Masta Ace’s 3-Album Run w/ Masta Ace | Ep. 155

The Crate 808 Podcast

Yo yo yo, you braniac dumb-dumbs, bust the scientifical, approach to the course and the force is sen-trif-i-cal! Yes people, today we’re talking about a man who flows with the greatest ease, who never did care about the haters, please - rap legend Masta Ace is in the hot seat once again to talk about his incredible 1990s output of ‘SlaughtaHouse’ (1993), ‘Sittin’ On Chrome’ (1995) and ‘Disposable Arts’ (2001) 🔥

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Show Notes

• Least hip hop thing in the last 24 hours? (01:39)
• Why ‘Disposable Arts’ means the most (02:40)
• Breaking down ‘SlaughtaHouse’ (1993) + dealing with label rejection (07:30)
• Why he loves ‘The Mad Wunz’ (19:05)
• How Dr. Dre influenced his sound + Ace’s influence on Eminem (23:40)
• Story behind ‘Jack B. Nimble’ + impact on Just Blaze (27:30)
• Breaking down ’Style Wars’ + working with DJ Premier on ‘Saturday Nite Live’ + ‘Late Model Sedan’ (32:00)
• Breaking down ‘Sittin’ On Chrome’ amid east vs. west conflict (40:20)
• Behind the concept of the album + dumbing down his lyrics (47:44)
• Thoughts on ‘Freestyle?’ + ‘4 Da Mind’ + ‘Eastbound’ + ‘What’s Going On’ (50:48)
• Build up to ‘Disposable Arts’ (1:00:00)
• Impact of ‘Disposable Arts’, behind the album artwork + title (1:08:37)
• Paul Barman’s skits + concept behind the album (1:14:50)
• Why he loves ‘Take a Walk’ + ‘Alphabet Soup’ + ‘Unfriendly Game’ + working with Greg Nice + almost working with Eminem (1:22:20)
• Breaking down ‘Block Episode’ (1:29:55)
• Working with Jean Grey (1:32:33)
• Legacy of this album run (1:36:04)
• Last great music he heard (1:38:20)

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