On wax or in the ride, MASTA ACE is a true hip-hop hall of famer and one of rap's greatest lyricists. Though it's been 6 years since his last album, Ace is back in effect and he's rocking the mic like never before. The rhyme veteran found a renewed energy for making music in 2000 after a brief spell of industry disenchantment. The rapper/producer re-entered the scene dropping acclaimed singles on a variety of independent labels, and a successful European tour in October of that year inspired him to connect with Yosumi and Disposable Arts, his fourth masterfully crafted collection of clever, streetwise wordplay and bangin' beats. Masta Ace was raised in the projects ("on the 7th floor") of Brownsville, Brooklyn. He made his rap world debut in 1988 on the classic posse cut "The Symphony," from legendary producer Marley Marl's In Control... Vol. 1 compilation, alongside Big Daddy Kane, Kool G. Rap and Craig G. In Control also featured two Ace solo cuts, and a subsequent recording contract with Cold Chillin' Records led to his 1990 debut album, Take A Look Around, featuring hip-hop classics like "Music Man," "Letter to the Better," and "Me and The Biz." After Cold Chillin' failed to make Ace a priority, he bounced to L.A.-based label Delicious Vinyl, where he teamed up with Brand New Heavies for a track on their Heavy Rhyme Experience, and dropped his own second album, 1993's Slaughtahouse. Grimy rhymes about stick-up kids, spraycan artists and wack emcees made Slaughtahouse an underground favorite, but it was "Born To Roll," a ride-ready remix of "Jeep Ass Niguh," that made the album a national succcess. SOURCE: http://www.mastaace.com