Mase's Harlem World : Where Are They Now?

Catch up with the all-stars behind this shiny-suit classic.

Total - Total were Bad Boy's signature girl group when they appeared on the hit single "What You Want." But it didn't last long: they only released one more album, 1998's Kima, Keisha and Pam, before splitting up. Member Pamela Long, however, is still active, and released an album, Undeniable, this year. She also recently tweeted that Total was back in the studio together.  (Photo: Courtesy Bad Boy Records)
Lil Cease - Lil Cease's verse on "Cheat on You" alongside Mase and Jay-Z was one of the few highlights of a career that faded after Notorious B.I.G. was murdered just seven months before the release of Harlem World. Cease released one album, The Wonderful World of Cease A Leo, in 1999. In recent years, he's not so "Lil" anymore: He released an online workout series, and finally returned to the mic in earnest with 2010's Everything Is Hardbody.  (Photo: Roger Kisby/Getty Images)
Jay-Z - "He’s an artist-entrepreneur who stands at the center of culture and commerce in 21st-century America, and his influence stretches across races, religions and regions." — Michael Bloomberg (Photo: Allison Joyce/Getty Images)
"Other Side" Featuring Shae Lawrence - Maintaining the mellow tone from the previous track, Pinero transitions into an ode to his fallen soldiers and lost brothers. On this guitar and piano-led track, Styles gets nostalgic recalling hard times and lost loved ones, all while providing positive reinforcement for those who are down. He relies on Shae Lawrence to handle the hook as her sweet serenade gives life to lost ones. "Praying for my n---s on the other side/ represent ya memory till the day I die," she sings, adding a feminine touch to Pinero’s thug chronicles.(Photo: Phil McCarten/Getty Images)Black Rob - Fellow Bad Boy Black Rob helped make "24 Hrs. to Live" a classic, and three years later he released his criminally slept on debut, Life Story. Jail and drug abuse slowed him down though. He didn't release a follow-up until 2005, then signed with Duck Down for last year's Game Tested, Streets Approved. He's followed that up with a handful of guest verses and Internet leaks. (Photo: Black Rob/Twitter)

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Lil Cease - Lil Cease's verse on "Cheat on You" alongside Mase and Jay-Z was one of the few highlights of a career that faded after Notorious B.I.G. was murdered just seven months before the release of Harlem World. Cease released one album, The Wonderful World of Cease A Leo, in 1999. In recent years, he's not so "Lil" anymore: He released an online workout series, and finally returned to the mic in earnest with 2010's Everything Is Hardbody.  (Photo: Roger Kisby/Getty Images)

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