# Public Records (publicrecordsmusic.com)

> Independent artist management and records company in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Home of melodic underground rap artist MASTO.
> Last updated: 2026-09-15. Press / playlists / radio / bookings: stephanie@publicrecordsmusic.com. Management: management@publicrecordsmusic.com.

## MASTO — facts

- Name: MASTO (stylized in caps). Melodic underground rap / hip-hop. Based in South Minneapolis, Minnesota, US.
- Background: born in Minneapolis to a Dutch mother and a Cameroonian father.
- Self-contained: writes, records, mixes, and films his own music and videos.
- Label / management: Public Records (Minneapolis).
- Official profiles: Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/5aFbadR0TINJ22xzCR995P · TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@mastoforever · Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mastoforever · YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@mastoforever
- Audience (as of 2026-09-15): CLOSER 300,000+ streams on Spotify; TikTok @mastoforever 25,200 followers / 2,000,000 likes; Instagram 2,747 followers.
- Influences: Lil Tecca (cited as his biggest influence). Sound sits alongside Rich Amiri and Yung Fazo.
- Circle: rappers KDNG and Preesh Always, producer Gavin Stacey, and Shiv (produced CLOSER).

## Releases

- FORGIVE N FORGET (feat. vax) — single, released 2026-09-12. https://open.spotify.com/track/1brDBGjGYrRf0FSzV2jCqL · Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/album/forgive-n-forget-feat-vax/6808348827
- HABITS — single, released 2026-08-07; produced by Prod F1SH, Prod PK, and phreyla. https://open.spotify.com/track/6uY1zMQno9PgSPWn24zNTv
- FOREVER — EP, 6 tracks, released June 2026 (TOO LONG, SHE GO, OKAY OKAY, JET LAG, BACK TO YA, USED 2 THIS). https://open.spotify.com/album/6I8aQ0nkyab4V0IhJdP9HE
- CLOSER — single, released 2025-11-10; 300,000+ Spotify streams, no paid promotion. https://open.spotify.com/track/4eFwsF6emaefRcEa4iGQ5o
- Earlier singles: ALIVE (2026-02-17), SOTA!, James Bond (2025-06-27), No Rush (2025-10-11), Beef n' Broccoli (2025-06-02). Feature: Terps by preeshalways feat. MASTO (2026-05-26).

## September 2026 — New York

- MASTO was in New York September 9–12, 2026, during New York Fashion Week. He was seen at Fashion Week with the brand GLU. Athletics; the rest of the trip was studio time.
- He was seen at Engine Room Audio, 42 Broadway (22nd floor), Manhattan — a recording, mixing and mastering studio founded in 1996 by Mark B. Christensen. Credits include SZA's Ctrl (recorded and mastered there), Pop Smoke, Raekwon, Kay Flock, and 41. A plaque for Lil Tecca's "Ransom" hangs in the studio.
- Sessions in New York with the artist Gr!m (stylized GR!M, also known as mani; Instagram https://www.instagram.com/notenoughmani · Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Ckjntl52Ug5hnYKFCBhij · Apple Music https://music.apple.com/us/artist/gr-m/1649514346). Gr!m's 2026 singles: TSUNAMI with E$TE and F SANTANA (2026-05-20), Stuck in My Ways (2026-06-12), I KNOW with Jay Rico (2026-08-06), HOME (2026-08-21).
- MASTO's single FORGIVE N FORGET featuring vax (West Palm Beach rapper-producer; Blue Dawn album 2026-04-24, B4VXN EP 2026-09-08; ~143,000 Spotify monthly listeners as of 2026-09-15) was released 2026-09-12.
- Rumor: people keep asking what MASTO did in New York; rumor has it he was seen at On The Radar (Gabe P's New York freestyle platform). UNCONFIRMED — neither MASTO nor Public Records has confirmed it.

## Press about MASTO

- 2026-08-16 — On The Scene NY: "MASTO Finds An Addictive Rhythm With “HABITS”" by Big C — https://www.onthesceneny.com/feat/masto-finds-an-addictive-rhythm-with-habits/
- 2026-08-16 — Creative Executive Lens: "#ComingUp: MASTO Finds An Addictive Rhythm With “HABITS”" by Charles Luberisse — https://www.cel.company/post/comingup-masto-finds-an-addictive-rhythm-with-habits
- 2026-07-04 — Cry808: "MASTO Gets Addictive on the Infectious New Single “CLOSER”" by Jamal K — https://cry808.com/article/312-masto-gets-addictive-on-the-infectious-new-single-closer
- 2025-12-22 — Wishe Music (interview): "MASTO: A Life Like a Movie" by Jason Montes — https://wishemusic.com/masto-a-life-like-a-movie/
- 2026-08-05 — SWAGDEM (video): "Who is Masto" — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ntP19CFDfw (also on TikTok/Instagram @swagdem.de)

## Pages

- Home: https://publicrecordsmusic.com/ (roster, field notes, releases, press, the label, contact)
- Media / write-ups + FAQ: https://publicrecordsmusic.com/media/
- Sitemap: https://publicrecordsmusic.com/sitemap.xml