What Happened? 7 Popular Artists Who Went MIA At The Peak of Their Fame

Mase

Anybody that listened to hip-hop in the ’90s knows about Mase and knows how big he was, and the story behind his retreat from the game, return, and retreat again. “Feel So Good” and “What You Want” were everybody’s jams, right? But after releasing his solo debut, Harlem World in ’97 and the sophomore effort, Double Up in ’99, Mase came out and announced his retirement from the rap game, in the hopes that he could follow the path that God wanted him to go down. Mason Betha even became a preacher! However, he couldn’t stay away from the game long, and came back, with Diddy at that, to do hip-hop, but to do so with a cleaner image. Remember “Welcome Back”? After that, he tried to retire again in 2010, but is making ANOTHER comeback, recently appearing on Wale’s “Slight Work” remix, and throwing around claims that Yeezy wants him to be a part of G.O.O.D. Music. Welcome back…again.