Ma$e and Diddy’s relationship has been strained for years—however the Harlem-bred rapper will probably have the final snort. Throughout the March 7 episode of his sports activities discuss present, It Is What It Is, Ma$e introduced his first album since 2004’s Welcome Again is on its method. The mission is meant to reach on a fastidiously chosen date—the primary day of the Diddy trial.
“Mo, what’s good? Can y’all hear the music,” he requested his co-hosts Treasure “Stat Child” Wilson and former soccer participant Maurice Clarett. “I’m listening to the songs that Killa [Cam’ron] picked out of the stuff I made.”
Ma$e clarified that he’s actually planning on releasing new songs quickly. “These are the songs he picked, so I’m listening to his lineup,” he shared. “It’s gonna be loopy. We needed to choose the fitting data.” When Clarett requested when the music was popping out, Ma$e answered, “Might 25. The primary day of the Diddy trial. We’re dropping. You want that? You made me put it on the market. I wasn’t going to place that on the market, however Mo, you made me.”
After revealing it could be a “triple CD,” he added, “Now we even,” a reference to his contentious relationship along with his former Dangerous Boy Information boss. However Ma$e must expedite its launch if he needs it to drop on the identical day Diddy’s trial begins; it’s been scheduled for Might 5.
Diddy and Ma$e’s strained relationship started throughout the latter’s time at Dangerous Boy, the place he launched a number of profitable albums, together with Harlem World. Monetary and enterprise disagreements quickly led to a rift between the 2, with Ma$e accusing Diddy of withholding royalties and never permitting him to buy again his publishing rights, even after providing over $2 million. A public feud ensued, with each artists taking pictures at one another. In 2020, Ma$e expressed his frustration on social media, claiming Diddy refused to promote him again his publishing rights.
Regardless of the continuing drama, there have been moments of reconciliation. In September 2023, Diddy returned the publishing rights to Ma$e and different Dangerous Boy artists, which appeared to ease tensions.
Diddy later acknowledged that he and Ma$e had reconciled, describing them as “brothers” who combat however in the end love every other1. Nevertheless, given the historical past of their feud, it stays unsure whether or not this reconciliation will final. Ma$e has continued to touch upon Diddy’s private {and professional} points, typically subtly referencing their previous conflicts with out instantly addressing them.
Diddy was arrested in Manhattan on September 16, 2024 after being indicted by a grand jury. The 54-year-old mogul was taken into custody on expenses of racketeering, intercourse trafficking and transportation for prostitution functions. Federal prosecutors alleged that he’d established a prison group, exploiting and intimidating girls to fulfill his sexual wishes and keep his public picture. The indictment got here after months of mounting scrutiny, sparked by a 2023 lawsuit filed by ex Cassie Ventura, accusing him of intercourse trafficking and years of abuse.
The arrest was preceded by federal raids on Combs’ properties in Los Angeles and Miami in March 2024, the place authorities seized firearms, ammunition and greater than 1,000 bottles of lubricant. Combs was denied bail and has remained in federal custody since his arrest. His authorized troubles have solely continued to escalate, with greater than two dozen lawsuits filed in opposition to him, some courting again to the Nineties. Regardless of his authorized workforce’s efforts to attraction the bail resolution, Combs withdrew his bail attraction in December 2024. He’ll stay in jail till his trial.
