Couple things about this situation that aren't true.
People Uptown never f*cked with Mase like that because he's not really from Harlem. So this fairy tale that L would have to "set him up" is just ridiculous and I'm not sure why dude is even saying this because nobody Uptown would ever vouch for or believe that about L.
Second, L was always on the same block Uptown. Literally always there. So Mase never had the kinda respect where anyone would have to not be around anymore because they had issues with Mase. L's crew (NFL) was like 40 deep regularly. These were our OG's and my cousin's crew. But L was always a mad chill dude, super laidback and for the most part stayed out of nonsense. So Mase might have some problems if he tries to go back Uptown because he just lying for clicks again. Dude is wildin'.
The book "Ethylene" by Lou Black details a lot of what was going on with Big L's crew.
I think the attempted robbery on Mase may have been mentioned but they didn't say his name. I don't see Mase as a completely honest person though, he would never tell parts of the story that make him look bad.
This is being glossed over in this thread. I aint saying Big L wasnt foul. But to fully believe Cam,Mase or Jim Jones about anything? Based on how theyve manuevered through the rap game and what people have said about them after they became rich and famous. Im supposed to believe they couldnt have all been grimey,sneaky in a more harmful way before they had money?
You can probably say the truth is in the middle. Saying "the convo went super left" leaves a major blank.
Mase>>>Big L though
Fab>>>both