Port Authority (album) explained

Port Authority
Type:studio
Artist:Marco Polo
Cover:Portauthority.jpg
Released:[1]
Genre:Hip hop
Producer:Marco Polo
Prev Title:Canned Goods
Prev Year:2005
Next Title:Double Barrel
Next Year:2009

Port Authority is the debut studio album by Canadian hip hop producer Marco Polo. It was released on Soulspazm and Rawkus Records on May 15, 2007. It is the first installment of the Port Authority series, followed by in 2013.[2]

Critical reception

Timmhotep Aku of XXL praised Marco Polo's decision to feature "some of the East Coast's finest vets and samples." Rowald Pruyn of RapReviews.com described him as "a one man band, creating instead of compiling." Jeff Weiss of Stylus Magazine noted that he pays "homage to the latter Golden Age through scratched hooks, graveyard strings, and breakbeats redolent of worn vinyl and dust."

The album was nominated for Rap Recording of the Year at the 2008 Juno Awards.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Port Authority - Marco Polo. AllMusic. May 23, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20130206192416/http://www.allmusic.com/album/port-authority-mw0000480076. February 6, 2013. live.
  2. Web site: Marco Polo - PA2: Director's Cut by Marco Polo. HipHopDX. Homer. Johnsen. November 11, 2013. May 23, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20161211055003/http://www.hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.2179/title.marco-polo-pa2-directors-cut-by-marco-polo. December 11, 2016. live.
  3. Web site: Canada's hip-hop scene stays strong through innovation and diversity. CTV Television Network. Nadine. Silverthorne. May 23, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20080410070612/http://www.ctv.ca/mini/junos2008/story/yearinhiphop.html. April 10, 2008. dead.