1. Masta Ace is noted for his distinct voice and rapping proficiency.
21 Facts About Masta Ace
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The album featured two additional Masta Ace tracks, "Keep Your Eyes on the Prize" and "Simon Says".
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Masta Ace furthered his mainstream appeal in 1995, with his radio-friendly Sittin' on Chrome album.
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Masta Ace thought that Ace was "biting" his track and released a diss song toward Ace titled "Just You Wait".
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Masta Ace performed numerous "Dubtitled" voice overs on the television series titled Kung Faux.
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Disposable Arts, a concept album chronicling Masta Ace's time spent at a satirical rap school named the "Institute of Disposable Arts", became one of the most acclaimed underground hip hop releases of 2001.
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JCOR Records folded soon after the release, leaving it out-of-print, until being re-released in 2005 on Masta Ace's self-established M3 label.
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Masta Ace killed the rumors by returning in 2004 with his fifth album A Long Hot Summer, another highly acclaimed effort.
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Subsequently, Masta Ace announced the formation of his new rap crew named eMC, including himself, Punchline, Wordsworth and his protege Strick.
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Masta Ace remarked in a December 2006 interview that he would no longer record as a solo artist, only with eMC.
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In 2007, Masta Ace had a track included on the Official Joints mixtape, a compilation of previously unreleased tracks by various NYC rappers.
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In 2009, Masta Ace joined forces with Boston rapper Ed OG.
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In 2012, Masta Ace released MA Doom: Son Of Yvonne, produced entirely by MF Doom.
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In January 2014, Masta Ace reunited with Stricklin, Wordsworth and Punchline as eMC, signing a record deal with Penalty Entertainment and Sony Red.
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In 2016, Masta Ace was interviewed by Ryan Maxwell for Hip-Hop Kings.
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The producer Marco Polo announced in 2018 that he was producing a new Masta Ace album, produced entirely by himself, to be titled A Breukelen Story; this album was released on November 9,2018.
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Masta Ace was prominently the vocal artist on his co-authored track "Talkin' What I Feel" by the short-lived but hugely respected early 1990s British formed group Young Disciples fronted by Carleen Anderson.
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Masta Ace appeared on Czech hiphop group Prago Union's album "HDP", where he performed on the track "Beat and I a ja und ich" along with German rapper Dendemann.
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Masta Ace travelled to Australia in 2008 to record for the Funkoars track "This is How" which came off the album The Hangover.
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Masta Ace is featured on the track "Sminke" by the critically acclaimed Norwegian Hip Hop duo Karpe Diem.
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On December 19,2014, Masta Ace was featured on a track called "My Style" with German Producer The Mighty Moe who produced for Termanology, Reks and many more.