Arts and Entertainment (album)

Arts & Entertainment is a collaborative studio album by American rappers Masta Ace and Edo G. It was released on October 6, 2009 via M3 Records. Recording sessions took place at Dojo II Studios in New York City and at Nelly Protoolz. Production was handled by DJ Supreme One, M-Phazes, Baby Dooks, DJ Spinna, Double-O, Frank Dukes, Pav Bundy and Rain. It features guest appearances from The Bundies, Chester French, DoItAll of Lords of the Underground, KRS-One, Large Professor, Marsha Ambrosius, Posdnuos and Lite. The album was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics.

Arts & Entertainment
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 6, 2009
Recorded2008–09
Studio
GenreHip hop
Length50:51
LabelM3 Records
Producer
Masta Ace chronology
The Show
(2008)
Arts & Entertainment
(2009)
MA DOOM: Son of Yvonne
(2012)
Ed O.G. chronology
Acting
(2008)
Arts & Entertainment
(2009)
Face In The Crowd
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
HipHopDX3/5[2]
RapReviews8/10[3]
XXL3/5 (L)[4]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."T.V. Night" 0:47
2."Hands High" (featuring Jamelle Bundy)M-Phazes3:41
3."Fans" (featuring Large Professor)DJ Supreme One4:16
4."A's & E's (This What We Do)" (featuring Marsha Ambrosius)Baby Dooks4:00
5."Rocsi" 0:36
6."Little Young"M-Phazes3:07
7."Reminds Me"DJ Supreme One2:40
8."Black Ice Interlude" 0:39
9."Good Music" (featuring Posdnuos, Light and Jamelle Bundy)DJ Spinna4:02
10."Power Out" 0:38
11."Pass Da Mic" (featuring KRS-One)Double-O3:13
12."Over There"M-Phazes3:12
13."Round and Round" (featuring DoItAll)DJ Supreme One3:31
14."Hot Wangs" 0:45
15."Ei8ht Is Enuff"Frank Dukes3:11
16."Here I Go Again" (featuring Jamelle Bundy)Rain3:17
17."You Me & Some Snacks" 0:34
18."Dancin' Like a White Girl" (featuring Chester French and Pav Bundy)Pav Bundy5:17
19.Untitled 3:25
Total length:50:51

Personnel

  • Duval "Masta Ace" Clear – vocals, mixing
  • Edward "Ed O.G." Anderson – vocals
  • Tara "Jamelle Bundy" Jones – additional vocals (tracks: 2, 9), vocals (track 16)
  • William "Large Professor" Mitchell – vocals (track 3)
  • Marsha Ambrosius – vocals (track 4)
  • Kelvin "Posdnuos" Mercer – vocals (track 9)
  • Light/Lite – additional vocals (track 9)
  • Lawrence "KRS-One" Parker – vocals (track 11)
  • Dupré "DoItAll" Kelly – vocals (track 13)
  • Chester French – vocals (track 18)
  • Paris "Pav Bundy" Wells – vocals & producer (track 18)
  • Mark "M-Phazes" Landon – producer (tracks: 2, 6, 12)
  • Serge "DJ Supreme One" Aronov – producer (tracks: 3, 7, 13), scratches (track 11)
  • David "Baby Dooks" Vurdelja – producer (track 4)
  • Vincent "DJ Spinna" Williams – producer (track 9)
  • Michael "Double-O" Aguilar – producer (track 11)
  • Adam "Frank Dukes" Feeney – producer (track 15)
  • RJ "Rain" Rixey – producer (track 16)
  • Filthy Rich – recording, mixing
  • Rick Essig – mastering
  • Robert Alphonse – art direction
  • A. Garcia – photography

References

  1. Rinaldi, Matt. "Arts & Entertainment - Ace & Edo | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  2. Tardio, Andres (November 9, 2009). "A&E (Masta Ace & Edo G) - Arts & Entertainment". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  3. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (September 15, 2009). "Masta Ace & Edo.G :: Arts & Entertainment – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  4. Hale, Andreas (December 29, 2009). "Masta Ace & Edo G, Arts & Entertainment [REVIEW] - XXL". XXL. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
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