Vincent Lamont Mason Jr.
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Vincent Lamont Mason Jr. (born March 24, 1970) is an American rapper, producer, DJ, who is one third of the hip hop group De La Soul.
Mason is also known as Maseo, P.A. Pasemaster Mase and Plug Three.
Early life
Mason graduated from Amityville Memorial High School in 1988.
Personal life
Mason is a native of Brooklyn, New York but grew up in Long Island where he met the other members of De La Soul. Son of Dorothy Robinson and Vincent Mason. He is the oldest of two siblings. His younger brother is Anthony Mason. Vincent currently lives in West Palm Beach, Florida. Father of four children: Marcus, Tre, Chauncey and Dayo Mason. His son, Tre Mason, was a running back for the Los Angeles Rams.
Career
Kelvin Mercer ("Plug One," "Mercenary"), "Reality the Dove") and David Jude Jolicoeur ("Plug Wonder Why") were both close friends when Mason joined the group in 1987 to form De La Soul. With a demo recording of "Plug Tunin," the three children attracted Prince Paul, who was then a Stetsasonic player. Paul arranged a record for Mason and his colleagues with the Tommy Boy brand, and they released their first album, 3 Feet High and Rising.
Mason's role in De La Soul is primarily that of a DJ, with Mason claiming that he is "a b-boy to my heart" and influenced by life experience and current global events. Mason has also appeared on "Ring Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)" (from De La Soul Is Dead) and "Doin' Our Own Dang," as a singer on De La Soul's guest appearance on the Jungle Brothers album, "Doin' Our Own Dang." "Feel Good Inc." was also recorded as Mason's opening chuckle for De La Soul's collaboration with Gorillaz.
Mase is a founder of the Spitkicker group, a group of culturally aware individuals who display Spitkicker artists' artwork and participate in grassroots, community-based activism.