Never said it took away his mark on that time period. Just stating that Mase had 1 hot year and that was about it. He had one of the shortest solo rap careers known to man. For Mason Betha it was literally grand opening.........grand closing.
Also, Mase didn't quit rapping to start preaching at face value. Mase got ran the hell out of New York, and for good reason and wanted to continue to live life without having it cut short. "It's hot here, ask Mase he RAN to Atlanta"
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That's all good and all, and the movies are definitely apart of cultural impact. If your going to talk about that, then we can't overlook or not mention Rocawear as Jay's clothing was apart of the cultural impact of that specific timeframe as well. All of those factors count for both parties.