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Posted by Robert
Rap News Network
9/28/2004 2:36:22 PM
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On Saturday night, fans flocked to Long Island, New York, ready to embrace rapper Mase at the Welcome Back concert that was supposed to celebrate his return. Instead, according to the promoter, Mase was at home spending time with his wife and newborn son.
"Bottom line, we got a signed contract from him for the show," promoter Naquan Busby said Monday (September 27). "Mase was the only act on the whole bill that was paid 100 percent of his money upfront. He got it, every dime. Homeboy was paid. He disappointed his fans. He disappointed everybody."
Busby said that in addition to wiring Mase's $45,000 performance fee to an account, he also funded the rapper’s plane ticket.
Representatives at Bad Boy Records had little to say about the matter, issuing a statement to MTV that said, "We don't coordinate our artists' paid appearances. They go through management."
According to the promoter, backlash from the Welcome Back concert is not over. Busby said he was able to recover only $26,000 of his money and will be suing Mase for the rest.
Other performing acts at the concert included Fat Joe and the Terror Squad, Elephant Man, Mobb Deep, Lil' Flip and the Diplomats replaced Mase as the headliner.
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