Welcome back, Mase
08/31/2004
(3 out of 5 stars)
"After 5 years away from the rap game, Mase makes a big comeback with the first single off his new album, "Welcome Back." Mase isn't the same rapper he was when he left though, as you may already know, Mase found religion, and he's a clean man now. It shows in this song too, he doesn't cuss at all, which makes for an overall good vibe in this one. The song heavily samples the "Welcome Back Kotter" song, which has been done many times before, but for the first time here, it's done well. Mase seems to borrow his flow from P. Diddy here, which can be a good or bad thing, depending on how you feel about P. Diddy. This song itself gets a little old after a while though, but it doesn't get annoying. So is Mase welcome back? I would say the answer is yes."