Ma$e Gets Dragged After Suggesting Chris Brown Play the Super Bowl
The Harlem rapper was critical of Bad Bunny’s halftime performance and suggested controversial R&B star Chris Brown was overdue for the spotlight.
Ma$e voiced his opinion on the Super Bowl LX halftime show and it doesn’t sound like the Harlem rap vet was impressed. During an episode of It Is What It Is, M-A-Dollar-Sign-E and Cam’ron–along with Arabia and Michael Irvin–discussed Bad Bunny’s much-talked about show. Ma$e explained that he feels that the halftime show has been in decline for years now and suggested how the NFL could fix things.
“[Bad Bunny’s show] pales in comparison to all the [headliners] who have gone before,” Ma$e said after acknowledging Latinos and the “hardships” that they currently face in the U.S. “To me, it looks like the NFL is getting worse each year in their performance. That’s coming from me as a performer. If I had a budget to do a Super Bowl, you could do a greater show.”
Ma$e’s comments came just after Brown himself alluded to the Super Bowl halftime show in a since-deleted post on Instagram.
“I think its safe to say… they need me!” he wrote on his Instagram Stories, followed by a winking face emoji. It was just minutes after Bad Bunny’s show.
“I can think of several artists that could’ve done a better job [than Bad Bunny],” Ma$e said on It Is What It Is. “I would rate [Bad Bunny’s performance] a 4 out of 10.”
"I don't know how everyone feel about Chris Brown personally, but [he's] way overdue," he said.
The Harlem World rapper’s take was met with criticism online.
Mase criticizing Bad Bunny’s #SuperBowl halftime performance. Meanwhile, this is how he used to perform! 🥴 pic.twitter.com/E5wC2nweD9
— Spicy Canela (@SpicyBoxing) February 9, 2026
Mase is low-key uncultured with a grifting minister chip embedded in him. Once you understand that you get his ground level, basic reaction to Bad Bunny's SB performance and his boosting of CB. https://t.co/cizMgONEiI
— Keith Murphy (@murphdogg29) February 9, 2026
So...Yall don't remember when halftime shows were all catered to white fans. Country and Rock music and march bands with no choreography. WTF is Mase talking bout.
— Raqi4Real (@RaqiThunda) February 9, 2026
Just say you don't Fuck with Jay. But acting like these last few shows weren't dope is corny af https://t.co/vpOVLsC0tQ
What does Mase know about performance he’s never done a memorable performance on a major stage in his life. His biggest show was being Diddy’s hype man https://t.co/avt1JeKlPk
— Forever Trill🇳🇬 🇰🇪 🇧🇸 (@mccauley318) February 9, 2026
First of all, weird take by Mase considering he's from Harlem and there's a neighborhood called Spanish Harlem, which has Puerto Ricans there.
— 𝕌𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣𝕕𝕠𝕘𝔹𝕋: 𝔹𝕃𝕄 ✊🏿 (@B_Rabbit843) February 9, 2026
2. As talented as Chris Brown is, he's his own worst enemy as well and that's why he may not ever do a Super Bowl Halftime Show. https://t.co/HEiWlLZvbh
what does mase know about excellence? lmfaooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo https://t.co/LdQHSBgycl
— BIG BAD CHUCK ✰ (@yawningemoji) February 9, 2026