Fat Beats US レコード& CD

Review: This deluxe edition revisits the second full-length collaboration between Brooklyn MC Masta Ace and Toronto-born producer Marco Polo, expanding the original release from January 2024 with four bonus tracks including three remixes and a new cut that sits easily alongside the core material. Inspired by Marco's upbringing in Richmond Hill, Ontario, the project blends sharp boom-bap production with autobiographical interludes i from childhood cartoon obsessions to addiction recovery i all tied together by Ace's measured, experience-rich delivery. Tracks like 'Life Music' and 'Jordan Theory' showcase the duo's synergy at its cleanest, while 'Hero' and 'Own World' reflect on legacy and survival with clarity and control. 'West Coast Love' brings warmth and bounce, contrasted with the tighter intensity of 'Kings' and 'Fight Song', the latter made sharper still in its Talib Kweli remix on this expanded edition. Guests including Inspectah Deck, Blu, Coast Contra, Che Noir, Speech and Stricklin bring variety without ever crowding the frame. It's a deluxe reissue that genuinely adds to the original arc, strengthening a thoughtful and cinematic album with a new layer of context and continuation.