For years weve allowed institutions that have never had our best interests at heart to judge us.
And that stopsrightnow,Combs said to raucous applause from a star-filled room.
We need the artists to take back control.

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However, people would always ask whats up [with] Mase?
Give the artist back their money, so they can take care of their families, his post concludes.
This is not the first time music publishing rights have been in the news lately.
But this kind of dynamic also extends outside the music industry.
Mases complaints about Combs resemble the complaints Marvel comic artistsJack Kirbyand Steve Ditko had about their collaborator Stan Lee.
Neither Combs nor Mase responded to EWs requests for comment on this story.