A Breukelen Story
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| A Breukelen Story | ||||
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| Studio album by Masta Ace and Marco Polo | ||||
| Released | November 9, 2018 | |||
| Studio | The Crib | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 54:54 | |||
| Label | Fat Beats | |||
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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.
Accolades
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Albumism |   [1] |
| RapReviews | 8.5/10[2] |
| The 405 | 7/10 |
| Tom Hull | B+( )[3] |
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".[1] Sy Shackleford of RapReviews found both artists "have employed their respective talents to provide their perspective on their home and what it has birthed".[2] 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".[3]
| Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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| Albumism | The 50 Best Albums of 2018 | 41 |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Kings" | 3:08 |
| 2. | "Dad's Talk" (Skit) | 0:46 |
| 3. | "Breukelen "Brooklyn"" (featuring Smif-N-Wessun) | 4:05 |
| 4. | "Get Shot" | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Still Love Her" (featuring Pearl Gates) | 4:35 |
| 6. | "Man Law" (featuring Styles P) | 4:22 |
| 7. | "You & I" | 3:10 |
| 8. | "Gotta Go" (Skit) | 0:38 |
| 9. | "Sunken Place" (featuring Pav Bundy) | 3:56 |
| 10. | "Corporal Punishment" (featuring eLZhi) | 3:23 |
| 11. | "Landlord of the Flies" (Skit) | 0:41 |
| 12. | "Count Em Up" (featuring Lil' Fame) | 3:49 |
| 13. | "American Me" | 3:14 |
| 14. | "The Cutting Room" (Skit) | 0:45 |
| 15. | "God Bodies" (featuring Trini Boy) | 3:06 |
| 16. | "Wanna Be" (featuring Marlon Craft) | 4:17 |
| 17. | "Three" (featuring eMC) | 2:47 |
| 18. | "Fight Song" (featuring Pharoahe Monch) | 3:47 |
| 19. | "Mom's Talk" (Skit) | 0:49 |
| Total length: | 54:54 | |
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 20. | "Eat" (featuring Evidence) | DJ Premier | |
| 21. | "Masta Polo" | ||
| 22. | "Sunken Place" (Remix) | ||
| 23. | "Y.B.I." (The Drum Majors Remix) | ||
| 24. | "E.A.T." (Instrumental) | ||
| 25. | "Masta Polo" (Instrumental) | ||
| 26. | "Sunken Place Remix" (Instrumental) | ||
| 27. | "Y.B.I. (The Drum Majors Remix)" (Instrumental) |