Howard Mason - Popular Culture

Popular Culture

Mason was referenced by rapper Nas in his 1994 debut album Illmatic. In the single "The World Is Yours" he rhymes "The mind activation, react like I'm facing time like 'Pappy' Mason with pens I'm embracing."

As well as in his 2002 album God's Son : In the single "Get Down" he rhymes "New York streets where killers'll walk like Pistol Pete And 'Pappy' Mason, gave the young boys admiration." He is also mentioned in Nas's 2004 album Street's Disciple on the single Just A Moment. He is also mentioned in 50 Cent's "I Don't Need Em" off his highly successful album called The Massacre.

He is referenced directly along with Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff in 50 Cent's Ghetto Qu'ran (Forgive Me): "I used to idolize (fat) cat Lorenzo "Fat Cat" Nichols, Hurt me in my heart to hear that nigga snitched on Pap (Howard "Pappy" Mason), how he go out like that?" He is also referenced in Jay-Z & R. Kelly - Best of Both Worlds Album- track 1 - " The combination of Pappy Mason and Larry Davis, Martin and Malcolm this is bigger than the Album." He is also mentioned in song "Bomba" (translated on English "Bomb") from Serbian rapper called Struka,in song he rhymes : "If hip-hop was horror movie i would be Jason,legend in hood like in Queens Pappy Mason" (translated to English) "Da je hip-hop horor film, ja bih bio Dzejson,legenda u kraju ko u Kvinsu Pepi Mejson" (original)

He is also mentioned by Booba, a French rapper living actually in Miami, in the song "Call of bitume" featuring Rim-K, another French rapper. "RG (French private espionage agency) are stalking me anywhere I am from Miami to Corbeil-Essones, no more surprised, I'm determinated like Pappy Mason".

On October 19th, 2012, XV released his anticipated mixtape "Squarians Vol. 1". On the song "A Situation", Mason is also mentioned. "I'm in the lane with a dime that I'm penetrating, and her cat is real fat, yeah, Pappy Mason."