Changes: Masta Ace

Masta Ace
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Birth name	Duval A. Clear
Born	December 4, 1966
Origin	Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genre	Hip hop
Years active	1988-present
Label	Cold Chillin' (1987-1990) ; JCOR (2001) ; M3 Macmil Music (2004-present)
Associated acts	Crooklyn Dodgers, Edo.G, eMC, Juice Crew, Marco Polo, Marley Marl, Masta Ace Incorporated, MF DOOM, R.A. the Rugged Man

Revision as of 13:02, 29 May 2019

Duval A. Clear (born December 4, 1966), better known by his stage name Masta Ace, is an American rapper from Brownsville, Brooklyn. He began his career as a member of the Juice Crew, after meeting Marley Marl in 1987, and made his recording debut on the posse cut "The Symphony". His debut album, Take a Look Around, was released in 1990.

After leaving the Juice Crew, he formed the group Masta Ace Incorporated, with whom he released two albums. His popularity increased when he became a member of the Crooklyn Dodgers alongside Special Ed and Buckshot for the Spike Lee film Crooklyn. However, he disappeared from the hip hop scene for five years after Masta Ace Incorporated broke up in 1995.

Masta Ace made a comeback in 2001 with the album Disposable Arts, which became one of the most acclaimed underground hip hop releases of that year due to its pure hip hop style and clever album concept that served as a fictional story chronicling Ace's time spent at a satirical rap school. He formed the group eMC, whose debut album The Show was released in 2008. Masta Ace's latest solo album, The Falling Season, was released in 2016.

In the early stages of his career, Masta Ace was known for his energetic style of rapping, although he now utilises an earnest, matter-of-fact plainspokenness. He is noted for his high level of rapping skill and for influencing other MCs, such as Eminem.

Discography

Studio albums

1990: Take a Look Around
2001: Disposable Arts
2004: A Long Hot Summer
2012: MA Doom: Son of Yvonne
2016: The Falling Season

Collaborative albums

2009: Arts & Entertainment (with Edo G)
2018: A Breukelen Story (with Marco Polo)

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-|Row 1 info = Duval Clear
+|Row 1 info = Duval A. Clear
 |Row 2 title = Born
-|Row 2 info = 4 December 1966 (age 46)
+|Row 2 info = December 4, 1966
 |Row 3 title = Origin
-|Row 3 info = Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
+|Row 3 info = Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, United States
-|Row 4 title = Genres
+|Row 4 title = Genre
 |Row 4 info = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
 |Row 5 title = Years active
 |Row 5 info = 1988-present
-|Row 6 title = Labels
+|Row 6 title = Label
-|Row 6 info = [[Cold Chillin' Records|Cold Chillin']], [[Delicious Vinyl]], JCOR, [[M3 Records|M3]]
+|Row 6 info = [[Cold Chillin' Records|Cold Chillin']] (1987-1990) <br> JCOR (2001) <br> M3 Macmil Music (2004-present)
 |Row 7 title = Associated acts
-|Row 7 info = [[Crooklyn Dodgers]], [[Ed O.G.]], [[eMC]], [[Juice Crew]], [[Marley Marl]], [[MF Doom]], [[R.A. the Rugged Man]]}}
+|Row 7 info = [[Crooklyn Dodgers]], [[Edo.G]], [[eMC]], [[Juice Crew]], [[Marco Polo]], [[Marley Marl]], [[Masta Ace Incorporated]], [[MF DOOM]], [[R.A. the Rugged Man]]}}
+'''Duval A. Clear''' (born December 4, 1966), better known by his stage name '''Masta Ace''', is an American rapper from Brownsville, Brooklyn. He began his career as a member of the [[Juice Crew]], after meeting [[Marley Marl]] in 1987, and made his recording debut on the [[posse cut]] "[[The Symphony]]". His debut album, ''[[Take a Look Around]]'', was released in 1990.
+After leaving the Juice Crew, he formed the group [[Masta Ace Incorporated]], with whom he released two albums. His popularity increased when he became a member of the [[Crooklyn Dodgers]] alongside [[Special Ed]] and [[Buckshot]] for the Spike Lee film ''Crooklyn''. However, he disappeared from the hip hop scene for five years after Masta Ace Incorporated broke up in 1995.
-'''Duval Clear''' (born 4 December 1966), better known by his stage name '''Masta Ace''', is an American rapper from Brownsville, Brooklyn. He was a member of the [[Juice Crew]] and the [[Crooklyn Dodgers]]. He is noted for his high level of rapping skill and for influencing other MCs, including [[Eminem]].
+Masta Ace made a comeback in 2001 with the album ''[[Disposable Arts]]'', which became one of the most acclaimed underground hip hop releases of that year due to its pure hip hop style and clever album concept that served as a fictional story chronicling Ace's time spent at a satirical rap school. He formed the group [[eMC]], whose debut album ''[[The Show (eMC album)|The Show]]'' was released in 2008. Masta Ace's latest solo album, ''[[The Falling Season]]'', was released in 2016.
+In the early stages of his career, Masta Ace was known for his energetic style of rapping, although he now utilises an earnest, matter-of-fact plainspokenness. He is noted for his high level of rapping skill and for influencing other MCs, such as [[Eminem]].
 ==Discography==
+===Studio albums===
 *1990: ''[[Take a Look Around]]''
-*1993: ''[[SlaughtaHouse]]'' (with [[Masta Ace Incorporated]])
-*1995: ''[[Sittin' on Chrome]]'' (with [[Masta Ace Incorporated]]''
 *2001: ''[[Disposable Arts]]''
 *2004: ''[[A Long Hot Summer]]''
-*2008: ''[[The Show (eMC album)|The Show]]'' (with [[eMC]]
-*2009: ''[[Arts & Entertainment]]'' (with [[Edo G]])
 *2012: ''[[MA Doom: Son of Yvonne]]''
+*2016: ''[[The Falling Season]]''
+===Collaborative albums===
+*2009: ''[[Arts & Entertainment]]'' (with [[Edo G]])
+*2018: ''[[A Breukelen Story]]'' (with [[Marco Polo]])
 [[Category:1966 births]]
 [[Category:African-American rappers]]
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 [[Category:Rappers from New York City]]
 [[Category:Juice Crew members]]
+[[Category:East Coast hip hop musicians]]

Masta Ace

Birth name	Duval A. Clear
Born	December 4, 1966
Origin	Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genre	Hip hop
Years active	1988-present
Label	Cold Chillin' (1987-1990) JCOR (2001) M3 Macmil Music (2004-present)
Associated acts	Crooklyn Dodgers, Edo.G, eMC, Juice Crew, Marco Polo, Marley Marl, Masta Ace Incorporated, MF DOOM, R.A. the Rugged Man