Ma$e can finally release music commercially as a solo artist again. According to the Harlem-bred rapper, Bad Boy boss Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs finally let him out of his contract after signing with the label a decade and a half ago.

“I’ve been in that contract for 16 years,” Ma$e told RapFix. “The other day he let me out of it, so big shout-outs to Diddy, I guess he woke up feeling good and he wanted to do something good.”

Now with freedom to be creative again, Ma$e isn’t interested in signing another major deal, but he does have a few people he would like to work with, including Kanye West.

He adds: “At this point, I don’t really want to be under nobody from the aspect of being tied in a long, long contract. It’s kinda like breaking up; you don’t want to jump into a new relationship. I’ma have to go somewhere. I would entertain that. I love Kanye, I love what he does musically, I love his ability to push the envelope. I like to be around people that’s not afraid to be different.”

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