Quotes from Mase

I don't want to be a rap star. I want you to see me and just say, 'That's Mase,' not 'That's Puff Daddy and Mase,' you know.

I don't pursue women - they pursue me.

You can't do gospel and rap. Either you're of the gospel music, or you're a rapper. You can't put the two together. You can, but is it right? It's questionable.

I gotta do what make me happy.

I just always said I'm going to work my hardest and whatever God has meant is going to happen when God lets it.

Harlem World' is all about me doing my thing.

I would say 'Harlem World' is a cult and at the end we're gonna have everybody believin'.

I just want everybody to have fun. When I came into rap, that was my whole inspiration. That's what rap used to be about.

With me, I always try to give my all to my hood, put my hood on my skin, man. I love it.

That's the one thing you never judge, another man's spiritual walk. I wish more people knew that, because when you begin to talk about a person spiritually, you invite all types of bad things to happen to you. That's the worst thing you could do, because when you do that you're actually saying that you don't respect anything that's of substance.

I don't get into record beef. That's the wackest beef. That's not even a beef; that's entertainment. Might as well be a wrestler or something.

I know God touched my heart to lead the youth back to Him. A lot of people can do it, but He chose me to do it.

I'm not just a rapper; I'm an intelligent young man. But being able to give my mother everything she's ever wanted, I could care less about being famous or the money; that's my dream. That's all that matters to me.

There is a way you can make incredible music without following the so-called formula.

Somebody sold millions of record before. I want to do something that hasn't been done.

I want the ladies to respect themselves.

Before I got signed to Bad Boy, I grew up listening to Snoop and Tupac and my hood was all Tupac driven.

I think to put someone in a box is somewhat narrow-minded.

I love Kanye, I love what he does musically, I love his ability to push the envelope.

I look at Puff Daddy as somebody that gave me a chance to prove the whole world wrong. Cause when I used to think about rap, everybody would say, 'Well, you talk too slow,' or, 'You rap too slow,' when in reality, that was my uniqueness.

I think a lot of rappers limit themselves by doing the gangster movies and that's stereotypical for a rapper.

I wanted a fulfilling life, what every person wants. And then I just made a decision to leave music to venture out and go after what it is I always wanted, and that was total life prosperity.

There are a lot of styles out there and, basically, people make a choice.

Atlanta has always been my favorite place to go, even when I was 'in the world.' When I came down here, people used to show me a lot of love.