He's Back...Again! Mase Dumps Pastoral Duties, Returns To Rap Full Time

On-again, off-again rapper/pastor Mase has officially left his parishioners of the El Elyon International Church to return to the rap game full time, TMZ reveals.
Mase, who "retired" from rap in 1999 to pursue a career in the ministry, built up thousands of followers split into two churches in Atlanta and Phoenix, preaching the virtues of marriage and family values.
He however released an album in 2004 titled 'Welcome back' but returned back to his pastoral duties shortly afterwards.

Trouble however started  this year when Mase and his wife divorced, causing most of his flock to flee in anger.

Now he is said to have dropped all ties with both churches and is playing regular rap gigs around L.A., jumping back into his former lifestyle hardcore.

In fact the rapper-real name Mason Durell Betha-may be releasing another album soon.

'Welcome back' released 10 years ago was a nice album and no doubt fans around the world are eager to see what the former 'bad boy' will cook up this time.

Who missed Mase and his laid back style of rap???

EXcLusive: French Montana talks Ma$e collaboration, "Sounds like he never left".

Hip-hop fans were left buzzing after seeing a picture (left) of French Montana, Rick Ross, Omarion, producer Rico Love and none other than Ma$e that hit the net on Tuesday night (April 17).

'Is Ma$e back for another go around?' was the common reaction to the flick.

Well, XXLMag.com reached out to French Montana on Wednesday (April 17) to give fans a back story of the picture that got everyone talking.

"We were in a Miami studio last night and Ma$e just stopped by," Montana exclusively told XXL. "We were just working on my album. We recorded two songs together--me, Ross and Ma$e. You might hear [Ma$e] on either my album [Excuse My French] or Ross' [God Forgives, I Don't] or both."

Although the current 2012 XXL Freshman wouldn't divulge any further details of the songs, he did mention that Ma$e is sounding pretty sharp and this collaboration with him, Rozay and the former Bad Boy has been in the works.

"We been planning it," French said. "Ma$e sounds good, sound like he never left. His flow is crazy. We're going to let the world hear soon enough. Stay tuned. Just stay tuned."

French and Ma$e are far from strangers. The Harlemite jumped on the remix to French's buzzworthy record, "New York Minute" back in 2009.

Maybach Music Group rapper Gunplay confirmed with XXL that he bumped into Ma$e in Miami last night and is looking forward to whatever collaboration is heard.

"I've been a fan of Ma$e," Gunplay said, "since the Children of the Corn.