Arts and Entertainment (album) explained
| Arts & Entertainment |
| Type: | Studio album |
| Artist: | Masta Ace and Ed O.G. |
| Cover: | Arts&Entertainment.jpg |
| Released: | October 6, 2009 |
| Recorded: | 2008–09 |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Label: | M3 Records |
| Prev Title: | The Show |
| Prev Year: | 2008 |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Chronology: | Masta Ace |
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.
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
