Young Mase Interview

DJ Young Mase is essentially the heart of the Detroit street Hip Hop scene’s circulatory system—as much as everyone else works independently, they’re still connected to him. .After studying the game while working radio at Clear Channel for seven years, Mase left to build his own empire. And these days, that empire is fully intact: between being a member of The Aphilliates Music Group team with heavyweights like DJ Drama and DJ Don Cannon, serving as Obie Trice’s official DJ, and crafting street classics for everyone from D12 to Quest M.C.O.D.Y., he keeps a busy schedule. Last week, he started his Operation Young Mase campaign, in which he plans to release new music from some of the aforementioned artists every week. Fortunately, he had the time to sit down with MichiganHipHop to go into detail about his success, give advice on how the state’s Hip Hop scene can expand, and react to Jermaine Dupri’s “The DJ is dead” comments. Continue reading →