Kanye says his favorite rapper is Ma$e in Rolling Stone

mhmm is creeping me out.

About the Ghostface/Kanye reference. I see the production resemblance, but the two have very different delivery. Anways this is Kanye speaking from SOHH.com : "Really we were making all those beats for Ghostface. Me and Just love Ghostface so much, that's Hip-Hop's (Roc-a-fella executive) favorite rapper and one of my favorite rappers, so we were trying to make all these beats for Ghostface but just so happens we're at Roc-a-fella and Jay heard them and rapped on them. We were making all these beats for Ghostface because we get so inspired by his albums. He was the only dude coming out with something worthwhile with Supreme Clientele. I feel like I got my whole style from Ghostface. Listen to what I'm saying, I need that in print, I feel like I got my whole style from Ghostface. My whole mentality about Hip-hop. He really took it to the next level."

He also goes on to reinforce this Ma$e obsession when asked who his favorite MC is right now? "I'm my favorite rapper now. Nah, Eminem might be my favorite. And 50. I love 50 and Jay. But Beanie, Cam, Jadakiss, Snoop Dogg is one of my favorites of all time. Ma$e is one of my favorite rappers of all time. Common."

This link here is the reference to the article from SOHH.com about Kanye

mase sucks. Thank you for listening.

(al, i was just referring to the instance of you re-quoting the kanye lines that i'd transcribed not two posts previous, which i took to mean you hadn't read my contribution. [though perhaps you had and were merely restating your love for those particular lyrics]. now that ain't creepy, is it sugarlegs?)

no it's true that the mentality is similar to ghostface, ghost is after all like the last remaining real touchstone to trueschool for many, the last one that's still any good anyway. lookit that delfonics track for instance

wow there's a roc exec called HIP HOP!!!

Didn't Kanye's productions first appear on Ma$e's solo album? He had his first break thanks to Ma$e, no wonder he likes the man so much.

Kanye and Just Blaze both worked on the Harlem World album (as in HW the group, not HW the Mase solo album).

(my bad, mhmm, honest mistake)

i noticed today in the thru the wire video at the chaining ceremony thing kanye gets his roc chain and says "i'm the newest member of the roc-a-fella team and i'ma make dame and hov mad more cream." on take waht's yours mase says "i'm the newest member of the bad boy team and i'ma bring this nigga puff mad more cream."

That is sick and wrong.

However, I heard Mase is coming out of retirement, and is going to be on Nelly's label. Read it in a magazine somewhere.

why don't you like mase, david?