistakes, mase would probably turn crazy if he attempted to figure out why this is so he escapes back to the filthy lifestyle of the hip hop culture non stop

[TheMOEBUCKS]

mase needs to start his own record label for rappers with his views

[Minister2You]

Why can't he be a rapper and be in the church? Why does he have to choose? There are many Pastors and Bishop that do music. Marvin Sapp, Bishop morton, Bishop Michael kelsey, Bishop T.D. jaks and more. Mase you may have been call to do both. Do not believe that you have to choose music over God. If you feel that you do, choose God!

[pleasednot2bmexican]

why the hell did i just spend these lat 5 minutes watching this nigger talk bout some other nigger coming back to rap

[deejayemel]

Pastor Mason Betha is spirit filled, he is a great teacher and a good Rapper. He's a better pastor than Rapper. listen to some of his sermons.

[BogusJesus]

@deejayemel, don't believe the hype. once a pimper always a pimper. 

[zellymusic]

If he can put into rap form the sermons he would preach that would be awesome! folks that Say go back to rap don't really care of your soul mase they just want to be entertained! And talking of the bible is not entertaining to them. Whats the big deal if mase wants a relationship with God! God is open arms to anyone and everyone who receives him. That also includes Mase!!

[zellymusic]

I feel he can do both but use wisdom and skill in doing that!

[Statekilla1]

INTERESTING...Griff pointed out why ppl wanna get out after they go in. It's alot of occult and blood sacrifice and wierdness. Btw, imho I believe that MJ was "Lenonized" if you will...

[anthonytheacearmenta]

hell noooooo maseeee is very good rapper better then all that soulja boy crap but he might need some better producers and some one to support him

[MsDime23]

I feel he should do gospel rap music, because I think he enjoy music more then preaching. Going back to the rap industry is contradicting himself towards the community that had the church going people look up to him in the church. which he is drawing himself into a hypocrite.

[ChristJesusAddict]

Mase is schizophrenic....you cant serve 2 masters...

[ChristJesusAddict]

Mase is schizophrenic....

[dmshoes]

I pray mase finds out who he is a decendant of in the bible.Religion doesnt know obviously.Once he finds this out,i dont believe you will ever see him in hip-hop for the world again.Its good he has some understanding,but once he finds his true lineage,the true father and son,he will be free!

[wynnleslie77]

there's another video... youtube.com/watch?v=WwNZf3VC6_­A&feature=related

[wynnleslie77]

Want to listen to some positive hip-hop? is in Spanish... youtube.com/watch?v=gEs0Vb3XA1­w

[TheHPInc]

Correction Matthew 23 1-13

[TheHPInc]

This is exactly why in Matthew 25 1-13 Jesus warns us to not do as the pharisees and saducees do for they dont practice what they preach. read it for yourself.

[twocost]

Why not do both ???

[BrownEagle7]

He's a performer, what else can he do but perform, guys like that don't get a 9 to 5 for love of money instead of God.

[mafflambo]

why do i smell hate coming outta your mouth "fake rap,garbage rap"

mind your business hata.....

[glendylove4]

Wow he is extremely confused from pastor to rapper and back and fortth

[rickrude757]

The game needs balance right now. I like the full spectrum of rap music. Just like the 90s I would listen to NWA to Tribe callled Quest, De La Soul to Biggie/Pac. But right now quality positive Rap music has been pushed to the back burner. What you have now are so called artist like Gucci Man and OJ da juice man. You know, nursery Rhymers. Or the same story line"I sold alot of drugs, and now Im making it as a rapper".

[daboykilla664]

GOOOO BAKKK TO HIP HOP MASE

[tnfellow]

.. . the first american slaves that arrived here were whites in the 1500's.. they were stolen, kidnapped, lied to, raped, tortured and murdered long before the first black africans set foot on north america,,, the first white slaves were endentured servants forcibally taken from england, scottland, and many other english, northern european countires,,, then after they revolted the first blacks were brought here in the mid 1700's,,, look it up on wikipedia,,,,

[lsgguy007]

please talk about mc hammer and ghostrider - they too are christians and their flows are clean

[Sanon957]

That's the stupid thing he have done.

He should go back to church.

[bbridgesjones]

All of you should watch the History of Hip Hop!!!!!

[TDGvideos]

Watch the "Hip-Hop Is A Religion" series on youtube

See this from the point of view popular artists (Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, and more). KanYe believes Hip-Hop Is A Religion and says concerts are just like church, but who are the congregation / audience worshipping? This is nothing meant to harm or disrespect anyone.

Religion is what you believe and practice.

"..listen to what I'm saying and hold us (artists) accountable for it

It's information to my (people) in the congregation.." 2Pac

[TDGvideos]

Whatever he chooses, Mase is going from one church to another kind of church but what is he preaching about through his songs? You don't have to be a pastor of a traditional church to preach. Rappers (entertainers) are preachers too. Whether you are familiar with Mase's music or not, watching the "Hip-Hop Is A Religion" series on youtube will help people make a better judgment about this.

[01hdav]

Will Smith and Mase aren't very similar in my opinion, Mase isn't that clean cut, personally I would say Mase only became a pastor trying to run away from the temptations of the life that HipHop usually goes hand in hand with. But deep down Mase loves to be that person, he loves the drugs, the violence and the sleeze. He's a pretty decent rapper, I think he's trying to be like Slick Rick though, and I genuinely don't think he's talented enough to do what Slick Rick did.

[lebz044]

dude you have no idea what you're talking about! Did you ever listen to a mase album other than welcome back? how can you compare him to Will Smith! Mase cursed talked about fuckin hoes smokin weed and sellin drugs in most of his songs!

[officialkonvict]

mase is the greatest rapper ever so fuck you hates, iammase twitter

[MJ8081]

agree with dukepowell.. mase is better of in the rap industry.. mase's music was good..

[bananabebop]

Christ or Cash? Mase needs to choose.

[EPESDART]

"My Sheep hear MY VOICE and I know them and THEY FOLLOW ME (Jesus) and I give unto them eternal life and they shall NEVER PERISH" "What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his own SOUL" Mase, go to JESUS, not Creflo Dollar!!!

[MGOshadyplaya]

the only problem i see in this video is actually one i'm not sure of. i don't think that mase "left" rap after his welcome back album. if i recall correctly, he had a hard time finding a gig because diddy wanted to restrict his movement.

[MGOshadyplaya]

that's pretty sad, dude. you've got to find any excuse you can to justify your inability to understand faith.

try to think more my sad, ignorant friend.

[tbursee]

Mase is part of the Boule. He just diversified and figured he would be this fake preacher like Creflo Dollar instead of a rapper.But he is just as dirty and gay as he ever was.

[MoonKeepa]

mase is great hes the nest rapper out there first a;bum when he was Bad Boy he was great even when he came back .. i still blast his tunes duoble up yoww

[streetdisciple30]

mase needs to coem back rapping about what is the truth which is the lord JESUS CHRIST..wow this is for real..i mean i always wonderd what happend..i glad folr this info..not about being a rapper but..doing what is our purpose which is to serve the lord..how would we jus kno wat is sin..but..i pray that he comes back to the knowledge he recieved from the lord..bless.

[two6c4you]

We nEEd Mase Back!!

[MrTruthtalking]

rapp needs positive influence why should he sit on the side lines and let the devil corrupt hiphop my culture hip hop needs MASE

[kiwirap]

man thats a bit rude of fluff daddy to say ya cant do what ya want, with out paying him cash... a real crew stick together and that means to support your brothers not make money off them...

i kind of reckon mace mumbles when he raps

but still reckon its rude of p dido to say na ya need to pay 2 mill or else like a pimp..rap is about being free...free will excuse the religious pun

[jeffreymania23]

mase god bless this

[orelis12]

I just went to his church and his sermon was great. Mase is great.

[pennynotwashedup]

come back

[Sh0gun901]

If u haven't heard Harlem World u sleepin on a Classic!! Real talk!

[Atzenk33p3r]

2nd vid I watched from your chan, just suscribed.

hate mase!

[DukePowell]

Thanks Atzenk33p3r, i appreciate it. Welcome.

[sefintwo]

He needs to find a cave and live there

[Floridatillidie]

i think he should stay in rap, hes a GREAT artist in my opinion, wen otha rappers talk about him they say hes nice on the mic, if u believe in God then u believe God gives you talents that you should use, he got rap so why shouldnt he do just that. Harlem world was good, Double up was good, n i even like Welcome Back which was a completely CLEAN album for those ppl that think all rappers just curse n scream obsinities.

[DukePowell]

floridatillidie, i agree, i hope he hasn't lost his touch. you should subscribe to my channel.

[blackcoffee294]

@DukePowell ; You guys are as carnal as u sound...was his talent for the club? for corruption? remember God would not take ur talents from u...but when He asks u what u did for Him with the talent HE gave u..would u reply i did '' Bad Bad Bad Bad boy, u make me feel so good''? Hmmm Let the Man alone...He is doing what He was created and sent to this world to do...PREACH THE WORD....its not about ur thinking of feelings...its about the WORD of GOD.

[JasJa456]

Ma$e is being hypocritical. Either you live for God or live for this life. A person can not serve two lords. Ma$e is in conflict over serving either God or his desires. God did not place two hearts inside the chest of man. Walk in this world but be not of it.

[mookeychase0907]

@JasJa456 Very profoundly stated...

[sporozoa]

Hip Hop needs Mase. He has a lot of fans that are still checkin for him. Harlem wants Mase to come back. Furthermore, Mase and Cam'ron are on good terms now. I think it would be a shot in the arm for hip hop in general if he was to come back and sell records.

[DukePowell]

yeah, hes a very unique kind of artist. thanks for the comment. you should subscribe to my channel.

[shanetime06]

Ma$e in the 90's was not clean. Go listen to Harlem World. Only clean album was Welcome Back. His most successful album promoted guns and sex -- and I am not condemning his album -- just correcting that statement.

[DukePowell]

Shanetime06, thanks for the comment. I guess what i meant to say is in comparison to the other mainstream rap artists he had in the 90's (tupac, biggie,Nas, snoop dog,jay z etc), he was clean. So he wasn't pure, he was just cleaner that the rest.

[Odub18]

But bro if you not a dedicated Christian of course you would say you want him to go back to secular rapping. But from my Christian standpoint hes full of crap cause he could do Christian rap and help us other Christian rappers. And you said that he doesnt talk about garbage? Dude that mixtape he had called "Crucified by the Hood" was explicit he talked about alot of sex and killing people. That was his last cd he came out with.

[DukePowell]

Yeah you're right, but i meant generally in relative comparison to other rappers hes cleaner. Not much explicit content in the albums he has released though, thanks for the comment .