Rapper Ma$e Signing With Rick Ross?

DJ Funkmaster Flex debuted a remix of Wale's "Slight Work" on his WQHT (Hot 97) New York radio show. The remix, of Wale's fourth charting single from sophomore album "Ambition," features Maybach rapper Meek Mill, Sean " Diddy" Combs," French Montana and Ma$e, marking the first appearance of the Harlem rapper born Mason Betha on record since 2009. Speaking to Flex during an on-air call following the remix's debut, Ma$e didn't address rumors about him possibly signing with Warner Bros. imprint Maybach.

According to French Montana, Ma$e is serving as an A&R representative on Montana's forthcoming Bad Boy debut, "Excuse My French," as well as appearing on the remix of Montana's "Everything's a Go." "I'm not sure what kind of decisions he's going to make," Montana says, "[but] I would love to see him in my camp."

New Music Video: French Montana "Everythings A Go"

Check Out French Montana's new video "Everythings A GO" check out the cameo from MOB WIVES star Drita

Rapper Max B Won't Get Out Of Jail Until 2042

Max B has caught a tough break, the Harlem rapper's appeal to get out of prison after being incarcerated for a botched robbery turned homicide has been denied. Now he's facing 30 more years in jail.

He was first arrested in 2007 after being accused of ordering his ex-girlfriend and stepbrother to rob a man. The victim ended up executed with a gunshot wound to the head. In 2009, Max B was found guilty of 9 of 11 charges, including murder, robbery and kidnapping. He first filed for appeal last year.

The melodic rapper, a former member of Jim Jones' ByrdGang crew, was a close friend and collaborator of Bronx rhyme-slinger French Montana. In 2009, B and Montana released the collaborative mixtape Coke Wave. Though B's legal troubles put the breaks on his career, Montana's star continued to rise. Last year, he signed to Bad Boy Records after a much-publicized bidding war, and he was recently named to XXL magazine's exclusive Freshman Class of 2012.

New Music Video: French Montana "Shot Caller" Remix

Here is French Montana's "Shot Caller" Remix video with a cameo by Cassie among others..

French Montana On Why He Rejected Kanye West

French Montana is proud to call himself a Bad Boy, but he was this close to signing with another powerhouse label. 

He revealed that he almost inked with Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music roster. “I met up with him one time and then I met up with him again,” French said of Kanye. “There were things that I was used to ’cause I was already moving. I’m like a money train.”

One thing that French certainly wasn't "used to" was the fact that Yeezy is infamously hard to get in touch with. “Kanye doesn’t have a phone. If you need to get in contact with Kanye, you have to email him,” Montana explained. “You can’t tell me how to do that. I don’t know how to use an email, so I guess me and you is never gonna talk, and I’ma put my career in your hands?”

No word yet if French has since taken some computer classes, but he did say that he doesn't hold any grudges toward Mr. West. “He’s definitely talented, and I felt like if I went there, we would have definitely made history.”

Instead of joining John Legend, Big Sean, Pusha T and others on Kanye's team, French signed with Diddy's Bad Boy, and he's tapped Rick Ross as a mentor as well. "When I met up with Puff, everything he promised me came through," French said. "And Rozay was definitely there for me too.”

French Montana is currently busy readying his major label debut, which will be executive produced by Diddy and Rawse, but you can check him out now on his hit single "Shot Caller" and Rick Ross and Drake's "Stay Schemin'." 

News: French Montana Signs With Badboy

After a frenzied bidding war, one of most sought-after unsigned rappers is no longer a free agent.

French Montana announced his freshly inked deal with Bad Boy Records.

"I felt like I couldn't reach any higher on the indie level," said the MC, who has been releasing mixtapes since 2007. "Nobody took the indie level to where I took it, with songs actually on Billboard. I did tours. I did everything I could do."


Now signed, the rapper plans to continue releasing mixtapes to build anticipation for his upcoming album. "They want me to pick the release date, but I feel like it should be whenever the time is right... definitely next year," French Montana said. "First album's gotta be a classic. All the greats' first albums are. I want mine to be like a 'Doggystyle.'"

On Dec. 12, French Montana will deliver a collaborative mixtape with Waka Flocka Flame, titled "Lock Out." Montana said to also expect another collaborative mixtape in the near future, this time with  Three 6 Mafia.

Offers came from most of rap's heavy hitters, including Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music, Jay-Z's Roc Nation, and Ross' Maybach Music Group.


"The deal with Diddy just felt right and it felt like it was the right thing to do," he said. "I felt like I can make a change with this for the music culture that I came from."


The Bronx transplant admits that if he hadn't gone with Bad Boy, he would have signed with the Bawse, which influenced his decision to enlist his longtime friend and mentor as his debut's executive producer.