A Breukelen Story Explained

A Breukelen Story
Type:Studio album
Artist:Masta Ace and Marco Polo
Cover:A Breukelen Story cover.jpg
Released:November 9, 2018
Studio:The Crib
Genre:Hip hop
Length:54:54
Label:Fat Beats
Prev Title:The Falling Season
Prev Year:2016
Next Title:Richmond Hill
Next Year:2024
Chronology:Masta Ace

A Breukelen Story is a collaborative studio album by American rapper Masta Ace and Canadian hip hop record producer Marco Polo. It was released on November 9, 2018 via Fat Beats Records. Production was handled solely by Marco Polo, who also served as executive producer together with Masta Ace. It features guest appearances from Elzhi, eMC, Lil' Fame, Marlon Craft, Pav Bundy, Pearl Gates, Pharoahe Monch, Smif-N-Wessun, Styles P and Trini Boy. An eight-track bonus extended play was released in 2019 featuring production from DJ Premier, remixing from the Drum Majors, and guest appearance from Evidence.

Critical reception

Albumism's Daryl McIntosh praised the album, saying "with A Breukelen Story, Ace and Polo craft the musical equivalent of a screenplay or novel, by sharing their personal stories and memories reflective of life in one of America's great microcosms". Sy Shackleford of RapReviews found both artists "have employed their respective talents to provide their perspective on their home and what it has birthed". Tom Hull resumed: "rapper Duval Clear, past 50 now, which moves him from gangsta to old school, teamed up with beats producer Marco Bruno, tells the story of someone moving from Toronto to New York to break into hip-hop (roughly speaking, much Bruno's story), although the music easily tops the story".

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